Professor Dr. Maciej Nowicki 

Biography
 
Mr. Maciej Nowicki was born on 28 September 1941, in Warsaw. 
Once having graduated form the Faculty of Environmental Engineering at the Warsaw University of Technology (1964) he commenced employment as researcher at the Polish Academy of Sciences (1964-1970), and then at the Warsaw University of Technology (1970-1986). In 1972 he obtained doctor's degree, and in 1976 qualified as the assistant professor in the field of atmospheric protection. In 1992, President of the Republic of Poland awarded Professorship to Dr. Maciej Nowicki.

In the period of 1989-1991, he performed function of the Under-Secretary of State at the former Ministry of Environmental Protection Natural Resources and Forestry, and in 1991 was appointed as the Minister of Environmental Protection Natural Resources and Forestry at the Cabinet headed by Dr. Jan Krzysztof Bielecki, Prime Minister.

In 1992, Professor Maciej Nowicki established the Eco-Fund Foundation ande held the Presidency tereof untill late October 2007.

In 1994-1995, he was the Deputy Chairman of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development, in New York, being then in 1996-1997 the Adviser to the Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), in Paris. 
His other prominent functions include: Membership to the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, in Salzburg; Poland's Representative to the European Commission (European Economic and Social Committee's Consultative Commission on Industrial Change (CCMI)); Membership to the "Man and Environment" Scientific Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences, and Membership to the State Council of Environmental Protection.

In 1996, Professor M. Nowicki was awarded "Der Deutsche Umweltpreis" (DBU), being the most prestige in Europe an environmental award which is being granted by the German Federal Environmental Foundation in recognition of one's overall achievements in the field of environmental research and policy making. In a monetary dimension, the amount of 350,000 DM of this prize was assigned by Professor M. Nowicki to establish foundation, the aim of which is to support personal curricula of outstanding environmentalists - graduates from the Polish Universities and Colleges. In the period of 1997-2007, several-month international scholarships were by this way financed to more than 160 Polish graduates in co-operation with the German DBU Foundation.

Professor M. Nowicki wrote more than 170 publications and 6 books dedicated to environmental protection and eco-development and participated to several hundred domestic and about a hundred international conferences where he delivered the relevant lectures thereto.

He has been awarded high State honours, including that of the Knight of the Polonia Restituta Order and the Golden Cross of Merit (Poland), and the Großes Verdienstkreuz mit Stern (Great Cross of Merit with Star - Federal Republic of Germany).

Professor M. Nowicki is married and has two daughters.
His hobbies are: history of art, architecture, music, religion, and tourism, including hiking.
He is not a party member.