Head of the Laboratory, Deputy Head of the Department
Email: jan.mazurkiewicz@up.poznan.pl
Phone: +48 61 848 77 21
Cieszkowskich New College, ground floor, room no. 26
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-3344-1094
Publications
Research Interests
- Inland fisheries, aquaculture, fish nutrition, feed production technologies for fish, use of alternative feed components in fish diets;
- Designing and setting up experimental facilities for aquaculture; management in commercial and conservation aquaculture systems;
- Optimization of feed composition and manufacturing methods at experimental and pilot scales;
- Fishery management in open waters, active conservation methods for endangered and economically valuable fish species;
- Invasive alien species in aquatic ecosystems
Teaching
- Fish Breeding and Rearing
- Aquaculture
- Animal Production Technologies – Fish
- Ichthyobiology
- Aquatic Animals and Their Functions in the Environment
Education
- 2010 – Habilitation in Agricultural Sciences, discipline: Fisheries, Inland Fisheries Institute, Olsztyn
- 2002 – PhD in Agricultural Sciences in the field of Animal Husbandry, specialization: Fish Nutrition, Poznań University of Life Sciences
- 1998 – Master of Science in Engineering, Zootechnics, Poznań University of Life Sciences
Experience and Employment
- 2019–Present: University Professor at the Department of Zoology, Poznań University of Life Sciences
- 2016–Present: Vice-Dean for Studies in Zootechnics and Studies in Animal Production Management at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Poznań University of Life Sciences WWZ Website
- 2011–Present: Director of the Experimental Feed Production and Aquaculture Technology Center in Muchocin, a unit of Poznań University of Life Sciences Muchocin Website
- 2010–Present: Deputy Head of the Department of Zoology, Poznań University of Life Sciences Zoology Website
- 2009–Present: Head of the Laboratory of Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture at the Department of Zoology, Poznań University of Life Sciences Zoology Website
- 2008–Present: Member of the Regional Nature Protection Council in Poznań
- 2002–Present: Assistant Professor at the Department of Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture, Institute of Zoology, Poznań University of Life Sciences
- 1998–Present: Leader or participant in over 30 scientific or R&D projects funded by the EU, the National Centre for Research and Development, and programs such as “FISH 2007–2013,” “Fisheries and the Sea 2014–2020,” “European Funds for Fisheries 2021–2027,” as well as industry contracts in aquaculture, fish feed production, and inland fisheries
Awards and Honors
- 2024: Medal “Distinguished for the Poznań University of Life Sciences”
- 2021: Award from the Committee on Animal Sciences and Aquaculture of the Polish Academy of Sciences for the scientific achievement “Development of production technology and the use of insect-based materials in animal nutrition”
- 2021: Medal of the National Education Commission
- 2020: Team Award II Degree by the Rector of PULS for organizational achievements, particularly for adapting study programs to legislative requirements
- 2019: Medal for contributions to the academic, scientific, and organizational development of agricultural and forestry studies at the Poznań University of Life Sciences
- 2016–2023: Team Awards I Degree by the Rector of PULS for initiatives that improved teaching conditions and academic results
- 2015: Award from the Wielkopolska Voivodeship Government in the “Wielkopolska Rybna” competition for the project “Restoration and reintroduction of whitefish and vendace in lakes managed by the Experimental Feed Production and Aquaculture Technology Center in Muchocin – implementing a model of active protection of fish species crucial for biodiversity conservation and the Międzychód-Sieraków Lake District”
- 2010: Award from the Director of the Inland Fisheries Institute in Olsztyn for habilitation dissertation
- 2009/2010: Lecturer of the Year 2009/2010, Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Biology, Poznań University of Life Sciences
- 1998: Medal “For Achievements in Studies” awarded by the Rector of the Agricultural University of Poznań