Prof. Agnieszka Piernik is working as a scientist on plant ecology, especially on plat-soil interactions and plant trait modifications under saline environments. She received her PhD and habilitation from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland. She is currently an Associate Professor in biological sciences at Nicolaus Copernicus University and the Head of the Department of Geobotany and Landscape Planning at the Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences. She is one of the leading experts in salt marsh plant ecology. Her team explores the diversity and functioning of salt-marsh plants by applying environmental and experimental studies and advanced techniques in environmental data analysis.