Małgorzata Klimek (born 1957) is a Polish mathematical analyst and

mathematical physicist Mathematical physics is the development of mathematical methods for application to problems in physics. The ''Journal of Mathematical Physics'' defines the field as "the application of mathematics to problems in physics and the development of ...

known for her research on the

fractional calculus Fractional calculus is a branch of mathematical analysis that studies the several different possibilities of defining real number powers or complex number powers of the differentiation operator D D f(x) = \frac f(x)\,, and of the integration ...

and fractional differential equations. She is a professor in the Institute of Mathematics and Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science at Częstochowa University of Technology in Poland.

Education and career

Klimek was born on 16 July 1957, in

Bielsko-Biała Bielsko-Biała (; ; , ; ) is a city in southern Poland, with a population of approximately 166,765 as of December 2022, making it the List of cities and towns in Poland#Largest cities and towns by population, 22nd largest city in Poland, and an a ...

. She earned a master's degree in mathematics at the

Wrocław University of Science and Technology Wrocław University of Science and Technology () is a technological university in Wrocław, Poland. With buildings and infrastructures dispersed throughout the city, its main facilities are gathered at a central location near Plac Grunwaldzki ...

in 1981, and earned a Ph.D. in 1993 through the Institute of Theoretical Physics of the

University of Wrocław The University of Wrocław (, UWr; ) is a public research university in Wrocław, Poland. It is the largest institution of higher learning in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, with over 100,000 graduates since 1945, including some 1,900 researcher ...

, supervised by . She completed her

habilitation Habilitation is the highest university degree, or the procedure by which it is achieved, in Germany, France, Italy, Poland and some other European and non-English-speaking countries. The candidate fulfills a university's set criteria of excelle ...

through the Institute of Theoretical Physics in 2003. Klimek joined the staff of the Częstochowa University of Technology in 1985. She was named a full professor in 2015, and is Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science. She was president of the Częstochowa Branch of the

Polish Mathematical Society The Polish Mathematical Society () is the main professional society of Polish mathematicians and represents Polish mathematics within the European Mathematical Society (EMS) and the International Mathematical Union (IMU). History The society was ...

for 2011–2013. As well as many journal publications, she is the author of a research monograph on fractional differential equations, and two textbooks.

Recognition

Klimek has been given multiple awards by the rector of the Częstochowa University of Technology for her research and organizational accomplishments. In 2010 she was given the medal of the

Commission of National Education The Commission of National Education (, KEN, ) was the central educational authority in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, created by the Sejm and King Stanisław August Poniatowski, Stanisław II August on October 14, 1773. Because of its ...

References

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