Rate My Professor Rafał Wiśniowski

Professor Rafał Wiśniowski, born on November 13, 1964, in Kraków, is a distinguished academic and administrator at AGH University of Science and Technology, where he has devoted his entire professional career since 1991. He graduated with a Master's degree in drilling from the Faculty of Drilling, Oil, and Gas in 1988, earned his PhD in mining and engineering geology in 1992 with a thesis titled 'Strategy for replacing drilling tools in the aspect of minimizing the unit cost of drilling a well,' completed habilitation in 2003 on 'Selected aspects of designing directional well structures using numerical techniques,' and was appointed professor of technical sciences in 2013. He also finished postgraduate studies in gas industry marketing and management in 2000. Starting as a trainee assistant in 1991 and assistant professor from 1992 to 2005, he advanced to associate professor and held key leadership roles: Head of the Department of Drilling and Geoengineering from 2012 to 2016, Dean of the Faculty of Drilling, Oil, and Gas from 2016 to 2020, and currently serves as Vice-Rector for Cooperation since 2020. He chaired the Discipline Council for Environmental Engineering, Mining and Energy and was active in the AGH Senate's budget and labor committees.