Copernicus Foundation for Polish Astronomy explained
| Copernicus Foundation for Polish Astronomy |
| Full Name: | Fundacja Astronomii Polskiej im. Mikołaja Kopernika |
| Vat Id: | NIP: 5260019499 |
| Registration Id: | KRS: 0000091659 |
| Headquarters: | Al. Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa [1] |
| Location: | Warsaw, Poland |
| Area Served: | Poland |
| Focus: | support of Polish astronomy |
The Copernicus Foundation for Polish Astronomy (pl|Fundacja Astronomii Polskiej im. Mikołaja Kopernika) is a Polish scientific foundation which aim is to support Polish astronomy by: financing research, founding stipends, propagation of an astronomical knowledge in the society and activation and stimulation of the astronomical community.[2]
The Copernicus foundation is headquartered in Warsaw, Poland and Prof. Michał Jaroszyński is the chairman of the organization.[3] The Copernicus Foundation is a publisher of an Acta Astronomica - a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering astronomy and astrophysics.
History
The organization was founded in May 1990. The first president was Prof. Marcin Kubiak, and the vice-president - dr hab. Tomasz Chlebowski. Long-term chairman of the Board of the Foundation was Prof. Robert Głębocki (from the beginning till his death in 2005).
Activity
The Foundation is involved in both one-time and recurring activities in accordance to its statute. The notable actions include:
- publishing of peer-reviewed scientific journal Acta Astronomica of international recognition regarding astronomy and astrophysics,[4] which is indexed in Science Citation Index
- financial support of the Astronomical Olympiad in Poland[5]
- support of annual Youth Astronomical Seminar of Poland (Ogólnopolskie Młodzieżowe Seminarium Astronomiczne)[6]
- financial support of the conference of Use of Small Telescopes (Wykorzystanie małych teleskopów), Kraków-Koninki 2013.[7]
- sponsor of the Software Systems for Astronomy - summer school (7-18 July 2014, Poznań, Poland)[8]
The Foundation participated also in the financial support of many issues:
- stipends for best astronomy students (eg. Krzysztof Stanek (1991), Andrzej Kudlicki (1994), Przemysław Woźniak (1995) i Arkadiusz Olech (1996))
- build of the Gamma-ray Bursts detectors by Prof. Lech Mankiewicz[9] (beginnings of the "Pi of the Sky" project).
See also
Notes and References
- https://nauka-polska.pl/#/profile/institution?id=13827 "Copernicus Foundation for Polish Astronomy"
- https://encyklopedia.pwn.pl/haslo/Fundacja-Astronomii-Polskiej-im-Mikolaja-Kopernika;3903180.html "Fundacja Astronomii Polskiej im. Mikołaja Kopernika"
- https://rejestr.io/krs/91659/fundacja-astronomii-polskiej-im-mikolaja-kopernika "Data of organization no 0000091659"
- Official "Acta Astronomica" website
- http://planetarium.edu.pl/oa.htm Astronomical Olympiad
- Sponsors of the Ogólnopolskie Młodzieżowe Seminarium Astronomiczne
- http://www.as.up.krakow.pl/mt2013/sprawy-organizacyjne/organizatorzy/ "Conference website "Wykorzystanie małych teleskopów"
- http://www.astro.amu.edu.pl/SummerSchool2014/index.php?section=sponsor Sponsor page
- http://www.wiz.pl/8,204.html "Ach, cóż to był za błysk!"
