Professor Janusz Turowski (born 30 October 1927 in

Kovel Kovel (, ; ; ) is a city in Volyn Oblast, northwestern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Kovel Raion within the oblast. Population: Kovel gives its name to one of the oldest runic inscriptions which were lost during World War I ...

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(now in

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), died 18 November 2020 in

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Pożegnanie – Profesor Janusz Turowski (1927–2020)
) was a Polish engineer. In 1940-46 deported by Soviets to

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. Graduated from the TUL with a: MSc and Electr. Engineer 1951, PhD 1958, DSc 1963. Ass. Prof. 1964, Professor 1971 and Full Professor (since 1978) in Electr. Machines and Applied

Electromagnetism In physics, electromagnetism is an interaction that occurs between particles with electric charge via electromagnetic fields. The electromagnetic force is one of the four fundamental forces of nature. It is the dominant force in the interacti ...

. Professor Turowski was Vice Dean (1964–69), Director of the Institute of Electrical Machines and Transformers (1973–92), and

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TUL (1990–96) International Co-operation. Professor Janusz Turowski, full professor (Retired in 2003) in Electrical Machines and Applied Electromagnetics, was

Doctor Honoris Causa An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements. It is also known by the Latin phrases ''honoris causa'' ("for the sake of the honour") or ''ad hono ...

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, Italy (1998), Full Member of the International Academy of Electrotechnical Sciences (1999-), Member of Ukrainian Engineering Academy, Senior Member

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(1988-2001), Member of CIGRE-Paris (1964-2001).

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External links

Professor Turowski's CVAdvanced Research Workshop on Transformers
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