Zbigniew Stanisław Marciniak (born 9 April 1952 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 ...

) is a Polish mathematician and university teacher. Between 2007–2009 he was an Education vice-secretary and from 2010 until 2012 he was Science Secretary.

Life

He graduated mathematic studies in 1976 on the Department of Mathematic, IT and Mechanics of

Warsaw University The University of Warsaw ( pl, Uniwersytet Warszawski, la, Universitas Varsoviensis) is a public university in Warsaw, Poland. Established in 1816, it is the largest institution of higher learning in the country offering 37 different fields of ...

. In 1982 he was taking a PhD degree in

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and postdoctoral degree in 1997. Dr. Marciniak specializes in

Group theory In abstract algebra, group theory studies the algebraic structures known as group (mathematics), groups. The concept of a group is central to abstract algebra: other well-known algebraic structures, such as ring (mathematics), rings, field ...

and

Ring theory In algebra, ring theory is the study of rings— algebraic structures in which addition and multiplication are defined and have similar properties to those operations defined for the integers. Ring theory studies the structure of rings, their re ...

. From the time of graduation he has been working for Mathematical Institute of

, from 1997 in the position of Professor. Since 1996 until 1999 he took the function of deputy head, then until 2005 the function of headmaster of this university. In 2005–2007 he led The Polish Accreditation Committee, next he became a leader of Committee on Teaching of Mathematics PAN. He takes the participation in the editorial committees of journals "Delta" and "Algebra and Discrete Mathematics", represented Poland in the

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coordinated by the

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. On 28 November 2007 he took the position of Secretary of State in Ministerstwo Edukacji Narodowej. On 26 August 2009 he was dismissed from the office. On 31 December 2009 he took the position of Secretary of State in Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego. On 31 January 2012 he was also dismissed.Zbigniew Marciniak dismissed from the position Secretary of State in Ministry of Science and Higher Education
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Silver Cross of Merit The Cross of Merit () is a Polish civil state decoration established on 23 June 1923, to recognize services to the state. History At the time of its establishment in 1923, the Cross of Merit was the highest civilian award in Poland. It was aw ...

and

Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta ( pl, Order Odrodzenia Polski, en, Order of Restored Poland) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on al ...

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