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dr hab. inż. Sabina Rosiek-Pawłowska

Email: sabina.rosiek@pwr.edu.pl

Structure: Faculty of Mechanical and Power Engineering » Department of Thermodynamics and Renewable Energy Sources

Current position:

01.10.2019 – Present: Associate Professor, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Mechanical and Power Engineering.

15.05.2020 – Present: Co-Chair of the Department of Thermodynamics and Renewable Energy Sources at Wroclaw University of Science and Technology.

Biosketch:

I obtained my Master’s degree in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering from Wroclaw University of Science and Technology (WUST, Poland) in 2005; this was completed with a Leonardo da Vinci scholarship at the University of Almería (UAL, Spain). Afterwards, I completed a Master’s degree in Solar Energy at the UAL to widen my knowledge of renewable energy systems. In 2006, I started my doctorate studies in the Applied Physics Department at the UAL and Solar Energy Research Center (CIESOL), obtaining my PhD degree in 2011. The research carried out at that time focused on developing a methodology for optimizing a solar-assisted air-conditioning system using an artificial neural network (one of the first and most promising systems of this type worldwide). After obtaining the Doctorate degree, I continued my research activity up until July 2019 as a Postdoctoral Researcher at CIESOL as part of a scholarship awarded from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation under grant. This work has fascinated me and has led me to present innovating research concepts related to state-of-the-art renewable energy solutions linked to sustainable development, societal trends and technology. This work has been carried out as part of two successfully awarded European grants: “THERBIOR” and “PCMSOL”. During my 15 years of work experience as a researcher at CIESOL, I had the chance to collaborate with researchers who possess diverse competencies in physics, control engineering, electronics, chemistry, and mechanics – this resulted in me contracting the interdisciplinary bug! In October 2019, I was awarded the Polish Return Programme from the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange. Thanks to this programme, I was given the opportunity to establish my own research group. Since then, we have been carrying out independent research, which involves the simulation, development, and implementation of a novel radiative water mattress to be used in dairy cattle – this is a totally new research direction for me.

MAIN RESEARCH LINES:

_{Design and optimization of solar cooling and heating systems}
_{Solar district heating and cooling systems}
_{Thermal energy storage: phase change materials, seasonal storage}
_{Ground-source heat pumps}
_{Reuse of the recovered heat from a wastewater treatment plant in the air-conditioning systems}
_{Fully off-grid refrigeration systems applied to the agricultural sector}
_{Oline power output forecasting from a photovoltaic system}
_{Heat abatement systems for dairy sector}
_{Life Cycel Assessment}
_{Food-energy-water nexus}
_{Sustainable design}
_{Exergy Analysis}

Research Projects

Publications

Curriculum Vitae

Education:

D.Sc. in Energy, Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Poland. February 2018.
PhD in Applied Physics, Seismology and Renewable Energy, Department of Applied Physics, UAL, Spain. July 2011; PhD thesis title: “Characterization and modeling of a solar-assisted air-conditioning system using an artificial neural network: CIESOL building”. Prof. Francisco Javier Batlles Garrido: PhD supervisor.
Diploma of Advanced Studies in “Applied Physics, Seismology and Renewable Energy”, Department of Applied Physics, UAL, Spain. 2007.
Diploma of Postgraduate Studies “Master in Solar Energy”, UAL, Spain, 2008.
M.Sc. Eng. in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Department of Electronics, WUST, Poland, October 2005.

Previous positions:

2016-2019: Senior researcher within the THERBIOR and PCMSOL European projects, UAL, Spain.
2012-2016: Postdoctoral researcher at the Solar Energy Research Center, Almeria, Spain.
2006-2012: Researcher within the PSE-Afrisol Project, financed by the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science, UAL, Spain.

Awards

2019: Awarded the Polish Return Programme from the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (01.09.2019-30.09.2023).
2015: Assistant Professor Accreditation from The National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation, Spain (ANECA).
2011: Awarded a scholarship from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation under grant: PTA2011-6319-I (01.06.2012-20.09.2015).
2011: PhD thesis awarded with the maximum distinction "cum laude por unanimidad" classification and an extraordinary PhD award.
2011: Environmental Science & Technology Journal selected the article entitled “Environmental assessment of the CIESOL solar building after two years of operation” for the special session “Online-only virtual issue entitled Water-Energy Nexus”.
2009: Elsevier & ScienceDirect distinction for most downloaded articles in Journal of Renewable Energy in 2009.

Member of Organization Committees:

Novel Technologies for the Solar Energy Industry Sector, 2018 Workshop, Member of the Program Committee.
XX Solar Energy Research Center Anniversary, 2015, Member of the Organizing Committee.
The First National Congress on Bioclimatic Architecture and Solar Cooling, March 2010, Almeria, Member of the Organizing Committee.
Actas del I Congreso de Arquitectura Bioclimatica y Frio Solar (PSE-ARFRISOL), 2010, ISBN978-84-693-5141-3, Book editor.
XXVII Automatic Workshop, 2006, Almeria, Member of the Organizing Committee.

Commissions of Trust:

01.01.2021 – Present: Scientific Committee Member of the Center for Sustainable Development and Climate Protection at the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland.
15.05.2020 – Present: Co-Chair of the Department of Thermodynamics and Renewable Energy Sources at Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland.

International Networking:

Since 2006, I have collaborated with numerous researchers from European centres, as well as from outside Europe, establishing an international network of contacts: The National Research Council (Italy); Sunshine Coast University (Australia); Wroclaw University Of Technology (Poland); University of Antofagasta (Chile); Catholic University of Bolivia, and the University of Almeria.

Research stays and scholarships in international centres

31.08.2013 – 08.09.2013: Visiting Researcher: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.
24.05.2008 – 29.05.2008: Guest Researcher: Zero net energy buildings idea factory, INNER ERA-NET, Portugal.
01.11.2005 – 30.06.2006: University of Almeria, Spain, Leonardo da Vinci scholarship.
05.10.2004 – 30.05.2005: University of Almeria, Spain, Socrates/Erasmus scholarship.