Michał Z˙yczkowski
Michał Z˙yczkowski was born in Cracow in 1930. He did his studies in mechanical engineering at Cracow University of Technology, obtaining his first degree there in 1954, and the doctoral degree in 1955. He then attended the Imperial College in London, from which he received a diploma in 1958 and the degree of DSc in 1960. Returning to Cracow, he taught and carried out research in the Institute of Mechanics and Machine Design at the University, becoming a full professor there in 1969, the position he currently holds. At the University, he devotes much time to young research staff, having supervised 29 PhD dissertations and 11 DSc awardees. Five of these have become professors in Poland or elsewhere.
Professor Z˙yczkowski’s main research interests have been in plasticity theory, rheology, stability, and optimal design of structures. Recently, he has become interested in biomechanics. This research has resulted in his...
