English CV

CURRICULUM VITAE
Karol Rafał Bronisz
PhD
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Address
Laboratory of Dendrometry and Forest Productivity, Faculty of Forestry,
Warsaw University of Life Sciences. Nowoursynowska 159 02-776 Warsaw,
Poland
Phone
Work: (+48 22) 59-38086; Cell (+48) 692-140-007
E-mail
[email protected]
Website
http://wl.sggw.pl/faculty/structure/produkcyjnosc/pracownicy/karol-bronisz
Languages
Polish, English (upper intermediate)
Computer
Statistica, R (RStudio), some: Microsoft SQL Server, SAS
Interests
growth and yield models, forest mensuration, forest inventory, data bases
Hobbies
computers, internet, historical books, jogging
EDUCATION ACCOMPLISHMENTS
March 2006 – September 2013
PhD Study, Faculty of Forestry, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland. Area of specialization:
Mensuration And Growth&Yield modelling (Thesis: “Prognosis of growth and development of silver
fir stands in Samsonów forest complex in Zagnańsk Forest District”).
May 2010 – July 2010
Erasmus student exchange program – Institute For Forest Growth, Albert-Ludwig University,
Freiburg, Germany.
October 2009 – July 2010
Postgraduate Study: Information System and Data Analyses. Faculty of Applied Informatics and
Mathematics, SGGW in Warsaw.
October 2000 – December 2005
M.Sc. & For. Eng. Faculty of Forestry, SGGW in Warsaw. Area of specialization: Forest Mensuration
(Thesis: “Accuracy verification of selected dendrometric formulas for lying-tree volume
determination for spruce”).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
March 2015 –June 2015
Three months postdoc in Institute of Forestry and Rural Engineering, Estonian University of Life
Sciences, Tartu, Estonia.
October 2014 Assistant professor in Laboratory of Dendrometry and Forest Productivity, Faculty of Forestry,
Warsaw University of Life Sciences, research and teaching position.
2012Project manager - FORest management strategies to enhance the MITigation potential of European
forests (FORMIT).Seventh Framework Program, European Union, Partner.
PUBLICATIONS (five main)
Bronisz K., Zasada M. 2016. Uproszczone wzory empiryczne do określania suchej biomasy
nadziemnej części drzew i ich komponentów dla sosny zwyczajnej (Simplified empirical formulas to
determine the dry biomass of aboveground components of trees for Scots pine). Sylwan 160(4):
277-283.
Neumann M., Moreno A., Mues V., Härkönen S., Mura M., Bouriaud O., Lang M., Achten W.M.J.,
Thivolle-Cazat A., Bronisz K., Merganic J., Decuyper M., Alberdi I., Astrupm R., Mohren F.,
Hasenauer H. 2016. Comparison of carbon estimation methods for European forests. Forest Ecology
and Management 361: 397-420
Bronisz K., Bijak Sz. 2012. Fazy wzrostu wysokości jodły pospolitej z Gór Świętokrzyskich (Height
growth phases of silver fir from the Świętokrzyskie Mountains). Sylwan, 156(7): 511-517.
Bronisz K., Bronisz A., Zasada M., Bijak Sz., Wojtan R., Tomusiak R., Dudek A., Michalak K.,
Wróblewski L. 2009 Biomasa aparatu asymilacyjnego w drzewostanach sosnowych zachodniej
Polski. (Biomass of assimilation apparatus in Scots pine stands of western Poland.) Sylwan 11:
758−767.
Zasada M., Bronisz K., Bijak Sz., Wojtan R., Tomusiak R. Dudek A., Michalak K., Wróblewski L. 2008.
Wzory empiryczne do określania suchej biomasy nadziemnej części drzew i ich komponentów
(Empirical formulae for determination of the dry biomass of aboveground parts of the tree). Sylwan
3: 27-39.
PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH PROJECTS (last 5 years)
2016-2020
Techniques and Technologies for Effective Wood Procurement (TECH4EFFECT). Horizon 2020,
European Union.
2014-2018
Remote sensing based assessment of woody biomass and carbon storage in forests (REMBIOFOR)
Financed by the National Centre for Research and Development.
2013-2017
Ecological and economic consequences of the presence of selected alien tree species in Poland.
Financed by Polish General Directorate of State Forests.
2012-2016
FORest management strategies to enhance the MITigation potential of European forests (FORMIT).
Seventh Framework Program, European Union.
2010-2012
Application of the terrestrial laser scanning for measuring of selected characteristics of forest
ecosystems. Financed by Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
2010-2012
Ecological consequences of birch secondary succession on former agricultural lands. Financed by
Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
COURSES
14-16 March 2016
Statistics in dendrochronology by Allan Buras, Fachgebiet für Ökoklimatologie, Technical University
of Munich
11-15 June 2012
GADA and BAI Fitting II Workshop by Chris Cieszewski, Faculty of Forestry, SGGW in Warsaw
19-22 April 2010
Training School: “Impacts of Climate Change on Growth and Mortality of Forests in Europe”
Institute For Forest Growth, Albert-Ludwig University, Freiburg, Germany.
23-27 June 2008
GADA and BAI Fitting Workshop by Chris Cieszewski, Faculty of Forestry, SGGW in Warsaw.
11-13 June 2008
Variable Plot Sampling (Bitterlich) Short Course by John Bell and Kim Iles, Faculty of Forestry,
SGGW in Warsaw.