Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae
Personal data
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Names:
Home Address
Present Address (corresponcence)
Mobile Phone:
Blaszkiewicz
Leszek, Piotr
ul. Wiejska 2/35, PL14-200 Iława, Poland
ul. Zolnierska 14c/815, PL10-561 Olsztyn, Poland
48 510 041 396
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Chair of Relativistic Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
University of Warmia and Mazury, ul. Zolnierska 14
PL10-561 Olsztyn, Poland
+48 (89)5246008
+48 (89)5340250
E-mail Address:
URL address:
Date of Birthday
Martial Status:
[email protected]
http://wmii.uwm.edu.pl/~leszekb
1970, September, 9th
married: whife - Sylwia (35 y), daughter - Izabella (9 y), son - Antoni (2.5 y)
Education and Employment
09 2005 - still
10 2004 - 06 2005
Astronomer at The Olsztyn Planetarium
Physics lecturer at Academy of Humanities and Economics in Lodz,
Branch in Sejny
09 2002 - still
PhD (lecturer and scientific staff) at
The Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Sciences
of The University of Warmia and Mazury (UWM) in Olsztyn
06 2002 - 09 2002
02 2002 - 06 2002
01 1998 - 12 2001
Radio telescopes operator, Torun Centre for Astronomy (TCfA), NCU Torun
Informatics' lecturer, University of Silesia, Branch in Cieszyn
Radio telescopes operator, TCfA, NCU Torun
2001
PhD Degree in Radio Astronomy at TCfA. Thesis topic:
The Variability of OH Maser Lines of the Stars: R Crt, W Hya and RT Vir
1995 - 2001
PhD studies at the Nicolaus Copernicus University(NCU)
1995
Master Degree in Astronomy, Department of Radio Astronomy. Thesis topic:
The Time: History, Measurements and Meaning
1985 - 1990
1977 - 1985
Secondary Technical School (specjalization - machining)
Primary School
Memberschips and Prizes
Organisations' Membership
Since 2005 Member of The Polish Astronomical Society
Since 2005 Member of The Polish Teaching Society
Prizes
2005 - The Nicholas Copernicus Prize by the City of Cracow
in the field of astronomy from The Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences
Professional Experience
Observations
Maser observations with 32 meter antenna in Piwnice Observatory, Poland (1997 - still)
Analysis of spectral data from Nancay Radio Telescope
Routine observational shifts at TCfA (pulsars, AGNs activity,
VLBI projects with 32m antenna and some observations with 15m antenna)
Conferences and Schools
- 2nd Educational TEMPUS Workshop: Cosmology and Particle Physics, Warsaw, Poland, April
1995
- New Methods in Astronomical Data Analysis, Piwnice, Poland, October 1996
- Young European Radio Astronomer's Conference, Krakow, Poland, September 1997 (talk)
- 2nd JIVE VLBI School, Dwingeloo, Netherlands, October 1997
- Young European Radio Astronomer's Conference, Manchester, United Kingdom, August 1999
(talk)
- IAU Symp. # 206, Cosmic Masers: From Protostars to Black Holes, Mangaratiba, Rio de Janeiro,
Brasil, March 2001 (talk)
- JENAM 2003 Conference, minisymposium Early Stages of Star Formation , Budapest, Hungary,
April 2003 (poster)
- 10 Years of 32 metter Piwnice Radio Telescope TCfA, Piwnice, Poland, October 2004 (talk)
- XXXII Assembly of The Polish Astronomical Society, Wroclaw, Poland, September 2005 (poster in polish)
- 8th EVN Symposium 2006: " Exploring the Universe with the real-time VLBI", Torun, Poland,
September 2006
- IAU Symp. # 242, Astrophysical masers and their environments , Alice Springs, Australia, March
2007 (poster)
- Workshop on Astrophysics and Space Science , Serock near Warsaw, Poland, 27-30 June 2007
(talk)
- XXXIII Assembly of The Polish Astronomical Society, Kielce, Poland, September 2007 (poster - in
polish)
- Seminar of Bohemian Observatoria and Planetaria, Ostrava, Czech Repulbic, November 2008
(talk)
- Conference on Computer Using in Physical Laboratory, Torun, Poland, December 2008
Activities
Students Teaching
Astronomy lectures at UWM in Olsztyn
Theoretical Physics at UWM in Olsztyn
General Physics lectures at UWM in Olsztyn and WSHE in Sejny
Physical laboratory at UWM in Olsztyn
Theory of Electronic Circuits lectures at UWM Olsztyn
Electronics lectures and Electric Surveying lecture and lab
Informatics lectures and practices at UWM in Olsztyn and US in Cieszyn
Mathematical Analysis exercises, Physics lab. and Basics of Computer Using in science
for physics, astronomy and chemistry students at UMK, Torun (1996 - 2000)
Tutelage on students' Licencjates and Master Dissertations
Public Speeches
- 2 lectures per year in Dept. of Radio Astronomy TCfA (1995 - 2001)
- a few invited lectures on maser research
in Polish astronomical institutions (1999 - 2009)
- a lot of invited popular lectures on different topics in astronomy
in the period 1995 - 2009
- invited talk on the maser observations at the MPIfR, Bonn, Germany (2003)
- invited talk on the maser observations at the OAN, Madrid, Spain (2003)
Science Popularize Activity
Organization of many scientific contests for pupils in the field of math, physics and astronomy
Organization and participation in of scientific shows
Tutelage on Interesting Groups of schoolers and students
Preparation of a few thematic poster exhibitions (http://www.planetarium.olsztyn.pl/wystawy_stale/)
Popular Scientific Articles
Over a dozen popular articles on astronomy, radio astronomy,
physics, cosmology in Polish journals (1995 -- 2009)
The list of them is attached below
Useful Skills
Computer Skills
MS Windows, UNIX and Linux operating systems
MS Office, Corel DRAW and PhotoShop and other graphics editors
SLAP, basics of AIPS, C, TeX, other practical computer applications
Languages
English, Russian - basics
Observation Plannig
Experience in planning, proposing and scheduling of
single disch (TCfA) and interferometric (EVN) observations
Other
driver licence since 2000
The List of Publications
Referenced and Conference Articles
L. Blaszkiewicz, 1997, Acta Cosmologica, XXIII­2, Proceedings of 30th YERAC Conf.
Present Status of Maser Line Observations with 32m Torun Radio Telescope
S. Etoka, L. Blaszkiewicz, M. Szymczak, A. M. Le Squeren, 2001, AA 378, 522
Monitoring of long term behaviour of OH masers in semiregular variables: R Crt, W Hya, and RT Vir
M. Szymczak, L. Blaszkiewicz, S. Etoka, A. M. Le Squeren, 2001, AA 379, 884
Variations of polarisation properties of OH maser emission from three semiregular variables
L. Blaszkiewicz, M. Szymczak, S. Etoka, A. M. Le Squeren, 2002 IAUS 206: Cosmic Maser: from Protostars to Black Holes
OH masers in semiregular variables: Insights from long­term monitoring
L. Blaszkiewicz, A. J. Kus, 2004, VizieR On-line Data Catalog: J/A+A/413/233
12.2 GHz methanol survey (Blaszkiewicz+, 2004)
L. Blaszkiewicz, A. J. Kus, 2004 AA 413, 233
The 12.2 GHz survey towards 6.7GHz methanol masers. The comparison of 12.2 GHz and 6.7 GHz spectra.
L. Blaszkiewicz, A. J. Kus, 2004 Baltic Astronomy, vol. 13, 474, Proceedings of the JENAM'03 Conference
12.2 GHz methanol survey towards star forming sites.
L. Blaszkiewicz, A Mikuc, A.J. Kus, 2007, IAUS 242: Astrophysical Masers and Their Environments
The Variability of 6.7 and 12.2 GHz Methanol Masers
Pupular Publications and Translations (in Polish)
1995 L.P. Błaszkiewicz "Meteoryty" , Postępy Astronomii, 1/1995, 22 - 30
1996 L.P. Błaszkiewicz "Kalendarz Majów" , Postępy Astronomii, 3/1996, 132-133
1996 L.P. Błaszkiewicz "Kosmologiczne powiązania w przyrodzie" , Postępy Astronomii 2/1996, 61-70
1996 L.P. Błaszkiewicz "Masery, nowe narzędzia badań astronomicznych" , Postępy Astronomii, 1/1996, 10-15
1997 L.P. Błaszkiewicz "Kalendarz hebrajski" , Postępy Astronomii, 3/1997, 44-45
1997 L.P. Błaszkiewicz "Pulsujacy Wszechświat" , Nieznany Świat, 11/1997
1997 L.P. Błaszkiewicz "Teoretyczne mozliwosci podróży z prędkosciami nadswietlnymi" , Nowa Fantastyka, 10/1997
1999 L.P. Błaszkiewicz "Rozbłyski gamma w świetle nowych faktów" , Urania-Postępy Astronomii, 1/1999, 22-24
1999 L.P. Błaszkiewicz "Zegary stworzone przez Naturę" , Nowa Fantastyka, 12/1999,
2000 L.P. Błaszkiewicz "WingMakers ­ Fantastyczna rzeczywistosć" , Nowa Fantastyka, 12/2000,
2001 L.P. Błaszkiewicz "Czy zagłuszymy kosmos?" , Wiedza i Życie, 3/2001, 26-31
2002 L.P. Błaszkiewicz "Własciwosci gwiazd AGB czytane z linii maserowych" , UPA 6/2002 252-253
2004 L.P. Błaszkiewicz "Masery SiO w otoczkach gwiazdowych" UPA 4/2004, 154
2005 L.P. Błaszkiewicz "Spektroskopia Radiowa" UPA 5/2005, 202-208
2006 L.P. Błaszkiewicz "Woda we Wszechswiecie" UPA 3/2006, 100-107
2007 L.P. Błaszkiewicz "Emisja maserowa CH3OH w obszarach powstawania gwiazd" UPA 2/2007, 56-61
2009 L.P. Błaszkiewicz "Megamasery" UPA 2/2009, 56-61
1995 K. Krisciunas "Teleskop Kecka w rękach astronomów" , Postępy Astronomii, 1/1995
(translation from Sky and Telescope, 9/1994)
2008 Translation of subtitles in official movie of The International Astronomical Union
for Astronomy Year 2009: "Eyes on the Skies"