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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

In recent years I have been involved in several international research projects as the principal investigator (1), the main researcher (5), the researcher (7) as well as execution project manager (3).

In October 2019, I was awarded the first edition of the Polish Return Programme from the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange. Thanks to the Polish Return Programme, I was given the opportunity to establish my own research group. Since then, we have been carrying out independent research, the “RadMat” Polish national project (www.radmat.eu), which involves the simulation, development, and implementation of a novel radiative water mattress solution for the dairy industry to be used in dairy cattle.

Participation in Research Projects

4: Thermal Energy Storage with Phase Change Materials for Solar Cooling and Heating Applications: A technological viability analysis (PCMSOL); execution period: 01.12.2016 – 31.12.2020; financed by: ELAC2015/T06-0988; role: Author of the proposal, Senior Researcher. The main goal of the PCMSOL project was the study of cold and heat accumulation using a variety of phase transition materials for use in a solar-assisted air-conditioning system installed in the CIESOL building.

3: Thermal energy recovery from a novel sequencing batch biofilter granular reactor (THERBIOR), WaterWorks: execution period: 01.04.2016 – 01.04.2018; financed by: WaterWorks 2014 ERANET COFUNDED CALL under the H2020 ERANET scheme; role: Author of the proposal, Senior Researcher, Project Execution Manager. THERBIOR focuses on the development, implementation, and diffusion of technologies to improve energy efficiency in wastewater treatment plants using a solar-powered heat pump system, applicable in the Mediterranean tourism sector.

2: Evaluation, optimization and improvement of renewable energy-based coolers applied in a food chamber refrigeration system: execution period: 01.01.2013 – 31.01.2015; financed by: The Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness; role: Researcher, Project Execution Manager. The main purpose here was to design and implement the fully off-grid refrigeration systems applied to the agricultural sector.

1: Singular Strategic Project called "Bioclimatic Architecture and Solar Cooling (ARFRISOL)", PS-120000-2005-1PSE: execution period: 01.01.2005 – 31.12.2012; financed by: The Spanish Ministry of Education and Science; role: Researcher. The main purpose of the ARFRISOL project was the design and optimization (through numerical engineering and environmental analysis as well using artificial intelligence techniques) of the multi-purpose solar-assisted air- conditioning system installed in the Ciesol building.

Research and Development Contracts in Collaboration with the Industrial Sector

7: Design, optimization and validation of a photovoltaic system of alternating to direct current feeding motors, adapted to production, Execution period: 20.06.2016 – 20.10.2016. Financed by: VOSOL INGENIERÍA E INSTALACIONES, S.L, role: Researcher.

6: Phase change material-based energy storage viability, Execution period: 2016, Financed by: Phase Change Technologies S.L., 1206, role: Researcher.

5: Optimization to commercialize the cloudiness forecasting methodology for the solar Gemasolar solar plant: execution period: 15.05.2013 – 15.05.2014; financed by: Torresol Energy O&M, S.L.; role: Researcher.

4: Cloudiness forecasting for the Gemasolar solar plant: execution period: 06.05.2009 – 06.05.2012; financed by: Gemasolar 2006, S.A.; role: Researcher.

3: Solar resources assessment at three Almerian locations: execution period: 01.10.2007 – 30.04.2008; financed by: Milenio Solar Desarrollo de Proyectos, S.L.U.; role: Researcher.

2: Meteorological data gathering: execution period: 28.04.2009 – 28.04.2010; financed by: Gemasolar 2006, S.A.; role: Researcher.

1: Characterization of flexible photovoltaic panels: execution period: 01.08.2008 – 31.07.2009; financed by: Solmeraya, S.A.; role: Researcher.