astronomy

Teodor Gotszalk

Teodor Gotszalk 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 Teodor Gotszalk rather than just read about it. In short: Teodor Paweł Gotszalk (20 June 1966 – 21 November 2025) was a Polish scientist who was head of Department of Nanometrology at Wrocław University of Science and Technology. He was also a corresponding member of Polish Academy of Sciences from 2022.

Key takeaways

Teodor Gotszalk belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Teodor Gotszalk to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Teodor Gotszalk from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Teodor Paweł Gotszalk (20 June 1966 – 21 November 2025) was a Polish scientist who was head of Department of Nanometrology at Wrocław University of Science and Technology. He was also a corresponding member of Polish Academy of Sciences from 2022. Teodor Gotszalk worked in the area of nanotechnology and nanometrology, particularly scanning probe microscopy (SPM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and focused ion beam (FIB) techniques, and using microelectromechanical systems (MEMS).

Career Gotszalk was a Head of Department of Nanometrology at the Wrocław University of Science and Technology's Faculty of Microsystem Electronics and Photonics from 2006. After then, he chaired the first Polish team focused on comprehensive metrology of micro- and nanostructures. The studies combined scanning probe microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and focused ion beam (SPM, SEM and FIB) techniques together with measurements of electrical, thermal, diffractive and optical properties of the structures. He was a corresponding member of the Polish Academy of Sciences from 2022.

Personal life and death Gotszalk was the son of Krystyna and Ryszard Gotszalk. He was married to Magdalena Cisek-Gotszalk, and was the father of Anna Kotowska. His niece is Marta Leśniak, former professional tennis player. Teodor Gotszalk died on 21 November 2025, at the age of 59.

Grants and awards Awardee of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) (30 months), Fulbright Program (4 months at the University at Albany, SUNY's College of Nanoscience and Engineering in 2010) and Kosciuszko Foundation (3 months at the University of California, Berkeley, 2022).

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Teodor Gotszalk

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Teodor Gotszalk 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 Teodor Gotszalk 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 Teodor Gotszalk 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 Teodor Gotszalk

In research: Teodor Gotszalk 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 Teodor Gotszalk 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: Teodor Gotszalk is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1966 births, 2025 deaths, 21st-century Polish physicists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Teodor Gotszalk 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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How to study Teodor Gotszalk in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Teodor Gotszalk means in your own words.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Teodor Gotszalk in simple terms?

Why does Teodor Gotszalk 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.

How should I study Teodor Gotszalk?

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.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Teodor Gotszalk.