The Institute of Mathematics of the Polish Academy of Sciences is a research institute of the

Polish Academy of Sciences The Polish Academy of Sciences ( pl, Polska Akademia Nauk, PAN) is a Polish state-sponsored institution of higher learning. Headquartered in Warsaw, it is responsible for spearheading the development of science across the country by a society of ...

.Instytut Matematyczny official web page
Polish Academy of Sciences

About the Institute

The institute is located at 8 Śniadeckich Street in

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

. It was established on November 20, 1948 as the National Mathematical Institute and in the same year the Mathematical Devices Group (Pol: ''Grupę Aparatów Matematycznych'') was established there, and this can be considered the beginning of computer science in Poland.The educational computer Elwro 800 Junior
(in Polish) In 1952 it was incorporated into the structures of the Polish Academy of Sciences. The institute conducts doctoral studies in the field of mathematics.

Branches

It is a national institution and, in addition to the headquarters in Warsaw, there are six branches in other Polish cities. *

: director - prof. dr hab. Łukasz Stettner *

Gdańsk Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benen ...

: head - prof. dr hab. Tomasz Szarek *

Katowice Katowice ( , , ; szl, Katowicy; german: Kattowitz, yi, קאַטעוויץ, Kattevitz) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Upper Silesian metropolitan area. It is the 11th most popul ...

: head - prof. dr hab. Ryszard Rudnicki * Krakow: head - dr hab. Michał Kapustka *

Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John ...

: titular professors: Jerzy Kaczorowski *

Toruń )'' , image_skyline = , image_caption = , image_flag = POL Toruń flag.svg , image_shield = POL Toruń COA.svg , nickname = City of Angels, Gingerbread city, Copernicus Town , pushpin_map = Kuyavian-Pom ...

: titular professors: Tomasz Rychlik and Piotr Śniady *

Wrocław Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, rou ...

: head - dr hab. Adam Nowak

Awards

The Institute presents the following awards:Awards
Instytut Matematyczny * Kamila Duszenki Award *

Stefan Banach Medal Stefan Banach ( ; 30 March 1892 – 31 August 1945) was a Polish mathematician who is generally considered one of the 20th century's most important and influential mathematicians. He was the founder of modern functional analysis, and an original ...

* Award for outstanding scientific achievements in the field of mathematics * Kazimierz Kuratowski Prize * Marek Wacławek Foundation Awards

References

External links

Institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences Education in Warsaw 1948 establishments in Poland {{math-stub