Professor Wieslaw Ostachowicz was graduated from Gdansk University of Technology, Poland (receiving BSc and MSc degree in Mechanical Engineering). He defended PhD at Gdansk University of Technology, Poland (in Mechanical Engineering), and defended DSc (habilitation, 1980) at Gdansk University of Technology, Poland (in Mechanical Engineering). In 1989 the President of Poland nominated him to the Professor position (Professor Title). Earlier he was recommended to this position by the Institute of Fluid Flow Machinery, Polish Academy of Sciences (IMP PAN).

He is the Corresponding Member of Polish Academy of Sciences (elected on December 1, 2016).

Prof W. Ostachowicz was employed in several institutions: (1) in the IMP PAN, Gdansk (1970–1972) as an assistant; (2) in Navy Shipbuilding Yard, Gdynia (1972–1973) as a designer; (3) at Gdansk University of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering (1973–1987) as senior assistant, assistant and associate professor; (4) in the IMP PAN (1986–present) as an associate professor and professor (from 1989); (5) in Gdynia Maritime University (2004–2012) as an associate professor and (6) at Warsaw University of Technology (2013–2017) as an associate professor.

The list of his temporary positions opens: chairman of the Department of Mechanics and Strength of Materials at Gdansk University of Technology (1982–1987), the deputy director for scientific affairs at the IMP PAN (1986–1992); head of the Centre for Mechanics and Machines (from 1998– present), at the IMP PAN; and a chairman of the Department of Mechanics of Intelligent Structures (from 1996– present) at the IMP PAN. He was also employed as an expert of UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) at the Instituto de Investigaciones Electricas, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico (1987 and 1990). He was Visiting Professor at: (1) the Syracuse University, the Department of Mechanical Engineering, USA (1980–1981); (2) the University of Glasgow, the Department of Mechanical Engineering, UK (2000–2003); (3) the University of Northampton, the School of Science and Technology, UK (2014–2016); (4) Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers (ENSAM), Paris, France (2017).

Prof W. Ostachowicz has led dynamics research at the IMP PAN throughout last twenty eight years. Personally, he specializes in several important sub–disciplines, like structural health monitoring techniques, vibration control, structural dynamics, composite structures, multifunctional materials, smart materials and structures, damage assessment of structures, working in these fields both theoretically and experimentally. In the past twelve years, his research was focused on the development and use of the Spectral Finite Element Method for damage assessment as well as smart materials applications. The aim of his research in guided wave propagation has been to develop a number of vibro–acoustic–ultrasonic methods for damage detection using smart sensor technologies. Those methods have demonstrated effectiveness and sensitivity to small cracks in metallic and composite structures, without restrictions on load, boundaries or temperature conditions.

Professor W. Ostachowicz published 283 archival international journal papers, 332 refereed international conference papers and over 200 technical reports, predominantly in the damage detection, structural health monitoring and advanced signal processing areas. Also, he published over 45 papers (in the English language) in Polish Journals. Prof W. Ostachowicz published 5 monographs, 7 book chapters, 4 proceedings volume in the fields of structural dynamics and SHM. These have been published by worldwide famous publishers as Springer, Wiley, Kluwer, World Scientific, CRC Press, etc. The 283 papers currently represented on JCR Web of Science are uniformly distributed in the highest–quality international journals and have attracted 2550 citations (without self–citations). One of his paper published in the Journal of Sound and Vibration (Analysis of the effect of cracks on the natural frequencies of a cantilever beam, Vol. 150, 2, 191–201, 1991) has been cited 318 times. His second most highly–cited paper was published in Journal of Sound and Vibration (Wave propagation modelling in 1D structures using spectral finite elements, Vol. 300, 1–2, 88–100, 2007) is attracted by 94 citations. His third most highly–cited paper was published in Journal of Sound and Vibration (The dynamic analysis of a cracked Timoshenko beam by the spectral element method, Vol. 264, 5, 1139–1153, 2003) has been cited 87 times.

Much of this progress has been through Professor Ostachowicz’s research and is summarised in three books:

• Ostachowicz W., Kudela P., Krawczuk M., Żak A. (2012), Guided Waves in Structures for SHM The Time – domain Spectral Element Method, ISBN–13: 978–0–470–97983–9, John Wiley & Sons
• Ostachowicz W., Güemes A. (2013), New Trends in Structural Health Monitoring, Springer, ISBN 978–3–7091–1389–9
• Ostachowicz W., McGugan M., Schröder–Hinrichs J.U., Łuczak M. (2016), New Materials and Reliability in Offshore Wind Turbine Technology, ISBN 978–3–319–39094–9, Springer

and four book chapters:

• Ostachowicz W., Krawczuk M. (2009). Modeling for Detection of Degraded Zones in Metallic and Composite Structures, [In]: Encyclopedia of Structural Health Monitoring, Boller, C., Chang, F. and Fujino, Y. (eds). John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester, UK, pp. 851–866, (ISBN 978–0–470–05822–0)
• Ostachowicz W., Kudela P.: Elastic Waves for Damage Detection in Structures. [In]: New Trends in Vibration Based Structural Health Monitoring, Deraemaker, A., Worden, K. (eds.). Springer Wien, New York 2010, pp. 247–300, ISBN 978–3–7091–0398–2
• Ostachowicz W.M., Wandowski T., Malinowski P.H. (2016). Introduction to structural health monitoring of composite materials. [in] Rajan G., Prusty B.G. (ed.) Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures Using Fiber Optic Methods, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, ISBN 9781498733175
• Ostachowicz W., Malinowski P., Wandowski T. (2018). Degradation Detection in Composite Structures with Piezoelectric Transducers, [in]: Structural Health Monitoring for Advanced Composite Structures, Aliabadi M.H.F., Khodaei Z.S. (eds), World Scientific, New Jersey, pp. 125–152, ISBN 97817866343925

In addition to these books, over the last fifteen years Prof. W. Ostachowicz has edited the following works:

• Murawski L., Ostachowicz W. (2010): Optimization of Marine Propulsion System’s Alignment for Aged Ships. [in]: Computer Methods in Mechanics, Springer–Verlag, Berlin, pp. 477–491
• Ostachowicz W. (2005): Elastic Wave Propagation Development for Structural Health Monitoring. [In]: Mechanics of the 21st Century, Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, pp. 275–286
• Ostachowicz W., Krawczuk M. (2004): Damage Detection of Structures Using Spectral Element Method. [In]: Advances in Smart Technologies in Structural Engineering, Springer–Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, pp.69–8

Much of this progress has been through his research and is summarised in the following publications (published in recent years):

• P. Kudela, M. Radzieński, W. Ostachowicz: Impact induced damage assessment by means of Lamb wave image processing. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Vol. 102, pp. 23–36, 2018.
• M. Miniaci, M. Mazzotti, M. Radzieński, N. Kherrazi, P. Kudela, W. Ostachowicz, B. Morvani, F. Bosia, N. M. Pugno: Experimental observation of a large low–frequency band gap in a polymer waveguide. Frontiers in Materials, Vol. 5, Article No. 8, 2018.
• P. Kudela, M. Radzieński, W. Ostachowicz: Wave propagation modeling in composites reinforced by randomly oriented fibers. Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 414, pp. 110–125, 2018.
• S. Sikdar, P. Kudela, M. Radzieński, A. Kundu, W. Ostachowicz: Online detection of barely visible low–speed impact damage in 3D–core sandwich composite structure. Composite Structures, Vol. 185, pp. 646–655, 2018.
• R. Soman, K. Majewska, M. Mieloszyk, P. Malinowski, W. Ostachowicz: Application of Kalman filter based neutral axis tracking for damage detection in composites structures. Composite Structures, Vol. 184, pp. 66–77, 2018.
• V. B. Mora, M Mieloszyk, W. Ostachowicz: Model of moisture absorption by an adhesive joint. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Vol. 99, pp. 534–549, 2018.
• M. S. Cao, W. Xu, Z. Su, W. Ostachowicz, N. Xia: Local coordinate systems–based method to analyze high–order modes of n–step Timoshenko beam. Journal of Vibration and Control, Vol. 23 (1), pp. 89–102, 2017.
• M. Cao, G. G. Sha, Y. F. Gao, W. Ostachowicz: Structural damage identification using damping: a compendium of uses and features. Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 26 (4), Article No. 043001, 2017.
• P. Kudela, T. Wandowski, P. Malinowski, W. Ostachowicz: Application of scanning laser Doppler vibrometry for delamination detection in composite structures. Optics and Lasers in Engineering, Vol. 99, pp. 46–57, 2017.
• Z. B. Yang, X. F. Chen, M. Radzieński, P. Kudela, W. Ostachowicz, Y. Xie: Damage localization for beams based on the wavelet correlation operator. Science China–Technological Sciences, Vol. 60 (10), pp. 1505–1517, 2017.
• P. Malinowski, W. Ostachowicz, K. Brune, M. Schlag: Study of electromechanical impedance changes caused by modifications of CFRP adhesive bonds. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures. Vol. 40 (10), pp. 1592–1600, 2017.
• W. Xu, M. Cao, X. Li, M. Radzieński, W. Ostachowicz, R. Bai: Delamination monitoring in CFRP laminated plates under noisy conditions using complex–wavelet 2D curvature mode shapes. Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 26 (10), Article No. 104008, 2017.
• L. de Marchi, A. Marzani, J. Moll, P. Kudela, M. Radzieński, W. Ostachowicz: A pulse coding and decoding strategy to perform Lamb wave inspections using simultaneously multiple actuators. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Vol. 91, pp. 111–121, 2017.
• W. Xu, M. Cao, K. Ding, M. Radzieński, W. Ostachowicz: Crack identification in CFRP laminated beams using multi–resolution modal Teager–Kaiser energy under noisy environments. Materials, Vol. 10 (6), Article No. 656, 2017.
• M. Mieloszyk, W. Ostachowicz: An application of structural health monitoring system based on FBG sensors to offshore wind turbine support structure model. Marine Structures, Vol. 51, pp. 65–86, 2017.
• M. Mieloszyk, W. Ostachowicz: Moisture contamination detection in adhesive bond using embedded FBG sensors. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Vol. 84, pp. 1–14, Part A, 2017.
• W. Ostachowicz, T. Wandowski, P. Malinowski, P. Kudela: Damage identification and assessment in composite structures. Structural Health Monitoring – from Sensing to Diagnosis and Prognosis, Book Series: Procedia Engineering, Vol. 188, pp. 241–247, 2017.
• B. Park, H. Sohn, P. Malinowski, W. Ostachowicz: Delamination localization in wind turbine blades based on adaptive time–of–flight analysis of noncontact laser ultrasonic signals. Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, Vol. 32 (1), pp. 1–20, 2017.
• F. Touchard, M. Boustie, L. Chocinski–Arnault, P. Gonzales, L. Berthe, D. de Vasconcellos, L. Sorrentino, P. Malinowski, W. Ostachowicz: Mechanical and laser impact effects on woven composites with hemp or glass fibres. International Journal of Structural Integrity, Vol. 8 (3), pp. 286–307, 2017.
• T. Wandowski, P. Malinowski, M. Radzieński, S. Opoka, W. Ostachowicz: Methods for assessment of composite aerospace structures. Smart Structures and Materials, Book Series: Computational Methods in Applied Sciences, Vol. 43, pp. 227–244, 2017.
• T. Wandowski, P. Malinowski, W. Ostachowicz: Temperature and damage influence on electromechanical impedance method used for carbon fibre–reinforced polymer panels. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, Vol. 28 (6), pp. 782–798, 2017.
• Z. B. Yang, M. Radzieński, P. Kudela, W. Ostachowicz: Fourier spectral–based modal curvature analysis and its application to damage detection in beams. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Vol. 84, pp. 763–781, 2017.
• Z. B. Yang, X. F. Chen, M. Radzieński, P. Kudela, W. Ostachowicz: A Fourier spectrum–based strain energy damage detection method for beam–like structures in noisy conditions. Science China–Technological Sciences, Vol. 60 (8), pp. 1188–1196, Article No: 1674, AUG 2017.
• Z. B. Yang, M. Radzieński, P. Kudela, W. Ostachowicz: Two–dimensional Chebyshev pseudo spectral modal curvature and its application in damage detection for composite plates. Composite Structures, Vol. 168, pp. 372–383, 2017.
• Z. B. Yang, M. Radzieński, P. Kudela, W. Ostachowicz: Damage detection in beam–like composite structures via Chebyshev pseudo spectral modal curvature. Composite Structures, Vol. 168, pp. 1–12, 2017.
• R. Bai, W. Ostachowicz, M. Radzieński, M. S. Cao: Vibrational damage detection using fractal surface singularities with noncontact laser measurement. Journal of Vibration and Control, Vol. 22 (11), pp. 2569–2581, 2016.
• M. S. Cao, W. Xu, W. X. Ren, W. Ostachowicz, G. G. Sha, L. X. Pan: A concept of complex–wavelet modal curvature for detecting multiple cracks in beams under noisy conditions. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Vol. 76–77, pp. 555–575, 2016.
• S. Opoka, R. Soman, M. Mieloszyk, W. Ostachowicz: Damage detection and localization method based on a frequency spectrum change in a scaled tripod model with strain rosettes, Marine Structures, Vol. 49, pp. 163–179, 2016.
• R. Soman, P. Malinowski, W. Ostachowicz: Bi–axial neutral axis tracking for damage detection in wind–turbine towers. Wind Energy, Vol. 19 (4), pp. 639–650, 2016.
• T. Wandowski, P. Malinowski, W. Ostachowicz: Circular sensing networks for guided waves based structural health monitoring. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing (66–67), pp. 248–267, 2016.
• T. Wandowski, P. Malinowski, W. Ostachowicz: Delamination detection in CFRP panels using EMI method with temperature compensation. Composite Structures, Vol. 151, pp. 99–107, 2016.
• T. Wandowski, P. Malinowski, Ł. Skarbek, W. Ostachowicz: Moisture detection in carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites using electromechanical impedance technique. Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, Vol. 230 (2), pp. 331–336, 2016.
• Z. B. Yang, M. Radzieński, P. Kudela, W. Ostachowicz: Scale–wavenumber domain filtering method for curvature modal damage detection. Composite Structures, Vol. 154, pp. 396–409, 2016.
• Z. B. Yang, M. Radzieński, P. Kudela, W. Ostachowicz: Two–dimensional modal curvature estimation via Fourier spectral method for damage detection. Composite Structures, Vol. 148, pp. 155–167, 2016.
• M. Cao, H. Xu, R. Bai, W. Ostachowicz, M. Radzieński, L. Chen: Damage characterization in plates using singularity of scale mode shapes. Applied Physics Letters 106, 2015.
• P. Kudela, M. Radzieński, W. Ostachowicz: Identification of cracks in thin–walled structures by means of wavenumber filtering. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Vol. 50–51, pp. 456–466, 2015.
• P. Malinowski, T. Wandowski, W. Ostachowicz: The use of electromechanical impedance conductance signatures for detection of weak adhesive bonds of carbon fibre–reinforced polymer. Structural Health Monitoring, Vol. 14 (4), pp. 332–344, 2015.
• R. Rimasauskiene, M. Matejka, W. Ostachowicz et al.: Experimental research of the synthetic jet generator designs based on actuation of the diaphragm with a piezoelectric actuator. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Vol. 50–51, pp. 607–614, 2015.
• T. Wandowski, P. Malinowski, W. Ostachowicz, M. Rawski, P. Tomaszewicz, T. Łuba and G. Borowik: Embedded damage localization subsystem based on elastic wave propagation. Computer–Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 30(8), pp. 654–665, 2015.
• R. B. Bai, W. Ostachowicz, M. Radzieński, M. S. Cao: Vibrational damage detection using fractal surface singularities with noncontact laser measurement. Journal of Vibration and Control, pp. 1–13, 2014.
• K. Majewska, M. Mieloszyk, W. Ostachowicz, et al.: Experimental method of strain/stress measurements on tall sailing ships using Fibre Bragg Grating sensors, Applied Ocean Research, Vol. 47, pp. 270–283, 2014.
• W. Ostachowicz, M. Radzieński, P. Kudela: Comparison studies of full wavefield signal processing for crack detection. Strain J., Vol. 50 (4), pp. 275–291, 2014.
• M. Cao, M. Radzieński, W. Xu, W. Ostachowicz: Identification of multiple damages in beams based on robust curvature mode shapes. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Vol. 46 (2), pp. 468–480, 2014.
• R. B. Bai, X. G. Song, M. Radzieński, M. S. Cao, W. Ostachowicz, S. Wang S.: Crack location in beams by data fusion of fractal dimension features of laser–measured operating deflection shapes. Smart Structures and Systems, Vol. 13 (6), pp. 975–991, 2014.
• Bai R. B., Ostachowicz W., Cao M. S., et al., Crack detection in beams in noisy conditions using scale fractal dimension analysis of mode shapes, Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 23 (6), Article Number 065014, 2014.
• M. S. Cao, W. Xu, W. Ostachowicz, et al.: Damage identification for beams in noisy conditions based on Teager energy operator–wavelet transform modal curvature. Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 333 (6), pp. 1543–1553, 2014.
• M. S. Cao, W. Ostachowicz, R. B. Bai, et al.: Fractal mechanism for characterizing singularity of mode shape for damage detection. Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 103 (22), Article No. 221906, 2013.
• M. S. Cao, W. Ostachowicz, M. Radzieński, et al.: Multiscale shear–strain gradient for detecting delamination in composite laminates. Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 103 (10), Article No. 101910, 2013.
• W. Xu, M. Radzieński, W. Ostachowicz, et al.: Damage detection in plates using two–dimensional directional Gaussian wavelets and laser scanned operating deflection shapes. Structural Health Monitoring–An International Journal, Vol. 12 (5–6), pp. 457–468, 2013.
• A. Król, K. Majewska, M. Mieloszyk, L. Murawski, W. Ostachowicz, A. Weintrit: Fibre Bragg Grating sensor grids for Structural Health Monitoring of the foremast of STS Dar Młodzieży. Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, Vol. 227 (8), pp. 1665–1680, 2013.
• S. Opoka, L. Murawski, T. Wandowski, P. Malinowski, W. Ostachowicz: Static–strain level change together with detection of the transient signal as damage indicator for truss and frame structures. Strain J., Vol. 49 (4), pp. 287–298, 2013.
• R. Rimasauskiene, R. P. Bansevicius, M. Rimasauskas, W. Ostachowicz: Analysis of the membrane permeability of the microflow control device based on the Moire´ effect. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Vol. 36 (1), pp. 25–35, 2013.
• A. Żak, M. Radzieński, M. Krawczuk, W. Ostachowicz: Damage detection strategies based on the propagation of guided elastic waves. Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 21 (3), Article No. 035024, 2012.
• R. Bai, M. S. Cao, Z. Su, W. Ostachowicz, H. Xu: Fractal dimension analysis of higher–order mode shapes for damage identification of beam structures. Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Article No. 454568, 2012.
• M. Mieloszyk, Ł. Skarbek, M. Krawczuk, W. Ostachowicz, et al.: Application of fibre Bragg grating sensors for structural health monitoring of an adaptive wing. Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 20 (12), Article No. 125014, 2011.
• T. Wandowski, P. Kudela, P. Malinowski, W. Ostachowicz: Lamb waves for damage localisation in panels, Strain J., Vol. 47 (5), pp. 449–457, 2011.
• P. Malinowski, T. Wandowski, W. Ostachowicz: Damage detection potential of a triangular piezoelectric configuration. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Vol. 25 (7), pp. 2722–2732, 2011.
• T. Wandowski, P. Malinowski, W. Ostachowicz: Damage detection with concentrated configurations of piezoelectric transducers. Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 20 (2), Article No. 025002, 2011.
• T. Wandowski, P. Malinowski, P. Kudela, W. Ostachowicz: Guided wave–based detection of delamination and matrix cracking in composite laminates. Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, Vol. 225 (C1), pp. 123–131, 2011.
• K. Majewska, A. Żak, W. Ostachowicz: Vibration control of a rotor by magnetic shape memory actuators–an experimental work. Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 19 (8), Article No. 085004, 2010.
• M. Mieloszyk, M. Krawczuk, A. Żak, W. Ostachowicz: An adaptive wing for a small–aircraft application with a configuration of fibre Bragg grating sensors. Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 19 (8), Article No. 085009, 2010.
• A. Israr, M. Cartmell, E. Manoach, I. Trendafilova, W. Ostachowicz, et al.: Analytical modelling and vibration analysis of partially cracked rectangular plates with different boundary conditions and loading. Journal of Applied Mechanics–Transactions of the ASME, Vol. 76 (1), 2009.
• W. Ostachowicz, P. Kudela, P. Malinowski, T. Wandowski: Damage localisation in the plate–like structures based on PZT sensors. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Vol. 23 (6), pp. 1805–1829, 2009.
• P. Malinowski, T. Wandowski, I. Trendafilova, W. Ostachowicz: A phased array–based method for damage detection and localization in thin plates. Structural Health Monitoring–An International Journal, Vol. 8 (1), pp. 5–15, 2009.
• P. Kudela, W. Ostachowicz, et al.: Damage detection in composite plates with embedded PZT transducers. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Vol. 22 (6), pp. 1327–1335, 2008.
• I. Trendafilova, M. Cartmell, W. Ostachowicz: Vibration–based damage detection in an aircraft wing scaled model using principal component analysis and pattern recognition. Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 313 (3–5), pp. 560–566, 2008.
• W. Ostachowicz: Damage detection of structures using spectral finite element method. Computers and Structures, Vol. 86 (3–5), pp. 454–462, 2008.
• K. Majewska, A. Żak, W. Ostachowicz: Magnetic shape memory alloys for forced vibration control of beam–like structures. Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 16 (6), pp. 2388–2397, 2007.
• P. Kudela, A. Żak, M. Krawczuk, W. Ostachowicz: Modelling of wave propagation in composite plates using the time domain spectral element method. Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 302 (4–5), pp. 728–745, 2007.
• P. Kudela, M. Krawczuk, W. Ostachowicz: Wave propagation modelling in 1D structures using spectral finite elements. Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 300 (1–2), pp. 88–100, 2007.
• R. Jendrzejewski, G. Śliwiński, M. Krawczuk, W. Ostachowicz: Temperature and stress during laser cladding of double–layer coatings. Surface and Coatings Technology, Vol. 201 (6), pp. 3328–3334, 2006.

He also co–edited 7 conference proceedings and edited 1 Special Issue for Smart Structures and Systems Journal (2010)–(TECHNO Press), all on themes of smart materials and structures, SHM and damage detection.

Prof W. Ostachowicz has been directly involved as Coordinator or Principal Investigator (PI) in over thirty projects (last twenty five years) including:

International Projects

• TURBOmachinery REtrofits enabling FLEXible back–up capacity for the transition of the European energy system (TURBO–REFLEX). Horizon 2020: Call: H2020–LCE–2017–RES–CCS–RIA; Activity: LCE–28–17–Power Plants. General coordinator: General Electric Deutschland, duration: 2017–2020. IMP PAN Leader: Prof W. Ostachowicz
• ERA–NET: Call: Martec II 2015 Maritime Technologies II: Reliable and Autonomous Monitoring System for Maritime Structures (RAMMS), Duration: 2016–2019, General coordinator: Fraunhofer LBF (Germany), IMP PAN Leader: Prof W. Ostachowicz
• Horizon 2020: Call: H2020–MG–2014_TwoStages, Topic: MG–1.1–2014, Type of action: RIA, Project title: Quality assurance concepts for adhesive bonding of aircraft composite structures by advanced NDT (ComBoNDT), Duration: 2015–2018, General coordinator: Fraunhofer IFAM (Germany), IMP PAN Leader: Prof W. Ostachowicz
• CNRS–PAN Project titled: Eco–Composites– damage Analysis Using Laser shock Technology (ECAULT). Type of project: PICS– International Program for Scientific Cooperation Grant agreement No. 191266, 2014–2016. Partners: PPRIME–Poitiers, PIMM–Paris, IMP PAN–Gdansk. Coordinator: Institute PPRIME, CNRS; Leader IMP PAN: Prof W. Ostachowicz
• NATO Project, Science and Technology Organization titled: Structural Health Monitoring of Military Vehicles. Grant Agreement LS–AVT–220–14–461, 2014–2016, Partners from Canada, Germany, Greece, Portugal, Spain, Denmark, Poland. Polish Leader: Prof W. Ostachowicz
• EC FP7 Project MARE – WINT – Networks for Initial Training (ITN) – Grant Agreement No.: 309395 – title: New Materials and Reliability in Offshore Wind Turbines Technology, 2012–2016 (48 months). General Coordinator for 23 partners: Prof W. Ostachowicz
• EC FP7 Project AAT.2010.1.1–2. AAT.2010.4.2–2, TPT, Aerostructures, Aerostructures Transport (including Aeronautics): ENCOMB – Extended Non–Destructive Testing of Composite Bonds, 2010–2014. WP–4 Leader: Prof W. Ostachowicz, ENDT for adhesive bond characterisation
• STADYWICO, Marie Curie Action, STAtic and DYnamic piezo–driven streamWIse vortex generators for active flow Control, Grant agreement No. 251309, (2010–2014), WP–2 Leader: Prof W. Ostachowicz, Structural mechanics with piezoelectric actuators
• IMESCON, Marie Curie Action, Innovative MEthods of  Separated flow CONtrol in aeronautics, Grant agreement No. 264672, (2010–2014), WP–3 Leader: Prof W. Ostachowicz, Fibre optic and piezoelectric sensors
• Project: Internationales Buero des BMBF, Germany titled: Holistic Monitoring System for Wind Turbines (2011–2012). General Coordinator: Prof W. Ostachowicz (7 partners)
• COST Action TD1001 (Novel and Reliable Optical Fibre Sensor Systems for Future Security and Safety Applications–OFSeSa) duration: 2010–2014. IMP PAN Leader: Prof W. Ostachowicz
• Boeing Co. Project No. C2–3108, 2009–2010. IMP PAN Leader: Prof W. Ostachowicz
• Boeing Co. Project No. C2–3408, 2009–2010. IMP PAN Leader: Prof W. Ostachowicz
• EC Grant No. FP6–2002–Aero–2. Title: Structural Health Monitoring in Action, 2006–2009. IMP PAN Leader: Prof W. Ostachowicz
• S3T EUROCORES Programme (ESF). Title: Smart sensing for structural health monitoring, 2005–2008. IMP PAN Leader: Prof W. Ostachowicz
•   NATO Grant (CBP.EAP.CLG 98151). Title: Preventing disasters from collapse of aircraft structures using vibration–based health monitoring, 2005–2007. IMP PAN Leader: Prof W. Ostachowicz
• EC Grant No. FP6–2002–Aero–1, AERO–2002–1.3.2.1.A2, AERO–1.3. Title: Aircraft reliability through intelligent materials application, 2005–2007. IMP PAN Leader: Prof W. Ostachowicz
• EPSRC Grant No GR/N06328/01 (Engineering and Physical Science Research Council), U.K., titled: Control of Vibration by smart SMA–embedded composite structures, (2000–2003). IMP PAN Leader: Prof W. Ostachowicz
• European Aerospace Defence and Space Company. Title: Structural optimisation and resulting damage monitoring implications, 2002–2006. IMP PAN Leader: Prof W. Ostachowicz
• Royal Society Grant No. ESEP/JP/2002. Title: Modelling of wave propagation and damage location in structures, 2002–2005. IMP PAN Leader: Prof W. Ostachowicz
• U.S. Army Grant N68171–94–C–9108, titled: Dynamics of cracked composite material structures (1994–1996). IMP PAN Leader: Prof W. Ostachowicz

National Projects

• NCN – The influence of simultaneous interaction of temperature and humidity on anisotropic structures: from theory to experimental research. Partners: IMP PAN, duration: 2017–2020. Project NCN – OPUS No. 12 – 2016/23/B/ST8/03088. Coordinator: Prof W. Ostachowicz
• NCBiR – National Centre for Research and Development, Project PBS titled: Autonomous reconfiguration technology of materials in vehicles. (2015–2017). Consortium: Warsaw University of Technology, IMP PAN Gdansk. Coordinator: Warsaw University of Technology. IMP PAN Leader: Prof W. Ostachowicz
• NCN – National Science Centre, MAESTRO, Project titled: Excitation and control of mechanical waves in nonlinear media, (2014–2017), Coordinator: Prof W. Ostachowicz
• NCN – National Science Centre, HARMONIA, Project titled: Investigation of elastic wave propagation in composite materials with imperfections, (2013–2016), Collaboration with University of Bologna. Coordinator: Prof W. Ostachowicz
• NCBiR – National Centre of Research and Development, Project PBS titled: Non–invasive methods for assessing a degradation of physical, chemical and mechanical properties of composite structures, (KOMPNDT), Partners: IMP PAN, Warsaw University of Technology, MEG Group Sp. z o.o. (2012–2015), Coordinator: Prof W. Ostachowicz
• EC Fund for Regional Development MONIT Structural Health Monitoring and Prognosis, Program POiG, Priority I, Task 1.1.2, (2009–2012), Coordinator: Prof W. Ostachowicz
• EC Fund for Regional Development PILOT Modern Material Technologies for Aerospace Industry. Priority 1, Task 1.1, Action 1.1.2, (2009–2012), IMP PAN Leader: Prof W. Ostachowicz
• EC Fund for Regional Development PROFAL: Research and Development of High Technology. Action 1.3: Structural Health Monitoring of Aerospace and Offshore Structures Using Lamb Waves Propagation (2010–2012).
• National Fund for Research & Development: SHM Technologies and Safety Prognosis for Civil and Offshore Engineering Using Fibre Optics Technology. N R03 0059 06, (2009–2012). Links with Industry.

Prof W. Ostachowicz has received substantial funding over the years from various industrial partners including Boeing Co. Project No. C2–3108, 2009–2010 and Boeing Co. Project No. C2–3408, 2009–2010. The collaboration with Boeing Co. has also resulted in the Invention Disclosure No. 09–0919–EP–EPA (sent in June 2010 to the US Patent & Trademark Office). Also, his research was supported by Rolls Royce (through EPSRC Grant), ABB Co. and Power Plants, etc.

Presently Prof W. Ostachowicz is involved in work for the following Journals:

• Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing (Elsevier); Handling Editor/Editorial Board Member
• Structural Health Monitoring (SAGE Publications); Associate Editor
• Intelligent Material Systems and Structures (SAGE Publications); Associate Editor
• Smart Materials and Structures (IOP Publishing); Associate Editor
• ASME Journal–Nondestructive Evaluation, Diagnostics and Prognostics of Engineering Systems; Editorial Board Member
• Strain (Wiley); Board Member
• Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science (SAGE Publications); Editorial Board Member

Prof W. Ostachowicz has served as a reviewer for: Applied Mathematical Modelling, Archive of Applied Mechanics, Applied Mechanics and Materials, Applied Mechanics Reviews, ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, Composite Part A & Composite Part B, European Journal of Mechanics A/Solids, Journal of Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Journal of Vibration and Control, Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science & Mechanics, International Journal of Solids and Structures, International Journal of Acoustics and Vibration, Journal of Sound and Vibration, Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design, Key Engineering Materials, Meccanica, Mechanics and Computer, Nonlinear Dynamics, Smart Materials and Structures, Structural Engineering & Mechanics, Structural Health Monitoring, Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part I, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Journal of Experimental Mechanics, Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology.

Prof W. Ostachowicz reviewed several PhD thesis and professor positions in United Kingdom, South Africa, USA, Italy, France, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Italy, Austria, Australia, etc.

Prof W. Ostachowicz has been involved in the organization of many international conferences (over 45 in last decade) and invited to present seminars, lectures, keynote speeches addressed to researchers around the World.

He was a Chairman of Conference Organising Committee:

• DAMAS Conference (Damage Assessment of Structures), Gdansk, Poland 2005
• ECCOMAS Conference on Smart Structures and Materials, Gdansk, Poland 2007

He was a Co–Chairman of Conference Organising Committee:

• DAMAS Conference: Turin, Italy 2007, Beijing, China 2009, Oxford, UK 2011, Dublin, Ireland 2013
• EW SHM – European Workshop on SHM Structural Health Monitoring, Cracow, Poland 2008
• Moderator of the IW SHM Panel Discussion: Demands and Challenges for SHM in Civil and Mechanical System Infrastructure – 6th IWSHM, Stanford, USA 2007

He was a Member of the Conference Scientific Committee (last ten years):

• EWSHM – European Workshop on SHM Structural Health Monitoring: Sorrento, Italy, 2010, Dresden, Germany 2012, Nantes, France 2014, Bilbao, Spain 2016, Manchester, UK 2018
• BSSM – International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics: Liverpool, UK 2010, Edinburgh, UK 2011, Cambridge, UK 2014
• TRANSNAV – International Conference on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation, Gdynia, Poland 2011
• SMART – ECCOMAS Conference on Smart Structures and Materials: Saarbrücken, Germany 2011, Turin, Italy 2013, Ponta Delgada, Portugal 2015, Madrid, Spain 2017
• DAMAS – International Conference on Damage Assessment of Structures: Oxford, UK 2011, Dublin, Ireland 2013, Ghent, Belgium 2015, Kitakyushu, Japan 2017
• ISEM–ACEM–SEM–7th ISEM’12 Conference, Taipei, Taiwan 2012
• APWSHM – Asia–Pacific Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring: Melbourne, Australia 2012, Shenzhen, China 2014, Hobart, Australia 2016, Hong Kong 2018
• IWSHM – International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring: Stanford, USA 2011, Stanford, USA 2013, Stanford, USA 2015, Stanford, USA 2017
• SHMII – International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure, Hong Kong, China, 2013
• EASN – International Conference on Innovation in European Aeronautics Research, Porto, Portugal 2016, Warsaw, Poland 2017
• MoSS – Symposium on Mechanics of Slender Structures, Harbin, China 2013, Northampton, UK, 2015, Shanghai, China 2016, Mèrida, Spain 2017
• CMSM – International Congress Design and Modelling of Mechanical Systems, Hammamet, Tunisia 2017
• ISAE–ENSMA – Workshop on Dynamic Behaviour of Green Composites, Poitiers, France 2016
• SPIE – Smart Structures/NDE: San Diego, USA 2014, San Diego, USA 2015, Las Vegas, USA 2016, Portland, USA 2017, Denver, USA 2018
• EURODYN – International Conference on Structural Dynamics, Porto, Portugal 2014, Rome 2017
• NDT in Aerospace – International Symposium on NDT in Aerospace: Madrid, Spain 2014, Bremen, Germany 2015, Bangalore, India 2016, Xiamen, China 2017, Dresden, Germany 2018
• ICEAF – International Conference of Engineering Against Failure, Kos, Greece 2013, Skiathos, Greece 2015
• CANSMART – International Conference on Smart Materials and Nanotechnology in Engineering, Vancouver, Canada 2015
• CIMTEC – International Conferences on Modern Materials and Technologies, Perugia, Italy 2016

He Organized and Chaired the Special Session on Conference:

• Waves propagation numerical models in damage detection at WCCM: Sydney, Australia 2010, Sao Paulo, Brazil 2012
• Computational aspects of smart structures and materials at ECCM: Paris, France 2010, Vienna, Austria 2012
• Experimental techniques at EURODYN: Leuven, Belgium 2011
• Wave propagation simulation at IWSHM: Stanford, USA 2011
• Guided waves in structures for SHM at IWSHM: Stanford, USA 2013, Stanford, USA 2015, Stanford, USA 2017
• SHM technology in wind turbines at IWSHM: Stanford, USA 2013, Stanford, USA 2015, Stanford, USA 2017
• SHM technology in wind turbines at EWSHM: Bilbao, Spain 2016
• NDT and SHM methods in wind turbine technology at SHMII: Hong Kong, China, 2013
• Experimental techniques and smart structures (including non–contact measurements) at EURODYN, Porto, Portugal: 2014
• Smart materials and structures at WCCM: Barcelona, Spain 2014
• Non–destructive evaluation and structural health monitoring at ESMC: Madrid, Spain 2015
• Novel methods in SHM technology at SMART–ECCOMAS, Ponta Delgada, Portugal 2015
• Non–destructive testing techniques at ICEAF: Skiathos, Greece 2015

He was a Chairman of Session at Conference:

• DAMAS – International Conference on Damage Assessment of Structures: Gdansk, Poland 2005, Turin, Italy 2007, Beijing, China 2009, Oxford, UK 2011, Dublin, Ireland 2013, Ghent, Belgium 2015
• SMART – ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Smart Structures and Materials: Lisbon, Portugal, 2005, Gdansk, Poland 2007, Porto, Portugal 2009, Saarbrücken, Germany 2011, Ponta Delgada, Portugal 2015, Madrid, Spain 2017
• EWSHM – European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring: Granada, Spain 2006, Cracow, Poland 2008, Sorrento, Italy 2010, Dresden, Germany 2012, Nantes, France 2014, Bilbao, Spain 2016
• BSSM – International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics, Liverpool, UK 2010, Edinburgh, UK 2011
• EURODYN – International Conference on Structural Dynamics, Leuven, Belgium 2011, Porto, Portugal 2014
• APVC – Asia–Pacific Vibration Conference, Hong Kong, China 2011
• IWSHM – International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring: Stanford, USA 2011, Stanford, USA 2013, Stanford, USA 2015, Stanford, USA 2017
• WCCM – World Congress on Computational Mechanics, Sao Paulo, Brazil 2012
• ISEM–ACEM–SEM–7th ISEM’12 Conference, Taipei, Taiwan 2012
• ECCM – European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering, Vienna, Austria 2012
• APWSHM – Asia–Pacific Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, Melbourne, Australia 2012, Hobart, Australia 2016
• SHMII – International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure, Hong Kong, China 2013
• SPIE – Smart Structures/NDE: San Diego, USA 2014, San Diego, USA 2015, Las Vegas, USA 2016, Portland, USA, 2017, Denver, USA, 2018
• NDT in Aerospace – International Symposium on NDT in Aerospace, Madrid, Spain 2014, Bremen, Germany 2015, Bangalore, India 2016, Xiamen, China 2017
• ICEAF – International Conference of Engineering Against Failure, Skiathos, Greece 2015
• CANSMART – International Conference on Smart Materials and Nanotechnology in Engineering, Vancouver, Canada 2015

He Organized and Chaired/Co–Chaired Workshops:

• MareWint Technical Workshops: (1st) Energy Center Netherlands and National Renewable Energy Centre of Spain, Pamplona, Spain 2013, (2nd) Relex Italia, Rome, Italy 2014, (3rd) IMP PAN, Gdansk, Poland 2014, (4th) University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK 2015 (5th) Technical University of Denmark, Roskilde, Denmark 2015 (Ostachowicz W., Łuczak M.)
• PCCA meeting: (5th) University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK 2015, (6th) Technical University of Denmark, Roskilde, Denmark 2015 (Ostachowicz W., Łuczak M.)
• MareWint Opening Lectures Series, Centre for Ships and Ocean Structures – Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway 2013 (Ostachowicz W., Łuczak M.)
• MareWint 1st Autumn School, Ship Design and Research Centre CTO, Gdansk, Poland 2013 (Ostachowicz W., Łuczak M.)
• MareWint 1st Training Course, Numeca, Brussels, Belgium2014 (Ostachowicz W., Łuczak M.)
• Workshop on Materials Characterisation at International Symposium on NDT in Aerospace, Bremen, Germany 2015 (Ostachowicz W.)

His professional activities:

• Member of ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
• Member of the European Committee SHM Workshops
• Member of the International Committee SHM Workshop – Stanford, USA
• Member of the Polish Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
• Member of Mechanics Committee, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Member of the Central Committee for Scientific Nomination Affairs (Centralna Komisja ds. Stopni i Tytułów Naukowych), 2013–2016, 2017–2020
• Member of European Aeronautics Science Network, since 2013
• Polish Academy of Sciences, Corresponding Member from 01.12.2016

He is/was an evaluator of:

• ERC (European Research Council) Projects,
• EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Science Research Council) Projects
• EC FP–7 Projects (i.e. Clean Sky, Aerospace Engineering)
• ESF (European Science Foundation)

Keynote/Plenary lectures:

• Kudela P., Ostachowicz W.: Parallel Spectral Element Method for simulation of elastic waves in Smart Structures. 11th World Congress on Computational Mechanics, Barcelona, Spain 2014
• Ostachowicz W.M., Malinowski P.H., Wandowski T.: New trends in non–destructive assessment of aerospace structures. SPIE Conference on Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems, San Diego, USA 2015
• Ostachowicz W., Wandowski T., Malinowski P., Radzieński M., Opoka S.: Methods of assessment of composite aerospace structures. VII ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Smart Structures and Materials, Ponta Delgada, Portugal 2015
• Ostachowicz W.: Potentials and limitations in modern SHM and NDT technologies. 4th International Conference of Engineering Against Failure, Skiathos, Greece 2015
• Ostachowicz W.: Damage assessment and reliability in offshore wind turbines technology. Damage Assessment of Structures Conference, Ghent, Belgium 2015
• Ostachowicz W., Wandowski T., Malinowski P., Kudela P.: Highlights and challenges in nondestructive evaluation for metallic and composite structures, SPIE and Smart Structure NDT Conference, Las Vegas, USA 2016
• Ostachowicz W., Wandowski T., Malinowski P., Kudela P.: Nondestructive evaluation of composite structures. International Workshop: Dynamic behaviour of green composites. ASAE-ENSMA, Poitiers, France 2016
• Malinowski P., Wandowski T., Ostachowicz W.: Electromechanical impedance method for assessment of adhesive bonds of CFRP at the production and repair stage, NDT in Aerospace, Bangalore, India 2016
• Ostachowicz W., Malinowski P., Wandowski T.: Highlights and challenges in damage assessment of composite structures. 8th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Smart Structures and Materials, SMART–2017, Madrid, Spain 2017
• Ostachowicz W., Malinowski P., Wandowski T.: Surface, damage and bonding line assessment for lightweight materials. 9th International Symposium on NDT in Aerospace, Xiamen, China 2017
• Ostachowicz W.: Surface damage and bonding line assessment of composite materials. First SAFE–FLY International Seminar–NDE and SHM techniques currently used in European aerospace industry, Madrid, Spain 2018.

Invited lectures:

• Ostachowicz W.: Investigations of Marine Safety Improvements by Structural Health Monitoring Systems. TRANSNAV 2011 – 9th International Conference on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation, Gdynia, Poland 2011
• Ostachowicz W.: Guided Waves in Structures for SHM. The Time – domain Spectral Element Method. Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hong Kong, China 2011
• Ostachowicz W.: Practical application of SHM system based on optical FBG sensors for truss structures. MEMSCON Workshop: Towards Intelligent Civil Infrastructure, Athens, Greece 2012
• Ostachowicz W.: Structural Health Monitoring based on piezoelectric sensors, 6th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering, Vienna, Austria 2012
• Ostachowicz W.: Structural Health Monitoring by means of elastic wave propagation, University of Northampton, Department of Engineering and Technology, Northampton, UK 2012
• Ostachowicz W.: Structural health monitoring by means of elastic wave propagation, Modern Practice in Stress and Vibration Analysis Conference, Glasgow, UK 2012
• Ostachowicz W.: Structural Health Monitoring based on piezoelectric sensors, Fraunhofer Institut für zerstörungsfreie Prüfverfahren, Saarbrücken, Germany 2013
• Ostachowicz W.: New trends in SHM in Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway 2013
• Ostachowicz W.: New trends in SHM. 1st IW on Embedded Optical Sensors for Composite Materials. Ghent, Belgium 2013
• Ostachowicz W.: Piezoelectric Sensing & Guided Waves in SHM and SHM in Marine & Civil Engineering Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Singapore, Singapore 2013
• Ostachowicz W.: New Trends in Structural Health Monitoring | National University of Singapore, Department of Civil Engineering, Singapore, Singapore 2013
• Ostachowicz W.: Delamination identification in composite plates by singularity analysis of SLV–scanned mode shapes. 6th IC on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure, Hong Kong, China 2013
• Ostachowicz W.: Novel methods in SHM technology. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Faculty of Construction and Environment, Hong Kong, China 2013
• Ostachowicz W.: New Trends in Structural Health Monitoring. Hong Kong Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Hong Kong, China 2013
• Ostachowicz W.: New trends in SHM (Structural Health Monitoring) and E–NDT (Extended Non–Destructive Testing). CNRS, Institut P‘, ENSMA, Université de Poitiers, Poitiers, France 2014
• Ostachowicz W.: New trends in SHM (Structural Health Monitoring) and E–NDT (Extended Non–Destructive Testing). CNRS, Process and Engineering in Mechanics and Materials Laboratory (PIMM), Paris, France 2014
• Ostachowicz W., Damage Assessment and Reliability in Offshore Wind Turbines Technology. IC on Damage Assessment of Structures, Ghent, Belgium 2015
• Opoka S., Majewska K., Kudela P., Ostachowicz W., Angular location of the impact on composite structure using single rosette. Workshop on Adaptive Impact Absorption AIA’15 Institute of Fundamental Technological Research(IPPT PAN), Warsaw, Poland 2015
• Ostachowicz W., Potentials and limitations in modern SHM and NDT technologies 4th IC of Engineering Against Failure, Skiathos, Greece 2015
• Ostachowicz W., Malinowski P., Wandowski T., New trends in non–destructive assessment of aerospace structure. SPIE Sensors and Smart Technologies for Civil Mechanical and Aerospace Systems, San Diego, USA 2015
• Ostachowicz W.: Structural monitoring and assessment of composite structures. 5th IC on Smart and Multifunctional Materials, Structures and Systems, Perugia, Italy 2016

Invited lectures (courses):

• Lecturer in Advanced Lecture Series on Structural Health Monitoring (supported by EC FP–6 Programme) – participating institutions and the courses dates:
  • May 2007 University Politecnica de Madrid (Department of Aeronautics), Spain
  • November 2007 University of Siegen (Institute of Mechatronics), Germany
  • April 2008 University of Sheffield (Department of Mechanical Engineering), U.
  • July 2008 Polish Academy of Sciences (Institute of Fluid Flow Machinery), Poland
  • November 2008 Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST), Lisbon, Portugal
  • April 2009 University of Patras (Laboratory for Mechanical Systems), Greece
  • July 2009 RISOE National Laboratory, Denmark
  • December 2009 University of Catalunya (School of Civil Engineering), Barcelona, Spain
  • November 2010, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung, Hamburg, Germany
• In 2008 Professor Ostachowicz gave six lectures on Spectral Finite Elements and PZT Systems as part of the CISM course on New Trends in Vibration–Based SHM in Udine, Italy. The course material has been published as a book in 2010 by Springer–Verlag, (ISBN 978–3–7091–0398–2)
• In 2011 Professor Ostachowicz organised (together with Prof. Alfredo Guemes, Univ. of Madrid) the CISM course on New Trends in Structural Health Monitoring in Udine, Italy (from 20–24 June, 2011). He gave five lectures related to SHM. The course materials were published as a book in 2013 by Springer–Verlag (ISBN 978–3–7091–1389–9)
• In 2017 Professor Ostachowicz organised (together with Prof. Chritian Boller, Univ. of Saarland, Germany) the CISM course on Highlights and Challenges in Diagnosis of Structural Integrity and Failures, CISM, Udine, Italy, October 2–6, 2017. At the last moment, the course was canceled due to lack of funds.
• Lecturer in Advanced Lecture Series on Structural Health Monitoring of Military Vehicles (supported by NATO STO AVT–220 Programme). Subject: Methods based on the phenomenon of elastic wave propagation (guided waves). Interaction with damage and Algorithms for damage localization and characterization – estimation of optimal sensors placement. Novel signal processing methods. Participating institutions and the courses dates:
  • February 11–12, 2014 (4h lectures) German Society for Non Destructing Testing, Berlin, Germany
  • November 10–11, 2014 (4h lectures) University Politecnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
  • July 13–14, 2015 (4h lectures) University of Victoria, Vancouver, Canada
  • July 3–4, 2016 (4h lectures) University of Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain
• 1st International Summer School on Smart Materials & Structures (New technologies from a civil and mechanical engineering perspective) Trento, Italy 2012
• 2nd International Summer School on Smart Materials & Structures (A Cross–Disciplinary Perspective) Trento, Italy 2013
• 3rd International Summer School on Smart Structures & Systems (From Nano – to Macro – Scale), Trento, Italy 2014
• 4th International Summer School on Smart Materials & Structures (A cross–discliplinary perspective) Trento, Italy 2015
• 5th International Summer School on Smart Materials & Structures (A cross–discliplinary perspective) Trento, Italy 2016
• 6th International Summer School on Smart Materials & Structures (A cross–disciplinary perspective) Trento, Italy 2017
• Singapore Institute of Manufacturing and Technology (2013)
  
  • Ostachowicz W.: Piezoelectric Sensing & Guided Waves in SHM. November 2013, Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Singapore
  • Ostachowicz W.: SHM in Marine & Civil Engineering. November 2013, Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Singapore
  • Ostachowicz W.: New Trends in Structural Health Monitoring. November 2013, National University of Singapore, Department of Civil Engineering, Singapore
• CNRS, Institut P‘, ENSMA, Université de Poitiers, Poitiers, France (April 2016)
  
  • Lecture on: Highlights and challenges in nondestructive evaluation for metallic and composite structures
• Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers (ENSAM), Paris, France (April 2017)
  
  • Lecture on: Highlights and challenges in nondestructive evaluation for metallic and composite structures
• Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers (ENSAM), Paris, France (2017)
  Conducting lectures (30 hours) for PhD students as part of a doctoral program
  
  • SHM, NDT and NDE Technologies – from a Cross–Disciplinary Perspective
  • Highlights and Challenges in Damage Assessment and Reliability of Machines and Structures
    Member of the PhD defense jury (defense on December 7, 2017) – Miss Meriem Ghrib, title: Controle santé des structures composites: génération de délaminages par choc LASER et quantification par apprentissage machine.
• Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, State Key Lab of Mechanics and Control of Mechanical Structures, Research Center of Structural Health Monitoring and Prognosis, Nanjing, China (November 2017)
  Lecture on: Non–destructive assessment of structural integrity and failures (for lightweight structures).

International cooperation:

• Fraunhofer–Institut für Fertigungstechnik und Angewandte Materialforschung (IFAM), Bremen, Germany
• Hohai University, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Nanjing, China
• Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers (ENSAM), Paris, France
• Universität des Saarlandes, Lehrstuhl für zerstörungsfreie Prüfung und Qualitätssicherung (LZfPQ), Saarbrücken, Germany
• CNRS, Institut P‘, ENSMA, Université de Poitiers, Poitiers, France
• University of Trento, Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, Trento, Italy
• Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, State Key Lab of Mechanics and Control of Mechanical Structures, Research Center of Structural Health Monitoring and Prognosis, Nanjing, China
• CNRS, Process and Engineering in Mechanics and Materials Laboratory (PIMM), Paris
• Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
• University of Bologna, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Chimica, Ambientale e dei Materiali, Bologna, Italy
• Johannes Kepler Universität, Austria

• Honorary member of the Polish Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (2015)
• 3–year grant for distinguished scholars: Master Programme (Academic Grant for Professors), Foundation for Polish Science 2005–2008
• Award of the Minister of Science and Higher Education for scientific achievements (4 times)
• Presidential Order of the Polonia Restituta – awarded by the President of Poland
• Medal of the National Education Commision – awarded by Minister of Science and Higher Education
• Honorary Professor of the University of Northampton, UK (2012 & 2015)
• Medal of O.C. Zienkiewicz (2013)
• April 2015 – the 1st place in the Dragon–STAR Innovation Award as confirmation of cooperation between Poland (Polish Academy of Sciences) and China (Hohai University and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University). The Award was in the subject of Structural Health Monitoring of Infrastructural Facilities via 3D Laser Scanning Vibrometer

• Invention Disclosure No. 09–0919–EP–EPA (US Patent & Trademark Office) together with Boeing Co. – valid in 39 countries
• Information on the candidate in Marquis Who's Who in the World (12th – 26th Edition)
• Information on the candidate in Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering (4th – 8th Edition)
• Information on the candidate in Contemporary Who’s Who (American Biographical Institute): 2002/2003.
• Information on the candidate in Dictionary of International Biography (26th Edition); Int. Biographical Centre, Cambridge, UK