On 8 January 2018, at the Institute of Flow Machines of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Gdańsk, a solemn scientific seminar was held on: "Dynamics and diagnostics of rotor machines - years of research and experience" on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the birthday and 45th anniversary of the scientific work of prof. Jan Feliks Kicinski, a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences. His great research, teaching and organizational achievements were brought closer to the meeting.

The opening ceremony was performed by Prof. Dr hab. inż. Piotr Doerffer, Z-ca Director of Scientific Affairs, welcomed the esteemed Jubilee with his wife and guests, and presided over this unique meeting.

The seminar was attended by excellent guests:

  1. Prof. dr hab. inż. Elżbieta Frąckowiak – Vice President of the Polish Academy of Sciences
  2. Prof. dr hab. n. med. Janusz Limon – President of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Gdańsk
  3. Prof. dr hab. inż. Edmund Wittbrodt - Senator of the Republic of Poland
  4. Prof. dr hab. inż. Jacek Namieśnik – Rector PG
  5. Prof. dr hab. Ryszard Górecki – Rector of UWM
  6. Prof. dr hab. inż. Zbigniew Walczak – Rector of the State Higher Vocational School in Elbląg
  7. Prof. dr hab. inż. Tadeusz Chmielniak – Chairman of the Scientific Council of IMP PAS and the Committee of Energy Problems of the Polish Academy of Sciences
  8. Prof. dr hab. inż. Tadeusz Burczyński – Director of IPPT PAN
  9. Prof. dr hab. inż. Wojciech Nowak – Director of the Energy Centre AGH
  10. Prof. dr hab. inż. Marek Dzida – Proctor for Education PG
  11. Prof. dr hab. inż. Dariusz Mikielewicz – Dean of the Mechanical Department PG
  12. Prof. dr hab. inż. Adam Lipiński – Dean of the Faculty of Technical Sciences of the University of Warsaw
  13. Prof. dr hab. inż. Marzena Wilamowska – Korsak – Dean of the Faculty of Technical Sciences of the University of Warsaw
  14. Prof. dr hab. inż. Wojciech Litwin – Dean of Science, Department of Oceanotechnology and Shipbuilding PG
  15. Prof. dr hab. inż. Artur Rusowicz - Vice President for General Department of Mechanical Energy and Aviation
  16. Prof. dr hab. inż. Krzysztof Badyda – Director of the Institute of Heat Technology
  17. Prof. dr hab. inż. Krzysztof Józwik – Director of the Institute of Flow Machines Łódź University of Technology
  18. Prof. dr hab. inż. Witold Elsner – Director of the Institute of Heat Machinery University of Czestochowa
  19. Prof. dr hab. inż. Wojciech Cholewa – Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Basic Engineering Machines
  20. Prof. dr hab. inż. Wojciech Batko – AGH
  21. Prof. dr hab. inż. Tadeusz Uhl – AGH
  22. Prof. dr hab. inż. Zbigniew Dąbrowski - PW
  23. Prof. dr hab. inż. Zbigniew Kozanecki – Institute of Flow Machines Łódź University of Technology
  24. Prof. dr hab. inż. Wojciech Jaworski - Institute for Environmental Protection, Chairman of the PS4 Steering Committee
  25. Prof. dr hab. inż. Henryk Krawczyk – PG

representatives of local authorities and organisations:

  1. Maciej Kazienko – President of the Regional Environmental Protection Fund in Gdańsk
  2. Adam Mikołajczyk – Director of the Department of Economic Development UM
  3. Marek Zimakowski – the mayor of the Municipality of Przywidz
  4. Roman Ramion - Mayor of Cities

representatives of industrial institutions:

  1. Wojciech Czapla – Electric Taxi
  2. Marian Banacki – President of the Patronate Housing Cooperative
  3. Zbigniew Borkowski – President of Infracorr Sp. z o. o.
  4. Adam Roszczyk – President of Gdańsk Construction Cluster
  5. Lech Domański – President of the Gentleman Club
  6. Prof. Zdzisław Wajda, Honorary President of the Gentleman Club, former Rector of the Medical Academy in Gdańsk
  7. Krzysztof Wozniak - Chairman of the Human World Association
  8. Urszula Kokosińska - Project Manager Human World

Members of the IMP PAS Scientific Council and many others.

The presentation of the figure of the Jubilee was undertaken by Prof. Wojciech Cholewa, PhD, and then Prof. Jan Kiciński presented to the guests: My 70 years. Something about yourself, something for others. They then made their wishes and presented congratulatory letters and presents to the celebration of distinguished guests.

During a short break, the Jubilee received a huge birthday cake - a gift from the Crew, and the gathered guests sang the traditional Happy Birthday.

In the next part of the seminar, lectures on research conducted under the direction of Prof. Jan Feliks Kiciński, PhD, a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences, were given by his friends and pupils.

  1. Local diagnostic models – prof. dr hab. inż. Wojciech Cholewa
  2. From Diagnosis to Prognosis and what next? – Prof. Dr. Tadeusz Uhl
  3. New filtration and predictive solutions in the construction of monitoring systems as a result of scientific cooperation with Prof. Jan Kicinski – prof. dr hab. inż. Wojciech Batko
  4. On the use of non-linear phenomena in technical diagnostics – prof. dr hab. inż. Zbigniew Dąbrowski
  5. Analysis of dynamic properties of energy microturbins – dr. Grzegorz Żywica
  6. Kinetostatic properties and dynamic rotor machines placed on sliding bearings with hybrid lubrication – Dr. Wojciech Miąskowski
  7. Multi-criteria efficiency optimization of flow systems of professional and distributed turbines – Dr. Piotr Lampart, Prof. IMP PAN

Prof. dr hab. inż. Jan Feliks Kiciński received more than 40 congratulations received from the country and from the world.

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