Józef Mayer (21 May 1939 – 19 November 2016) was a Polish chemist, specializing in
radiation chemistry Radiation chemistry is a subdivision of nuclear chemistry which studies the chemical effects of ionizing radiation on matter. This is quite different from radiochemistry, as no radioactivity needs to be present in the material which is being chemica ...
, the Rector of
Lodz University of Technology in 1996–2002.
Józef Mayer graduated from the Faculty of Chemistry of Lodz University of Technology (TUL), in 1961. In the same year he started work in the Department of Physical Chemistry. Józef Mayer presented his PhD thesis in 1968. In 1988 he became Associate Professor and in 1994 he received the title of Professor of TUL.
Mayer's research was focused on radiation chemistry and involved work on the matter of excited state and ion recombination admixtures in liquid hydrocarbons. He also did research on the process of reactivity transmission in solid polymers by means of impulse methods.
He wrote 110 articles and presented 120 reports and papers at conferences in Poland and abroad. He promoted four doctors. He was a member of "Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry" editorial committee, the
Polish Chemical Society
The Polish Chemical Society () is a professional learned society of Polish chemists founded in 1919 to represent the interests of Polish chemists on the local, national and international levels.
History
The society was founded of 118 Charter Me ...
, the president of
Polish Radiation Society in years 1989–1995. Józef Mayer was also a member of Miller Trust for Radiation, the Science Committee of Nuclear Institute in Warsaw, the Science Committee in
Polish Academy of Sciences
The Polish Academy of Sciences (, 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 distinguished scholars a ...
of Polymer Chemistry in Zabrze and the State Committee for Atomics, and also a member of the Department Committee of Polish Academy of Sciences in Łódź.
In years 1994-2007 Józef Mayer held the post of president of the Institute of Applied Radiation Chemistry of TUL. In years 1987-1990 he was Associate Dean and in 1990-1993 he was the Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry of TUL. Józef Mayer held a position of students' affairs dean in 1993–1996. He was the Rector of TUL in 1996–2002. He retired in 2008 and died on 19 November 2016.
Nie żyje prof. Józef Mayer. Były rektor Politechniki Łódzkiej zmarł w wieku 77 lat
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Awards and badges of merit
* Gold Cross of Merit (1983)
* Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2002)
* National Education Committee Medal (1996)
* Prime Minister Laurels (2001)
* Honorary Badge of Łódź (1990)
* Honorary Badge of Łódź Voivodeship (2002)
* Badge in merit to TUL (1987)
* Honorary Badge in Merit to Bielskie Voivodeship (1997)
* Badge in Merit to Akademia Techniczno-Humanistyczna in Bielsko- Biała (2004)
* Medal of M. Sklodowska-Curie Polish Radiation Society for scientific research (1989)
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1939 births
2016 deaths
Łódź University of Technology alumni
Academic staff of Łódź University of Technology
Polish chemists
Knights of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland)
Scientists from Łódź