Primary: Geometry of Banach Spaces, Convexity
Secondary: Operator Theory, Probability and, in general, those aspects of other fields (such as, e.g., Approximation Theory, Mathematical Physics, Operation Research or Computer Science) that appeal to convexity and/or exhibit probabilistic or geometric flavor
- Graduate:1976-1979 Mathematical Institute, Polish Academy of Science, Warsaw,Poland
- Ph.D. Thesis: Feb.1979 Analytic properties of biorthogonal systems and bases in function spaces
- Undergraduate: 1972-1976, Warsaw University, Poland
- Master Thesis: Sep.1976 On the best constant in the Khinchine inequality
Thesis supervisor (both Ph.D and M.S.): Aleksander Pelczynski
PERMANENT POSITIONS
1983-present: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, U.S.ASELECTED VISITING AND TEMPORARY POSITIONS
Assistant Professor until 6/1987, Professor since 7/1987; Department Chair 7/1994-12/95
1996-present: Universite Paris 6, France, Professeur
1976-1983: Mathematical Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
Research Assistant 1976-1979, Research Fellow 1979-1983
8/81-7/83 University of Texas at Austin, Visiting Assistant Professor
12/86-7/89 Institute des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques, Bures-sur-Yvette, France
1/90-6/90, 5/92-6/92, 5/95-6/95 Université Paris 6, Professeur invité
1/96-6/96 Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, Research Professor
Other visiting appointments:University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Ohio State U.,
Université d'Aix-Marseille, Universitat Kiel, Université Marne-la-Valée,
Warsaw University, Polish Academy of Sciences
- 1971 International Mathematical Olympiad, gold medal
- 1976 Marcinkiewicz Competition for students' papers, 1st prize
- 1978 Prize of the Polish Mathematical Society for young mathematicians
- 1979 Prize of the Scientific Secretary of the Polish Academy of Sciences
- 1983-present National Science Foundation (NSF-USA) Research Grants
- 1986-1988 Sloan Research Fellowship
- 1987 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France, Chercheur associé (6 months)
- 1992-1996 NSF International Division Grant for Cooperation with Poland (with A. Pelczynski)
- 1993-1997, 2003-2007, 2007-2011 U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation Grants
- 1996 Research Professorship at the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, Berkeley
- 1996-1999 International Cooperation Grant, Min. Foreign Aff.-France & KBN-Poland
- 2006 Invited speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Madrid
- 2007-2010 NSF Focused Research Group Grant (P.I. at the lead institution)
- 2007 Langevin prize, Académie des Sciences (France)