Marszewski NanoResearch Group

From Curiosity to Discovery

Michal Marszewski, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The University of Toledo

UCLA – Postdoctoral Scholar – 2016-2020
Kent State University – PhD – 2016
Military University of Technology, Poland – BSc/MSc – 2010

Dr. Michal Marszewski joined the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Toledo as an Assistant Professor in January 2021. His research focuses on the design and synthesis of nanoporous materials for energy and environmental applications.

Prior to his current role, Dr. Marszewski served as a Postdoctoral Scholar at UCLA, where he developed transparent mesoporous silica for energy-efficient window insulation. He earned his PhD from Kent State University, specializing in highly porous crystalline titania photocatalysts, and holds a combined BSc/MSc from the Military University of Technology in Warsaw.

With over 43 peer-reviewed publications and two patent applications, Dr. Marszewski’s work sits at the intersection of chemistry, materials science, and nanotechnology.

Current members

Dorinda Brown

PhD student, joined Fall 2025

Michael Norton

PhD student, joined Fall 2025

Kowthaman Pathmanathan

PhD student, joined Spring 2024

Rashidat Bamidele

PhD student, joined Fall 2022

Manjula M. Kandage

PhD student, joined Spring 2021

Emily P. Hammond

Undergraduate student, joined Fall 2025

Elaina Hunkar

Undergraduate student, joined Fall 2024

Former members

Postdocs & Visiting scientists

Dr. Erika Švara Fabjan

Visiting Fulbright Scholar, Fall 2025

Graduate students

Chizoba Iheme

MS student, Spring 2021–Fall 2023

Undergraduate students

Ava Barwiler

Undergraduate student, Summer 2025

Angela Tetteh

Undergraduate student, Fall 2023–Spring 2024

Benjamin Netry

Undergraduate student, Fall 2021–Summer 2023

K-12

Ainoor Garguri

Project SEED student, Summer 2025

Ava Barwiler

Project SEED student, Summer 2024

Project SEED student, Summer 2023

Muhammad Alkaissi

Project SEED student, Summer 2022