About us
Who is behind organizing the Symposium this year?
Franziszek Wargula: Chairman
Hello there, my name is Franek and I am the chair of the Symposium Committee. I’m a first-year Master’s chemistry student, specialising in chemical biology. I’ve been quite active in the CB, I’ve been leading of The Ceebees for the past two years and I was the chair of the Education Committee last year. Now I wanted to find something that would allow me to get me even more academically involved and this committee seemed like a perfect fit. I’m very excited about the speakers we brought and I hope everyone has a lot of fun this day!
Wiktoria Opielak: Secretary
I’m Wiktoria and I am the secretary of the Symposium Committee 2026. I’m in my second year of the MSc Chemistry programme with a focus on synthesis and catalysis. In the past few years, I’ve been a part of a few committees and I joined the Symposium Committee to give myself a new challenge for the last year of my studies. I hope you enjoy the event and thanks for joining us today!
Octavian Draja: Treasurer
Hello, my name is Octavian and I am the treasurer of this year’s symposium committee. Currently, I am doing my master’s degree in chemistry. I have some experience as part of BorrelCie, but I wanted to try something new when I signed up for this committee. I joined because I was very interested in learning more about the different fields of research within chemistry and hearing from a bunch of different experts. I am very excited for this year’s edition and I am sure it will be a very fun and educational experience.
Koen Veenstra: Contact Speakers
Heya,
My name is Koen Veenstra and I am one of the speaker contact persons of this year's symposium committee. I recently started my first year in the Nanoscience master’s program, but before I studied Chemistry with a focus on material chemistry. I am super excited to organize the symposium again this year and cannot wait to see you all there!
Maja Powiertowska: Contact Speakers
Hi!
My name is Maja and my role in this committee is contacting the speakers. I am in the second year of the chemistry bachelor programme. Before joining the symposium I had already been active in the Education Committee of the CB. Last year I attended the symposium for the first time and I really enjoyed it. I thought it would be an awesome experience to become a part of it and get closer to the world of chemistry.
We’re excited for you to see what we prepared this year.
I hope to see you there!
Chris Kloppenberg: Aquisition
Moi eem! My name is Chris, and I am in the 2nd year of the Msc Chemistry program. This year I am responsible for the acquisition of the symposium. If you are just as enthusiastic about chemistry as I am, you will hopefully appreciate the effort we put in making this a nice event!
I hope you will have a fun day!
Best regards,
Chris
