Director of the INSTitute of geophysics  

Prof. Paweł M. Rowiński
ordinary member of Polish Academy of Sciences  

tel: +48 22 6915-950
e-mail: p.rowinski@igf.edu.pl

Education

• 2009 – Professor in Earth Sciences, granted by the President of Poland
• 2003 – Doctor Hab. in Earth Sciences (specialization geophysics), Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences 
• 1995 – Ph.D. in Earth Sciences (specialization geophysics), Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• 1988 – M.Sc. in Mathematics (specialization - applied mathematics), Institute of Applied Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Computer Sciences and Mechanics of the University of Warsaw

Additional post-graduate courses:

• 2007 – Efficient team management –Nationwide Education Center for Self-government and Administration
• 2000 – National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA: Theories for Sustainable Futures: Understanding and Managing for Resilience in Human-Ecological Systems

Research interests:

• environmental hydrodynamics 
• hydrology
• applied mathematics  

Participation in national and international scientific bodies:

• Rowiński, P.M., Okruszko, T., Radecki-Pawlik, A. (2022), Environmental hydraulics research for river health: recent advances and challenges, Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology, 22,2, 213-225 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecohyd.2021.12.003
• Caroppi, G., Västilä, K., Gualtieri, P., Järvelä, J., Giugni, M,. Rowiński, P.M. (2021), Comparison of Shear Layers Induced by Flexible and Rigid Vegetation in Partly Vegetated Channels, Water Resources Research, 57, e2020WR028243. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020WR028243
• Rowiński P.M., Västilä K., Aberle J., Järvelä J. , Kalinowska M.B., (2018), How vegetation can aid in coping with river management challenges: a brief review,  Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology, 18, 4, 345-354, DOI: 10.1016/j.ecohyd.2018.07.003
• Rajwa-Kuligiewicz A., Bialik R.J.; Rowiński  P.M. (2015), Dissolved oxygen and water temperature dynamics in lowland rivers over various timescales, Journal of Hydrology. and Hydromechanics, Vol. 63, No. 4, 353 - 363 , doi: 10.1515/johh-2015-0041
• Mrokowska M., Rowiński P.M., Kalinowska M.B. (2015), A methodological approach of estimating of resistance to flow under unsteady flow conditions,  Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 19, 4041-4053, doi:10.5194/hess-19-4041-2015

• 2019 – 2024 Coordinator of EU Grant, PASIFIC (Polish Academy of Sciences’ Individual Fellowships: Innovation &Creativity) within H2020 MARIE Skłodowska-CURIE ACTIONS, Co-funding of regional, national and international programs (COFUND), 12 mln Euro
• Since 2021 – Member of governing body SAPEA - Science Advice for Policy by European Academies, project financed by EU; grant No. 10033786; member of Working Group WP5 (Interaction of Academies)
• 2023-2025 Scientific Researcher -  Platform for scientific communication as open research infrastructure. Project financed by Ministry of Science and Higher Education. Programme Science for Society II  154/UMC/RJO1-BPS/2024 
• 2021-2024 Project supervision -grant for young scientists  funded by National Science PRELUDIUM (2020/37/N/ST10/01828) :Laboratory experiments on microplastics transport in open channel flow”, 208800 PLN
• 2011-2016 Project supervision -grant for young scientists  funded by National Science PRELUDIUM (2011/01/N/ST10/07395) pt: „ Resistance to flow under flood conditions”, 296 760 PLN
• 2007 - Norwegian Financial Mechanism and EEA Financial Mechanism, the Seed Money Fund: Biodiversity of the Natura 2000 sites in the NE Poland under new climate and hydrologic conditions: threats and protection (15 institutions from Poland and Norway)
• 2006 - 2007 - Grant from Ministry of Science and Higher Education: Numerical solution of two-dimensional equations of mass transport in fresh surface waters.
• 2006 - Grant from The Sendzimir Foundation (USA): Influence of Siemianówka storage reservoir on water quantity and quality in the Upper Narew River – experimental investigations.
• 2006 - 2007 - Grant from Ministry of Science and Information Society Technologies: Turbulent velocity fields in compound channels with trees.
• 2005 - 2007 - Grant from Ministry of Science and Information Society Technologies: Transport processes in rivers.
• 2003/2004 - US- AID in the Framework of US-Poland Technology Transfer Project: Recognition of hydrological processes in the Upper Narew multichannel river system and their influence on sustainable development of the region.
• 2002 - 2004 - Associate Coordinator of the US-Poland Technology Transfer Project financed by  US-AID.
• 2002 - 2004 - The Sendzimir Foundation (USA): Towards Sustainable Futures for the Upper Narew Valley.
• 2001 - The Sendzimir Foundation (USA): Evaluation of the dynamics of pollution within the Narew National Park.
• 1999 - Educational project titled “Workshops on the Adaptive Environmental Assessment and Management for the realization of sustainable development in the rural and wetland areas in the Upper Narew Valley” financed by the Ministry of Environment of Poland, Polish Environmental Partnership Foundation and the Sendzimir Foundation (USA).
• 1994 - Individual Grant of KBN (Polish State Committee of Scientific Research): Simulation method of solid particles transport in turbulent water environment.
• 1993 - Stony Brook Foundation Individual Grant: Survey of the state of the art on the hydrodynamics of the Gulf of Gdańsk and Vistula Estuary.

• 2017 - 2020 - Organization of 6th IAHR Europe Congress in Warsaw: hydro-environment research and engineering – no frames, no borders
• 2014 - 2019 - Implementation Phase, EPOS – European Plate Observing System – EU Project to establish a comprehensive multidisciplinary research platform for the Earth sciences in Europe – nominated as a member of EPOS IP Ethics Working Group 
• 2014 - 2015 - Member of the Management Board of the Centre for Polar Studies - Leading National Research Centre (KNOW) - prestigious award granted by the Minister of Science and Higher Education 
• Since 2014 - Advisor of the Advanced Research Center for River Operation and Management, Seoul, South Korea
• 2013 - EU Expert, Thailand EU Policy Dialogue Support Facility Programme, EuropeAid/132360/C/SER/TH
• Since 2006 - biannual organization of International School of Hydraulics under umbrella of International Association of Hydro-environmet Engineering and Research IAHR

PRIZES:

• 2023 – Silver Cross of Merit granted by the President of Poland
• 2022 – Elected Ordinary Member of Polish Academy of Sciences
• 2022 – Winner of Europe-wide election for the position of Chair of the Leadership Team of International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR)  Europe
• 2022 – Appointed as Honorary Chairman of the Committee Science Picnic of the Copernicus Science Centre and Polish Radio
• 2019 – Badge of Honor for services for the University of Life Sciences, SGGW, Warsaw
• 2018 – Elected by the General Assembly of the Polish Academy of Sciences as its Vice President (2^nd term of office) 
• 2017 – Selected to organize and chair IAHR Congress Europe 2020 in Warsaw 
• 2017 – Medal of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology in recognition of outstanding contributions to the development of the Institute of Geophysics – Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology 
• 2016 – Central European University Alumni Impact Award, Budapest, Hungary - to salute exceptional alumni whose actions bolster CEU's overall mission and enhance its international prestige 
• 2016 – Winner of Europe-wide election for the position of Vice Chair of the Leadership Team of International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR) Europe
• 2015 – Awarded Bene Merito distinction by the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs as an acknowledgement of services that contribute to strengthening Poland’s status in the international arena, particularly with respect to hydro-sciences in cold regions
• 2015 – Elected by the General Assembly of the Polish Academy of Scienecs as its Vice President
• 2015 – Elected Chair of the council of provosts of Division III: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences  by its General Assembly
• 2010 – Elected Corresponding Member of the Polish Academy of Sciences - the membership in the Academy is held for life, the total number of national members is restricted to 350 and the election is carried out among candidates with the highest scientific achievements and of recognized authority
• 2009 – Elected Member of the Scientific Society of Warsaw - the membership in the Society is held for life
• 2005 – Nominated by the Committee for Water Management of the Polish Academy of Sciences to chair International School of Hydraulics
• 2004 – Award of the Prime Minister of Poland for outstanding Habilitation Dissertation
• 2002 – Award of the Scientific Committee of the Institute of Geophysics for outstanding habilitation dissertation
• 2002 – Invited to contribute with a paper in Encyclopaedia of Life Support Systems, UNESCO
• 2000 – Based on worldwide competition invited by National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, Santa Barbara USA to participate in a course on sustainable futures 
• 1998 – Invited to represent Polish science by French Academy of Sciences for Conference Vivenda Europaea No2 in Strasbourg, France
• 1996 – Award of the Prime Minister of Poland for outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation 
• 1995 – Award of the Scientific Committee of the Institute of Geophysics for outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation
• 1994 – Stipend of the Foundation for Polish Science for outstanding young scientists
• 1994 – Individual Grant of KBN (Polish State Committee of Scientific Research): "Simulation method of solid particles transport in turbulent water environment"
• 1993 – Stony Brook Foundation Individual Grant - survey of the state of the art on the hydrodynamics of the Gulf of Gdańsk and Vistula Estuary
• 1991-1992 – Soros Foundation and Central European University fellowship at U.S.A., State University of New York at Stony Brook
• 1991 – Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft grant - research stay at Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie in Berlin, Germany 
• 1991 – Central European University fellowship - Environment Programme, CEU Hungary

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