Assoc. Prof. Dr. Krzysztof Skrzypkowski | Geopolymer | Best Researcher Award

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Krzysztof Skrzypkowski, AGH University of Krakow Faculty of Civil Engineering, Poland

Dr. hab. Krzysztof Skrzypkowski is a professor at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków, Poland, specializing in mining engineering and occupational safety. He holds a D.Sc. Eng. in Environmental Engineering, Mining and Energy (2021) and a Ph.D. in Mining and Engineering Geology (2014) from AGH, where he also completed his M.Sc. Eng. in 2007. Dr. Skrzypkowski has extensive experience in rock bolt support systems, underground mining safety, and dynamic load analysis, as reflected in his habilitation and doctoral theses. He has held various academic positions at AGH since 2007, currently serving in the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Resource Management. His research engagements include international internships in the Czech Republic, South Africa, Canada, and multiple Polish institutions. A recipient of numerous Rector’s Awards for his scientific, teaching, and organizational achievements, he has also actively contributed to academic supervision, program development, and international educational cooperation. Dr. Skrzypkowski leads the bolting laboratory at AGH and has played a key role in training foreign students and engineers in mining technologies.

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Summary of Suitability for Best Researcher Award

Nominee: Dr. hab. Krzysztof Skrzypkowski

Dr. hab. Krzysztof Skrzypkowski, Professor at AGH University of Science and Technology, is an exemplary candidate for the Research for Best Researcher Award due to his outstanding and sustained contributions to the fields of mining engineering and underground support systems. His research has significantly advanced understanding of rock bolt support systems under static and dynamic conditions, directly impacting safety and engineering practices in mining environments.

🎓 Education

• 📘 D.Sc. Eng. (2021), AGH University of Science and Technology
  Discipline: Environmental Engineering, Mining and Energy
  Thesis: Optimal cooperation of expansion and resin rock bolt support in ore mines

• 🎓 Ph.D. (2014), AGH University of Science and Technology
  Discipline: Mining and Engineering Geology
  Thesis: Stress-strain characteristics of expansion rock bolt support

• 💻 Postgraduate Studies: Software Engineering (2018), AGH

• 🧑‍🏫 Teaching Training: Two-semester course for academic staff and PhD students (2008)

• 🛠️ M.Sc. Eng. (2007), AGH University of Science and Technology
  Thesis: Water hazard analysis and prevention at Janina coal mine

💼 Work Experience

• 👨‍🏫 Assistant
  AGH, Department of Underground Mining (2007–2014)

• 🧑‍🔬 Assistant Professor
  AGH, Department of Underground Mining (Dec 2014 – Nov 2021)

• 👨‍🔬 Professor
  AGH, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Resource Management (From Dec 1, 2021 – Present)

🌍 Research Internships & Visits

• 🇨🇿 VSB – Technical University of Ostrava (Jan 2025)

• 🇵🇱 Central Mining Institute, Katowice (Jan–Feb 2023)

• 🇵🇱 Central Mine Rescue Station, Bytom (Aug–Sept 2009)

• 🇵🇱 KGHM Polska Miedź S.A., Polkowice (Jul–Oct 2012)

🏆 Awards & Honors

• 🥇 AGH Rector’s Award – 1st Degree
  Scientific achievements: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

• 🥈 AGH Rector’s Award – 2nd Degree
  Scientific achievements: 2020

• 🥉 AGH Rector’s Team Award – 3rd Degree
  Organizational achievements: 2023, 2020, 2019, 2016
  Teaching achievements: 2016

🌟 Key Achievements

• 📖 Reviewer, Examiner, and Committee Member for doctoral/habilitation processes (2021–2024)

• 🌍 Supervision of international students from Vietnam, Turkey, Chile, China, and India

• 🔬 Head of Bolting Laboratory at AGH (since 2011)

• 👨‍🔧 Supervisor of Student Scientific Organization “FILAR” and recipient of 4 rector grants

• 🎓 Co-organizer of Summer School of Mining Engineering for International Students (2010–2020)

• 🏛️ Member of Faculty and Scientific Discipline Councils at AGH (2015–present)

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