Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

MSc: Nicolaus Copernicus University (NCU), Faculty of Biology and Earth Science, Institute of Geography, 1999

PhD: Nicolaus Copernicus University, Faculty of Biology and Earth Science, Institute of Geography, 2006

Habilitation: Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Faculty of Earth Sciences, 2016

POSITIONS HELD

  • 01.10.1999, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Institute of Geography, Assistant

  • 01.10.2006, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Institute of Geography (), Assistant Professor

  • 01.01.2013, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Assistant Professor

  • 2019, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Faculty of Earth Sciences & Spatal Management, Associated Professor

THESES

  • The possibility of adaptation of World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB) for the major soil units of the Systematics of Polish Soils, M.Sc. Thesis in Earth Sciences, Institute of Geography, NCU University, Supervisor: prof. R. Bednarek, reviewer: prof. U. Pokojska. defence of the thesis: June, 1999.

  • Study on the adaptation of World Reference Base for Soil Resources International soil classification to soil cover of Poland, Ph.D. Dissertation in Earth Sciences, Institute of Geography, NCU University, Supervisor: prof. R. Bednarek, reviewers: prof. A. Mocek, AR Poznań; prof. S. Skiba, UJ Kraków). Public defence of the thesis: May 19th, 2006.

  • The problem of classification of technogenic soils in the context of their heterogeneity, Habilitation Dissertation in Earth Sciences, Faculty of Earth Sciences, NCU University, reviewers: prof. A. Mocek, AR Poznań; prof. M. Drewnik, UJ Kraków; dr hab. O Rachmonov, UŚ, Sosnowiec). Title granted on September 22nd, 2016.

ACADEMIC AWARDS

  • Nicolaus Copernicus University Rector Individual Award (granted on November 9th 2007);

  • Nicolaus Copernicus University Individual Rector's Award for achievements in the field of organization and didactics in 2013. (granted on October 27th 2014);

  • 3rd Degree Award of the Rector of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun (awarded on 19 November 2015) for achievements in the field of science and research.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • 2001, May - visiting researcher in the Department of Soil Science at the Lomonosov Moscow State University, the Supervisor - Prof. Dr. Maria Innokentievna Gerasimova.

  • 2003, 21-25th of July - 1st European Summer School on Soil Survey, Ispra, Italy

  • 2005, 18-22th of July - 3rd European Summer School on Soil Survey, Gödöllő , Hungary

  • 2005, July- visiting researcher in the Department of Soil Science at the Szent István University, the Supervisor - Prof. Dr. Erika Micheli.

  • 2007, December - visiting researcher in the Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Science in Nanjing, the Supervisor - Prof. Ganlin Zhang.

  • 2013, June – reviewer and main external examiner in PhD defence of Dissertation of Amuno, Aruomero Solomon Environmental Legacy of the Genocide: An Exploration into the Contamination Potential of Mass grave Soils; St. Joseph University, Macau, PRC.

PROFESSIONAL FUNCTIONS

  • World Reference Base for Soil Resources Podzols and Andosols Working Subgroup – co-chairman – 2004-2006

  • Regional Committee of Geographical Olympics in Toruń - secretary - 2006-2016

  • Soil Genesis, Classification and Cartography Commission of Polish Soil Science Society - member - 2009-ongoing

  • Faculty of Earth Sciences ERASMUS+ Coordinator - 2012-ongoing

  • Polish Soil Science Society Bydgoszcz-Toruń Branch - secretary - terms of office: 2015-2019 and 2019-2023

  • Soil Education Commission of Polish Soil Science Society - Chairman - 2015-ongoing

  • Regional Committee of Geographical Olympics in Toruń - Chairman - 2016-ongoing

  • International Union of Soil Science, SUITMA Working Group, Vice-Chair, 2017-ongoing.

RESEARCH GRANTS :

· Ministry of Science and Higher Education Grant "Impact of sealing of urban soils (Ekranic Technosols) on changes of their properties", Agreement No 4637/B/P01/2010/38” - Coordinator, 2010-2013 (40000 EUR).

· Validation of the Central European Soil database - project V4 [Visegrad Strategic Program (Strategic Grant)] nr 31210072, partners: University of Miskolc, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Czech University of Life Sciences from Prague and Soil Science and Conservation Research Institute from Bratislava – local coordinator, 2012-2013 (25000 EUR)

DIDACTICAL GRANTS :

HERODOT – European Union Erasmus Programme grant 103700-cp-1-2002-1-UK-ERASMUS-TN from 2003 to 2009 – Local Coordinator.

  • Expanding Horizons In European Geography Teaching (ExHEGeT) – European Union Erasmus Programme grant: ERA_IP_09/2008 – partners: NCU, Toruń; Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey; Babes-Bolyai Univerity, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; Liverpool Hope University, UK– Coordinator, 2008-2009;

  • Expanding Horizons In European Geography Teaching (ExHEGeT 2) – European Union Erasmus Programme grant:ERA_IP_15_2009/9/2008_2 - partners: NCU, Toruń; Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey; Babes-Bolyai Univerity, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; Ljubljana University, Slovenia – Coordinator, 2009-2010;

  • Expanding Horizons In European Geography Teaching (ExHEGeT 3) – European Union Erasmus Programme grant:ERA_IP_16_2010/3 – partners: NCU, Toruń; Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey; Babes-Bolyai Univerity, Cluj-Napoca; Ljubljana University, Slovenia, Vilnius University, Lithuania– Coordinator, 2010-2011;

  • Lingua Franca for European Soils (LiFES) – European Union Erasmus Programme grant LLP Erasmus (ERA/2011/IP/W/0010) – partners: NCU, Toruń; Life Science University, Wroclaw, Latvian Agricultural University, Jelgava, Latvia, Debrecen University, Hungary, Aleksandras Stulginskis University, Kaunas, Lithuania – Co-Coordinator (with M. Świtoniak, PhD.2011-2012

  • Lingua Franca for European Soils (LiFES 2) – European Union Erasmus Programme grant LLP Erasmus (2012-2-PL1-ERA10-28971) – partners: NCU, Toruń; Life Science University, Wroclaw, Latvian Agricultural University, Jelgava, Latvia, Debrecen University, Hungary, Aleksandras Stulginskis University, Kaunas, Lithuania – Co-Coordinator (with M. Świtoniak, PhD.2012-2013

  • The Cultural Heritage and Its Sustainability in Europe (CHiSE 1) – European Union Erasmus Programme grant LLP (Agrement No 2011-1-TR1-ERA10-27812) – partners: NCU, Toruń; Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey; Vilnius University, Lithuania; Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia; Lisbon University, Portugal – Local Coordinator, 2011-2012

  • The Cultural Heritage and Its Sustainability in Europe (CHiSE 2) – European Union Erasmus Programme grant LLP (Agrement No 2012-1-TR1-ERA10-36814)– partners: NCU, Toruń; Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey; Vilnius University, Lithuania; Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia; Lisbon University, Portugal – Local Coordinator, 2012-2013

  • FACES (Freely Accessible Central European Soils) 2015-1-PL01-KA203-016480 - Latvia University of Agriculture, Latvia; Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia; Wrocław Life Sciences University, Poland; Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czechia; National Agricultural and Food Centre, Luzianky, Slovakia; Debrecen University, Hungary; Ljubljana University, Slovenia; Aleksandras Stulginskis University, Kaunas, Lithuania - Coordinator, 2015-2018;

  • SYStem (Share Your Soils) - aim of the project is to create the international educational social media for the soil genesis and classification learning and information exchange much needed for teaching of young people born in digital times. The consortium brings together specialists from 11 Institutions from 8 countries (Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Slovenia and Spain); project No 2019-1-PL01-KA203-065101 Strategic Partnerships for higher education (KA203) of Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.

POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS ADVISED :

  1. 2005-2006 Beata Żołnowska

  2. 2006-2007 Bartosz Morawski

  3. 2006/2008 Andrzej Nowak

  4. 2009-2010 Marcin Chmurzyński

  5. 2009-2010 Jolanta Błaszkiewicz

  6. 2010-2011 Marlena Cendrowska

  7. 2011-2012 Anna Nowak - Thesis awarded by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in the 7th edition of the "Now Poland Promotion" for the best thesis on promoting Poland.

  8. 2011-2012 Marta Winkler

  9. 2012-2013 Patrycja Hudańska

  10. 2013-2014 Emilia Szynkowska

    1. 2013-2014 Magdalena Jasińska

  11. 2015-2017 Mikołaj Linowski

GRADUATE STUDENTS ADVISED :

2014-2015

1. Agnieszka Krueger - Turystyka kulinarna w województwie Pomorskim - Culinary Tourism in Pomerania Province

2. Anna Emilia Dąbkowska - Ocena atrakcyjności regionalnych odmian kuchni polskiej w kontekście turystyki kulinarnej Assessment of the attractiveness of regional variations of Polish cuisine in the context of culinary tourism

3. Agata Krystyna Kamecka - Turystyka kulinarna w Korei Południowej Culinary Tourism in Republic of Korea;

4. Agnieszka Agata Witkowska - Turystyka kulinarna w Portugalii Culinary Tourism in Portugal;

2015-2016

5. Zofia Trędowicz - Regiony winiarskie w Hiszpanii (Wine regions of Spain);

6. Claudia Zapiec - Potencjał rozwoju turystyki kulturowej w województwie kujawsko-pomorskim (The potential for the development of cultural tourism in Kuyavian-Pomeranian)

7. Damian Lewandowski - Enoturystyka we Francji (Enotourism in France)