Kacper Sobieraj, M.Sc.
Office and address
Department of Systematic and Environmental Botany
Collegium Biologicum
ul. Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6
61-614 Poznań
Room No.: 0.38
Tel. +48 61 829 57 00
E-mail: kacsob1@amu.edu.pl
- Curriculum vitae
- Research areas and fields
- Chosen scientific publications
- Research projects
- Awards and distinctions
- Internships
- Popular science activities & volunteering
Curriculum vitae
Place and date of birth:: Koło, 19.10.1998
2017 – 2020 Bachelor’s degree in Biology with a specialization in Teaching Biology at the Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań Title of Bachelor’s thesis: Zróżnicowanie struktury koron drzew wytwarzających alergenne ziarna pyłku: wykorzystanie danych LiDAR w edukacji przyrodniczej [Diversity of canopy structures in allergenic pollen-producing trees: utilizing LiDAR data in environmental education].
2020 – 2022 Master’s degree in Biology with a specialization in Teaching Biology at the Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań Title of Master’s thesis: Fenologia traw a aktywność fotosyntetyczna obliczona z obrazów satelitarnych [Phenology of grasses and their photosynthetic activity calculated from satellite imagery].
2022 – 2023 Laboratory of Biological Spatial Information — Engineering and Technical Staff
2022 – Commencement of Doctoral Schools at the Department of Natural Sciences, Adam Mickiewicz University
Research areas and fields
- Use of remote sensing and geostatistical techniques in aerobiological research
- Detection of plant species using machine learning and remote sensing data
- Phenology of allergenic plants in the city-rural area gradient
- Spatial and temporal variation of allergenic pollen grain and fungal spore concentrations in the air
Chosen scientific publications
Scientific articles
- Bogawski P, Grewling Ł, Dziób K, Sobieraj K, Dalc M, Dylawerska B, Pupkowski D, Nalej A, Nowak M, Szymańska A, Kostecki Ł, Nowak MM, Jackowiak B. Lidar-Derived Tree Crown Parameters: Are They New Variables Explaining Local Birch (Betula sp.) Pollen Concentrations? Forests. 2019; 10(12):1154. https://doi.org/10.3390/f10121154
- Sobieraj K, Grewling Ł, Bogawski P. Assessing allergy risk from ornamental trees in a city: Integrating open access remote sensing data with pollen measurements. Journal of Environmental Management 2024; 367, 122051. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JENVMAN.2024.122051
Presentations and posters
- Sobieraj K, Dalc M, Czerniak A, Zając N, Nowak MM, Bogawski P. Poster „Czy parametry koron drzew określone na podstawie danych LiDAR są nową zmienną wyjaśniającą lokalne stężenie ziaren pyłku brzozy (Betula sp.)?”. Ogólnopolska Konferencja Naukowa „Geomatyka w aktywności studenckich kół naukowych” (2021)
- Sobieraj K, Bogawski P, Grewling Ł. Detecting plane trees in the city using open access remote sensing data: chances and challenges. Current stage and future perspectives of bioaerosol research in Europe (2023)
- Sobieraj K, Bogawski P, Grewling Ł. Sources of allergenic pollen in urban environment: detection of plane trees using open access remote sensing data. IV Konferencja Naukowa „Jakość powietrza a zdrowie” (2023)
- Sobieraj K., Wieczorek O., Delikta M., Stawrakakis K., Szymańska A., Bogawski P., Grewling Ł. Spatiotemporal variation in the concentration of Cladosporium sp. and Alternaria sp. spores in the urban-rural transition zone. World Aerobiology (2024)
Research projects
- Fusion of data collected from drones and artificial satellites — remote detection of changes occurring in vegetation — project ID-UB study@research (2021–2022)
Awards and distinctions
- Dean’s Award of the Faculty of Biology — distinguished academic achievements (2020)
- Second place in the poster competition — National Scientific Conference „Geomatyka w aktywności studenckich kół naukowych” (2021)
- Dean’s Award of the Faculty of Biology — excellent academic results (2022)
- Dean’s Award of the Faculty of Biology — for particularly active involvement in the Naturalists’ Scientific Circle (2022)
- International Association for Aerobiology (IAA) grant to attend World Aerobiology 2024
- „Best Presentation on Fungal Spores” Award, World Aerobiology 2024, Vilnius
Internships
- teledetekcja Multispektralna z BSP – Pix4Dmapper i Pix4Dfields (2021), Poznań
- learning from spatial data (2023), Poznań
- 16th EAS Basic Course on Aerobiology (2023), Évora
- research internship at the School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University: „Internship in aerobiology – concentrations of Juniperus ashei pollen grains based on remote sensing data” (2024), Ithaca
Popular science activities & volunteering
- XXII Poznański Festiwal Nauki i Sztuki (2019)
- II Festyn Naukowy, SP nr 3 w Środzie Wielkopolskiej (2019)
- Noc Biologów, IX edycja (2020)
- Noc Biologów, X edycja (2021)
- XXIV Poznański Festiwal Nauki i Sztuki (2021)
- VIII Forum BioGIS – System Informacji Przestrzennej w badaniach różnorodności biologicznej (2023) – komitet organizacyjny