Tomasz Bajda

Tomasz Bajda defended his Ph.D. thesis in 2004 at the Department of Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry of the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków (Poland), under the supervision of Prof. Andrzej Manecki. In 2016 got the position of Professor at the University and between 2012-2020 was the Chair of the Mineralogy Department. In 2016 elected and in 2020 re-elected to the Vice Dean at the Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection (AGH, Kraków). 2016-2020 was the President of the Mineralogical Society of Poland. In 2020, he received the title of Professor of Natural Sciences. Prof. Bajda studies concerning mineral engineering in the aspects of the synthesis of functionalized minerals in environmental applications. He widenes his studies concerning sorptive abilities of silicates to include issues concerning anion sorption, mainly chromates, arsenates, phosphates, and others on organo-zeolites, organo-smectites and other organo-silicates. His interests include widely understood crystal chemistry of cationic and anionic substitutions and their influence on properties of isostructural minerals from the lead apatite series. Prof. Bajda has published over 70 papers in the journals from the Thompson list, over 150 scientific reports and conference abstracts. He is experienced as a leader and a founder of significant conferences: “Mineral Sorbents” (2013-2019), 10th International Conference on the Occurrence, Properties, and Utilization of Natural Zeolites (ZEOLITE 2018), European Mineralogical Conference (emc2020.ptmin.eu); capable to reach the success of the event with the international team.