Adam Nawrot, Author at forScience Foundation

The oases of Antarctica

Post author:Adam Nawrot
Post published:15 January 2023
Reading time:16 mins read

When we think of an oasis, the first image that comes to mind is usually that of a lush green area amidst the endless sands of a desert, with camels quenching their thirst at a spring and caravan drivers dozing in the shade. Oases provide refuge from the heat and…

M.A.R.S. – Modular Analog Research Station

Post author:Adam Nawrot
Post published:10 January 2017
Reading time:2 mins read

Since 2015, we have been involved in the project whose aim is to build the first analog Martian station in Poland. The originator and the driving force behind this idea is Agata Kołodziejczyk, but formulating a plan, implementing it and developing the project would not have been possible without the…

Meet the Space III Conference

Post author:Adam Nawrot
Post published:2 December 2015
Reading time:2 mins read

The third edition of Meet The Space conference took place on 28–29 November 2015 at the Polish Aviation Museum in Kraków, Poland. The 3rd International Space Science and Space Technology Conference Meet The Space III 28-29 November 2015, Museum of Polish Aviation, Kraków, Poland Conference theme: Planetary Atmosphere Sampling This…

European Rover Challenge 2015

Post author:Adam Nawrot
Post published:10 September 2015
Reading time:1 mins read

On 5–6 September 2015 took place another edition of European Rover Challenge, whose main part is a prestigious international competition of Mars rovers designed and constructed by teams of students. The competition, as well as science and technology shows, and meetings with experts, took place in the Regional Science and…

Opening Day of the Astronomical Observatory in Rzepiennik Biskupi

Post author:Adam Nawrot
Post published:10 June 2015
Reading time:2 mins read

On 6–8 June 2015, an event promoting astronomy took place on the premises of the largest, privately owned astronomical observatory in Poland (Rzepiennik Biskupi, Małopolska). The three-day event included: Astronomical Cross Country Run/Walk, Space Picnic "Space Station III", Grand Opening of the Observatory. On the last day, as part of…

Pan Stanisław, or school in space

Post author:Adam Nawrot
Post published:5 April 2015
Reading time:3 mins read

Project promoter: Gimnazjum No. 1 in Lębork Project coordinator: Anna Rzepa Partners: Space Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw; Space Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences (Poznań) in Borowiec; Microsoft Supporters: forScience Foundation; Kosmonauta.net; Copernicus Project; Jagiellonian University, Polish Rocket Association Project logo © Pan Stanisław The project, whose…

Polar4Space Conference

Post author:Adam Nawrot
Post published:1 February 2015
Reading time:2 mins read

Can polar regions be useful in space research? Answering this question was the aim of Polar4Space meeting organized jointly by the forScience Foundation and Telemetrica at the Institute of Tourism, Warsaw School of Tourism and Hospitality Management, on 30 January 2015. The meeting was attended by 27 people from the…

Adam Nawrot

geomorphologist, hydrologist

A keen DIYer, wilderness enthusiast, Doctor of Earth Sciences. He took his first steps in science at the Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. Later on, he also spent several months at the University of Luxembourg, the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) and the University of Oslo. Currently, he works at the Department of Polar and Marine Research of the Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences.

The activity that gives him more professional satisfaction than anything else is fieldwork, and his taste for harsh conditions means that he gladly does research and gets involved in projects carried out in mountainous regions and in the Far North, mainly in Spitsbergen. His love affair with this part of the world started in 2005. Since then, he has taken part in numerous fieldwork expeditions to the Arctic and twice overwintered at the Polish Polar Station Hornsund, including once as the expedition leader. He is also responsible for the programme of environmental monitoring conducted by the Station.

He enjoys new challenges, as a result of which in 2015 he spent a few months in India, where he gained personal experience of decidedly non-polar conditions while working at a local school as an IT teacher. Since 2017, he has actively participated in the efforts aimed at reviving the A.B. Dobrowolski Polish Antarctic Station. What usually helps him get out of trouble is his unshakeable faith in dynamic planning and a bright personality.

As the founder and president of forScience Foundation, he is responsible for formalities, reports and budgets. He is also a gold mine of ideas for new projects, which we hope will soon see the light of day.

Barbara Jóźwiak

educator, educational manager, translator

A free spirit, plant lover, great fan of high mountains and long-distance walking trails, demon for work. Her practical skills and outdoor experience, as well as deep cultural sensitivity and respect for broadly-understood diversity developed during numerous, often self-organised travels, which offered a whole new perspective on the places she visited and people she met on the way.

As a philologist by training, she spent several years working in education. Soon after receiving a degree, she went abroad, which marked the beginning of a terrific adventure and gave rise to a lasting fascination with the countries and cultures of Central Asia. For several years she worked as a teacher of English and educational manager at International House schools in Russia and Kazakhstan, and as a volunteer teacher in remote corners of India, spending breaks between contracts roaming the roads, routes and paths of Asia. The experience played a major part in shaping her current outlook on education and life in general.

In 2013, she first visited Svalbard and two years later spent a month at the Polish Polar Station Hornsund, trying her hand at project fieldwork. Afterwards, she returned to Poland, where she got temporarily involved with the British Council. She also worked as a freelance translator, cooperating, among others, with the Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, and the Faculty of Earth Sciences of the University of Silesia.

Nowadays, she devotes the majority of her time to the forScience Foundation, where she gets involved in initiatives combining science and education with environmental protection and the preservation of cultural heritage. Apart from taking active part in project preparation and execution, she handles everything that qualifies as the written word, from project proposals, through everyday e-mails, to posts which you can read on this website and the Foundation’s Facebook page.

The oases of Antarctica

M.A.R.S. – Modular Analog Research Station

Meet the Space III Conference

European Rover Challenge 2015

Opening Day of the Astronomical Observatory in Rzepiennik Biskupi

Pan Stanisław, or school in space

Polar4Space Conference

Adam Nawrot

Adam Nawrot

Barbara Jóźwiak

Barbara Jóźwiak

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