Institute of Fundamental Technological Research

Graduate of the Department of Electronics of the Warsaw University of Technology (1933). Until 1939, he worked at PZTR Państwowe Zakłady Tele- i Radiotechniki (Polish National Tele- and Radioelectronics Company) as technical director, constructor of amplifiers for the Polish Sejm, constructor of MS “Piłsudski” and MS Batory” transatlantic liners and also radio modulators for the General Staff of The Polish Armed Forces. During the Second World War, he took part in crafting equipment for the Polish Home Army and in decoding V1 and V2 missile control modules. After the war in 1945, he worked on reestablishing PZTR, and in 1949-1952 he worked at Państwowy Instytut Telekomunikacyjny (Polish Institute of Telecommunications). At around the same time, he started lecturing at the WUT Department of Electrical Engineering. Also at WUT, in 1947-1950, he headed the Telecommunications Division which, in 1951, developed into the Department of Communications. He became dean of the department in 1951, which he headed until 1952. Founder and Head of two Faculties – Podstawy Telekomunikacji (Fundamental Telecommunications) and Układy Elektroniczne (Electronic Systems). Organizer of Katedra Magnetyków i Dielektryków (Faculty of Magnetics and Dielectrics), Head of Zakład Układów Elektronicznych (Laboratory of Electronic Systems), later Zakład Układów i Aparatury Mikrofalowej (Laboratory of Microwave Systems and Equipment) at Instytut Podstaw Elektroniki (Institute of Fundamental Electronics). In 1953-1966, he organized and headed the Laboratory of Magnetics at Zakład Elektroniki IPPT PAN (IPPT PAN Laboratory of Electronics). Deputy Director for Science (1963-1966), member of the Scientific Council (1960-1978). Among his scientific pursuits, he researched the modulation and detection of laser light and optical fibres. Member of the Polish Academy of Sciences, honorary doctor (honoris causa) of the Military University of Technology in Warsaw, honorary member of the Association of Polish Electrical Engineers, member of international organisations, including the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Institution of Electrical Engineers, the New York Academy of Sciences and The Electromagnetic Academy. Author of 250 publications, patents and utility models. Mentor of generations of engineers and scientists, supervisor of 9 doctoral dissertations at IPPT PAN.

Graduate of the Jagiellonian University (UJ) and AGH University of Science and Technology in Cracow; he received his first doctorate under the supervision of Prof. W. Olszak in 1949, the habilitation degree in 1950. In 1952, he became associate professor and in 1958, professor. Since 1969, a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN). In 1953-1991, he worked at the Institute of Fundamental Technological Research (IPPT) and since 1956, he headed the Laboratory of Mechanical Vibration at the Department of Vibration Research and the Laboratory of Theoretical Machine Construction (since 1965), later called the Department of Mechanical Systems (1969-1977). Member of many scientific councils, including the Scientific Council of AGH Institute of Mechanics and Vibroacoustics. He was a versatile scientist with specific interest in: theoretical mechanics, vibration theory, machine dynamics, vibration technics, reliability, materials durability, materials engineering, diagnostics, systems engineering, cybernetics, praxeology and the study of science. Author of Nonlinear Vibration and Tribology study. Author of 265 articles, co-author of 7 monographs, editor of 5 monographs, and since 1963, editor-in-chief of Zagadnienia Drgań Nieliniowych (Nonlinear Vibration Problems), supervisor of over 30 doctoral dissertations. Member of scientific committees and societies. Organizer of national and international conferences. Honorary Doctor (Honoris Causa) of AGH in Cracow and the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava.