Dr Ryszard Staniszewski was the Head of the Department of Ecology and Environmental Protection (2017-2025) at the University of Life Sciences in Poznań. In 1994 to 1996, he was a programmer at the Research Center for the Agricultural and Forest Environment of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Poznań. He obtained his PhD and DSc (habilitation) at the University of Life Sciences in Poznan. His research interests include mine water in the environment, Kujawskie Lakeland, Trapa natans, heavy metals in the aquatic environment, urban noise, lake modifications, inventory and the valorization of aquatic ecosystems. Stipends: SOCRATES, VUB Belgium, 1994, British Council, IFE East Stoke, UK, 1997.