Krzysztof Banas

Krzysztof Banas

Principal Research Fellow

Singapore Synchrotron Light Source

Biography

Interests

  • Multivariate Statistical Analysis
  • Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
  • R Environment
  • Reproducible Research
  • Data Visualisation
  • X-ray Flourescence Spectroscopy
  • Tomography and Imaging
  • 2D correlation spectroscopy

Education

  • PhD with habilitation in Physics, 2020

    Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland

  • PhD in Physics, 2002

    Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

  • MSc in Physics, 1996

    Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

Topics

3D AFM-IR ATR calculations CNT colours csv Cultural Heritage derivatives dplyr export Food FTIR ggplot2 hyperSpec import metasurface microscopy NMR o-PTIR Opus Paint PCA plot prostate R RBC SRIXE tests tidyr

Skills

R

80%

Statistics

70%

Synchrotrons

60%

Photography

50%

Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Principal Research Fellow

Singapore Synchrotron Light Source

Jan 2021 – Present Singapore
Responsibilities include:

  • Experiments at PCIT and ISMI Beamlines
  • Data Analysis
  • Publishing Results
 
 
 
 
 

Senior Research Fellow

Singapore Synchrotron Light Source

Jan 2016 – Dec 2020 Singapore
Experiments and data analysis at PCIT and ISMI Beamlines
 
 
 
 
 

Research Scientist

Singapore Synchrotron Light Source

Mar 2007 – Dec 2015 Singapore
Beamline Scientist: PCIT and ISMI
 
 
 
 
 

Adjunct

Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences

Nov 2004 – Dec 2006 Poland
Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Diffusion Coefficient Experiments
 
 
 
 
 

Post Doc

University Leipizg

Jul 2002 – Jun 2004 Germany
Pulse Field NMR Experiments for Diffusion Estimation in Zeolites
 
 
 
 
 

Ph.D in Physics

Jagiellonian University

Oct 1997 – Jun 2002 Poland
Measurements on biopolymers using NMR methods
 
 
 
 
 

M.Sc in Physics (with Distinctions)

Jagiellonian University

Oct 1991 – Jun 1996 Poland
Research on paper using NMR relaxometry

Recent Posts

Package correlation - part two of easystats

2023-06-02

Package report - part one of easystats

2023-05-05

Hidden R gems: package janitor

janitor: Data cleaning made easy! janitor helps you clean up messy data in a flash, with functions to remove special characters, whitespace, and more. Say hello to tidy data!
2023-04-07

Hidden R gems: package datapasta

datapasta: Copy-pasting data just got easier! datapasta lets you seamlessly paste data from spreadsheets or tables directly into your R scripts as data frames or tibbles. It’s a real time-saver!
2023-03-03

Hidden R gems: package packman

pacman: Tired of typing install.packages() for each new package you need? pacman is here to save the day! It’s a Swiss Army knife for package management, making installing, loading, and updating packages a breeze!
2023-02-03
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Selected Projects

Red Blood Cells - Malaria - New

RBC Malaria FTIR oPTIR AFM-IR

Chemical Heterogenity of Carbon Nanotubes assemblies

Chemical Heterogenity of Carbon Nanotubes assemblies

Characterisation of birdsnests by FTIR

EBN ATR-FTIR

Biofilms

Biofilms FTIR confocal

Prostate tissue: elemental analysis

Prostate SRIXE

Zeolites

Zeolites diffusion PFG-NMR

Celullose

NMR cellulose

Publications

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K Banas, A M Banas, G Pastorin, N M Hong, S Gupta, K Dziedzic-Kocurek, M B H Breese. Sensing the Changes in Stratum Corneum Using Fourier Transform Infrared Microspectroscopy and Hyperspectral Data Processing. Sensors, IF=3.4 (2023), 2024.

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A M Banas, K Banas, M B H Breese. Classification of the Residues after High and Low Order Explosions Using Machine Learning Techniques on Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectra. Molecules, IF=4.927(2021), 2023.

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Lynn Chua, Agnieszka Banas, Krzysztof Banas. Comparison of ATR–FTIR and O-PTIR Imaging Techniques for the Characterisation of Zinc-Type Degradation Products in a Paint Cross-Section. Molecules IF=4.927(2021), 2022.

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Thomas Calligaro, Agnieszka Banas, Krzysztof Banas, Iva Bogdanović Radović, Massimo Chiari, Marko Brajković, Massimo Chiari, Anne-Maija Forss, Irka Hajdas, Matea Krmpotić, Anna Mazzinghi, Eva Menart, Kenichiro Mizohata, Markku Oinonen, Laurent Pichon, Jyrki Raisanen, Zdravko Siketić, Žiga Šmit, Aliz Simon. Emerging nuclear methods for historical painting authentication: AMS-14C dating, MeV-SIMS and O-PTIR imaging, global IBA, differential-PIXE and full-field PIXE mapping. Forensic Science International, IF=2.395(2020), 2022.

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Paola Chytry, Guilherme Souza, Rafaela Debastiani, Carla dos Santos, Johann Antoine, Agnieszka Banas, Krzysztof Banas, Lucio Calcagnile, Massimo Chiari, Irena Hajdas, Mihaly Molnar, Primoz Pelicon, Nuno Pessoa-Barradas, Gianluca Quarta, Francesco Romolo, Aliz Simon, Johnny Ferraz Dias. The Potentialities of Accelerator-Based Techniques as an analytical Tool for Forensics: the case of Coffee. Forensic Science International, IF=2.395(2020), 2022.

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Recent & Upcoming Talks

Exploring Human Teeth Growth Patterns through Micro X-ray Fluorescence Mapping

Internal Singapore Synchrotron Light Source seminar series, season 4. Exploring Human Teeth Growth Patterns through Micro X-ray Fluorescence Mapping
2024-01-18 14:00 Singapore, Singapore
Slides

Classification of the Residues after High and Low Order Explosions using Machine Learning Techniques on Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectra

Internal Singapore Synchrotron Light Source seminar series, season 3. Classification of the Residues after High and Low Order Explosions using Machine Learning Techniques on Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectra
2023-03-30 14:00 Singapore, Singapore
Slides

Searching for the small evidence with infrared light

2022-06-21 10:00 Lecce, Italy
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Infrared characterisation of cultural heritage objects: standardapproach and going beyond diffraction limit

In Session: Open Science and dissemination of knowledge
2022-06-15 16:00 Vienna, Austria

Infrared spectroscopy for fuel fraud detection – building reproducible data analysis protocol

Brief introduction of using infrared spectroscopy for fuel fraud detection. Presentation of available sampling techniques for liquid samples (flow cells, ATR mode). Pointing the key issues in the experiment design and data processing for the reproducible research.
2022-05-12 14:40 Nairobi, Kenya
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