Prof. Marek Abramowicz, Ph.D.

Astrocomp / Prof. Marek Abramowicz, Ph.D.

Prof. Marek Abramowicz, Ph.D.

Personal information 

Education and academic qualification 

  • Bachelor: 1968 Astronomy, Wroclaw university, Poland
  • Doctoral: 1974 Theoretical Physics, Warsaw university, Poland
  • Habilitation: 2000 Theoretical Physics, Göteborg University, Sweden
  • Professorship: 2005 Full (Belvedere) Professor of Physics, Nomination by the President of Poland

Employment and position

  • Junior&senior Assistent: 1968 – 1974 Institute of Mathematics, Inst. of Astronomy, PAN,  Wrocław, Poland
  • PostDoc: 1976 – 1977 Dept. Physics, Stanford University, USA 
  • Adjunct Professor: 1976 – 1981 CAMK, Warsaw, Poland, University of Texas, Austin TX, USA
  • Senior College Fellow: 1981 – now, Linacre College, Oxford University, UK
  • Professor and Chair: 1993 – now Göteborg University, Sweden (professor emeritus since 2012)
  • Professor: 2004 – now, CAMK, Warsaw, Poland  (tenured, part-time)
  • Visiting professor: 2008 – 2019, Faculty of Philosophy and Science, Silesian University in Opava, Czech Republic
  • Visiting professor (& Senior Researcher): 2019 – now, Institute of Physics, Silesian University in Opava, Czech Republic

Teaching experience

  • Courses:
    Theory of accretion disks, Introduction to General Relativity, Advanced Topics in Relativity, Stellar Structure and Evolution, Galaxies and Cosmology, Kerr Metric for Astrophysicists
  • Bachelor/Master/Doctoral students: 2/5/16 

Research experience 

  • Research interests:
    Astrophysics and general relativity – accretion discs theory, active galactic; nuclei and neutron stars, black holes, nature of inertial forces and quantum; effects in strong gravity. 
  • Papers in Impact Journals (ADS / WoS): 232 / 216
  • Citations without self-citations (ADS / WoS):  12 871 / 10 661 
  • H-index (ADS / WoS): 58 / 53
  • Conference talks  > 100
  • Scientific stays abroad over one year positions:
    • Institute of Mathematics at Wroclaw University, Poland 
    • Copernicus Astronomical Centre in Warsaw, Poland 
    • Stanford University, USA 
    • University of Texas at Austin, USA 
    • Oxford University, United Kingdom 
    • SISSA and ICTP in Trieste, Italy (1985 – 1991) 
    • Nordita, Denmark (1991 – 1994) 
    • Silesian University in Opava 

Selected Publications*

  • F. K. Liu, C. Y. Cao, M. A. Abramowicz, M. Wielgus, R. Cao, and Z. Q. Zhou,”Elliptical Accretion Disk as a Model for Tidal Disruption Events”,The Astrophysical Journal,908,179,02/2021, DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/abd2b6
  • F. H. Vincent, M. Wielgus, M. A. Abramowicz, E. Gourgoulhon, J.-P. Lasota, T. Paumard, and G. Perrin,”Geometric modeling of M87* as a Kerr black hole or a non-Kerr compact object”,Astronomy and Astrophysics,646,A37,02/2021, DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202037787
  • A. Kotrlová, E. Šrámková, G. Török, K. Goluchová, J. Horák, O. Straub, D. Lančová, Z. Stuchlík, and M. A. Abramowicz,”Models of high-frequency quasi-periodic oscillations and black hole spin estimates in Galactic microquasars”,Astronomy and Astrophysics,643,A31,11/2020, DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201937097
  • M. Wielgus, J. Horák, F. Vincent, and M. Abramowicz,”Reflection-asymmetric wormholes and their double shadows”,Physical Review D,102,084044,10/2020, doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.102.084044
  • M. Abramowicz, M. Bejger, É. Gourgoulhon, and O. Straub,”A Galactic centre gravitational-wave Messenger”, Scientific Reports,10,7054,04/2020, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-63206-1

Scientific projects (currently at Silesian University):

  • CZ.1.07/2.3.00/20.0071 SYNERGY, Supporting international collaboration in astrophysics (2012 – 2014)
  • LTI17018 INTER-EXCELLENCE Promotion and Development of International Scientific Cooperation in Relativistic Astrophysics and Preparation of X-ray Space Missions – team member (2017 – 2020) 
  • GAČR 17-16287S Oscillations and coherent features in accretion disks around compact objects and their observational signatures – team member (2016 – 2019)
  • GAČR 21-06825X Accreting Black Holes in the new era of X-ray polarimetry missions  – co-investigator (2021 – 2025)

Papers in Impact Journals – published in last 5 years (2017 – 2022)

  1. F. K. Liu, C. Y. Cao, M. A. Abramowicz, M. Wielgus, R. Cao, and Z. Q. Zhou, The Astrophysical Journal, 908, 179, 2021
  2. F. H. Vincent, M. Wielgus, M. A. Abramowicz, E. Gourgoulhon, J.-P. Lasota, T. Paumard, and G. Perrin, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 646, A37, 2021
  3. A. Kotrlová, E. Šrámková, G. Török, K. Goluchová, J. Horák, O. Straub, D. Lančová, Z. Stuchlík, and M. A. Abramowicz, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 643, A31, 2020
  4. M. Wielgus, J. Horák, F. Vincent, and M. Abramowicz, Physical Review D, 102, 084044, 2020
  5. M. Abramowicz, M. Bejger, É. Gourgoulhon, and O. Straub, Scientific Reports, 10, 7054, 2020
  6. D. Lančová, D. Abarca, W. Kluźniak, M. Wielgus, A. Saḑowski, R. Narayan, J. Schee, G. Török, and M. Abramowicz, The Astrophysical Journal, 884, L37, 2019
  7. F. H. Vincent, M. A. Abramowicz, A. A. Zdziarski, M. Wielgus, T. Paumard, G. Perrin, and O. Straub, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 624, A52, 2019  
  8. K. Goluchová, G. Török, E. Šrámková, M. A. Abramowicz, Z. Stuchlík, and J. Horák, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 622, L8, 2019
  9. M. A. Abramowicz, M. Bejger, and M. Wielgus, The Astrophysical Journal, 868, 17, 2018
  10. R. S. S. Vieira, W. Kluźniak, and M. Abramowicz, Physical Review D, 95, 044008, 2017

Membership and leadership

  • Elected member of the Academia Europea (Salzburg) 
  • Senior Old Fellow at the Linacre College, Oxford University 
  • Member of International Astronomical Union 
  • Member of Academic Boards – CAMK Warsaw, SISSA, Trieste, Nordita, Copenhagen, Göteborg University, Silesian University 
  • Chief executive of the Astrophysical Division (ICTP, Trieste)
  • Nordic Fellow (Nordita Stockholm and Copenhagen)
  • Member of the National Committee for Astronomy (appointment by the Royal Swedish Society)

Conference Organization 

  • RAGtime: Workshop on black holes and neutron stars – SOC (2006 -2021)

Foreign collaborations and stays abroad

  • Institute of Mathematics at Wroclaw University, Poland
  • Copernicus Astronomical Centre in Warsaw, Poland
  • Stanford University, USA
  • University of Texas at Austin, USA
  • Oxford University, United Kingdom
  • SISSA and ICTP in Trieste, Italy
  • Nordita, Sweden

Scientific awards and academic memberships 

  • I the ISCitation Classic diploma for the most quoted paper by a Swedish author in physics, technical physics, and astrophysics, 2000
  • Ordinary Member, Academia Europea
  • Linacre College Old Fellow and Senior Old Fellow, Oxford University, UK
  • Doctor Honoris Causa, Silesian University in Opava
  • Sixten Heymans Prize, 2007
  • Elected member of the Academia Europea (Salzburg)
  • Member of International Astronomical Union
  • Member of Academic Boards – CAMK Warsaw, SISSA Trieste, Nordita Copenhagen, Göteborg University, Silesian University
  • Chief executive of the Astrophysical Division (ICTP, Trieste)
  • Nordic Fellow (Nordita Stockholm and Copenhagen)
  • Member of the National Committee for Astronomy (appointment by the Royal Swedish Society)