Andrzej Noskowiak, PhD

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Experience and education

Education:

• 1975  – chemist technician, Chemical Technical School in Poznań
• 1985 – wood technology engineer – Agricultural University in Poznań, Faculty of Wood Technology
• 1998 – Master of Science in wood technology – Agricultural University in Poznań, Faculty of Wood Technology
• 2017 – doctor of forestry sciences – Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Wood Technology

Professional experience:

• specialist chemist at the Fibreboard Department of the Wood Technology Institute (from 1975 to 1989)
• technologist, senior specialist in the Department of Wood-Based Materials, Wood Technology Institute (from 1989 to 1999)
• assistant at the Department of Wood-Based Materials of the Wood Technology Institute (from 1989 to 2002)
• Head of the Department of Wood Research and Applications at the Wood Technology Institute (from 2002 to 2021)
• Head of Research Group of Wood and Construction Material Investigation (from 2022)
• representative in: PKN (the Polish Committee for Standardization) KT (Technical Committee) 215 “Design and construction of structures made of wood and wood-based materials” and PKN KT 181 “Forest Management”
• technical auditor of the Polish Center for Accreditation
• member of the Associations: Dom Drewniany and Stowarzyszenie Centrum Drewna Czarna Woda

 

The area in which she/he is an expert

I am an expert in the field of wood research and wood products as well as the development and/or modification of technologies based on wood raw material – in particular, research, technology, and application rules relating to:

• construction timber,
• engineering wood,
• wood-based materials,
• floors, including sports floors,
• construction carpentry products (windows, doors, stairs, wall cladding, etc.),

• wooden packaging, including in terms of compliance with international phytosanitary regulations.

My expert knowledge is manifested in: dozens of expert studies, developed new or modified technologies, normative documents, patents and numerous popular science and scientific publications.

About Łukasiewicz - PIT

For me, the benefit of being in Łukasiewicz is the possibility of continuing my professional work with easier access to people with complementary competences and skills.