Invited Lectures
Prof. Błażej Skoczeń, Cracow University of Technology, Kraków, Poland
- Experimental mechanics at temperatures close to absolute zero
- Characterization and modeling of materials applied in cryogenic conditions
- Properties of AM versus classical materials at extremely low temperatures
Professor Błażej Skoczeń (born 1960, full professor 2008) has been working at the Cracow University of Technology (CUT) since 1984. In 1992 he became an intern at the Vienna University of Technology and later on, in 1993, at the Toyohashi University of Technology in Japan. In 1994, he took an EU founded internship at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN, Geneva). During the period 1995-2005 he became an associate and then full-time employee of CERN, where he headed one of the teams working on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). In 2006, he worked at IFMA Clermont-Ferrand (France) as visiting professor. During 2009-2017 he acted as head of Institute of Applied Mechanics, and since 2012 he became member of the Senate of CUT. During 2013-2019 he became member of the Committee of Evaluation of Scientific Units in Poland (since 2017 he acted as chairman of the Commission of Exact and Engineering Sciences), and in 2019 he was appointed chairman of the Science Evaluation Committee at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. During 2016-2020 he participated as a foreign expert in the evaluation of scientific units in France (HCÉRES, Paris). He is member of editorial boards of two JCR scientific journals. In 2017 he was appointed member of General Assembly and Board of Directors of CISM, Udine, Italy. In 2020 he became corresponding member of Polish Academy of Sciences, and corresponding member of Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2022 he was elected member of Council and secretary of European Association for Experimental Mechanics (EuraSEM). Professor Błażej Skoczeń participated in several scientific projects worldwide, and headed many research projects in Poland. He is the author of more than 150 publications, reports and scientific studies, including three individual monographs (CERN, CUT, Springer Verlag). His research is focused on experiments and constitutive modelling of materials applied at extremely low temperatures.
Prof. Małgorzata Kujawińska, Faculty of Mechatronics, Institute of Micromechanics and Photonics, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
“Full-field optical metrology for testing and monitoring of micro and macro 3D engineering structures”
- Coding information with optical methods
- Interferometric methods and their applications
- Incoherent light methods and their applications
Malgorzata Kujawinska (SPIE Fellow, OPTICA Fellow) received Ph.D. degree in applied optics from the Warsaw University of Technology, WUT (Poland) in 1982, and the title of full national professor in 1997. She held post-doctoral positions with the Physical National Laboratory and Kings College London (UK). She had been the Head of Photonics Engineering Chair at WUT in the period 1997-2019. Currently, she is a Professor at the Faculty of Mechatronics at WUT. Her research interests are in full-field optical metrology (coherent and incoherent light methods) in applications for experimental mechanics, civil engineering, biomedicine and monitoring of cultural heritage objects. She focuses on such measurement/monitoring methods as digital holography and holographic tomography, holographic and speckle interferometry, grating interferometry, shearography, structured light method and digital image correlation. She is the author of one monograph, several book chapters and more than 250 papers in international scientific journals. She has been the leader of several prestigious projects financed by European Union, Foundation for Polish Science and other national and international agencies. She had been the 2005 SPIE President and vice-President of European Technology Platform Photonics21 (2005-2018). She is the recipient of SPIE 2013 Chandra S. Vikram Award in Optical Metrology and SPIE 2021 Denis Gabor Award in Diffractive Optics.
Prof. Stavros Kourkoulis, Department of Mechanics, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
- Pressure Stimulated Currents versus Acoustic Emissions in laboratory and structural experiments
- Detection of criticality conditions using Acoustic Emissions and concepts of “Non-Extensive Statistical Mechanics”
- Exploring the acoustic activity in mechanically loaded specimens and structural elements in the “Natural Time Domain”
Stavros Kourkoulis obtained his M.Sc. (1984) from the “School of Mechanical Engineering” of the “National Technical University of Athens” (NTUA) and his Ph.D. (1989) from the “School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences” of the NTUA, under the supervision of Academician Professor P.S. Theocaris.
Since 2014 he is Full Professor of Experimental Mechanics at the “Department of Mechanics” of NTUA, and, also, Professor of Mechanics at the “School of Corps of Engineers of the Hellenic Army”.
He is the Director of the “Laboratory for Biomechanics and Biomedical Physics” of NTUA. He was elected as Director of the “Department of Mechanics” and of the “Laboratory for Testing and Materials” of NTUA for the period 2016-2018.
He is the Dean of the “School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences” of the NTUA (elected in August 2018) and, recently (September 2023), he was elected member of the “Administrative Board of the NTUA”.
His research interests are related to Experimental Strength of Materials, Theory of Elasticity, Rock Mechanics, Structural Health Monitoring, Conservation and Restoration of Stone Monuments, and Biomechanics of the Musculoskeletal System. He is the author of more than 150 scientific papers published in peer reviewed journals and of numerous papers included in reviewed conference proceedings. Also, he is the author of three books (in Greek), while he is the Editor of five conference proceedings and the Guest Editor of five special issues of scientific journals. He has supervised 10 Ph.D. theses and more than 70 M.Sc. theses and Diploma Dissertations.
As Scientific Responsible he has implemented more than 30 scientific research projects funded from national and international sources with a total budget exceeding three million Euros.
He is Section Editor of “Fracture and Structural Integrity” and member of the Editorial Board of “Forces in Mechanics”. He serves as reviewer for more than 120 international scientific journals and he has been member of numerous scientific committees of international conferences.
Currently, he is the President of the “Greek Society of Experimental Mechanics of Materials” (member of the “European Structural Integrity Society -ESIS”) and member of the Executive Committee of ESIS.
Prof. Jerzy Małachowski, Military University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
Acting Director of the National Centre for Research and Development NCBR
“Maximizing energy efficiency of structures manufactured using additive techniques - a review study”
Prof. Jerzy Malachowski graduated from the Military University of Technology in Warsaw. He was awarded the title of professor in the field of technical sciences in 2019. The area of his scientific and research and implementation-technological work focuses on three main issues: the development of research methods for materials and structures, the development of computer research methods and simulation analysis in issues related to security and defense, and the development of research methods in issues related to biomedical engineering.
He has led numerous projects and participated as a contractor in more than 30 such projects focused on scientific, development, and implementation work funded by, among others, NCN, NCBR, EU (FP6, FP7 and Horizon 2020), EDA (European Defense Agency) and Science for Peace and Security (SPS-NATO). The results of this research include 9 patents obtained and 3 more in approval; a silver medal at the World Exhibition of Invention, Scientific Research, and New Techniques "Brussels INNOVA 2009"; 8 implementations of technological solutions carried out for the benefit of business entities, and more than a dozen technological expertise.
He was and is a member of the scientific committees of more than 40 national and international conferences. Recently, Prof. Malachowski holds and has held positions in scientific councils and committees, including as a member of the Mechanics Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences, member of the Mechanics of Structures and Materials Section of the Committee on Civil Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences, chairman of the Council of the Scientific Discipline of Mechanical Engineering of the WAT, member of the Council of the Lukasiewicz Research Network Institute - Aeronautical Institute (2019-2023), member of the Scientific Council of the Military Medical Institute, member of the Scientific Council of the IPPT of the Polish Academy of Sciences, member of the Council of Scientific Excellence (term 2024-2027), member of the Council for the Scientific Council of the Military Academy of Sciences. Lodz Province Industry Innovation Council (since December 2022), expert of the Ministry of Education and Science for the evaluation of evaluation achievements within the framework of the quality of scientific activity for 2017-2021, and vice chairman of the College of Deans of Mechanical Faculties of Polish Technical Universities for the term 2020-2024. Prof. Jerzy Malachowski has served as Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the WAT since 2016.
He regularly reviews numerous scientific articles in JCR-listed journals. His publication output is more than 600 items. Recently, he has conducted and maintains ongoing international cooperation with numerous centers and universities in Europe. He is a grantee of the NATO Fellowship Program Foundation and the US Research Council, allowing him to conduct research internships at Florida State University and Indiana State University.
Prof. Jerzy Malachowski in 2023 was awarded for significant achievements in scientific activities (team award). In 2022, he received a team award from the Rector-Commander of WAT for organizational achievements. In 2019, he received the Medal of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Management of the Poznan University of Technology, and in 2016 he was awarded the Prof. J. Szmelter Medal. In 2010, he received the Golden Cross of Merit from the President of the Republic of Poland, and in 2011 he received the Medal of the National Education Commission.