astronomy

Ryszard Przewłocki

Ryszard Przewłocki is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Ryszard Przewłocki rather than just read about it. In short: Ryszard Przewłocki (born October 25, 1943) is a Polish neurobiologist and neuropharmacologist, professor of medical sciences, professor at the Institute of Pharmacology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, member of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Polish Academy of Learning and Academia Europaea, and one of the most frequently cited Polish scientists in the field of biomedicine after 1965, president of Polish Neurosci…

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Reference excerpt

Ryszard Przewłocki (born October 25, 1943) is a Polish neurobiologist and neuropharmacologist, professor of medical sciences, professor at the Institute of Pharmacology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, member of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Polish Academy of Learning and Academia Europaea, and one of the most frequently cited Polish scientists in the field of biomedicine after 1965, president of Polish Neuroscience Society between 2005 and 2007, who in his youth was also an actor of experimental theatre Teatr 38 in Kraków, and episodically a film actor.

Education In 1962, Przewłocki passed matura in the Bartłomiej Nowodworski High School. Then he studied automation at the Electrical Department of the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków (1962–1967) and psychology at the Jagiellonian University (1966–1970). During his studies he was an actor at Teatr 38, Kraków's experimental theater. He made a theatre debut in 1963 in the performance 23 typescript pages. The performance received the first prize at the Festival of Amateur Poetry Theaters in Poznań, where Julian Przyboś was the chairman of the jury. Later, Przewłocki appeared in plays such as the cowboy-style adaptation of An Ancient Tale in the staging of Mieczysław Święcicki based on the libretto by Aleksander Bandrowski. He played the main roles in the plays directed by Helmut Kajzar: King Richard III in Shakespeare's Richard III and Nathan in The Judges of Stanisław Wyspiański. In addition, he played in the adaptation of Günter Grass's Cat and Mouse directed by Jan Güntner, as well as in Falling and The Book of Job directed by Bogusław Hussakowski. With the ensemble of Teatr 38 he took part in many theater festivals, performing among others in Nancy and Zagreb, Parma, Erlangen and touring in many Spanish cities. In 1969, he appeared in the short film of Julian Antoniszczak In the Clutches of Sex (W szponach seksu). After many years, he returned to acting – he played the television presenter in the etudes Hydrophobia (2013) and Ad maiorem pastae gloriam (2017) directed by Franciszek Vetulani.

Career In 1969, Przewłocki started working at the then Department of Pharmacology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, in the Laboratory of Neuropharmacology. There, in 1975, after transforming the department into an independent Institute, he obtained Ph.D. in the field of natural sciences and assumed the position of a senior assistant. In the years 1977–1979 he obtained a Max-Planck scholarship and completed a post-doctoral internship at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Munich. He obtained his habilitation in neuropharmacology in 1986 at the Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology in Warsaw. The following year he completed a scientific internship at the Institute of Mental Health in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In 1992 he received the title of professor of medical sciences. In the years 1995–1996 he was a scholarship holder of the Fulbright Foundation at the Scripps Research Institute in San Diego. From 1986 he is a member of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Pharmacology of the Polish Academy of Sciences. He was one of the organizers of the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology at UNESCO/PAN, where he was a professor (1996–1998) and a member of the International Advisory Committee (1998–2008). In the years 1989–1993 he was the Head of the Neuropeptide Research Department at the Institute of Pharmacology of the Polish Academy of Sciences and from 1993 to 2017 the Head of the Department of Molecular Neuropharmacology. From 1999 he was a professor at the Department of Neurobiology and Neuropsychology at the Institute of Applied Psychology at the Jagiellonian University, from 2004 he was the Head of this department. He published over 200 original research works (among others in Science and Nature) and dozens of reviews and popular science works. From 2005 he was a member of the IBRO Central and Eastern European Regional Committee, and from 2008 to 2013 the chairman of this organization. In 2013–2016 he was elected and was chairman of the FENS/IBRO Schools organization. He is a member of the Polish Society for the Study of the Nervous System, and in 2005–2007 he was its president. He is a member of the Committee of the Neurobiology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, in the years 1998–2001 he was the vice-chairman of this committee. In the years 2008–2013 he was a member of the National Committee for Cooperation with the International Council of Sciences at the Presidium of the Polish Academy of Sciences. In 2005 he was elected a correspondent member of the Medical Faculty of the Polish Academy of Learning and in 2018 he became a full member. Since 2007, he has been an honorary member of the Polish Society for the Study of Pain. He is a member of international scientific societies (including IASP, EFIC, FENS, SFN, INRC). In 2019 he was elected a correspondent member of the Polish Academy of Sciences. He was a member of the editorial committee of the journal Life Science (1990–2006), he is currently a member of the editorial committee of the European Journal of Pharmacology (from 2004) and Addiction Biology (since 2009).

Personal life Przewłocki is married to Barbara Przewłocka, a neuropharmacologist, professor of medical sciences at the Institute of Pharmacology of the Polish Academy of Sciences and a correspondent member of the Polish Academy of Learning. He has two sons.

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Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Ryszard Przewłocki

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Ryszard Przewłocki claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Ryszard Przewłocki before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Ryszard Przewłocki ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Ryszard Przewłocki

In research: Ryszard Przewłocki appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Ryszard Przewłocki in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Ryszard Przewłocki is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1943 births, AGH University of Kraków alumni, Academic staff of Jagiellonian University, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Ryszard Przewłocki outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Ryszard Przewłocki matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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