Work address:

Institute of Physical Geography and Environmental Planning,
Adam Mickiewicz University,
Dziegielowa 27, 61-680 Poznan, Poland
Phone: (+4861) 8296234
Fax: (+4861) 8296230
E-mail: cienje @ amu.edu.pl
Date and place of birth: July 12, 1948 in Poznan, Poland
Languages: Polish, English and Russian

• Author and co-author over 100 publications,

• Referee for papers submitted to remote sensing journals such as: International Journal of Remote Sensing, Remote Sensing of Environment, IEEE transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, Optical Engineering.

• Principal investigator of the following research project (in the past 12 years):

  • 2011-2014 Variation the short-wave solar radiation amount reflected from the soils resulting from their different tillage (NN 306004) 199900 PLN

  • 2009-2012 Hyperspectral reflectance properties of soils in Poland (NN 306013637) 264000 PLN,

  • 2009-2012 Estimation of soil organic carbon content using hyperspectral data (NN 306050739) 47500 PLN,

  • 2006-2008 Bare soil albedo at various illumination conditions and the soil surface shape (2P04E 03029) 61000 PLN,

  • 2004 Distribution of sky radiation in the optical domain for modeling the bidirectional reflectance function for soil surfaces (Rector grant) 20000 PLN,

  • 2004 Virtual soil surfaces for prediction of soil image in various illumination and observation conditions (Rector grant) 20000PLN,

  • 1999-2001 A directional reflectance model of cultivated soil surfaces taking into account their aggregates and micro-relief (6P04E 02316) 76000 PLN.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2000 Title of Professor in Earth Science awarded by the President of Poland;

1987 - present

Place: Institute of Physical Geography and Environmental Planning, Faculty of Geographical and Geological Science, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland

Positions:

2007 - present Professor (lectures on soil science, soil geography, and application of remote sensing in geography);

1991 - 2007 Associate Professor (lectures and classes on soil science, soil geography, and application of remote sensing in geography);

1987-1991 Assistant Professor (lectures and classes on soil science, soil geography, and application of remote sensing in geography);

1999 - present Head of Department of Soil Science and Remote Sensing of Soils

1996 - 1999 Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Geographical and Geological Science, Adam Mickiewicz University;

2006 - 2008 Member of the Adam Mickiewicz University Senate

1971 to 1987

Place: Department of Ameliorative Pedology, Agricultural University in Poznań, Poland

Positions:

1979 - 1987 Assistant Professor (lectures and classes on amelioration soil science and application of remote sensing in agriculture and forestry);

1971 - 1979 Assistant (classes on amelioration soil science);

1981 - 1983 Member of the Agricultural University Senate.

1985 Member of the National Council of Higher Education;

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ECQUIRED ABROAD:

1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2012 scientific research (several weeks each) at Blaustein International Center for Desert Studies, University of the Negev in Israel;

1995 - 2001 scientific research (several weeks each year) at Centre de Recherches d’Avignon, INRA, France;

1995 two-month scientific scholarship at University of Southampton and University of Nottingham, UK;

1993 three-month scientific research at the Centre de Recherches d’Avignon;

1991-1992 one-year scientific scholarship at the Centre de Recherches d’Avignon;

1990 one-month scientific scholarship at University of Oxford, UK.

2000 - Title of Professor in Earth Sciences
1989 - Agricultural University in Poznan, Poland, Post-Doctoral (Habilitation) in Agricultural Science Qualifying for Professor position, Dissertation title : "Soil surface moisture and roughness influence on the spectral response of soil in the visible and near-infrared Range and mathematical modelling of this relation"
1979 - Agricultural University in Poznan, Poland Ph.D degree in Agricultural Sciences, Dissertation title: "Spatial complexity of the Cybina River Valley organic soils on the background of physiographic conditions"
1971 - Agricultural University in Poznan, Poland, Master of Science in Land Melioration.

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