My primary field is Functional Analysis, more specifically Geometry of Banach Spaces, Convexity and, particularly, their combinatorial and probabilistic aspects. I am also interested in those aspects of other fields such as, e.g., Operator Theory, Approximation Theory, Mathematical Physics, Computer Science or Operation Research that appeal to convexity and/or exhibit probabilistic or geometric flavor (including, but not limited to, Random Matrices and Quantum Information Theory).
- Graduate:1976-1979 Mathematical Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, 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; Levi Kerr Professor since 1/2009; Department Chair 7/1994-12/95, 7/2020-8/21
1996-present: Sorbonne Université, France, Professeur (émerité depuis 9/2020)
1976-1983: Mathematical Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
Research Assistant 1976-1979, Research Fellow 1979-1983
9/17-12/17 Institut Henri Poincaré, Paris, Organizer of a trimester
8/13-12/13 Isaac Newton Institute, Cambridge, Visiting Fellow
1/96-6/96 Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, Research Professor
1/90-6/90, 5/92-6/92, 5/95-6/95 Université Paris 6, Professeur invité
12/86-7/89 Institute des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques, Bures-sur-Yvette, France
8/81-7/83 University of Texas at Austin, Visiting Assistant 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
- 2017 Sierpinski medal and lecture, Polish Mathematical Society and Warsaw University
- 2017-2018 NSF Travel Grant
- 2013 Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
- 2013-2016 NSF DMS-CISE-MPS QIS Faculty Program Grant
- 2011-2015 ANR France Grant (OSQPI 2011-BS01-008-02, PI of the Paris node)
- 2009-2024 Kerr Professorship, Case Western Reserve University
- 2007 Langevin prize, Académie des Sciences (France)
- 2007-2012 NSF Focused Research Group Grant (P.I. at the lead institution)
- 2006 Invited speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Madrid
- 1996-1999 International Cooperation Grant, Min. Foreign Aff.-France & KBN-Poland
- 1996 Research Professorship at the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, Berkeley
- 1993-1997, 2003-2007, 2007-2012 U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation Grants
- 1992-1996 NSF International Division Grant for Cooperation with Poland (with A. Pelczynski)
- 1987 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France, Chercheur associé (6 months)
- 1986-1988 Sloan Research Fellowship
- 1983-2022 National Science Foundation (NSF-USA) Research Grants
- 1979 Prize of the Scientific Secretary of the Polish Academy of Sciences
- 1978 Prize of the Polish Mathematical Society for young mathematicians
- 1976 Marcinkiewicz Competition for students' papers, 1st prize
- 1972 1st place in the National Olympiad in Physics (Poland)
- 1971 International Mathematical Olympiad, gold medal