Dr. Andris Andrusaitis |
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Curriculum vitae : Andris is a marine biologist by education (degree by Shirshov Institute of Oceanology in Moscow, 1987). From 1995 to 2003, while continuing his research in plankton functioning in the brackish water systems, he served as the director of Latvian Institute of Aquatic Ecology. In 2003-2007 he worked as the Assistant Coordinator of the Baltic Sea Regional Project funded by the World Bank and the Global Environment Facility, and implemented jointly by HELCOM and ICES. In 2006-2009 Andris coordinated Latvian national research programme on impact of climate change on aquatic systems (KALME). Until 2013 Andris combined his administrative and scientific work with teaching of biological oceanography and functioning of aquatic ecosystems at University of Latvia. Having been involved in the development of the Joint Baltic Sea Research and Development Programme BONUS since its ERA-NET phase, Andris joined the BONUS Secretariat staff in 2008. As the Programme Manager, he is responsible for the scientific coordination of the Programme including development of the strategic research agenda, implementation of the Steering Committees decisions related to the Programme management, organisation of the Programmes scientific workshops and conferences, monitoring and following up of the projects, and organising Programmes specific reporting to the EU and national funding agencies. |