Poland, European Union
Prof. D.Sc. Ph.D. Eng. Ryszard Pałka is full professor at the West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin.
Prof. D.Sc. Ph.D. Eng. Ryszard Pałka is the head of the Department of Power Systems and Electrical Drives, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, at the West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Poland.
In 2024, Prof. Dr. Ryszard Pałka, has been bestowed with the prestigious Minister of Science Award for Lifetime Achievement, a recognition that illuminates his profound impact on the field.
Professional Experience
Scientific Assistant; Institute of Electronics and Computer Science, TU Szczecin; since 1976
Scholarship of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation; Institute of Electrical Machines, Traction and Drives, TU Braunschweig, Germany (Prof. Herbert Weh); 1983-1984 and 1987
Scientific Assistant; Institute of Electrical Machines, Traction and Drives, TU Braunschweig, Germany; 1987-2005
Professor; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Szczecin University of Technology, Poland; 1992-1997 and since 2006
Head of Department of Power Systems and Electrical Drives, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Poland since 2010
Visiting professor, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, Changwon, South Korea; 2012
Vice-Rector for Organization and Development, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Poland; 2012-2016
Vice-President of the Societas Humboldtiana Polonorum; since 2016
Member of the Scientific Council of the Electrotechnical Institute, Warsaw, Poland, since 2017
Member of the Committee on Electrical Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences
Areas of Research
Electrical machines, numerical field calculations, optimization of electromagnetic fields
High temperature superconductivity: superconducting machines, superconducting bearings
Memberships
IEEE, International Compumag Society, Polish Society of Theoretical and Applied Electrical Engineering, Polish Society of Applied Electromagnetism, Societas Humboldtiana Polonorum.