We are pleased to announce that Cezary Rapiejko, DSc, PhD, Associate Professor at Lodz University of Technology, a member of our Department, has been elected Vice-Chair of the Foundry Commission of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Katowice Branch, for the 2027-2030 term.
The election took place during the reporting and election meeting of the Foundry Commission, held on 22 September 2026 at the Kielce Trade Fair Centre. The meeting was organized alongside the METAL, HEAT TREATMENT, NON-FERROUS, CONTROL-TECH and FILTECH trade fairs, bringing together representatives of academia and industry involved in foundry engineering and materials science.
As a result of the elections, Jan Jezierski, DSc, PhD, Associate Professor at Silesian University of Technology, was elected Chair of the Foundry Commission. The newly elected Presidium also includes Dariusz Kopyciński, Professor, Cezary Rapiejko, Associate Professor at Lodz University of Technology, and Andrzej Zyska, Associate Professor at Czestochowa University of Technology, who will serve as Vice-Chairs during the new term.
Professor Rapiejko’s appointment to the leadership of the Commission is a recognition of his scientific achievements and long-standing commitment to the development of foundry engineering. It also highlights the active role of Lodz University of Technology in shaping the future directions of research and innovation within the Polish foundry community.
We warmly congratulate Professor Rapiejko on this distinction and wish him every success in carrying out his new responsibilities for the benefit of both the scientific and industrial foundry sectors.
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