Piotr Skurski - curriculum vitae

1969 r. – born in Gdańsk (Poland).

1988-1993 – undergradute student at the University of Gdańsk (Department of Chemistry).

1993 – M. Sc. in chemistry at the University of Gdańsk (supervisor: Prof. Wiesław Wiczk).

1993 – 1997 – research associate at the University of Gdańsk (Department of Chemistry).

1993 – short-term training period in Quantum Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw (Poland). Supervisor: Prof. Lucjan Piela.

1995 – Scientific award of the Rector of the University of Gdańsk

1997 – Scientific award of the Ministry of Polish Education.

1997 – Individual stipend of the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP).

1997 – Ph. D. in theoretical chemistry (supervisor: Prof. Maciej Gutowski, Pacific Northwest National Lab., USA).

1998– Scientific award of the Gdańsk Scientific Society (for the best Ph.D. thesis in 2001)

1998 – 4-months training period in Prof. Jack Simons group, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA.

1999 – 2000 – post-doc fellow in Henry Eyring Center for Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA (the Simons group).

2000 – Scientific award of the Rector of the University of Gdańsk

2001 – Individual stipend of the Quantum Theory Project, Florida (USA).

2001 – 4-months stay (as a visiting professor) at the University of Utah.

2001 – habilitation in theoretical chemistry.

2001 – 2006 – Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA.

2002 – present  – head of the Quantum Chemistry Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk (Poland).

2002 – 4-months stay at the University of Utah.

2002 – The Prime Minister of Poland scientific award (for the best habilitation thesis in 2001).

2004 – 4-months stay at the University of Utah.

2004 – supervisor of Dr. Iwona Anusiewicz’s Ph. D. thesis.

2004 – supervisor of Dr. Monika Sobczyk’s Ph. D. thesis.

2004 – Scientific award of the Ministry of Polish Education.

2005 – 4-months stay at the University of Utah.

2005 – professor

2005 - The Rector of the University of Gdańsk Special Award

2006 – supervisor of Dr. Agnieszka Sawicka's Ph. D. thesis.

2006 – 4-months stay at the University of Utah.

2006 – supervisor of Dr. Joanna Berdys-Kochańska's Ph. D. thesis.

2006 – present: Adjunct Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA.

2007 - 1-month stay at the University of Utah.

Piotr Skurski is married to Joanna and they are happy to have a son Marek.

Joanna Skurska

 Marek Skurski

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