Magda Barecka
Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Contact
- m.barecka@northeastern.edu
- 360 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
Research Focus
CO2 electroreduction and other CO2 capture to accelerate adoption of carbon neutral chemical manufacturing
Education
- PhD, Chemical Engineering, TU Dortmund University, Germany, 2017
- MSc, Chemical and Process Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, Poland, 2013
- BSc, Environmental Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, Poland, 2012
Professional Affiliations
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
- AIChE Singapore Local Chapter
Research Overview
CO2 electroreduction and other CO2 capture to accelerate adoption of carbon neutral chemical manufacturing
Department Research Areas
Selected Publications
- Barecka, M. H., Ager, J. W, Lapkin, A. A. Techno-economic assessment of emerging CO2 electrolysis technologies. STAR Protocols (Cell Press), invited publication, 2, 100889. 2021
- Barecka, M. H., Ager, J. W, Lapkin, A. A. CO2 on-site recycling: retrofit technology for carbon neutral manufacturing. iScience (Cell Press), 24, 6, 102514. 2021
- Barecka, M. H., Ager, J.W, Lapkin, A. A. Economically viable CO2 electroreduction embedded within ethylene oxide manufacturing. Energy Environmental Science, 14, 1530-1543. 2021
- Barecka, M. H., Skiborowski, M., Gorak, A. A novel approach for process retrofitting through process intensification: ethylene oxide case study. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 123, 295-316. 2017
- Barecka, M. H., Skiborowski, M., Gorak, A. Process intensification in practice: ethylene glycol case study. Practical aspects in Chemical Engineering (book chapter). M. Ochowiak, S. Woziwodzki, M. Doligalski, P. Mitkowski (Eds), Springer. 2017

Aug 17, 2022
New Faculty Spotlight: Magda Barecka
Magda Barecka joins the Chemical Engineering department in August 2022 as an Assistant Professor with a joint appointment in Chemistry and Chemical Biology.