Curriculum Vitae

Name:                     

Tomasz Kapitaniak

DOB:  

27 April 1959

Nationality:  

Polish

Present appointment:

Professor of Nonlinear Dynamics, Head of Division

Address:  

Technical University of Lodz, Division of Dynamics,

ul. Stefanowskiego 1/15, 90-924 Lodz, Poland

Telephone/Fax:      

+4842-6312231, 6365646

E-mail/http:

tomaszka@p.lodz.pl www.kdm.p.lodz.pl

Summary:

Higher Education and Qualifications :

• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Lodz, M.Sc. in mechanics, 1982.

• Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, University of Lodz, M.Sc. in applied mathematics, 1985

• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Lodz, Ph.D. in mechanics, 1985.

• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Lodz, D.Sc. in mechanics, 1988.

• Professor of technical science, title given by the President of Poland, 1995.

Awards and Distinctions:

Memberships Of Professional Bodies :

• American Physical Society (1998).

• European Mechanics Society (1996).

• London Mathematical Society (1991).

• Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (1998).

• Polish Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (1994).

• GAMM (1989).

• American Mathematical Society (1984-98).

• Elected Member of the Committee of Mechanics of the Polish Academy of Science, (2003-2006).

• Elected Member of the Committee of Theory of Mechanisms and Machines of the Polish Academy of Science (2003-2006).

Employment History and Work Experience : 

1983-89	Lecturer in mechanics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Lodz
1989-92	Associate Professor of mechanics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Lodz
1989-91	Visiting Research Professor, Department of Applied Mathematical Studies, University of Leeds
Since 1992	Professor of mechanics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Lodz
Since 1992	Head of the Division of Dynamics, Technical University of Lodz
1993, 1994	Visiting Professor, Department of Mechanics, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm
1996-99	Vice-dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
1997	Visiting Research Professor, Department of Applied Mathematical Studies, University of Leeds
1998	Visiting Research Professor, Institute for Plasma Research, University of Maryland, College Park

Research Interests :

Mechanical oscillations, nonlinear systems, stability, bifurcations and chaos, stochastic dynamics, mathematical modeling, ordinary differential equations, vibro-impact systems, applications of nonlinear dynamics in mechanical engineering  

Teaching and Administrative Duties:

Undergraduate Teaching

 Mechanical Vibration, (45 hours course, 15 lectures, 15 tutorials, 15 lab experiments)

Bifurcation and Chaos (30 hours course, lectures + tutorials)

Dynamics and Control (120 hours course given in English, 60 lectures, 60 tutorials and laboratory experiments

Postgraduate/Postdoctoral Supervision

Administrative Duties

 Since 1992, Head of the Division of Dynamics, Technical University of Lodz

1996-99, Vice-dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Research Grants:

Awarded

1. Dynamics and synchronization of nonlinear mechanical oscillators suspended on elastic beam, Ministry of Science and Higher education, Poland, 2006-09, PLN: 280800 (principal investigator, with K. Czolczynski, A. Stefanski and P. Perlikowski as co-investigators).

2. Impacts in mechanical systems with heavy spring elements, Ministry of Science and Higher education, Poland, 2006-08, PLN: 129298 (co-investigator with B. Blazejczyk-Okolewska as principal investigator).

3. Analysis of the synchronization phenomena in the array of chaotic oscillators, Ministry of Science, Poland, 2005-2007, PLN: 157300 (co-investigator with A. Stefanski as principal investigator).

4. Method of analysis of modes of oscillations of industrial robots manipulator elements with experimental verification, KBN, Poland, 2003-06, PLN: 157.000 (co-investigator, with dr P. Szumiński as principal investigator).

5. Theoretical and experimental analysis of dry friction in chaotic systems, 2003-05, KBN, Poland, PLN 138.800 (co-investigator, with dr J. Wojewoda as principal investigator).

6. Oscillations of two impacting oscillators, KBN, Poland, 2003-05, 2003-05, PLN 135.550 (principal investigator, with dr B. Błażejczyk-Okolewska as co-investigator).

7. Numerical and experimental analysis of the process of synchronization of chaotic dynamical systems, KBN, Poland, 2002-04, PLN 171.920.

8. Estimation of the largest Lyapunov exponent in non-smooth systems on base of synchronization of systems, KBN, Poland, 2000-02, PLN 64.480 (principal investigator, with dr A. Stefański as co-investigator).

9. Riddled basins of attractions in multidimensional dynamical systems, KBN, Poland, 1998-2000, PLN 52.000.

10. Analysis of motion of mechanical systems with impacts, KBN, Poland, 1997-2000, PLN 77.805 (principal investigator, with dr B. Błażejczyk-Okolewska as co-investigator).

11. Nonlinear dynamics of manipulators with stiff elements, KBN, Poland, 1996-97, PLN 25.515.

12. Chaotic dynamics of systems with many degrees of freedom, KBN, Poland, 1996-97, PLN 39.400.

13. Chaos in multi-dimensional systems – hyperchaos, EPSRC, UK, ₤10.000 (co-investigator, with Prof. J. Brindley from Leeds University as principal invesigator).

14. Method of elimination of self-exciting vibrations in systems rotor-gas bearing, KBN, Poland, 1994-96, PLN 49.000 (co-investigator, with dr K. Czołczyński as principal investigator).

15. Investigation of stochastic resonance in chaotic systems, KBN, Poland, 1993-95, PLN 16.000.

16. Control of chaotic motion in nonlinear systems, KBN, Poland, 1992-93, PLN 11.000.

17. Controlling chaos: applications in geophysics, The British Council, UK and KBN, Poland, joint grant, 1992, ₤1200.

International Academic Visitors

Profesional Activities:

Conferences organized

•  EUROMECH COLLOQIUM Noise and Chaos in Dynamical Systems, Spala (Poland), 1993, co-organizer

• International Conference on Applied Chaotic Systems, Inowlodz (Poland), 1996, co-organizer

Reviews

• Reviewer of research proposals for Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (UK) and State Committee for Scientific Research (Poland)

• Reviewer for Physical Review Letters, Physical Review E., Physica D, Physics Letters A, Chaos, Solitons and Fractals, International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos, International Journal of Nonlinear Mechanics, Journal of Sound and Vibration, Nonlinear Dynamics, Journal of Solids and Structures, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems.

Editorial Boards

• Associate editor of Chaos, Solitons and Fractals, since 1990

• Member of editorial board of International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos

• Member of editorial board of Machine Dynamics Problems

• Editor in chief of Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering

Shards

(1) Citations: over 1300 citations in the period 1989-2007

(2) Work Reviewed in Scientific Periodicals by Others

• Mathematical Reviews, issue 96c:34070 (1996)

• UK Nonlinear News, 18 (1999), www.amsta.leeds.ac.uk/Applied/

• news.dir/issue7.dir/art/books.html

• Chaos, Solitons and Fractals, 11, 641 (2000)

• UK Nonlinear News, 19 (2000), www.amsta.leeds.ac.uk/Applied/

• news.dir/issue7.dir/art/books.htm

• E-Streams, 3(5), www.e-streams.com/es0305/es0305_820.htm

• Applied Mechanics Review, 53, B12 (2000)

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