Bartosz Szymański

Bartek holds bachelor’s degrees in Chemistry and Biotechnology, and a master’s in Chemistry (soon also Physics) from the University of Warsaw. His research focuses on structure–property relationships in functional materials, with a particular interest in quadrupolar dyes studied in Daniel Gryko’s group at the Institute of Organic Chemistry. He has gained experience in organic synthesis, X-ray crystallography, photolithography, and theoretical modeling, supporting his work on predicting optical properties. In 2025, Bartek received the Pearls of Science grant and the Polish Student Nobel award for the best student in energetics and life sciences. The same year, he joined the Gawel Group to pursue a PhD on molecular memristors based on proton transfer. Bartek is also the founder and former president of the “ProbUWka” Science Club.

Outside the lab, he enjoys science popularization, running, traveling, and sailing.

Funding:
University of Warsaw
Perły Nauki II MNiSW

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9764-4130

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bartosz-szyma%C5%84ski-040486237/

Publications:

  1. G. Sanil, B. Koszarna, Y. M. Poronik, O. Vakuliuk, B. Szymański, D. Kusy, D. T. Gryko, in Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry, Vol. 138 (Eds.: E. F. V. Scriven, C. A. Ramsden), Academic Press, 2022, pp. 335-409. The chemistry of 1,4-dihydropyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrroles.
  2. C. W. Stark, M. Rammo, A. Trummal, M. Uudsemaa, J. Pahapill, M.-M. Sildoja, S. Tshepelevitsh, I. Leito, D. C. Young, B. Szymański, O. Vakuliuk, D. T. Gryko, A. Rebane, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2022, 61, e202212581. On-off-on Control of Molecular Inversion Symmetry via Multi-stage Protonation: Elucidating Vibronic Laporte Rule.
  3. B. Szymański, S. R. Sahoo, R. Valiev, O. Vakuliuk, P. Łaski, K. N. Jarzembska, R. Kamiński, G. Baryshnikov, M. B. Teimouri, D. T. Gryko, New Journal of Chemistry 2024, 48, 2416-2420. The effect of rigidity on the emission of quadrupolar strongly polarized dyes.
  4. B. Szymański, S. R. Sahoo, O. Vakuliuk, R. Valiev, R. Ramazanov, P. Łaski, K. N. Jarzembska, R. Kamiński, M. B. Teimouri, G. Baryshnikov, D. T. Gryko, Chemical Science 2025, 16, 2170-2179. Shedding new light on quadrupolar 1,4-dihydropyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrroles: impact of electron-deficient scaffolds over emission.