Prof. Jan Awrejcewicz
Department of Automation, Biomechanics and Mechatronics, The Lodz University of Technology, Poland
JA has been graduated from the Lodz University of Technology (LUT) in 1977 (Mechanics) and from the University of Lodz in 1978 (Philosophy). He obtained PhD (Habilitation) in 1981 (1990), and he became a Full Professor in 1997. Now he is a chair person of Department of Automation, Biomechanics and Mechatronics, head of a 4‐years Doctoral School on Mechanics, and a head of the Mechatronics Study at LUT. His research includes: Nonlinear mechanics (analytical, numerical and experimental methods): continuous systems (plates, shells, beams, and structures); thermo‐elasticity; mathematical methods in mechanics; asymptotic methods; dynamics of lumped mechanical systems; bifurcation and chaos; numerical methods; non‐smooth and discontinuous systems. Mechatronics and Control (mechanical and machatronical processes control; vibrations control; optimization). Biomechanics (modeling and analysis of human organs; stability of a human gait and motion; experimental and numerical methods).
JA authored and/or co‐authored: monographs‐44 (25 in Polish; 1 in Russian); textbooks‐2; editor/conference proceedings‐13; journal papers‐300; conference papers-337; chapters in books‐43, post-conference papers in books-23. Editor of 12 books, and Guest‐Editor of 18 journal special issues. He is the Editor of theJournal of Modeling, Simulation, Identification, and Control, Columbia International Publishing, USA.He supervised 20 PhD theses, and taught the following courses:Technical Mechanics; Control Theory; Fundamentals of Automation; Theory of Machines and Mechanisms; Biomechanics; Automation and Dynamics of Machines; Dynamic Systems and Control; Modeling and Control of Dynamic Processes; Mathematical Methods of Mechanics; Mechanical Engineering; Advanced Dynamics; Mathematical Systems Modeling; Modeling and Optimization.
He served/serves in Editorial Boards of 50 journals, gave 70 seminars at international universities, delivered 49 plenary/keynote talks, attended 300 conferences, and served as a member of scientific committees of over 100 conferences. He spent 10 years abroad carrying out research supported by: Fulbright Award for Seniors, University of California, Berkeley, 2001 (1 year); T. Kosciuszko Foundation Award, University of Illinois, Urbana (1999/2000), 3 months; Research Centre for Advanced Science and Technology, Tokyo University, Japan (1992), 9 months; Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS), Tokyo University, Japan (1990‐1991), 1 year;Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, University of Braunschweig, Germany, (1987‐1990, 1993), 2 years; ‘TEMPRA’ (1995), ENTPE, Lyon (1 year), Région Rhône‐Alpes (France); NATO Grant Award, Lyon, 2005 (3 months); Central European University (Budapest) 2003/2004 (2 months); Waikato University, Hamilton (New Zealand) 1996/1997 (2 months), among other.
JA is a recipient of the following international (I) and national (N) awards: (I) HUMBOLDT RESEARCH AWARD FOR SENIORS, TU Darmstadt, Germany, 2011‐2012; (N)MASTER Grant Award, Foundation for Polish Science, 2010‐2012; Golden Lamp Award (PGNiG) in technical sciences, 2006; awards of the Ministry of Science and Education for monographs in 2004, 2006, 2008; medal of Ministry of National Education (1998); Golden Cross of Merit (1996); Ministry of National Education award for publications (1996); Knight’s and Officer’s Crosses of Order of Poland Reborn (2001, 2013).
JA is a founder/main organizer of the series of international conferences “Dynamical Systems – Theory and Applications” (12); the conferences “Mechatronics: Ideas for Industrial Applications”, Warsaw, 16-18 May, 2012 and Łódź 12-14 May, 2014; “Nonlinearity, Bifurcation and Chaos. The Doors to Future”, Łódź, 16-18 September, 1996 and “Biomechanics – Modelling, Numerical Simulations, Experimental Investigations and Biomedical Applications”, Łódź, 7-8 December, 1998.