Marek Karwowski | Faculty of Electrical and Control Engineering at the Gdańsk University of Technology

Marek Karwowski was born on May 19, 1940 in Kielce. He spent his first childhood years in Kielce until 1945. Then he moved with his family to Sopot, where he attended Primary School No. 4, which he graduated in 1954. In the same year he entered the Secondary School No. 2 in Sopot. He passed his secondary school-leaving examination in 1958 and then enrolled in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Gdańsk University of Technology. He passed his master's diploma examination in 1965, specializing in electrical machines.

He started his scientific career in the same year as an assistant intern at the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Gdańsk University of Technology. In this department, he significantly expanded his knowledge of the theory of electrical engineering and the theory of regulation. In 1967 he moved to the Department of Electrical Machines at the same faculty. In the Department of Electrical Machines, he went through the stages of his scientific career - assistant, senior assistant and assistant professor. PhD thesis, entitled "A series excitation electronically commutated motor with adjustable speed," he defended in 1974. The thesis supervisor was prof. Stefan Roszczyk. The dissertation concerned the innovative for those times subject of motor control with the use of electronic commutation. From 1991 to 2000, he was also involved in scientific and research work as well as innovative and implementation work at the Gdańsk University of Technology as a specialist. He worked at the Gdańsk University of Technology until 2004.

Marek Karwowski was a highly regarded educator both by the academic community and by students. He was teaching in all forms of classes - laboratories, exercises, projects and lectures. He appreciated the practical aspects of the classes, especially the teaching laboratories.

The main research areas of Marek Karwowski were: powering electrical machines with the use of converters, marine electric drives, power electronics, electronics and control theory. He is the author and co-author of over 50 scientific papers, expert opinions and studies, including 18 patents.

He held a number of responsible functions at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering: multiple year tutor of students at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, tutor of the Scientific Society for Underwater Research at the Gdańsk University of Technology, chairman of the Scientific Progress and Invention Committee, member of the Polish Society of Theoretical and Applied Electrotechnics.

Marek Karwowski was a cordial, friendly and very helpful person. We could always count on his help in various aspects of teaching, scientific and personal activities.

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