Since completing her PhD at the University of Warsaw, Professor Roo-Zielinska has conducted extensive research across the fields of earth and environmental sciences, with a particular interest in phytosociology, plant ecology and geography of vegetation. In 1983 she received the Award of the Polish Ministry of Administration and Spatial Management, and she is a member of several national and international councils. In addition to conducting field work around the globe, Prof. Roo-Zielinska has produced multiple research reports for institutes and agencies such as the National Foundation for Environmental Protection and the Polish Academy of Sciences, participated in a number of EU and International projects (including multiple ministerial projects), and has published extensively in the field.