CURRICULUM VITAE Michał Jerzy Zasada Prof., PhD, DSc, Eng. BASIC INFORMATION Address Starzyńskiego 18, 05-075 Warszawa-Wesoła, Poland Telephone Work: (+48) 22 59-38080; Cell: (+48) 691-178-156 E-mail Michal.Zasada@wl.sggw.pl Foreign languages English, Russian Professional interests growth and yield models, biometrics General interests amateur radio, computers, Internet ACADEMIC STATUS October 2010- Associate professor in Department of Dendrometry and Forest Productivity, Faculty of Forestry, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW in Warsaw, research and teaching position August 2004- Adjunct Assistant Professor in D.B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA January 2001-June 2004 Postdoc in D.B. Warnell School of Forest Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA, research position November 1998-September 2010 Assistant professor in Department of Dendrometry and Forest Productivity, Faculty of Forestry, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW in Warsaw, research and teaching position October 1993- October 1998 Research Assistant in Department of Forest Productivity, Faculty of Forestry, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW in Warsaw, research and teaching position EDUCATION February 2014 Professor of forest sciences; scientific title granted by the President of the Republic of Poland March 2008 Doktor habilitowany (habilitation, post-graduate degree, доктор наук) in forest sciences (forest management), Faculty of Forestry, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW in Warsaw. Specialization: forest management (The use of growth models for long-term forest resource projection based on the large-scale inventory data)
October 1998 PhD, forest sciences. Faculty of Forestry, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW in Warsaw. Specialization: forest mensuration and forest productivity (Growth model for fir /Abies alba Mill./) June 1993 MSc&Eng in forestry. Faculty of Forestry, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW in Warsaw (Pine Stand Structure Formation on Permanent Experimental Plots in the Maskulińskie Forest District) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE January 2013- Head of the Laboratory of Dendrometry and Forest Productivity, Faculty of Forestry, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW September 2012 Faculty of Forestry vice-dean for research and international cooperation, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, Poland (2012-2016 term) October 2010- Associate professor at Department of Dendrometry and Forest Productivity, Faculty of Forestry, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, Poland. Research on growth and yield models, new technologies in forest management planning and forest inventory; teaching of statistics, experimental design, forest mensuration, forest productivity, forest inventory (including instructions in English). September 2008-August 2012 Faculty of Forestry Dean, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, Poland (2008-2012 term) September 2005-August 2008 Vice-Dean for Student s Affairs, Faculty of Forestry, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, Poland January 2001-June 2004 Postdoc at D.B. Warnell School of Forest Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA. Research project: Long-term sustainability analysis of forest resources in Georgia and assessment of potential impacts of riparian zones and other regulatory and business constraints, financed by TIP3 November 1998-September 2010 Assistant professor at Department of Dendrometry and Forest Productivity, Faculty of Forestry, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, Poland. Research on growth and yield models, new technologies in forest management planning and forest inventory; teaching of statictics, experimental design, forest mensuration, forest productivity, forest inventory (including instructions in English). 2
October 1993-October 1998 Research assistant in Department of Forest Productivity, Faculty of Forestry, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, Poland. September 1995-September 1997 Programmer at Institute of Opinion and Market Research Pentor in Warsaw, Poland. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (last 5 yrs; full list at http://wl.sggw.pl/members/misioo/pubs/) Magnuszewski M., Bijak Sz., Orozumbekow A., Howe B., Musuraliev K., Zasada M., Bronisz K., Bronisz A. 2015. Different growth patterns of Picea schrenkiana subsp. tianshanica (Rupr.) Bykov and Juglans regia L. coexisting under the same ecological conditions in the Sary-Chelek Biosphere Reserve in Kyrgyzstan. Dendrobiology 73: 11-20. Brach M., Zasada M. 2014.The Effect of Mounting Hight on GNSS Receiver Positioning Accuracy in Forest Conditions. Croatian Journal of Forest Engineering 35(1): 245-253. Gawęda T., Małek S., Zasada M. 2014. Allocation of elements in a chronosequence of silver birch afforested on former agricultural lands. Drewno. Prace Naukowe. Doniesienia. Komunikaty. Vol. 57, nr 192. Gruchała A., Zasada M., Małek S., Skorupski M. 2014. Ocena założeń sposobu wykorzystania wiedzy leśnej przez absolwentów uniwersyteckich studiów leśnych w Polsce w świetle wymagań pracodawcy. [W:] Paschalis-Jakubowicz P., Bijak Sz., Stereńczak K. (red.) 2014. Wiedza i umiejętności zawodowe w prowadzeniu gospodarki leśnej. Wydawnictwo SGGW: 89-99. Gruchała A., Zasada M., Małek S., Skorupski M. 2014. Modelowy system kształcenia ustawicznego dla kadr Lasów Państwowych oraz innych instytucji zatrudniających leśników. [W:] Paschalis-Jakubowicz P., Bijak Sz., Stereńczak K. (red.) 2014. Wiedza i umiejętności zawodowe w prowadzeniu gospodarki leśnej. Wydawnictwo SGGW: 131-145. Kittel P., Petera-Zganiacz J., Dzieduszyńska D., Twardy J., Krąpiec M., Bijak Sz., Bronisz K., Zasada M., Płaza D. 2014. Badania kopalnego lasu ze schyłku vistulianu w dolinie Warty (Kotlina Kolska, środkowa Polska) (Research of subfossil forest from the Weichselian decline in the Warta River valley (Kolo Basin, central Poland). [W:] Bijak Sz., Zasada M. (red.) 2014. Stan i perspektywy badań dendrochronologicznych w Polsce. Studia i Materiały Centrum Edukacji Przyrodniczo-Leśnej R.14, Zeszyt 1 (30): 238-245. Magnuszewski M., Nowakowska J., Zasada M., Orozumbekov A. 2014. Charakterystyka genetyczna świerka Schrenka (Picea schrenkiana Fisch Mey) w gradiencie wysokościowym i geograficznym gór Tien-Shan w Kirgistanie. Sylwan 158(5): 361-369 Sarsekova D.N., Zasada M. 2014. Produkcyjność plantacji wybranych klonów topoli w południowo-wschodnim Kazachstanie (Productivity of the selected poplar cultivars in the plantation conditions in south-eastern Kazakhstan). Sylwan 158(6): 453-462. Socha J., Zasada M. 2014. Zagęszczenie i tempo naturalnego wydzielania w młodocianych drzewostanach brzozowych na gruntach porolnych (Stand density and self-thinning dynamics in young birch stands on post-agricultural lands). Sylwan 158(5): 340-351. 3
Tomusiak R., Ludwisiak Ł., Bronisz K., Baran E., Bronisz A., Wojtan R., Bijak Sz., Czajkowski M., Zasada M. 2014. Tabele wiekowe dla drzew z wczesnosukcesyjnych drzewostanów brzozy brodawkowatej (Betula pendula Roth) na gruntach porolnych (Age tables for silver birch (Betula pendula Roth) trees for early succession stands on abandoned agricultural lands). Sylwan 158(8): 579-589. Woziwoda B., Potocki M., Sagan J., Zasada M., Tomusiak R., Wilczynski S. 2014. Commercial Forestry as a Vector of Alien Tree Species? the Case of Quercus rubra L. Introduction in Poland. Baltic Forestry 20(1): 131-141. Zasada M., Bijak Sz., Bronisz K., Bronisz A., Gawęda T. 2014. Biomass dynamics in young silver birch stands on post-agricultural lands in central Poland. Drewno. Prace Naukowe. Doniesienia. Komunikaty. Vol. 57, nr 192: 29-39. Bijak Sz., Zasada M., Bronisz A., Bronisz K., Czajkowski M., Ludwisiak Ł., Tomusiak R., Wojtan R. 2013. Estimating coarse roots biomass in young silver birch (Betula pendula) stands on postagricultural lands in central Poland. Silva Fennica 47(2) article id 963 Zasada M. 2013. Evaluation of the double normal distribution for tree diameter distribution modeling. Silva Fennica 47(2) article id 956. Zasada M. 2013. Modelowanie rozkładów pierśnic młodocianych drzewostanów brzozy brodawkowatej na gruntach porolnych za pomocą dwuparametrowego rozkładu Weibulla (Modeling dbh distribution of young silver birch stands on former agricultural lands with the 2- parameter Weibull distribution). Sylwan 157(4): 268-277. (IF=0,263; 15) Zasada M., Stereńczak K., Dudek W.M., Rybski A. 2013. Horizon visibility and accuracy of stocking determination on circular sample plots using automated measurement techniques. Forest Ecology and Management 302: 171-177. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2013.03.041 (IF=2,766; 40) Pretzsch H., Bielak K., Block J., Bruchwald A., Dieler J., Ehrhart H., Kohnle U., Nagel J., Spellmann H., Zasada M., Zingg A. 2013. Productivity of mixed versus pure stands of oak (Quercus petraea (MATT.) LIEBL. and Quercus robur L.) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) along an ecological gradient. European Journal of Forest Research. DOI 10.1007/s10342-012-0673-y Bronisz A., Bijak Sz., Bronisz K. Zasada M. 2012. Climate influence on radial increment of oak (Quercus sp.) in Central Poland. Geochronometria. DOI 10.2478/s13386-012-0011-7 Liu S., Bitterlich W., Cieszewski C.J., Zasada M. 2011. Comparing the Use of Three Dendrometers for Measuring Diameters at Breast Height. Southern Journal of Applied Forestry. 35 (3): 136-141. Stereńczak K., Zasada M. 2011. Accuracy of tree height estimation based on LIDAR data analysis. Folia Forestalia Polonica, ser. A, 53 (2): 123-129. Wojtan R., Tomusiak R., Zasada M., Dudek A., Michalak K., Wróblewski L., Bijak Sz., Bronisz K. 2011. Współczynniki przeliczeniowe suchej biomasy drzew i ich części dla sosny pospolitej (Pinus sylvestris L.) w zachodniej Polsce (Trees and their components biomass expansion factors for Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) of western Poland). Sylwan, 155 (4): 236-243. 4
Zasada M., Stereńczak K. Brach M. 2011. Zależność między pierśnicą a cechami koron uzyskanymi z lotniczego skanowania laserowego (Relationship between dbh and crown characteristics derived by airborne laser scanner). Sylwan, 155(11): 725-735. Bronisz A., Bronisz K., Bijak Sz., Tomusiak R., Wojtan R., Zasada M. 2010. Dendroclimatological investigation on radial growth of silver fir from inside and outside distribution range in Poland. In Levanic T. et al. (eds.) TRACE Tree Rings in Archeology, Climatology and Ecology vol 8. Bruchwald A., Zasada M. 2010. Model wzrostu modrzewia europejskiego (Larix decidua MILL.) (Growth model for European larch (Larix decidua MILL.)). Sylwan, 154 (9): 615-624. Chmielewski L.J., Bator M., Zasada M., Stereńczak K., Strzeliński P. 2010. Fuzzy Hough transform-based methods for extraction and measurements of single trees in large-volume 3D terrestrial LIDAR data. In Bolc L., Tadeusiewicz R., Chmielewski L.J., Wojciechowski K. (eds.) Computer Vision and Graphics: Proc. Int. Conf. ICCVG 2010, volume 6374 of Lecture Notes in Computer Science: 264-273, Warsaw, Poland, 20-22 Sep 2010. Springer Verlag. Cieszewski C.J., Liu S., Lowe R.C., Zasada M. 2010. Spatially Explicit Biomass Supply Sustainability Analysis for Bioenergy Mill Siting in Georgia, USA. The Open Forest Science Journal, 3: 46-58. Bronisz K., Bronisz A., Zasada M., Bijak S., Wojtan R., Tomusiak R., Dudek A., Michalak K., Wróblewski L. 2009. Biomasa aparatu asymilacyjnego w drzewostanach sosnowych zachodniej Polski (Biomass of foliage in Scots pine stands of western Poland). Sylwan, 153(11): 758-767. Liu S., Cieszewski C.J., Lowe R.C., Zasada M. 2009. Sensitivity analysis on long-term fiber supply simulations in Georgia. Southern Journal of Applied Forestry, 33(2): 81-90. Lowe R.C., Cieszewski C.J., Liu S., Meng Q., Siry J., Zasada M., Zawadzki J. 2009. Assessment of Stream Management Zones and Road Beautyfying Buffers in Georgia Based on Remote Sensing and Various Ground Inventory Data. Southern Journal of Applied Forestry, 33(2): 91-100. Zasada M., Bronisz K., Bijak Sz., Dudek A., Bruchwald A., Wojtan R., Tomusiak R., Bronisz A., Wróblewski L., Michalak K. 2009. Effect of the cutting age and thinning intensity on biomass and carbon sequestration - the Gubin Forest District case study. Folia Forestalia Polonica, ser. A, 51 (2): 18-24. Bruchwald A., Zasada M. 2008. System prognozowania rozwoju Lasów Państwowych w Polsce na przykładzie Regionalnej Dyrekcji Lasów Państwowych w Radomiu (Prognosis system for State Forests - Regional Directorate of State Forests in Radom case). In: Grzywacz A. (red.) Zasoby przyrodnicze polskich lasów. Proceedings of 108 conference of Polish Forestry Society, Cedzyna 4-6 September 2008: 107-120. Podlaski R., Zasada M. 2008. Comparison of selected statistical distributions for modelling the diameter distributions in near-natural Abies-Fagus forests in the Świętokrzyski National Park. European Journal of Forest Research, 127: 455-463. 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 5
komponentów (Empirical equations for determination of the dry biomass of aboveground parts of the tree). Sylwan, 3: 27-39. Zawiła-Niedźwiecki T., Zasada M. 2008. Techniki geomatyczne w inwentaryzacji lasu potrzeby i możliwości (Geomatic techniques in forest inventory - needs and oportunities). WULS-SGGW Press, Warsaw (red.). 135pp. Zawiła-Niedźwiecki T., Stereńczak K., Bałazy R., Wencel A., Strzeliński P., Zasada M. 2008. The use of terrestrial and airborne lidar technology in forest inventory. Ambiencia, 4: 57-68. Bijak, Sz, Zasada, M. 2007. Oszacowanie biomasy korzeni w drzewostanach sosnowych Borów Lubuskich (Assessment of the belowground biomass in Scots pine stands of Bory Lubuskie). Sylwan, 12: 21-29. Chirrek M., Strzeliński P., Wencel A., Zawiła-Niedźwiecki T., Zasada M., Jagodziński M. 2007. Wybrane zdalne metody szacowania biomasy roślinnej w ekosystemach leśnych jako podstawa systemu raportowania bilansu węgla (Selected remote methods of woody biomass assessment in forest ecosystems as a base of the carbon balance reporting system). Roczniki Geomatyki, V (4): 7-16. Cieszewski C.J., Zasada M., Strub M. 2007. New dynamic site equation that fits best the Schwappach data for Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in Central Europe. Forest Ecology and Management, 243: 83 93. PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH PROJECTS (last 5 years) 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). Financed by EU 7FP 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. 2007-2010 Carbon balance in biomass of main tree species in Poland. Financed by Polish General Directorate of State Forests. OTHER ACTIVITY 2012 Member of the Polish Forestry Research Institute Scientific Board 2011- Member of the Committee of Forest Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences (2011-2014 term) 6
2010-2013 Participation (as an expert) in the project Curriculum Invoking Bologna-aligned Education Leading to reform in Environmental Studies CIBELES. Tempus. 2008-2011 Participation (as an expert) in the project Polish Education Dynamical Development Assistance (together with Jagiellonian University Cracow, Poland and University of Iceland, financed by FSS) 2009-2011 Participation (as an expert) in the project Central Asian Network for Quality Assurance and Accreditation CANQA. Tempus. 2009-2011 Member of the Scientific Committee in General Directorate of Polish State Forests Reviewer for: Forest Science, Journal of Forestry, Forest Ecology and Management, Annals of Forest Science, Canadian Journal of Forest Research, Sylwan, Biometrical Letters, Folia Forestalia Polonica, Annals of Geomatics, Remote Sensing of Environment, Mathematical Biosciences Member of Advisory Editorial Board for Folia Forestalia Polonica, Open Forest Science Journal and Studia i Materiały Centrum Edukacji Przyrodniczo-Leśnej in Rogów, Poland (2008-2012) Member of Polish Forest Society and Polish Amateur Radio Union PRIZES AND AWARDS WULS-SGGW Rector s Award for organizational achievements - 2014 WULS-SGGW Rector s Award for organizational achievements - 2012 WULS-SGGW Rector s Award for organizational achievements - 2011 WULS-SGGW Rector s Award for organizational achievements - 2010 WULS-SGGW Rector s Award for organizational achievements - 2009 WULS-SGGW Rector s Award for achievements in teaching - 2008 WULS-SGGW Rector s Award for research achievements 2006 WULS-SGGW Rector s Award for research achievements (PhD thesis) 1993 Information valid as of 5 February 2015 7