PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATION
Management
Ewa ŚMIGIERA, PhD Sc. Eng.
Director Łukasiewicz – Industrial Chemistry Institute
phone +48 22 633 97 98,
+48 510 968 563 ewa.smigiera@ichp.lukasiewicz.gov.pl
sekretariat@ichp.lukasiewicz.gov.pl
Graduate of the Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering at the Warsaw University of Technology (1998). POST MBA Digital Transformation, and in 2024, studies at the Academy of Leadership Psychology at the Warsaw University of Technology Business School. In 2013 r. she completed postgraduate studies in Project Management at the University of Ecology and Innovation in Lublin. In 2007 r. she obtained a doctorate in technical sciences at the Institute of Industrial Chemistry.
Since 1998, she has been employed at the Łukasiewicz Research Network – Industrial Chemistry Institute in Warsaw (formerly the Industrial Chemistry Institute), progressing through all career levels, from specialist and researcher to managerial positions.
In 2015-2016, she was the President of the Management Board of ChemSpin sp. z o.o., established by Łukasiewicz – ICI (100% of shares) to commercialize the results of research conducted at the Institute. In 2017-2018, she served as Head of the Technology Transfer Office at Łukasiewicz – ICI. From 2017 to June 2024, she was a member (most recently chairwoman) of the Supervisory Board of Silikony Polskie sp. z o.o., co-owned by Łukasiewicz – ICI.
From 2019 to 2024, she was the representative of the Minister of Science in the Scientific Council of the Institute of Fuel and Energy Technology (formerly IChPW), and since 2023 she has been a representative of Łukasiewicz – ICI on the Employers’ Council (chemistry department) at the University of Engineering and Health in Warsaw. In 2024, she became a member of the Council of the Polish Chamber of Chemical Industry and the Advisory Board operating under the President of the Łukasiewicz Center.
In January 2018, Research and Commercialization at Łukasiewicz – ICI, and on May 15, 2024, by decision of the President of the Łukasiewicz Center – to the position of Director of Łukasiewicz – ICI.
Arkadiusz MAJOCH, PhD. Sc. Eng.
Deputy Director for Research
phone +48 453 056 258 arkadiusz.majoch@ichp.lukasiewicz.gov.pl
Dr. Arkadiusz Majoch, PhD, is an expert in fuel chemistry and refinery technology with over twenty years of experience in the industry. He graduated from the Faculty of Chemistry at the Warsaw University of Technology in 1999, obtained a PhD (PhD Eng.) at the Air Force Institute of Technology in the field of aviation fuel storage, and in 2007 obtained an MBA from the Kozminski University in Warsaw.
He began his career in research institutes, where he gained expertise in organic chemistry and fuel production and exploitation technologies. In 2015, he joined PKN ORLEN S.A. as Head of the Fuel and Standardization Team, where he was responsible for creating quality standards and implementing modern solutions such as Efecta and VERVA gasoline, as well as products for military use. At ORLEN S.A., he has served as Director of the Office responsible for innovation and new technology development since 2019. He supervised the construction, equipping, and implementation of the largest Research and Development Center in Poland, focusing on decarbonization, the development of biofuels, biochemicals, the circular economy, and the digitization of industrial processes.
Until 2025, he was the long-standing Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ORLEN Laboratorium, LOTOS Lab Sp. z o.o., and a member of the Supervisory Board of UNICRE, one of the Czech companies in the ORLEN Capital Group. As a director in the ORLEN strategy division, he represented the company in scientific and industrial institutions, including the supervisory bodies of the Łukasiewicz Network institutes, the Polish Academy of Engineering, and at industry events such as the Polish Chemistry Congress, TECHCO Forum, Impact, and the European Economic Congress. In 2024, he was awarded the International Federation of Inventors’ Associations medal for co-authoring the development and implementation of a special-purpose gasoline technology for storage as part of strategic reserves. He is a supervisor of several doctoral students, including four who have already defended their theses. He is the author of numerous technical articles, patents, and conference presentations and panels.
He has been associated with the Institute since 2025, when he took up the position of Director of the Center for Sustainable Chemistry, where he coordinated research work in the areas of energy transition and the development of innovative technologies for the chemical industry. Since January 2026, as Research Director, he has been responsible for the strategic development of the Institute’s scientific, research, and implementation activities.
Wojciech KONARSKI, M. Sc. Eng.
Deputy Director for Finance and Operations
phone +48 502 292 707 wojciech.konarski@ichp.lukasiewicz.gov.pl
Graduate of the Faculty of Chemical Engineering at the Warsaw University of Technology. Engineer with 45 years of experience in chemistry, business, and production management.
In 2002-2005, he was employed as Director of the Strategy and Restructuring Office at NAFTA POLSKA S.A., and then in 2006 he was a member of the Management Board at Zakłady Azotowe w Tarnowie-Mościcach S.A. From 2007 to 2010, he worked as Head of the Agro Division at CIECH S.A., where he was responsible for developing organizational and business processes and projects in the newly created Agro Division. From 2015 to 2016, he was a member of the Management Board of GA “SIARKOPOL” S.A.
Since 2016, employed at the Łukasiewicz Research Network – Industrial Chemistry Institute (formerly the Industrial Chemistry Institute) in Warsaw. Currently holds the position of Deputy Director for Finance and Operations.