Space Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw | Poland
prof. Dr. Wiesław Marian Macek is a distinguished Full Professor of Physical Sciences (since 2001) whose work bridges astrophysics, space physics, and applied mathematics. He earned his master’s degree in 1972 and PhD in physics in 1976 from the Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, and obtained a habilitation in physical sciences (space physics) in 1988 at the same university. Over his career he has authored on the order of 100 original peer-reviewed articles in leading journals (Nature, Science, Astrophysical Journal, Physical Review Letters, JGR – Space Physics, MNRAS, among others) and a monograph The Origin of the World: Cosmos or Chaos? (2020). He participated in the Plasma Wave Science team on the Voyager mission to Neptune in 1989. His current research centers on nonlinear dynamics, deterministic chaos, fractal and multifractal structures in space plasmas, turbulence in magnetospheric and heliospheric environments, and the philosophical foundations of science. He has been recognized by his peers for sustained contributions to space plasma physics. In summary, Macek’s career exemplifies a rigorous blend of theoretical, observational, and conceptual inquiry, advancing our understanding of complexity in cosmic plasmas.
Featured Publications
Wójcik, D., & Macek, W. M. (2025). Searching for universality of turbulence in the Earth’s magnetosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics. Advance online publication.
Wójcik, D., & Macek, W. M. (2025, March 18). Testing for universality of Markov solar wind turbulence at the Earth’s magnetosphere on kinetic scales based on the MMS mission. EGUsphere.
Wójcik, D., & Macek, W. M. (2025, January 20). Probing small scale solar wind turbulence: Markovian analysis and scale interactions from inertial to kinetic regimes. EGUsphere.
Macek, W. M., & Wójcik, D. (2024, December 5). MMS observations of Markov turbulence in the magnetosheath on kinetic scales. ESSOAr.
Macek, W. M. (2024). Istota i granice poznania naukowego. In [Book title] (pp. xx–xx). Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II.