Scientific career:

  • 1979 – M.Sc., Eng. (polymer chemistry and technology), Technical University, Lodz, Poland
  • 1991 – Ph.D. (organic chemistry) Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies
  • 2007 – D.Sc. (habilitation) Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies

Research training:

  • 1986 – Institute of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow (3 months)
  • 1993-94 – postdoctoral fellowship, Department of Chemistry of Toronto University; Colloid Group of Professor M.A. Winnik (18 months)
  • 2001 – Laboratory for Coordination Chemistry of CNRS, Toulouse, France (1 month)
  • Visiting Scientist at: Hamburg University; Paris University; Unité Mixte CNRS-BioMérieux, Lyon; Hebrew University, Jerusalem; Dongguk University, Seoul

Current research area:

  • Reaction mechanisms and kinetics
  • Modeling of the chemical reaction systems
  • Monte Carlo algorithms for simulation of polymer systems

Programs and Presentations:
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Selected recent references:

  1. S. Sosnowski, R. Szymanski, F. Lorandi, M. Olszewski, J. Sobieski, R Yin, M. R. Bockstaller, K. Matyjaszewski „Distribution of Alternating Sequences in Methyl Methacrylate/n-Butyl Acrylate Copolymers Prepared by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization„, Macromolecules, 54, 9837-9849 (2021)
  2. R. Szymanski, S. Sosnowski „Stochasticity of the transfer of reactant molecules between nanoreactors affecting the reversible association A+B⇆C” J. Chem. Phys., 151, 174113 (2019)
  3. R. Szymanski, S. Sosnowski „Cumulative steady state Monte Carlo method for processes with exchange between reactive species. Case of controlled radical copolymerization”, Chem. Eng. J., 370, 432-443 (2019)
  4. S. Sosnowski, R. Szymanski „A Novel Efficient Hybrid Algorithm for Monte Carlo Simulation of Controlled Radical Polymerization: The Method Integrating Reactive and Deactivated Species”, Chem. Eng. J., 358, 197-210 (2019)
  5. R. Szymanski, S. Sosnowski, „Evolution of Chain Length Distribution and Microstructure of Macromolecules in Irreversible Copolymerization Proceeding with Segmental Exchange Investigated with a New Monte Carlo Algorithm”, Macromol. Theory Simul., 27, 1800015 (2018)
  6. M. Socka, R. Szymanski, S. Sosnowski, A. Duda „Effect of the Configuration of a Bulky Aluminum Initiator on the Structure of Copolymers of L,L-Lactide with Symmetric Comonomer Trimethylene Carbonate”, Polymers, 10, 70 (2018)
  7. R. Szymanski, S. Sosnowski, M. Cypryk „Steady State and Equilibrium in Reversible Copolymerization at Constant Comonomer Concentrations”, Macromol. Theory Simul., 26, 1700039 (2017)
  8. R. Szymanski, S. Sosnowski „Chain length distributions in linear polyaddition proceeding in nano-scale small volumes without mass transfer”, J. Chem. Phys., 146, 044113 (2017)
  9. P. Lewinski, S. Sosnowski, S. Penczek „L-lactide polymerization – living and controlled – catalyzed by initiators: Hydroxyalkylated organic bases”, Polymer, 108, 265-271 (2017)
  10. R. Szymanski, S. Sosnowski, Ł. Maślanka „Statistical effects related to low numbers of reacting molecules analyzed for a reversible association reaction A + B = C in ideally dispersed systems: An apparent violation of the law of mass action „, J. Chem. Phys., 144, 124112 (2016)
  11. R. Szymanski, S. Sosnowski, M. Cypryk „Evolution of Chain Microstructure and Kinetics of Reaching Equilibrium in Living Reversible Copolymerization”, Macromol. Theory Simul., 25, 196-214 (2016)
  12. S. Sosnowski, P. Lewinski „L-Lactide polymerization catalysed by tin(II) 2-ethyl-hexanoate. A deeper look at chain transfer reactions”, Polym. Chem., 6, 6292-6296 (2015)
  13. P. Lewinski, S. Sosnowski, S. Kazmierski, S. Penczek „L-Lactide polymerization studied by 1H NMR with diffusion-ordered spectroscopy (DOSY): a „One NMR Tube Experiment” providing data on monomer conversion, polymer structure, Mn and Mw”, Polym. Chem., 6, 4353-4357 (2015)
  14. Y. Mohammadi, H. A. Khonakdar, S. H. Jafari, M. R. Saeb, M. Golriz, U. Wagenknecht, G. Heinrich, S. Sosnowski, R. Szymanski „Simulation of Microstructural Evolution During Reactive Blending of PET and PEN: Numerical Integration of Kinetic Differential Equations and Monte Carlo Method”, Macromol. Theory Simul., 24, 152-167 (2015)
  15. S. Sosnowski „Software for Demonstration of Features of Chain Polymerization Processes”, J. Chem. Edu., 90, 793-795 (2013)
  16. R. Szymanski, S. Sosnowski „Modeling of Low Concentrations of Reactive Species in Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulations”, Macromol. Theory Simul., 21, 510-515 (2012)
  17. R. Szymanski, S. Sosnowski „Kinetic Monte Carlo Studies on the Importance of the Reaction Scheme in Segmental Exchange of Copolymer Chains”, Macromol. Theory Simul., 21, 411-427 (2012)
  18. D. Konkolewicz, S. Sosnowski, D.R. D’hooge, R. Szymanski, M.-F. Reyniers, G.B. Marin, K. Matyjaszewski „Origin of the Difference between Branching in Acrylates Polymerization under Controlled and Free Radical Conditions: A Computational Study of Competitive Processes”, Macromolecules, 44, 8361-8373 (2011)
  19. S. Sosnowski „Implementation of a Modified Morton-Firth Algorithm for Simulation of Polymerization Processes”, Macromol. Theory Simul., 19, 483-487 (2010)
  20. L. Olah, K. Filipczak, R. M. Olkowski, M. Lewandowska-Szumiel, Z. Jaegermann, S. Sosnowski, P. Ulanski, J. M. Rosiak „Synthesis and properties of porous polymeric scaffolds for bone tissue regeneration based on neat poly(ε-caprolactone) and its composites with calcium carbonate”, Polym. Adv. Technol., 17, 889-897 (2006)
  21. S. Sosnowski, P. Woźniak, M. Lewandowska-Szumieł „Polyester Scaffolds with Bimodal Pore Size Distribution for Tissue Engineering”, Macromol. Biosci., 6, 425-434 (2006)
  22. M. Gadzinowski, S. Sosnowski „Biodegradable/biocompatible ABC triblock copolymer bearing hydroxyl groups in the middle block”, J. Polym. Sci., Part A. Polym. Chem., 41, 3750-3760 (2003)
  23. S. Slomkowski, S. Sosnowski, E. Przerwa „Reversible adsorption of spherical particles from binary mixtures approximation of stationary state for surface coverage”, Comptes Rendus de l’Academie des Sciences, 6, 1393‑1401 (2003)
  24. S. Sosnowski, S. Slomkowski, A. Lorenc, H. R. Kricheldorf „Mechanism of dispersion polymerization of L-lactide initiated with 2,2-dibutyl-2-stanna-1,3-dioxepane”, Colloid Polym. Sci., 280, 107-115 (2002)
  25. S. Sosnowski „Poly(L‑lactide) microspheres with controlled crystallinity”, Polymer, 42, 637-643 (2001)
  26. H. Cohen, R. J. Levy, J. Gao, I. Fishbein, V. Kousaev, S. Sosnowski, S. Slomkowski, G. Golomb „Sustained delivery and expression of DNA encapsulated in polymeric nanoparticles”, Gene Therapy, 7, 1896-1906 (2000)
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