Ewa Knapik, PhD, was hired in 2012 as a research assistant in the Department of Petroleum Engineering at the Faculty of Drilling, Oil and Gas, AGH University of Krakow, and was promoted to an assistant professor in January 2021. She earned her master's degree in chemical technology from the Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology at the Cracow University of Technology. She defended her doctoral thesis on "Application of nanocomposites for the removal of hydrocarbons from produced (reservoir) water in surface facilities in oil fields" at the AGH University of Krakow in April 2019. The dissertation was awarded in 2020 by the Prime Minister of Poland for an outstanding PhD dissertation. The scientific activity of Dr Knapik focuses on the treatment and management of formation waters accompanying hydrocarbons extraction. In her research work, she conducts laboratory studies using advanced instrumental techniques (chromatographic and spectroscopic). She is an author/co-author of 40 articles and conference presentations. She is a member of the Association of Polish Inventors and Rationalizers since 2019. She has experience in leading research projects and managing a research team (completed certified AgilePM Foundation and Prince2 trainings).