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Country Representative, Poland (2011-present)
Advisory Group, Member (1982-2011)
Award Recipient, CTBUH Fellow (2009)
Regional Representative, Europe (1996-2008)
Committee; Structural Systems, Co-Chair (1978-2007)
Board of Trustees, Secretary (1976-1982)
Warszawa, Poland
Bialystok University of Technology, University of Beira Interior
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Present affiliation: Full professor: Private University for Ekology and Management Dept.of Architecture, Warsaw, Poland (Wyższa Szkoła Ekologii i Zarządzania).
Scientific career: MSc - Warsaw University of Technology in 1951, PhD in 1957, and DrSc in 1967.
In 1992 - Title of Professor. Honorary Professor: Cracow University of Technology (2001) and Silesian University of Technology (2004).
Professional career: over 50 years in research, consulting and teaching in various universities and research institutes in his native Poland as well as abroad (Warsaw University of Technology, Bialystok University of Technology, Institute of Building Research, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Fritz Leonhardt Design Office, Stuttgart, Germany, The University of Calgary, Canada, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, USA). UNESCO expert in vocational and technical education in the Middle East (1983 – 1989) since 1983 professor in the University of Beira Interior (Portugal) and in Bialystok University of Technology (Bialystok).
Main research areas: structures, dynamics of structures, structural systems of tall buildings. Author or co-author of over 80 papers in technical journals and conference proceedings and 7 books and monographs.
Involvement in tall buildings activity: Since 1969 first in the Joint Committee on Tall Buildings and later on in the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. He was responsible for organization of Regional Conference on Tall Buildings in Warsaw in 1972 and later on he was nominated Council Representative of Poland He was working for the Council at Lehigh University as Council Secretary from 1975 – 1984 as close co-worker of Prof Lynn Beedle. He was chairing several Council Committees like: “International Interaction”, “Membership”, “Editorial”. He initiated and chaired the Topical Committee 3: “Structural Systems for Tall Buildings”, which elaborated under his leadership the Council Monograph Volume: “Structural Systems for Tall Buildings” published by McGraw-Hill in 1995. Participated and was actively involved in virtually all Congresses of CTBUH and several Council Regional Conferences (organization and papers). In series of Congresses he was organizing, as the Chairman of Council Standing Committee “International Interaction”, meetings of Council Representatives. In 2001 he was nominated Council Vice-Chairman for Europe. He has initiated the idea of establishing of Fazlur Khan Medal as well as Lynn Beedle Medal - the late was not successful yet. He belonged to the group of initiators of the book honoring Lynn Beedle “Catalyst for Skyscraper Revolution – Lynn Beedle a legend in his lifetime” and served as Chairman of its Editorial Committee. During his activity in the Council he was also involved in strengthening of ties and co-operation with International Association For Bridges and Structural Engineering (IABSE) as the member of Steering Committee of CTBUH, and Permanent Committee of IABSE.
His published books and research papers in the field of Tall Buildings include:
GIZEJOWSKI, M., KOWALCZYK, R. & KOZLOWSKI, A. (2008). Estimation of the initial stiffness and moment resistance of steel and composite joints. Proceedings of the CTBUH 8th World Congress, 3rd-5th March 2008. Dubai, UAE. Published by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, Chicago. pp.819-825.
MALESZA, J., LAPKO, A., KOWALCZYK, R. & OLIVEIRA, L. (2006). Influence of the Stiffness of Joints on Stresses in the Monolithic Frames; Congresso Brasilleiro do Concreto, Rio de Janeiro, 22nd-27th Setembro 2006
AJDUKIEWICZ, A. & KOWALCZYK, R. (2004). Applications of High Performance Concrete in High-Rise Buildings, (in Polish) Proceedings of Conference: Dni Betonu, Wisla, October 2004.
JERZY K. SZLENDAK, J., KOWALCZYK, R. & SIMOES DA SILNA, L. (2001). Experimental Evaluation of the Real Stiffness of Portal Frames Including the Effect of Sheeting. 9th Nordic Steel Construction Conference, Helsinki, Finland, 18th-20th June 2001.
KOWALCZYK, R. (2000). Rozwiazania konstrukcyjne budynkow wysokich (Structural systems for Tall Buildings) XVII Konferencja Naukowo - Techniczna Jadwisin 2000, April 2000. Referaty Problemowe Volume 1 pp. 59-79; 11-13, Popowo k. Warszawy
KOWALCZYK, R. (1997). Tall Buildings Function and Structure – Trends for the Future (state-of-the-art paper) Proceedings of International Conference: Challenges to Civil and Mechanical Engineering Wroclaw, June 2nd-5th 1997
KOWALCZYK, R. & SIMOES DA SILNA, L. (1997). New Trends in Structural Systems for Tall Buildings. Proceedings of 5th International Conference: Modern Building Materials Structures and Techniques, Wilno, 21st-24th May 1997.
KOWALCZYK, R. & SIMOES DA SILNA, L. (1997). Structural Systems for Tall Buildings and Trends for the Future. Proceedings of International Conference: Theoretical and Practical Problems in Construction Engineering, Tom IV, Lwow, 12th-15th May, 1997.
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