Professor Ryszard Andrzej Kotliński, Ph.D., D.Sc. CURRICULUM VITAE PERSONAL DETAILS First name, last name Ryszard Andrzej KOTLIŃSKI Date and place of birth I 7 March I 947, Krosniewice (Poland) Citizenship Polish Marital status married Private address Cyryla i Metodego Str. 9/9, 71-541 Szczecin, Poland Professional address University of Szczecin, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Marine Geology Unit Mickiewicza 18 Str. 70-383 Szczecin, Poland Phone +48 91 444 24 54 Email: ryszard.kotlinski @univ .szczecin.pl EDUCATION M.Sc. 1971, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Wroclaw. Wroclaw, Poland; specialisation: geology I geology of deposits Ph.D. 1978; Institute of Geology, Warsaw, Poland D.Sc. in geology/geology 2000, State Institute of Geology, Warsaw, Poland of metalliferous deposits Professor of Earth 2011, University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland Sciences /Oceanology -Marine Geology PROFESSIONAL CAREER 1971-1972 trainee in oceanography, Institute of Meteorology and Water Management , Marine Branch, Gdynia, Poland 1972-1974 research assistant, Baltic Geology Laboratory, Institute of Geology, Sopot, Poland 1974-1977 senior research assistant, Baltic Geology Laboratory, Institute of Geology, Sopot, Poland 1977-1988 assistant professor, Institute of Geology, Warsaw, Poland 1977-1980 Head, Department of Marine Raw Material Deposits, Marine Geology Branch, Institute of Geology, Sopot, Poland 1978-1980 Deputy Director, Marine Geology Branch, Institute of Geology, Sopot, Poland 1980-1987 Director, Marine Geology Branch, Institute of Geology, Sopot, Poland 1988-1992 Chief Geologist, Interoceanmetal Joint Organization (IOM), Szczecin, Poland 2001-2004 Professor, Faculty of Maritime Technology, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Poland 2004-present Professor, University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland 2006-present Head, Marine Geology Unit, Faculty of Geosciences, University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland 1992 -2011 Director General, Interoceanmetal Joint Organization (IOM), Szczecin, Poland 2011- 2012 Consultant, IOM Services 1980-1987 Member, lntermorgeo Scientific-Technological Council 1980-1988 National Coordinator for Research and Cooperation in marine geology, thematic group 4, World 's Ocean International Programme; 2004/ 2005 National Correspondent, IUGS Marine Geology Commission IOM coordinator, 10 month personnel training for ISA 1996-2001 Member, ISA Legal and Technical Commission 1980-present Member, Polish Academy of Sciences' Committee of Marine Research 2003-2006 Deputy President, National Committee for Cooperation with ECOR 2003-2006 Member, National Committee for Cooperation with UNESCO International Oceanographic Commission 2003-present Foreign Member, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 2004-present Member, Scientific Council, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, University of Szczecin 2004-present Member, Faculty Council, Faculty of Geosciences, University of Szczecin 2004-2005 Member, Group of Experts for UN Global Ocean Assessment 2007-2008 Member, Mineable Resources Commission, Polish Ministry of the Environment 200 7- 2015 Member, Polish Academy of Sciences Committee for Geological Sciences 2007- 2015 Member, Scientific Council, State Geological Institute -State Research Institute 2011-present Member, Polish Academy of Sciences Committee for Sustainable Management of Mineral Resources 2016-present Member, Geological Council, Polish Ministry for the Environment INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE 1988-present Involvement in international organisations and institutions (IOM, ISA, ISOPE, ECOR, UNESCO, UN) 1992-1996 Member, Polish delegation to UN sessions 1996-2010 Member, Polish delegation to annual (1st-17th) sessions of International Seabed Authority (ISA) 2008 President, Assembly (14th session) of International Seabed Authority (ISA) MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS 1972-present Polish Geological Society 1988-present Polish Mineralogical Society 1978-present Gdansk Scientific Society, 1988-2005 International Association of Sedimentologists 1995-present International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers -Ocean Mining Working Group 2000-present International Marine Minerals Society PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS Research aimed at elucidating structural differences and relationships in oceanic geodynamics in association with evolution of the Earth geosystem as well as underpinnings of the formation and distribution of oceanic metalliferous deposits. International legal aspects of exploration for and documentation of oceanic metalliferous deposits and their rational management, in agreement with UNCLOS provisions DISTINCTIONS AND AWARDS 1983 Badge of Merit for Polish Geology 2007 Minister of the Environment Award in Geology 1982 Silver Cross of Merit 1987 Golden Cross of Merit 2008 Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta Gryf Pomorski Golden Badge Foreign distinctions (Ukraine, Slovakia) PUBLICATIONS A total of 196, including 16 monographs, 6 books, 1 encyclopaedia, 55 research papers, 5 expert opinions, 1 patent; Four I : 25 000 000 1: 40 000 000 maps; -Map of oceanic deposits -Map of oceanic bottom structural forms -Map of lithospheric plates of the Earth -Map of ocean geodynamics Szczecin 17 March 2016. Ryszard Andrzej Kotliński .