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Jacek F. Gieras graduated in 1971 from the Technical University of Lodz , Poland, with distinction. He received his PhD degree in Electrical Engineering (Electrical Machines) in 1975 and Dr habil. degree (corresponding to DSc), also in Electrical Engineering, in 1980 from the University of Technology, Poznan, Poland. His research area is Electrical Machines, Drives, Electromagnetics, Power Systems, and Aircraft Electric Systems and Components. From 1971 to 1998 he pursued his academic career at several Universities worldwide including Poland , Canada , Jordan , South Africa and Japan. He was also a Central Japan Railway Company Visiting Professor at the University of Tokyo (Endowed Chair in Transportation Systems Engineering), Guest Professor at Chungbuk National University , Cheongju, South Korea, and Guest Professor at University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy. In 1987 he was promoted to the rank of Full Professor (life title given by the President of the Republic of Poland).

Prof. Gieras authored and co-authored 11 books of international standing, over 250 scientific and technical papers and over 70 patents and patent publications. The most important books are "Linear Induction Motors", Oxford University Press, 1994, UK, "Permanent Magnet Motors Technology: Design and Applications", Marcel Dekker, New York, 1996, second edition 2002, third edition 2010 (Taylor & Francis), "Linear Synchronous Motors: Transportation and Automation Systems", CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 1999, second edition 2012 (Taylor & Francis) ",Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Brushless Machines", Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston-Dordrecht-London, 2004 (co-authors R. Wang and M.J. Kamper), second edition 2008 (Springer), "Noise of Polyphase Electric Motors", CRC Press - Taylor & Francis, 2005 (co-authors C. Wang and J.C. Lai) and "Advancements in Electric Machines", Springer, 2008. He is a Fellow of IEEE , USA, Full Member of International Academy of Electrotechnical Sciences, and member of Steering Committees of numerous international conferences. Number of citations without autocitations: over 1550, h-index: 25 (Web of Sciences).