dr. Szymon Starzonek

dr. Szymon Starzonek

Department of Medical Physics and Biophysics
Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Sciences
AGH University of Kraków

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In my leisure time, I enjoy hiking, playing chess and reading books. I am also a photographer and sailor.

Research interests

Study of molecular dynamics, phase transitions and electric properties of soft matter systems (glass-forming liquids, liquid crystals, plastic crystals, polymers) as well as new materials like glasses, ceramics and composites. Theoretical description and computer simulations of soft matter and biological systems.

Academic degrees and titles

01.2025 habilitation, znanstveni sodelavec in physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana

02.2023 habilitation, asistent-raziskovalec in electrical engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana

2022 PhD in Physics – Institute of High Pressure Physics PAS, Warsaw, Poland

2018 MSc in Molecular Biophysics – University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

2013 BSc in Biophysics – University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

Experience

since 07.2026 asistant professor at Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Sciences, AGH University of Kraków

07.2024 – 06.2026 asistant professor at Institute of Theoretical Physics, Jagiellonian University

01.2023 – 06.2024 assistant in Laboratory of Physics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana (full-time employment)

January 2023 visiting researcher at Institute Jozef Stefan, Ljubljana (2 weeks)

2014 – 2022 assistant at Institute of High Pressure Physics PAS, Warsaw (full-time employment)

2020 scientific stay at University of Maribor (6 months)

2012-2022 contractor/investigator in many projects

Founding

National Centre for Science – SONATA grant no. 2025/59/D/ST3/03546, leader and PI

National Centre for Science – ETIUDA grant no. 2019/T/ST3/00621, leader and PI

Awards

2023 Dean’s award for the best young researcher (Faculty of Electrical Engineering UL)

Skills and qualifications