Agnieszka Kita, professor
1995 B.Sc and M.Sc in food technology,
Agricultural University of Wrocław, Poland
1999 PhD, after submitting the dissertation on: “Influence of chemical constitution of raw material and type of seasonings on the consistence of crisps”
Agricultural University of Wrocław, Poland
2006 Degree of Doctor of Agriculture Science, on the ground of the thesis on: “The effects of some technological parameters on the quality of fried snack products”
Agricultural University of Wrocław, Poland
2014 Professor
Scholarships:
- Technical University in Gdańsk (1999)
- Instituto del Frio (CSCI), Departmento de Metanolismo y Nutricion, Madrid, Spain (2000)
- Jilin Province Light Industry Design & Research Institute Changhun, China (2002)
- Technological Educational Institutions of Athens Athens, Greece(2003)
- Norwegian Food Research Institute. Aas. Norwegia (2003-2004)
Research on the effect of technological features on quality of potato fried products – especially acrylamide content, stability of fat fraction (glicydyl esters content); coloured flesh potatoes as material for potato processing; frying oils, cold-pressed oils, meal as a source of proteins and other bioactive compounds, novel snacks, roasting, texture
Elżbieta Pląskowska, professor
Employed as a professor at the Phytopathology and Mycology Division at the Department of Plant Protection, since 2007 as a head of division.
Information on the progress of scientific work:
1983 - MSc (Agricultural University in Wrocław, Faculty of Agriculture), 1995 - PhD of agricultural sciences in the field of agronomy (AR in Wrocław, Faculty of Agriculture), 2006 - DSc agricultural sciences in the field of agronomy (Agricultural University in Wrocław), 2015 - professor of Agricultural Sciences (Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences).
She completed an internship at Poljoprivredni Fakultet, Institut za Zaśtitu Bilja, Novi Sad (Yugoslavia).
Scientific interests: diseases of cereals, lawn grasses, rape and root crops; plant disease diagnostics; seed health; integrated crop protection; biological plant protection, plant protection in urbanized areas; estimating crop losses.
Non-scientific interests: tourism and archeology
Joanna Kolniak-Ostek, University professor
Professional titles and degrees:
2016 habilitated doctor of agricultural sciences in the field of food technology and nutrition; Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Faculty of Food Sciences; Achievement title: “The content of bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity in pear fruits depending on the variety and anatomical parts”.
2011 PhD in agricultural sciences in the field of food technology and nutrition; Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Faculty of Food Science
Title of PhD thesis: “Improving the technology of turbid and puree apple juices with a high content of polyphenols and antioxidant activity”
2007 MSc in Food Technology; Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Faculty of Food Science
Title of MSc thesis: “Attempts to improve the quality of frozen strawberries”
Scientific employment information:
2019-present associate professor, Department of Fruit, Vegetable and Plant Nutraceutical Technology, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences
2013-2019 assistant professor, Department of Fruit, Vegetable and Plant Nutraceutical Technology, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences
2011-2013 research assistant, Department of Fruit, Vegetable and Cereal Technology, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences
