Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences explained

The Henryka Niewodniczański Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences
Formation:	1955

The (Henryka Niewodniczański) Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences is a research center in the field of nuclear physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, located in Kraków. It was founded in 1955^[1] by Henryk Niewodniczański. In 1988 the institute was named after Niewodniczański. The co-founder of the Institute was Marian Mięsowicz. The institute conducts research in four main areas:^[2]

• Astrophysics and particle physics,
• Nuclear physics and strong interactions,
• Condensed matter (including nano-materials),
• Interdisciplinary and applied research, which involves applications of physics in medicine, biology, dosimetry, environmental protection, nuclear geophysics, radiochemistry, high-temperature plasma diagnostics, the study of complex systems, such as the human brain, econophysics or linguistics.

See also

• Cosmic-Ray Extremely Distributed Observatory

Notes and References

1. Web site: Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences.
2. Web site: Institute of Nuclear Physics PAN.