Rear Admiral Professor Tomasz Szubrycht – Rektor – Komendant Akademii Marynarki Wojennej im. Bohaterów Westerplatte

Rear Admiral Professor Tomasz Szubrycht, PhD, DSc, was born on October 1, 1963. After graduating with the first position from the Department of Navigation and Ship Armaments at the Polish Naval Academy in 1987, he started military service in the Reconnaissance Ship Group of the 3rd Ship Flotilla in Gdynia.

In March 1990 he was appointed the deputy commander of the reconnaissance vessel ORP "Hydrograf". In 1993 he was sent to specialist studies at the Naval Amphibious School in San Diego (USA), which he graduated with honors a year later. In November 1996 he took the position of the commander of ORP "Hydrograf". In 1997, for the results achieved in the reconnaissance activities during the BALTOPS exercise and the training of the crew, the ship under his command received a congratulatory letter from the Commander of the 8th Aircraft Group, Admiral W. W Copelland Jr.

In 1997-1998, Rear Admiral Tomasz Szubrycht was a postgraduate student at the Naval War College in Newport (USA), which he graduated with honors. During his studies at the Naval War College, he also completed an optional course in international relations organized by lecturers from Harvard University and representatives of RAND CORPORATION.

In 1999, ORP "Hydrograf", under his command, was awarded the title of the best ship of the Navy in the group of special ships. In 2001, he was awarded the "Exemplary Commander" badge. The ship under his command made a significant contribution to the title of the best reconnaissance unit in the Polish Armed Forces by the group of Reconnaissance Ships in 2001 and was awarded with the Honorary Mark of the Polish Armed Forces.

In May 2002, as the commander of ORP "Hydrograf", he defended his doctoral dissertation with honors at the Faculty of Navigation and Ship Weapons at the Naval Academy. Already in December of the same year, he was transferred to the Naval Academy, to the position of assistant professor. He engaged in research and teaching. In April 2005, he was appointed the Head of the Center for Decision Analysis and Naval Operations at the Command and Naval Operations Department. In 2009, he obtained the degree of habilitated doctor at the National Security Department of the National Defense University.

In the years 2010 - 2012, as Vice-Dean for Science, he was responsible for organizing the scientific activities of Command and Naval Operation faculty and for initiating and implementing the Faculty's cooperation with over a dozen national and international universities as well as scientific and research institutions. He is also the creator of the "Maritime Security Yearbook". In 2012, he became the Dean of the Faculty of Command and Naval Operations. Department headed by Rear Admiral Tomasz Szubrycht was authorized to confer the degree of habilitated doctor.

He is the initiator of the Military Training Program for Civilian Students at the faculty. The culmination of this work was obtaining the title of professor, which he received from the President of the Republic of Poland in 2013.

He is a member of the Scientific Committees of several specialist national and international safety journals. He is active in social organizations, including in the Maritime and River League and the Polish Nautological Society.

For his professional and scientific activities for maritime security and social activities, he was awarded, among others: "Gold Medal for Merit for National Defense", "Gold Medal of the Armed Forces in the Homeland Service", "Bronze Cross of Merit", "Silver Medal for Long-Term Service","For Merits to the Polish Navy","Pro Mari Nostro"medal,"Medal of the National Education Commission","Medals for Merit for the Police","Meritorious Sea Worker"badge,"90th anniversary of the Polish maritime administration"medal and the"Milito pro Christo"medal, and the university under his management was the laureate of the Benemerenti Prize of the Field Ordinariate.

For cultivating the tradition of the Navy and the memory of the fallen, he was honored by the Director of the Polish Army Museum with the medal “Col. Bronisław Gembarzewski ”.

From 23 January 2015, Rear Admiral Tomasz Szubrycht is the Rector - Commandant of the Naval Academy. In 2016, he was awarded the title of Honorary Professor of the Bulgarian Naval Academy, and in 2017, the title of Honoris Causa Doctor of the Romanian Naval Academy. He is the author of over 200 articles, monographs and original creative works.

On the Cadet’s Day, November 29, 2018, he was nominated to the rank of Rear Admiral by the President of the Republic of Poland.