Katarzyna holds a Master of Science degree in Food Engineering and a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical and Process Engineering. She earned her PhD in Mechanical Engineering. Her research centers on functional foods, with particular emphasis on assessing the effects of fresh vegetable pulps on the optimization of third-generation extruded snack production and on the resulting health-promoting properties of the products. Additionally, she conducts work in the field of encapsulation, including studies on the controlled in vitro release of bioactive compounds.