The Institute of Mathematics of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Polish: Instytut Matematyczny Polskiej Akademii Nauk) is a research institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) headquartered in Warsaw at 8 Śniadeckich Street.Instytut Matematyczny official web page Polish Academy of Sciences
History It was established on November 20, 1948 as the National Mathematical Institute and in the same year the Mathematical Devices Group (Polish: Grupa 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) According to a 1945 project by Karol Borsuk, Bronisław Knaster and Kazimierz Kuratowski, the institute is subdivided into sections corresponding to the major branches of mathematics. In 1952, it was incorporated into the structures of the Polish Academy of Sciences. The institute conducts doctoral studies in the field of mathematics and is located at 8 Śniadeckich Street in the Śródmieście District of Warsaw.
Over the course of its history, a number of prominent Polish mathematicians were employed by the institute including Stanisław Gołąb, Kazimierz Kuratowski, Franciszek Leja, Edward Marczewski, Stanisław Mazur, Andrzej Mostowski, Władysław Orlicz, Witold Pogorzelski, Wacław Sierpiński, Hugo Steinhaus and Tadeusz Ważewski.
In 1972, the institute saw the establishment of the International Stefan Banach Center. It hosts workshops and conferences with participation of both young mathematicians and specialists from different countries around the world.
Structure The structure of the Institute of Mathematics of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IMPAS).https://www.impan.pl/en/institute/branches?layout=default Headquarters in Warsaw: 8 Śniadeckich Street, 00-656 Warsaw Gdańsk Branch: 18 Abrahama Street, 81-825 Sopot head – Prof. Tomasz Szarek Katowice Branch: 14 Bankowa Street, 40-007 Katowice head – Prof. Ryszard Rudnicki Kraków Branch: 30 Świętego Tomasza Street, 31-027 Kraków head – Dr hab. Michał Kapustka (IMPAN Prof.) Poznań Branch: 87 Umultowska Street, 61-614 Poznań Activities suspended Toruń Branch: 12 F. Chopina Street, 87-100 Toruń head – Prof. Yuriy Tomilov Wrocław Branch: 18 Kopernika Street, 51-617 Wrocław head – dr hab. Adam Nowak
Other IMPAN units: Stefan Banach International Mathematical Centerhttps://www.impan.pl/en/activities/banach-center Będlewo Conference Centre, near Poznańhttps://www.impan.pl/en/other-information/bedlewo-conference-center?layout=default Research Centreshttps://www.impan.pl/en/activities/research-centers: Dioscuri Centre for Topological Data Analysishttps://dioscuri-tda.org/ Centre for Applications of Mathematicshttps://www.impan.pl/en/activities/research-centers/mathematical-center-for-science-and-technology Central Mathematical Library – its collections include more than 80,000 volumes of books and over 85,000 volumes of journals. The Library provides readers with access to more than 5,000 electronic mathematics books and approximately 12,000 scientific electronic journals.http://im.katalog.pan.pl/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=impanwa--1&x=4&y=11
Awards The Institute presents the following awardshttps://www.impan.pl/en/activities/awards?layout=default:
The Stefan Banach Medalhttps://www.impan.pl/en/activities/awards/the-stefan-banach-medal Institute of Mathematics of the Polish Academy of Sciences Prize for outstanding scientific achievements in mathematicshttps://www.impan.pl/en/activities/awards/institute-of-mathematics-of-the-polish-academy-of-sciences-prize-for-outstanding-scientific-achievements-in-mathematics Kazimierz Kuratowski Prizehttps://www.impan.pl/en/activities/awards/the-kazimierz-kuratowski-award The Director of IM PAN Award for Distinguished Doctoral Theses (formerly the Marek Wacławek Foundation Awards) Barbara and Jaroslav Zemánek prizehttps://www.impan.pl/en/activities/awards/barbara-and-jaroslav-zemanek-prize
Directors of the Institute Kazimierz Kuratowski (1948–1967) Roman Sikorski (1967–1969) Jerzy Maria Łoś (1970) Czesław Olech (1970–1985) Bogdan Bojarski (1985–2002) Stanisław Janeczko (2002–2010) Feliks Przytycki (2010–2018) Łukasz Stettner (2018–2022) Karol Palka (2022–2026) Zbigniew Błocki (2026–present) Source:https://www.impan.pl/en/other-information/historical-information/70th-anniversary-of-im-pan?layout=default
Chairpersons of the Scientific Council
Wacław Sierpiński (1952–1967) Kazimierz Kuratowski (1968–1980) Karol Borsuk (1980–1982) Zbigniew Ciesielski (1980–1989) Czesław Olech (1989–2007) Andrzej Schinzel (2007–2018) Feliks Przytycki (2019–present) Source:https://www.impan.pl/en/other-information/historical-information/70th-anniversary-of-im-pan?layout=default
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