Halina Abramczyk
Halina Abramczyk | |
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| Born | August 23, 1951 Zduńska Wola, Poland |
| Occupation(s) | Physicist, chemist, professor |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Known for | Molecular and laser spectroscopy; cancer diagnostics using Raman microscopy and femtosecond laser spectroscopy |
Halina Abramczyk (born 23 August 1951 in Zduńska Wola, Poland) is a distinguished Polish physicist and chemist whose expertise lies in molecular and laser spectroscopy. She holds a professorship at Lodz University of Technology.
She completed her master's studies in physics from 1969 to 1974 at Lodz University of Technology, followed by a doctoral degree in 1982, concentrating on the molecular dynamics of benzene solutions. Following her PhD, she pursued research at the Institute of Applied Radiation Chemistry within the Technical University of Lodz. During 1985–1986, she undertook postdoctoral research at Bielefeld University in Germany. Her habilitation, earned in 1989, focused on vibrational relaxation processes in hydrogen-bonded complexes and flexible molecular structures.
Since 1982, Abramczyk has been affiliated with Lodz University of Technology, achieving full professorship status in 2004. She established and currently directs the Laboratory of Laser Molecular Spectroscopy (founded in 1992). Between 2007 and 2009, she headed the Marie Curie Chair at the Max Born Institute in Berlin. Additionally, she played a pivotal role in creating the European Virtual University on Lasers. Her research primarily targets diagnostic techniques for early-stage cancer detection utilizing Raman microscopy, molecular imaging, and femtosecond laser spectroscopy.
Her global academic engagements include visiting professorships at institutions such as the Spanish National Research Council (Madrid), Martin Luther University (Germany), University of Arizona (USA), Max Born Institute (Germany), and University of Nairobi (Kenya). She is an editorial board member for the Journal of Molecular Liquids and serves on the board of the European Molecular Liquids Group. Abramczyk has contributed to numerous scientific committees and has been invited to deliver plenary talks internationally. As a Fulbright Award honoree, she has led the Polish Fulbright Alumni Association since 2013.
Abramczyk’s extensive publication record spans molecular spectroscopy, laser spectroscopy, and biomedical diagnostics. Notable works include Introduction to Laser Spectroscopy (Elsevier, 2005) along with its Polish edition Wstęp do spektroskopii laserowej (PWN, 2000). She is also the author of Does Africa sing a song about me? (Polygraph, 2014).
Her spouse, Andrew Abramczyk, is a chemical engineer; their son Victor studied economics at SGH Warsaw School of Economics and currently lives in Warsaw.
Selected scientific books
- (2017) Phthalocyanines: From Dyes to Photosensitizers in Diagnostics and Treatment of Cancer. Spectroscopy and Raman Imaging Studies of Phthalocyanines in Human Breast Tissues
- (2017) Spektroskopia i obrazowanie Ramana, chapter in Laryngologia Onkologiczna
- (2015) Antitumor Activity of Dietary Carotenoids, and Prospects for Applications in Therapy: Carotenoids and Cancer by Raman Imaging Carotenoids
- (2005) Introduction to the laser spectroscopy
- (2000) Wstęp do spektroskopii laserowej
- (2005) Laser technologies in medical diagnostics, material engineering, and telecommunication
- (2004) Photoinduced Redox Processes in Phthalocyanine Derivatives by Resonance Raman Spectroscopy and Time Resolved Techniques
- (2000) Phase transition and vibrational dynamics by Raman spectroscopy
- (2000) Mechanisms of vibrational relaxation and solvent influence on the reaction path by IR and Raman spectroscopies
- (1992) The influence of relaxation processes in matrices on the spectroscopic properties of the solvated electron, chapter in Molecular Liquids: New Perspectives in Physics and Chemistry
Autobiographical Works
- Does Africa Sing a Song About Me?
- Journey Through Life
Publications
- Professors of Łódź University of Technology
- Historical Notebooks of Łódź University of Technology: 50 Years of Radiation Chemistry at Łódź University of Technology