Prof. Marek Pawełczyk, DSc, PhD
Head of the Department of Measurements and Control Systems
Vice-Rector for Science and Development
ORCID: 0000-0001-9494-3744
Room: 305
Tel.: (32) 237 10 50
Tel.: (32) 237 23 98
Email: Marek.Pawelczyk@polsl.pl
Place of work and position held
- Silesian University of Technology, Poland, Full Professor (full-time)
Information on degrees obtained (year, institution) and academic title (date obtained and field of study)
Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Sciences, field of technical sciences, scientific discipline automatic control and robotics - PhD - 1999, DSc - 2005, Professor - 2014.
Overseas research placements
- Technische Universität Ilmenau, Germany (1 month)
- The University of Birmingham, UK (1 miesiąc)
- Denmark Technical University, Lyngby, Dania (1 miesiąc)
- Southampton University, Southampton, UK (3.5 months)
- many shorter study visits to universities abroad, including many Chinese universities
Scientific discipline and speciality represented
Scientific discipline (according to the Polish catalogue): Control, Electronic and Electrical Engineering; scientific specialties: industrial automation, digital signal processing, process identification, adaptive control, vibroacoustics, materials engineering, Industry 4.0.
Functions and positions carried out
- Vice-Rector for Science and Development of the Silesian University of Technology
- Head of the Department of Measurements and Control Systems at the Silesian University of Technology
- Member of the Committee on Automation and Robotics of the Polish Academy of Sciences (member of the Presidium; chairman of the section Automatic Control Systems); previously also member of the Committee on Acoustics of the Polish Academy of Sciences
- Chairman of the Metrology Commission, K-ce PAN
- Vice-Chair of the Scientific Policy Committee, Ministry of Education and Science
- Member of two advisory teams at the Ministry of Education and Science
- President of the International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration - a scientific institute with a 30-year tradition operating in 70 countries (re-presidency - the first time in the Institute's history); previously Vice President for 8 years
- Member of 4 committees of the International Federation of Automatic Control
- Member of the Presidium of the College of Vice-Rectors for Science and Development of Polish Universities of Technology
- President of the Consortium of Silesian Public Universities
- Chairman of the "Progres3" consortium - about 20 universities from Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia, dedicated to capital accumulation in research and innovation.
- Vice-President of the Business-Science-Society Association "ProSilesia"
- President of the Chapter of Polish Congress Ambassadors
- Managing Editor of a JCR listed journal – International Journal of Acoustics and Vibration, member of editorial boards.
- Member of the Editorial Board of "Monographs of the Polish Academy of Sciences - Automation and Robotics Series".
- Member of the Programme Board of the "Silesian Electrical News" magazine
- Guest Editor of the journals Minerals and Applied Sciences (four issues)
- Member of the "PKP Energetyka" Innovation Committee
- Chairman or vice-chairman of the organising and scientific committees of 12 international conferences (each time 700-1200 participants from over 50 countries)
- Member of the scientific committees of 63 international conferences
- Coordinator of the Excellence Initiative - Research University Programme at the Silesian University of Technology
- Coordinator of the European University Initiative Programme at the Silesian University of Technology
Selected achievements
- Author of approximately 250 scientific publications, including 3 original monographs.
- Author of 18 plenary papers at international conferences and lectures at foreign universities
- Manager of 18 projects financed from external sources; contractor in 8 projects
- Reviewer of more than 150 scientific articles for more than 40 different journals; ca. 550 conference papers; 10 books; ca. 100 project applications; 14 PhDs; 9 habilitations; 4 applications for the scientific title of professor.
- Approximately 2000 implementations in industry: localization of control and data acquisition systems; distance and level measurement systems in liquids and gases in the presence of strong disturbances; active noise reduction systems in extensive ventilation systems.
- Patented innovative method for dry grinding of mineral raw materials with the use of an electromagnetic mill for micro- and macro-industrial applications; patented semi-active electromagnetic suppressor of transverse vibrations of surface elements; approx. 15 patent applications in Republic of Poland, EU and USA
- Promoter of PhDs: 5 completed; supervision of 3 consecutive PhD students)
- Promoter of 2 honorary doctorates (doctors honoris causa)
Prizes and awards
- Individual Prize and Team Prize of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education,
- Foundation for Polish Science Scholarship
- Award of Division IV of the Polish Academy of Sciences
- FIAT Award
- SIEMENS Award
- British Council Fellowship
- 16 Rector's Awards
- Bronze Medal for Long Public Service
- Medal of the 75th anniversary of the Silesian University of Technology
