Marek holds a PhD in physics from AGH-UST University of Science and Technology in Kraków, Poland as well as MSc in chemistry from Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland. He was also granted an 11 months long fellowship in IAEA Laboratories in Seibersdorf, Austria. After working few years in automotive industry and AGH-UST University, in 2006 he joined Joint Research Centre of the European Commission for a 3-year long post-doc traineeship in JRC, Institute for Transuranium Elements in Karlsruhe, Germany where he conducted research on non-naturally born radioactive particles in the environment. Since 2009, Marek joined Joint Research Centre, Ispra Site Management team in Ispra, Italy taking duties of radiation protection officer. In 2010, Marek moved to JRC Institute for Energy in Petten, taking role of lead scientist for hydrogen storage in solid-state materials. In 2018, Marek joined battery team focusing his activities on performance and durability of batteries and supporting EU legislative activities regarding batteries, including Battery Sustainability Regulation (EU) 2023/1542. Since 2022, Marek is also a leading author of Clean Energy Technologies Observatory reports on batteries.
