Maria Holuszko, University of British Columbia

Research

Rare Earth Elements Coal mineralogy Coal tailings Liberation of REE from coal Physical separation REE mineralogy Surface chemistry of minerals flotation, nano flotation

Latest papers

Eco-Efficient Recycling of Printed Circuit Boards.
Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026 · senior author
Pathway to industrial application of heterotrophic organisms in critical metals recycling from e-waste.
Biotechnology advances · 2024

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Recovery of Critical Minerals and Rare Earth Elements from coal tailings from coalfields in British Columbia
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$249,875
Recovery of Gallium and Rare Earth Elements (REE) from LED waste using sustainable bioprocess
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$160,000
Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from coal tailings from British Columbia coalfields by nano-flotation
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$132,000

All 4 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Eco-Efficient Recycling of Printed Circuit Boards.

Suponik T, Franke D, Kar U, Gołuch P, Mrówka M, Holuszko M

Materials (Basel, Switzerland)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/ma19112289 PMID: 42279943

02

Pathway to industrial application of heterotrophic organisms in critical metals recycling from e-waste.

Golzar-Ahmadi M, Bahaloo-Horeh N, Pourhossein F, Norouzi F, Schoenberger N, Hintersatz C, Chakankar M, Holuszko M, Kaksonen AH

Biotechnology advances2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2024.108438 PMID: 39218325

Recovery of Critical Minerals and Rare Earth Elements from coal tailings from coalfields in British Columbia

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Mitacs Accelerate

Principal investigators: Holuszko, Maria Ewelina

Keywords: Mineral resources (prospecting, exploration, mining, extraction, processing); Environment

$249,875

Recovery of Gallium and Rare Earth Elements (REE) from LED waste using sustainable bioprocess

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Holuszko, Maria Ewelina ME

Keywords: Bioleaching intensification; Critical Elements and Minerals; Critical metals extraction; Gallium recycling; LED characterization; LED recycling; Rare Earth Elements; REE recycling; Secondary resources; Urban Mining

$160,000

Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from coal tailings from British Columbia coalfields by nano-flotation

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Holuszko, Maria

Keywords: rare earth elements; coal tailings; physical separation; flotation, nano flotation; coal mineralogy; ree mineralogy; liberation of ree from coal; surface chemistry of minerals

$132,000

Collaborative Research and Training Experience in Sustainable Electronics and Eco-Design (CREATE SEED)

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Santato, Clara C

Keywords: circular economy; consumer electronics; green chemistry; life cycle analysis; natural organic electronic materials; organic electronic devices; plastic waste; recycling; toxicology; urban mining

$1,335,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Rare Earth Elements Dear Professor Holuszko, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Eco-Efficient Recycling of Printed Circuit Boards." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Recovery of Critical Minerals and Rare Earth Elements from coal tailings from coalfields in British Columbia" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]