Krzysztof Kurzydlowski#
| Membership Number: | 4161 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSICS & ENGINEERING SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 2015 |
| Main Country of Residence: | POLAND |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.ncbir.pl/en/about-the-centre/dyrekcja-ncbir/art,833,prof-krzysztof-jan-kurzydlowski-dsc-eng-director-of-the-national-centre-for-research-and-development.html |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2011 – Director of the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR)
- 2005 – 2007 Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Education and Science and in the Ministry of Science and Higher Education
- 1999 – 2005 Vice-President of the State Committee for Scientific Research
- 1999 – 2003 Dean of the Faculty of Materials Science, Warsaw University of Technology
- 1994 – 1995 visiting professor, Ecole de Mines, St. Etienne, France
- 1993 – 1999 Vice Rector, Warsaw University of Technology
- 1993 visiting professor, Brunel University, UK
- 1998 – Professor at the Faculty of Materials Science, Warsaw University of Technology (works there since 1981)
- 1986 – 1988 visiting researcher, University of Manitoba, Canada
Fields of Scholarship
- Solid state physics
- Electron microscopy
- Steorology
- Materials structure
- Nanomaterials characterization and design
- Degradation of materials
Honours and Awards
- Institute of Materials, Fellow of the Institute of Materials (FIM)
- International Society of Stereology, Fellow
- European Materials Research Society – Fellow of the Executive Committee
- European Pressure Equipment Research Council (3rd Vice President – since 2004)
- Warsaw Scientific Society, Fellow
- Foundation for Polish Science, honorary reserch professorial subsidy for technical scientists (2001)
- Polish Society for Material Testing (2004-2005 - Chairman)
- Three collective and one individual award conferred by the Minister of National Education
- Honorary Doctor, Technical Univ of Rzeszów (heart of the so called aviation valley in Poland)
- Honorary Doctor of Silesian University of Technology
- Honorary Doctor of Wroclaw University of Technology
- Several State medals and honorary distincions for service to academic community
