prof. dr hab. Ewa Łokas
- Jednostka: Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw
Graduate in theoretical physics from the Jagiellonian University. Since 1992, she has been employed at the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw, where she currently holds the post of associate professor and member of the Scientific Board. During her doctoral studies, she held a scholarship for young scholars from the Foundation for Polish Science. Her doctoral thesis, defended in 1997, received the 1st prize in the G. Białkowski contest. In 1993-1994 and 2002-2003, she held fellowships at the Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris. In 2004, she obtained the title of habilitated doctor and in 2012, that of professor of physical sciences. In the same year, she also became a member of the International Astronomical Union. She has served as a thesis advisor for two successful doctoral dissertations, managed several research projects, and developed broad links of international cooperation, including with Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam, Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia, Ohio State University, and the University of Virginia. She has frequently presented her findings at international conferences and seminars. Her output includes more than 70 scientific papers, cited more than 2000 times.
Her research interests initially focused on cosmological issues, only to gradually evolve to cover smaller scales as well. Her first papers were devoted to the applications of perturbation theory to the description of the properties of the large-scale structure of the Universe. Later on, she worked on modelling gravitationally bound objects, such as galaxies and galaxy clusters, and calculating the distribution of their dark matter. Her current research is mainly devoted to the evolution and properties of dwarf galaxies in the vicinity of the Milky Way. She spends a lot of time on popularization of science through lectures and press articles. She also translates English popular science books about physics, astronomy and cosmology.