14-04-2016

Knight’s Cross of the Order of the Restoration of Poland for the Director of PIAP

Mr Sylwester Dąbrowski, the Vice Governor of the Mazovian Province, handed over state decorations at the Provincial Government Office on March 18. Knight’s Cross of the Order of the Restoration of Poland, Crosses of Merit and Medals for Long Service. Prof. Eng. Piotr Szynkarczyk, Sc.D., the Director of our Institute, was awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Order of the Restoration of Poland during the celebration.

Krzyż Kawalerski Orderu Odrodzenia Polski dla dyrektora prof. ndzw. dr inż. Piotr Szynkarczyka

Prof. Eng. Piotr Szynkarczyk, Sc.D., is the Director of the Industrial Institute for Automatics and Measurements (PIAP). He leads a team of people who achieve success in R&D in the field of robotics. He is also one of the developers of the first Polish robots for bomb squads and special-purpose robots used in Poland and in other countries, and an author of many patent applications and research papers.

Prof. Eng. Piotr Szynkarczyk, Sc.D., was awarded the Bronze Cross of Merit in 2005 and the Defence Minister’s Gold Medal for Contribution to National Defence in 2015.