Dr. Magdalena Biernacka

Research focus

• Luminescence properties of sodium chloride and halite minerals in dating and dosimetry (application, methodology, modelling, equipment development)
• Investigation of kinetic parameters of the trap states in quartz for potential application in thermochronometry
• Geochronology with a focus on luminescence dating

Career path

• 01/04/2023 – 31/03/2025 – Marie Skłodowska - Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, at the Institute of Geography, Ruprecht-Karl University of Heidelberg, Germany
• 01/01/2020 – 28/02/2023 – Adjunct, Postdoctoral position financed by the grant of the National Science Centre, Poland, Institute of Physics, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland
• 01/03/2019 – 31/12/2019 – Adjunct, Institute of Physics, Jan Długosz University in Czestochowa, Poland
• 30/01/2009 – 28/02/2019 – Teaching assistant, Institute of Physics, Jan Długosz University in Czestochowa, Poland

Education

• 2018: Dissertation (Ph.D. in physics) supervisor: Prof. Arkadiusz Mandowski, Jan Długosz University in Czestochowa, Poland
• 2009: Master's degree in science, technology, for research purposes specialization: physics and nanomaterials, Université du Mans, Le Mans, France
• 2008: Master's degree in physics, specialization: teaching physics, Jan Długosz University in Czestochowa, Poland
• 2006: Bachelor's degree in medical physics, Jan Długosz University in Czestochowa, Poland

Miscellaneous

• 01/11/2019 – 22/11/2019 – The Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange – IRAMAT-CRP2A, UMR 5060 CNRS-Université Bordeaux Montaigne (today: Archéosciences Bordeaux, UMR 6034), France. Host: Dr Sebastian Kreutzer & Dr Norbert Mercier
• Individual awards of the Rector of Jan Dlugosz University in Czestochowa for outstanding achievements in professional work (2015, 2018)
• Awards of the Rector of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (2020, 2021, 2022)
• 05/11/2007 – 07/03/2008 – student mobility – Socrates – Erasmus, studies in physics, Université du Mans, Le Mans, France

Teaching

• Summer term 2024 (11.07.2024, 60 min) in the course Quaternary Geochronology: A luminescence-based approach
• Winter term 2023/2024 (25.01.2024, 60 min) in the course Quaternary Geochronology: A luminescence-based approach

Publications

• Biernacka, M., Timar-Gabor A., Kabacińska, Z., Palczewski, P., Chruścińska, A. 2022. Trap parameters for the fast OSL signal component obtained through analytical separation for various quartz samples. Materials, 15(23), 8682 doi.org/10.3390/ma15238682
• Biernacka, M., Chruścińska, A., Palczewski, P. Derkowski, P. 2022. Determining the kinetic parameters of traps in quartz using the thermally modulated OSL method. Journal of Luminescence 252, 119289. doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2022.119289
• Schmidt, C., Chruścińska, A., Fasoli, M., Biernacka, M., Kreutzer, S., Polymeris, G.S., Sanderson, D.C.W., Cresswell, A., Adamiec, G., Martini, M. 2022. A systematic multi-technique comparison of luminescence characteristics of two reference quartz samples. Journal of Luminescence 250, 119070. doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2022.119070
• Pawlak, N. K., Chruścińska, A., Biernacka, M., Palczewski, P. 2022. Thermal stability assessment of OSL signal by measuring the OSL thermal depletion curves. Measurement 199, 111505. doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2022.111505
• Chruścińska, A., Palczewski, P., Rerek, T., Biernacka, M., Lefrais, Y. 2021. Measurement of the paleodose in luminescence dating using the TM-OSL of quartz. Measurement 167, 108448. doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2020.108448
• Majgier, R., Biernacka, M., Chruścińska, A. 2021. On the application of the various heating rate method to determine the activation energy of the dominant trap from a complex TL peak. Journal of Luminescence 231, 117776. doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2020.117776
• Majgier, R., Biernacka, M., Mandowski, A. 2019. Properties of the model for radiation induced optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) in sodium and potassium chlorides. Radiation Measurements 127, 106142. doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2019.106142
• Majgier, R., Biernacka, M., Palczewski, P., Mandowski, A., Polymeris, G.S. 2019. Investigation on thermally assisted optically stimulated luminescence (TA –OSL) signal in various sodium chloride sample, Applied Radiation and Isotopes 143, 98–106. doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2018.10.019
• Biernacka, M., Majgier, R., Smyka, R., Maternicki, K., Liang, M., Mandowski, A. 2017. OSL properties of halite from Kłodawa salt mine, Radiation Measurements 106, 459-463. doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2017.01.016
• Majgier, R., Biernacka, M., Smyka, R., Mandowski, A. 2017. Analysis of OSL decay characteristics for beta-irradiated potassium chloride (KCl), Radiation Measurements 106, 67-72. doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2017.05.006
• Biernacka, M., Majgier, R., Maternicki, K., Liang, M., Mandowski, A., Peculiarities of optically stimulated luminescence in halite, Radiation Measurements 90, 247-251. doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2016.02.022
• Majgier, R., Biernacka, M., Mandowski, A. 2016. Influence of thermal treatment on OSL regeneration in potassium chloride, Radiation Measurements 90, 242-246. doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2016.01.019
• Mandowski, A., Biernacka, M. 2014. Anomalous regeneration of OSL in sodium chloride - Experiment and modeling, Radiation Measurements 71, 265-269. doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2014.02.007
• Biernacka, M., Mandowski, A. 2013. Investigation of regeneration effect of blue line luminescence in NaCl using variable delay optically stimulated luminescence (VD-OSL), Radiation Measurements 56, 31-35. doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2013.03.021
• Tsvirko, M., Mandowska, E., Biernacka, M., Tkaczyk, S., Mandowski, A. 2013. Luminescence properties of chitosan doped with europium complex, Journal of Luminescence 143, 128-131. doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2013.04.014

Research

• 04/2023–03/2025: Lyoluminescence: PostDoc. Project titled: The last formation: dating recrystallisation events of evaporites using lyoluminescence
  Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Olaf Bubenzer, Dr. Sebastian Kreutzer
  Funding: EU (HORIZON‐ MSCA‐2022‐ PF‐01,#101107989)
• 2015-2018 – Project titled: Study of persistent luminescence and model of dosimetric response of halite crystals (rock salt) from Polish mines, Institute of Physics, Jan Dlugosz University in Czestochowa, Poland
  Supervisor: Prof. Arkadiusz Mandowski
  Funding: National Science Centre, Poland (no 2014/15/N/ST10/05148)

• 01/01/2020 – 28/02/2023 – PostDoc. Project titled: Deep traps in quartz - potential for application in thermochronometry, Institute of Physics, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland
  Supervisor: Prof. Alicja Chruścińska
  Funding: National Science Centre, Poland (no 2018/31/B/ST10/03917)