Professor, Department of Hydrology and Hydrodynamics

Institute of Geophysics Polish Academy of Sciences
Księcia Janusza 64, 01-452 Warszawa
phone: +48 22 6915-854, e-mail: j.napiorkowski@igf.edu.pl

Education

  • Professor of Earth Sciences – 2001
  • Hab. Dr.  thesis: Application of Volterra series in dynamic hydrology – 1989
  • Ph.D. thesis: “Identification of the conceptual reservoir model described by the Volterra series – 1979
  • M.Sc. thesis: Chain model of pipeline. Institute of Automatic  Control, Department  of Electronics, Technical University of Warsaw” – 1974

Emplayment

Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences

  • 2001 –          Professor at Institute of Geophysics PAS
  • 1990 – 2001 Associate Professor (Docent) at Institute of Geophysics PAS
  • 1983 – 1990 Research Associate (Adiunkt) at Institute of Geophysics PAS
  • 1975 – 1979 Senior Research Assistant
  • 1974 – 1975 Research Assistant
  • Head of Department of Hydrology and Hydrodynamics, Institute of Geophysics Polish Academy of Sciences (2004-2022)
  • Head of hydrological section under GLOBE program (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) since 2001
  • Head of PhD Program, Institute of Geophysics, 2000-2009

Civil Engineering Department, University College Dublin, Irlandia

  • Postdoc 1980-1983

Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Hydrologie, Wasserwirtschaft und Umwelttechnik, Niemcy

  • Humboldt Fellow 1991-1993

Research topics

  • Application of linear and nonlinear system theory to modelling catchment runoff and flow routing in open channel
  • Modelling of pollutant transport in rivers
  • Longitudinal dispersion in rivers
  • Prediction of streamwater temperature
  • The use of population-based metaheuristics for hydrological models calibration and reservoir system management
  • Management of the storage reservoir influencing the protected natural environment
  •  Expert and Decision Support Systems in water management (low flow augmentation, flood control)
  • Properties of signals propagating in hydrological models, statistic and stochastic analysis of rainfall records, implementation of flow prediction techniques (ARIMA, Deterministic Chaos, Artificial Neural Networks).
  • Vulnerability of water systems to climate change in Poland (1994-1997)
  • Adaptive Environment Assessment (1998-2001)

Awards and honors

  • 1979 – Scientific Prize of the VII-th (Geosciences) Department of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Professor Julian Lambor Prize) for Ph.D. thesis.
  • 1986 – Scientific Prize of the Scientific Secretary of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
  • 1988 – Scientific Prize of the VII-th (Geosciences) Department of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Professor Julian Lambor Prize) for Dr.Hab. thesis.
  • 1989 – The Tison Award of the IAHS for the paper: “Analytical solution of channel flow model with downstream control”, Hydrological Sciences Journal, 1988, vol. 33, pp. 269-287
  • 2011 – Distinction for scientific achievements in 2010-2011 awarded by the Director of the Institute of Geophysics PAS.
  • 2018 – Bronze Cross of Merit

Projects

  • Grant SHENG01 –Human and Climate Impacts on Drought Dynamics and Vulnerability – HUMDROUGHT, 2021-2023
  • Grant of Polish Committee for Scientific Research KBN 2 P04D 009 29 (PB 0531P04/2005/29), Management of the storage reservoir influencing the protected natural environment – upper Narew river system case study, 2005-2008.
  • Grant of Polish Committee for Scientific Research KBN 6 P04D 032 19 (PB 1168/P04/2000/19), Operational control of flood wave, 2000-2003.
  • Grant of Polish Committee for Scientific Research KBN 6 P04D 015 13 (PB 312/P04/97/13), Multi-criteria aspects of water reservoir systems reliability in the determination of optimal decision rules, 1997-1999.
  • Grant of Polish Committee for Scientific Research KBN 4S 401 016 06 (PB 0021/S4/94/06), Reservoirs management policy including multi-criteria rules in control of water management systems, 1994-1996.
  • The Sendzimir Foundation (USA): “Evaluation of the dynamics of pollution within the Narew National Park”, 2001
  • Grant of the Sendzimir Foundation (USA): “Towards Sustainable Futures for the Upper Narew Valley”, 2003-2004.
  • Technology Transfer Project “Recognition of Hydrological Processes in the Upper Narew Multichannel River System and their Influence on Sustainable Development of the Region” – cooperation between Institute of Geophysics PAS & National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering, University of Mississippi USA, 2003-2004.
  • Developing a detailed survey of water resources as part of conservation plans: National Park (NPN) and Natura 2000 „Narew Marshes” (PLH200002) and conservation plan of Natura 2000 protection area and Swamp Valley of the Narew River PLB (PLB200001)
  • Norway Grant: Climate Change Impacts on Hydrological Extremes (CHIHE)Pol-Nor/196143/80/2013, Leader of WP1 Changes in observed hydro-meteorological time series in Polish and Norwegian catchments, 2013-2016.

Activity in international and national organizations:

  • Member of the Central Commission for Scientific Degrees and Titles 2013-2020
  • Co-Editor (hydrology) of Acta Geophysica since 2017
  • Member of Committee of Geophysics Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Member of Scientific Council of the Institute of Geophysics since 2019
  • Member of the Narew Society for Environmental Protection
  • Member of  IFAC TC on Modelling and Control of Environmental System od 2012
  • Editor-in-Chief of Acta Geophysica 2009-2016
  • Member of Supervisory Board of ECOFUND – Polish Debt For Environment Swap 2001-2006
  • Associate Editor of Journal of Hydrological Sciences, since 1998-2003

Publications

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Web of Science77177424
Scopus94212626
Google Scholar157310329

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