The Institute mission is to generate the knowledge to support the
sustainable
use and protection of the marine environment through innovative,
high-level
scientific and technological research that significantly adds to the
knowledge
and understanding of the environment, and provides information and
technology
for its clients. The Institute's clients are Polish and international
users
of marine science and technology, the Polish community, governmental
agencies,
policy makers, educators and students.
The Institute of Oceanology conducts scientific research in the shelf
seas and
coastal regions including the Baltic and European Arctic Seas.
General information on IO PAS
The Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IO-PAS) was founded in 1983 as the successor to the Marine Station of the Academy in existence in Sopot since 1953.
Number of employees (April 2007) - 164, including:
- 21 Professors and Associated Professors
- 44 Doctors
The Mission of the Institute:
Strategic Directions of IO PAS Research:
- Role of the oceans in climate change and its effects for the European Seas:climate forming oceanographic phenomena including heat and salt fluxes and its variability in the Nordic Seas; mass and heat exchange between sea and atmosphere; observation and modelling of radiation fluxes in the sea - atmosphere system; mesoscale structures; water mass formation and internal waves; energetics of primary production; climate induced changes in the marine food web; biodiversity of glaciated fjords along environmental gradients
- Natural and antropogenic variability of the Baltic Sea environment; exchange of water masses in the Baltic Sea; monitoring of the Baltic Sea ecosystem using passive remote sensing methods; geochemistry and geochronology of organic matter in the Baltic Sea; speciation of heavy metals in sediment and water; accumulation and distribution of natural and artificial radionuclides in marine organisms, sediments and water; analytical and numerical investigations of sound scattering by aggregations; sound detection of gas bubble concentrations in sea water.
- Contemporary changes of the coastal ecosystems in the shelf seas: pelago-benthic coupling and sedimentation rates in coastal waters; numerical modelling of water circulation in coastal zone; sandy littoral ecology within the Integrated Coastal Management System.
- Genetic and physiological mechanisms of functioning marine organisms; principles of marine biotechnology: genetic and endocrinological mechanisms in marine fish and invertebrates; genetic polymorphism of some marine and fresh water species with the application of molecular markers; biological role of bacterial bioluminescence in the marine environment.
Participation in international research projects:
|
Title |
Contact person |
Since |
Until |
|
BONUS FOR BALTIC SEA SCIENCE |
Prof. Stanisław Ryszard Massel |
15.12.2003 |
14.12.2007
|
|
CARBOOCEAN (IP)an integrated research activity on the marine carbon cycle |
Prof. Janusz Pempkowiak |
01.01.2005 |
31.12.2009 |
|
DAMOCLES – Developing arctic modeling and observing capabilities for long-term Environmental Studies |
Prof. Jan Piechura |
01.12.2005 |
30.11.2009 |
|
DYNARC – Coastal colonization in rapidly changing Arctic environment |
Prof. Jan Marcin Węsławski |
01.04.2007 |
31.03.2008 |
|
ELME – European Lifestyles and Marine Ecosystems |
Prof. Jan Marcin Węsławski |
01.01.2004 |
31.03.2007 |
|
Eur-Oceans (NoE) – European network of excellence for Ocean Ecosystems Analysis |
Prof. Janusz Pempkowiak |
01.01.2005 |
31.12.2009 |
|
Habitat Mapping – Ecosystem approach to marine spatial planning – Polish marine areas and the Natura 2000 network. |
Prof. Jan Marcin Węsławski |
1.02.2007 |
31.01.2008 |
|
InterRisk – Interoperable GMES Services for Environmental Risk Management in Marine and Coastal Areas of Europe |
Prof. Jan Piechura |
01.09.2006 |
31.08.2009 |
|
IPY-CARE – Climate for Arctic and its Role for Europe (CARE) –a European component of the International Polar Year. |
Prof. Jan Piechura |
01.07.2005 |
31.03.2007 |
|
MARBEF – Network of Excellence on Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning |
Prof. Jan Marcin Węsławski |
01.02.2004 |
31.01.2009 |
|
MariClim – Marine ecosystem consequences of climate induced in water masses off West-Spitsbergen |
Dr Sławomir Kwaśniewski |
01.12.2005 |
30.11.2008 |
|
MARINE GENOMICS – Network of Excellence on Implementation of high-throughput genomic approaches to investigate the functioning of marine ecosystems and the biology of marine organism. |
Prof. Roman Wenne |
01.03.2004 |
28.02.2008 |
|
MarinEra – Coordination of National and Regional Marine RTD Activities in Europe |
Prof. Zygmunt Klusek |
01.11.2004 |
31.10.2008 |
|
NOGAP – Northern Oil and Gas Programme |
Dr Sławomir Kwaśniewski |
12.02.2007 |
31.12.2008 |
|
PRIMUS – Risk Analysis of Mussels Transfer |
Prof. Roman Wenne |
01.12.2005 |
31.12.2007 |
|
RaDyO – Measurements of wave-induced fluctuations in underwater radiance under various surface boundary conditions” |
Dr Mirosław Darecki |
01.10.2006 |
30.09.2010 |
|
SBI – Observational and modeling studies of the Arctic Ocean |
Dr Waldemar Walczowski |
1.03.2007 |
28.02.2008 |
IOPAS provides proffesional expertise and administration support for the Polish Ministry of Science and Information Technology being a partner in the ERA-NET programm BONUS for the Baltic Sea Science - Network of Funding Agencies
IOPAS is a coordinator of a State Committee for Scientific Research targetted project: "Development of satellite method of the Baltic ecosystem monitoring".
IOPAS is the host to Polish Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research.
IO-PAS is authorised to confer a PhD. and DSc Degrees of the Earth Sciences in the field of the Oceanology.
IO-PAS is the owner of the research vessel S/Y "OCEANIA".
- Library collection:
- Number of volumes - 7000
- Number of journal titles - 230
In the library a computerised catalogue under the ISIS system exists. It is currently being reconstructed in the VTLS system and connected to the Internet.
The Regional Oceanographic Database (data collected during the last 10 years)is under preparation.Database will be available through Internet.
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