{"id":19707,"date":"2025-04-23T10:20:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T08:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/szkola-doktorska\/?page_id=19707"},"modified":"2025-05-19T14:56:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T12:56:02","slug":"english-jacek-kasztowski","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/szkola-doktorska\/en\/t4eu-phd-tracks\/english-jacek-kasztowski\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacek Kasztowski"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row el_class=&#8221;container&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;21786&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_raw_html]JTNDaDIlMjBjbGFzcyUzRCUyMnBhZ2UtdGl0bGUlMjIlM0VKYWNlayUyMEthc3p0b3dza2klM0MlMkZoMiUzRQ==[\/vc_raw_html]<div class=\"container\"><div class=\"separator\" style=\"background-color: #000000\"><\/div><\/div>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]\r\n                <div class=\"text-modules\">\r\n                    <div class=\"container\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"text-modules__content\"><p><b>P<\/b><strong>hD student<\/strong> <strong>in biological science:<\/strong> <strong>mgr. Jacek Kasztowski<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The project: <\/strong><strong>\u201eThe role of spontaneous vegetation in shaping soil ecological networks and carbon sequestration on mineral extraction areas\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>PhD Supervisor: Dr hab. Gabriela Wo\u017aniak, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, University of Silesia in Katowice<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>PhD Advisor: <\/strong><strong>Professor Santiago Soliveres Codina<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong><strong>University of Alicante<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]\r\n                <div class=\"text-modules\">\r\n                    <div class=\"container\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"text-modules__content\"><p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19711\" src=\"https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/szkola-doktorska\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/Bez-kategorii\/Obraz4.jpg\" alt=\"Jacek Kasztowski\" width=\"60%\" height=\"auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/szkola-doktorska\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/Bez-kategorii\/Obraz4.jpg 860w, https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/szkola-doktorska\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/Bez-kategorii\/Obraz4-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/szkola-doktorska\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/Bez-kategorii\/Obraz4-797x1024.jpg 797w, https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/szkola-doktorska\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/Bez-kategorii\/Obraz4-768x987.jpg 768w, https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/szkola-doktorska\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/Bez-kategorii\/Obraz4-448x575.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;]\r\n                <div class=\"text-modules\">\r\n                    <div class=\"container\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"text-modules__content\"><p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-22477\" src=\"https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/szkola-doktorska\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/Strona-glowna\/logo\/university-of-silesia_logo_horizontal_rgb.png\" alt=\"logo University of Silesia in Katowice\" width=\"300\" height=\"48\" srcset=\"https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/szkola-doktorska\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/Strona-glowna\/logo\/university-of-silesia_logo_horizontal_rgb.png 2291w, https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/szkola-doktorska\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/Strona-glowna\/logo\/university-of-silesia_logo_horizontal_rgb-300x48.png 300w, https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/szkola-doktorska\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/Strona-glowna\/logo\/university-of-silesia_logo_horizontal_rgb-1024x164.png 1024w, https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/szkola-doktorska\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/Strona-glowna\/logo\/university-of-silesia_logo_horizontal_rgb-768x123.png 768w, https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/szkola-doktorska\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/Strona-glowna\/logo\/university-of-silesia_logo_horizontal_rgb-1536x247.png 1536w, https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/szkola-doktorska\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/Strona-glowna\/logo\/university-of-silesia_logo_horizontal_rgb-2048x329.png 2048w, https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/szkola-doktorska\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/Strona-glowna\/logo\/university-of-silesia_logo_horizontal_rgb-575x92.png 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]\r\n                <div class=\"text-modules\">\r\n                    <div class=\"container\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"text-modules__content\"><p><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-21832\" src=\"https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/szkola-doktorska\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/Bez-kategorii\/Obraz11.jpg\" alt=\"UA\" width=\"287\" height=\"66\" srcset=\"https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/szkola-doktorska\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/Bez-kategorii\/Obraz11.jpg 765w, https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/szkola-doktorska\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/Bez-kategorii\/Obraz11-300x69.jpg 300w, https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/szkola-doktorska\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/Bez-kategorii\/Obraz11-575x132.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]\r\n                <div class=\"text-modules\">\r\n                    <div class=\"container\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"text-modules__content\"><p><strong>Highlights: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The project investigates how vegetation shapes soil microbial communities and ecological networks in post-industrial &#8220;Novel Ecosystems&#8221; such as coal heaps, metal heaps or sand pits.<\/li>\n<li>It focuses on two plant species, <em>Calamagrostis epigejos<\/em> and <em>Solidago gigantea<\/em>, and their impact on soil carbon sequestration and microbial activity through litter input and root exudates.<\/li>\n<li>The research applies biochemical and molecular tools to analyse soil carbon content, microbial community structure (PLFA, NGS), and enzymatic activity to identify factors influencing soil ecosystem development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Profits you get being a member of T4EU PhD Tracks:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Acquiring new knowledge from an expert in another country.<\/li>\n<li>The opportunity to broaden my horizons both scientifically and culturally.<\/li>\n<li>The possibility to practice using my scientific English in discussions related to my area of research.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Project description: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The study will focus on three types of post-exploitation areas: coal heaps, zinc-lead heaps, and sand pits, which are all classified as Novel ecosystems and are characterized by the challenging abiotic conditions for both plants and microorganisms. Two plant species common in these areas were chosen,\u00a0invasive <em>Solidago gigantea<\/em> and\u00a0native, however expansive <em>Calamagrostis epigejos<\/em>\u00a0for the analyses regarding their impact on soil microbiota activity and structure, ecological networks, and carbon sequestration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]            \r\n                    <div class=\"container\">\r\n                        <div class=\"gallery gallery_3\" data-images-in-row=\"3\">\r\n                            \r\n                            <div class=\"row m-0\">\r\n                                <a data-fancybox-group=\"button\" title=\"\" data-fancybox=\"3320\" href=\"https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/szkola-doktorska\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/Bez-kategorii\/BB_05409-scaled.jpg\" class=\"gallery__item thumbnail\"\r\n                                    style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/szkola-doktorska\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/Bez-kategorii\/BB_05409-1024x683.jpg)\"> <span class=\"d-none\">https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/szkola-doktorska\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/Bez-kategorii\/BB_05409-scaled.jpg<\/span> <\/a><a data-fancybox-group=\"button\" title=\"\" data-fancybox=\"3320\" href=\"https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/szkola-doktorska\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/Bez-kategorii\/e6b5686c-2d37-4294-bd7f-e218f00e8cd0-1.jpg\" class=\"gallery__item thumbnail\"\r\n                                    style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/szkola-doktorska\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/Bez-kategorii\/e6b5686c-2d37-4294-bd7f-e218f00e8cd0-1-1024x379.jpg)\"> <span class=\"d-none\">https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/szkola-doktorska\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/Bez-kategorii\/e6b5686c-2d37-4294-bd7f-e218f00e8cd0-1.jpg<\/span> <\/a><a data-fancybox-group=\"button\" title=\"\" data-fancybox=\"3320\" href=\"https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/szkola-doktorska\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/Bez-kategorii\/e9fc30b3-e2aa-4cff-90b7-2c863e3b3857.jpg\" class=\"gallery__item thumbnail\"\r\n                                    style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/szkola-doktorska\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/Bez-kategorii\/e9fc30b3-e2aa-4cff-90b7-2c863e3b3857-576x1024.jpg)\"> <span class=\"d-none\">https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/szkola-doktorska\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/Bez-kategorii\/e9fc30b3-e2aa-4cff-90b7-2c863e3b3857.jpg<\/span> <\/a>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row el_class=&#8221;container&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;21786&#8243; 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