On June 12th–13th, the Marie Curie–Skłodowska University (UMCS) in Lublin hosted a jubilee conference of the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (PIASA) organized in cooperation with the Institute of Social Communication and Media Studies and the Institute of Central Europe.
The event took place under the patronage of:
The Minister of Science and Higher Education – Marcin Kulasek,
Rector of the UMCS – Radosław Dobrowolski,
Mayor of the City of Lublin – Krzysztof Żuk,
The Committee of Social Communication and Media Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
The 10th World Congress of PIASA titled “Crossroads of Cultures” was a prestigious academic event. Over 150 academics from Polish and international institutions took part in 42 discussion panels, which facilitated the exchange of the latest research achievements and experiences.
The most momentous portion of the congress was the honouring and awarding of Polish academics who – through their achievements – build bridges connecting the world of academia, art, and the international community.
PIASA recognized laureates in nine categories. Among them – receiving the Casimir Funk Natural Sciences Award – was Secretary General of the Nicolaus Copernicus Academy Prof. Krzysztof M. Górski.
“Awards for extraordinary contribution and unwavering engagement
On the titular photo taken during the event, next to the laureate professor, visible are (from left-to-right): current and former President of PIASA Dr. Dr. Anna Műller and Robert Blobaum.
Following are words directed for by the President of PIASA in the PIASA Bulletin:
Laureates of the Casimir Funk Award:
1995
Dr. Roald Hoffmann
Cornell University
https://chemistry.cornell.edu/roald-hoffmann
1996
Dr. Alexander Wolszczan
Pennsylvania State University
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Aleksander-Wolszczan-2
1997
Dr. Hilary Koprowski
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia
https://profiles.jefferson.edu/display/36485898
1998
Dr. Peter T. Wolczanski
Cornell University
https://chemistry.cornell.edu/peter-t-wolczanski
2001
Dr. Andrew Wojcicki
Ohio State University
https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Andrew-Wojcicki-82431614
2003
Dr. Waclaw Szybalski
McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison https://mcardle.wisc.edu/2020/12/24/dr-waclaw-tadeusz-szybalski-september-9-1921-december-15-2020/
2005
Dr. Benoit Mandelbrot
Yale University
https://www.edge.org/memberbio/benoit_mandelbrot
2008
Dr. Frank Wilczek
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
https://physics.mit.edu/faculty/frank-wilczek/
2013
Dr. Maria Siemionow
Cleveland Clinic
https://www.everydayhealth.care/providers/983348/dr-maria-z-siemionow-md
2014
Dr. Zbigniew Darzynkiewicz
New York Medical College
https://www.darzynkiewicz.com/zbigniew
2016
Prof. Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
Carnegie Mellon University
https://www.cmu.edu/chemistry/people/faculty/matyjaszewski.html
2017
Dr. Andrew V. Schally
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Miami
https://hirek.unideb.hu/en/andrew-v-schally-1926-2024
2018
Dr. Krzysztof Palczewski
University of California-Irviine
https://www.faculty.uci.edu/profile/?facultyId=6503
2019
Dr. Jack W. Szostak
Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
https://pgg.hsites.harvard.edu/people/jack-william-szostak
2020
Dr. Henryk Iwaniec
Rutgers University
https://www.researchwithrutgers.org/en/persons/henryk-iwaniec
2021
Dr. Witold Nazarewicz
John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor and Chief Scientific Officer for the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, Michigan State University
https://directory.natsci.msu.edu/Directory/Profiles/Person/102173
2022
Dr. Thomas Wisniewski
New York University School of Medicine, and Director of NYU’s Alzheimer Disease Center
https://nyulangone.org/doctors/1033103759/thomas-m-wisniewski
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=IlkhmHwAAAAJ&hl=en
2023
Dr. Alex Wlodawer
National Institutes of Health
https://irp.nih.gov/pi/alexander-wlodawer
2024
Dr. Piotr Chomczyński
Founder and Director of the Molecular Research Center, Cincinnati
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Piotr-Chomczynski-2
2025
Dr. Krzysztof Górski
Secretary General, Nicolaus Copernicus Academy, Warsaw