Ewa Lewicka graduated from the Faculty of Geology and Mineral Exploration at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow (Poland). She earned a diploma in applied mineralogy and minerals economy in 1985. She was given a doctoral degree in Geology from the Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection at the AGH in Krakow in 2010. Currently, she is a research scientist at the Minerals and Energy Economy Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Krakow (Poland). Her research focuses on minerals economy, as well as on the utilization of raw materials in the ceramics industry.