Speakers

Prof. Maciej Chorowski DSc, Eng., born in 1958, graduated from the Faculty of Mechanical and Power Engineering at the Wrocław University of Technology in 1982, field of study: mechanics, specialty: refrigeration and cryogenics.

In 1996-1998 he worked at the European Organization for Nuclear Research CERN, participating in the development of the Large Hadron Collider’s (LHC) cryogenic system. In 2005-2012 he served as Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical and Power Engineering at the Wrocław University of Technology. Professor Chorowski is one of the prime movers behind the participation of Polish industry in developing large research facilities such as: Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in CERN, International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) in Cadarache, the European x-ray free electron laser (XFEL) in Hamburg and Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR) in Darmstadt. He is a member of CERN Finance Committee in Geneva and Procurement and Contracts Committee (PCC) at the EU's Joint Undertaking Fusion for Energy in Barcelona. Professor Chorowski is a President of Commission A2 on Liquefaction and Separation of Gases at International Institute of Refrigeration in Paris.

Professor Chorowski, among others, initiated the establishment of Wrocław Technology Park (WPT SA) and was its President in 2002-2012. He is a member of i.a. International Cryogenic Engineering Committee ICEC, Scientific Council of the Institute of Power System Automation (IASE) and Scientific Committee of MPWiK Wrocław (Municipal Water Supply and Sewerage Company). In October 2015 he was appointed by the President of the Republic of Poland to National Development Council, Science and Innovation Section. As of April 2016, he performs the function of Director of the National Centre for Research and Development.

Professor Chorowski is the author or co-author of over 150 publications on cryogenics and energetics.