Head of
The Department of Geomechanics,
Warsaw University, Poland

Al. Zwirki i Wigury 93;
02-089 Warszawa PL
Tel: (+48-22) 55 405 10; fax: (+48-22) 55 40 001
e-mail: joanna.pininska@uw.edu.pl

Education:

Posts in Science at University:

Other selected Posts and Memberships in Science:

Member of the State Scientific Committee (since 1994 to 2000);

Member, Commission on Geological-Engineering Documentation (KDGI), Ministry of Environment (since 1979 to date);

Member of Board, Polish Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering Society (since 1993);

Member of Board, Polish Rock Mechanics Society (since 1993 to date);

Member of Scientific Board, Polish Geological Institute (since 1995);

Head of Scientific Board, Research & Development Unit "Hydrobudowa" (to date).

Main Scope of Scientific Activity:

geologist, professor at the Warsaw University, Faculty of Geology, Warsaw, Poland. Head of Department of Geomechanics and Deputy Head of the College of Interdisciplinary Studies on Environment Protection, Warsaw University. Specialisation in Engineering Geology and Environment Protection, Devastated Land Reclamation underground space Utilisation, Rock properties and historical stones elements examination.

Publications:

Author of over 150 publications, 6 monographs, author and co-author of over 50 expertises and projects (on Geomechanics, Engineering Geology and Environment Protection).

Selected supervising of Ph.D dissertations:

International: PhD dissertations concerning protection of historical monuments in Egypt (Deir El-Bahari area, (1994-1997)and Maadi Town area (1996-2001).

Domestic: PhD dissertations concerning geomechanics (last years): Acoustic Emission as a tool of monitoring of cracking process at the carboniferous rocks (1996), Energy of the damaging as a criterion of the critical strength of the rocks (1999), Anisotropy of the cracking processes of the krosnienskie sandstones from Mucharz (2002).