Department of Zoology
Poznań University of Life Sciences
Prof.
Collegium Cieszkowskich New, ground floor, room 26
+48 61 848 77 21
Jan Mazurkiewicz
Head of Laboratory
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2010: DSc, Inland Fisheries Institute in Olsztyn
2002: PhD, Faculty of Biology and Animal Science, Poznan University of Life Sciences
1998: Master of science in animal sciences, Poznan University of Life Sciences
Experience and Employment
2019 (ongoing): University Professor at the Department of Zoology, Poznań University of Life Sciences
2016 (ongoing): 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 (ongoing): Head of the Experimental Feed Production and Aquaculture Technology Center in Muchocin, a unit of Poznań University of Life Sciences Muchocin http://muchocin.up.poznan.pl/en/
2010-2025: Deputy Head of the Department of Zoology, Poznań University of Life Sciences Zoology
2009 (ongoing): Head of the Laboratory of Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture at the Department of Zoology, Poznań University of Life Sciences Zoology
2008 (ongoing): Member of the Regional Nature Protection Council in Poznań
2002-2019: Assistant Professor at the Department of Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture, Institute of Zoology, Poznań University of Life Sciences
1998 (ongoing): 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
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
Other Activities
Selected projects
2001-2002: Optimization of the composition, production technology and evaluation of the suitability of extruded feed mixtures in the feeding of Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baeri Brandt 1869) – KBN – 6 P06E 044 20
2003-2004: The effect of the addition of probiotic preparations containing lactic acid bacteria on the growth performance and composition of the common carp intestinal microflora (Cyprinus carpio L.) – KBN – 3 P06Z 03324
2003-2004: “STAR”-Standarisation of river classifications: Framework method for calibrating different biological survey results against ecological quality classifications to be developed for the Water Framework Directive” – EU – EVK1-CT-2001-00089
2008-2010: Ichthyological inventory of selected tributaries of the Warta River – in cooperation with Polish Angling Association in Poznan
2010-2013: Possibilities of using small tributaries of the middle Warta River Basin for incubation of eggs and rearing of juvenile stages of salmonids fish – MNiSW – N N304 354139
2017-2019, Insects as novel protein sources for fish and poultry – TEAM TECH program of the Foundation for Polish Science
2018-2019: InnSecta: innovative technology for the production of feed materials based on insect biomass – NCBiR – European Founds Smart Growth
2019-2021: Innovative feed components in the nutrition of reophilic fish – optimization and increasing the efficiency of rearing juvenile stages – European Fisheries Fund Operational Program “Fisheries and Sea”
Teaching
Fish farming and breeding
Ichthyology
Aquaculture
Production technology of feeds for aquaculture
Fish health prophylaxis
Research interests
Inland fisheries, aquaculture, fish nutrition, feed production technology, utilization of food industry by-products in feed for aquaculture;
creation and management of experimental facilities for aquaculture;
management skills in aquaculture systems;
feed optimization and feed processing in experimental scale operations;
invasive alien species of water ecosystems.