Graduated from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Cracow University of Technology (1995). Professor at Cracow University of Technology since 2008. His areas of interest include thermal power engineering, construction and modelling of power plant equipment and its performance optimization. Author and co-author of over 160 publications in national and international journals and of several books. Former director of a number of research projects devoted to power equipment performance monitoring, development of safe methods of power units’ quick start up, and methods of structural components wear assessment.