Rector

date of birth
1966

education

Gdańsk University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering (1989)

degree/scientific title

  • professor (2009),
  • habilitation - Gdańsk University of Technology (2003),
  • PhD - The University of Tokyo (1995)

employment

  • Gdańsk University of Technology: assistant professor (1999), associate professor (2004), full professor (since 2009),
  • Kuyavian-Pomeranian University in Bydgoszcz (2011–2015); full professor
  • University of Tokyo (1995–1999), assistant professor, associate professor

academic positions

  • Rector of Gdańsk University of Technology (since 2019),
  • Dean of the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering (2004–2008, 2016–2019),
  • Head of the Department of Strength of Materials at the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering (2015-2019),
  • Vice-Dean for Education at the Faculty of Civil Engineering (2002–2004)

institutional functions

  • Chair of the board of directors of the ENHANCE Alliance (since 2024)
  • Chairman of the Conference of Rectors of Polish Technical Universities (KRPTU) Academic Sports Committee
  • Chairman of the Council of Rectors of the Pomeranian Voivodeship (2020-2024),
  • Chairman of the Council of the Pomeranian District Chamber of Civil Engineers (since 2022)
  • Chairman of Academic Sports Association Environmental Organization in Gdańsk (since 2022)
  • Vice-Chairman of the Conference of Rectors of Polish Technical Universities (KRPTU) (since 2020)
  • Corresponding member of the Polish Academy of Sciences (since 2016),
  • Member of the Council of Curators of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Faculty IV, 2017),
  • Member of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Water Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences (since 2019),
  • Member of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery of the Polish Academy of Sciences (since 2019),
  • Member of the Mechanics Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences (since 2016),
  • Member of the Committee on Civil and Water Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences (since 2011),
  • Chairman of the Section of Structural and Materials Mechanics CCWE PAS (2016-2020)

external scientific placements

  • Monbusho doctoral scholarship of the Japanese Government for the implementation of a doctoral dissertation at the University of Tokyo (1992–1995),
  • One semester scholarship at Computer Science / Business Administration (Mount Aloysius College, Pennsylvania, USA)

membership in scientific institutions

  • Chairman of the Research Infrastructure Advisory Team at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (2019-2021),
  • Chairman of the advisory team for Lists of Scientific Journals and Peer-reviewed Materials from International Conferences in the Discipline of Civil Engineering and Transport (2019),
  • Member of the Team of Experts of the National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) to evaluate applications in the Iwanowska and in the Znaniecki programs (2018-2020),
  • Chairman of the Specialist Team for financing investments for the needs of scientific research or development work and IT infrastructure of science at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (2015-2017, 2017-2019),
  • Member of the Specialist Team for the assessment of applications for financing the purchase or production of research equipment constituting large research infrastructure and construction investments serving the needs of scientific research or development works at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (2011-2015),
  • Member of the CESU MSHE Evaluation team for exact and engineering sciences and natural sciences SI-NZ-1,
  • Member of the CESU MSHE Evaluation Team for Engineering Sciences SI-15,
  • Chairman of the SI-4 Evaluation Team appointed by the Committee for Evaluation of Scientific Units (CESU) of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education for construction and architecture,
  • Member of the Council of the Archives of Civil Engineering magazine (since 2018),
  • Member of the Scientific Council of the Material Building magazine. Technologies Market Performance (since 2018)

scientific interests

  • bridging, building mechanics, diagnostics and monitoring of engineering structures,
  • research aimed at developing vibration reduction systems for bridge structures caused by wind and earthquakes,
  • scientific research and development works related to the implementation of non-destructive diagnostics devices and technologies in infrastructure facilities and technical monitoring systems for structures

publications/scientific profile 

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awards and distinctions

  • Individual Pomeranian Quality Award (2020),
  • ‘De nihilo nihil fit’ prize awarded by the Marshal of the Pomeranian Voivodeship (2018),
  • Medal of the National Education Committee (2009),
  • Bronze Medal for Long Service (2008),
  • Award of the Prime Minister for the habilitation dissertation (2004)