Janusz Lipkowski graduated at Warsaw University, Faculty of Chemistry (1965), got PhD in 1972 at the Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences. In 1978 he has been appointed the position of Head of Department (original name: ‘Physical Methods of Analysis’, by JL transformed to ‘Physicochemistry of Supramolecular Complexes’). In 1983 he was awarded the degree of DSc (habilitation) and in 1990 became titular professor. Prof. Lipkowski is the author or co-author of more than 360 scientific papers, and 17 chapters to books. He has visited foreign scientific centers, a postdoctoral stay in Parma (Italy) and sabbatical in Tokyo (Japan). Among awards and honors are: the Honorary Professorship of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (and a doctor hc of the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry in Novosibirsk) and the foreign member of the Academy of Sciences in Moldova. In Poland he was appointed a series of important positions: director of the Institute of Physical Chemistry (of PASci) from 1992 to 2003, vice-President of Polish Academy of Sciences (2003-2006). Recently retitred as the profess or of Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaaw (the 2nd State University in Warsaw). Janusz Lipkowski is full member of Polish Academy of Sciences, member of Academia Europea, fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry and member of societies. From 2007 to 2020 he served as the President of Warsaw Learned Society.
Janusz Lipkowski is author or co-author of 380 scientific publications, mostly on clathrate inclusion compounds, supramolecular complexes and their practical uses.
