Marek Korzec was born in 1985 in Poland. He obtained his master's degree from the Faculty of Mining and Geoengineering at AGH University of Science & Technology in Krakow, Poland, in 2009. He holds a PhD from the same University in 2013. He has published 16 articles in high-quality international journals, 9 monographs & books and over 70 other technical papers as an author or a co-author. He holds six granted invention patents. His research interests primarily revolve around mine ventilation, cooling systems, recognizing and preventing mining hazards (methane, fires).