The Copernicus Foundation for Polish Astronomy (Polish: Fundacja Astronomii Polskiej im. Mikołaja Kopernika) is a Polish scientific foundation which aim is to support Polish astronomy by: financing research, founding stipends, propagation of an astronomical knowledge in the society and activation and stimulation of the astronomical community.[2]
Fundacja Astronomii Polskiej im. Mikołaja Kopernika | |
| Founded | May 1990 |
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| NIP: 5260019499 | |
| Registration no. | KRS: 0000091659 |
| Focus | support of Polish astronomy |
| Headquarters | Al. Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa [1] |
| Location |
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Area served | Poland |
The Copernicus foundation is headquartered in Warsaw, Poland and Prof. Michał Jaroszyński is the chairman of the organization.[3] The Copernicus Foundation is a publisher of an Acta Astronomica - a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering astronomy and astrophysics.
History
editThe organization was founded in May 1990. The first president was Prof. Marcin Kubiak, and the vice-president - dr hab. Tomasz Chlebowski. Long-term chairman of the Board of the Foundation was Prof. Robert Głębocki (from the beginning till his death in 2005).
Activity
editThe Foundation is involved in both one-time and recurring activities in accordance to its statute. The notable actions include:
- publishing of peer-reviewed scientific journal Acta Astronomica of international recognition regarding astronomy and astrophysics,[4] which is indexed in Science Citation Index
- financial support of the Astronomical Olympiad in Poland[5]
- support of annual Youth Astronomical Seminar of Poland (Ogólnopolskie Młodzieżowe Seminarium Astronomiczne)[6]
- financial support of the conference of Use of Small Telescopes (Wykorzystanie małych teleskopów), Kraków-Koninki 2013.[7]
- sponsor of the Software Systems for Astronomy - summer school (7-18 July 2014, Poznań, Poland)[8]
The Foundation participated also in the financial support of many issues:
- stipends for best astronomy students (eg. Krzysztof Stanek (1991), Andrzej Kudlicki (1994), Przemysław Woźniak (1995) i Arkadiusz Olech (1996))
- build of the Gamma-ray Bursts detectors by Prof. Lech Mankiewicz[9] (beginnings of the "Pi of the Sky" project).
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Copernicus Foundation for Polish Astronomy", institutional data in the Polish Science database of the National Information Processing Institute.
- ^ "Fundacja Astronomii Polskiej im. Mikołaja Kopernika", profile at the Polish Academy of Science website
- ^ "Data of organization no 0000091659", in KRS
- ^ Official "Acta Astronomica" website
- ^ Astronomical Olympiad website
- ^ Sponsors of the Ogólnopolskie Młodzieżowe Seminarium Astronomiczne
- ^ "Conference website "Wykorzystanie małych teleskopów", Kraków-Koninki 2013
- ^ Sponsor page of the Software Systems for Astronomy - summer school (7-18 July 2014, Poznań, Poland)
- ^ "Ach, cóż to był za błysk!" by Lech Mankiewicz (2012-06-13)
