Katarzyna graduated from the Institute of Oceanography (specialization: marine biology) at the University of Gdansk in Poland in 2005 (ranked 2nd out of 60). In 2010 she received her PhD in Environmental Sciences from the Université de la Méditerranée (France) and from the University of Gdansk (Poland). In 2009-2010 she worked as a research and development engineer, first at the Marine Station of Endoume (Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France) and then at the Biological Station in Roscoff (France). In 2010-2011 she was a research-teaching fellow at PROTEE (PROcessus de Transferts et d’Echanges dans l’Environnement) laboratory at Université du Sud Toulon-Var (France). In parallel with her scientific activity she has also worked in the field of environmental education. She is the coauthor of 11 peer-reviewed publications in international journals (6 of them as the first author).
