Adam Skorek

Adam Waldemar Skorek was born in Krzczonów, Lublin, Poland, on December 24, 1956.

He completed Master of Sciences in Electrical Engineering Program at Technical University of Białystok receiving both Master of Sciences and Engineer degree in 1980. His Ph.D. Degree in Electrical Engineering was received at Warsaw Technical University in 1983.

Dr. Skorek is a Full Professor and Former Head of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières.

Prof. Adam Skorek has made a distinctive contribution to advancement of engineering and science by his pioneering works on numerical modeling and simulations of electro-thermal phenomena in industrial environment.

His works on supercomputers applications to the electro-thermal applications and complex problems solutions in industrial environment ranks him near the top of those in his discipline. More specifically he is the inventor of new numerical algorithms with the use of parallel computing for the analysis of the thermal problems in electrical, electronics and nanoelectronics devices.

He has made notable contribution to the numerical analysis of electro-thermal phenomena exploring and applying as pioneer new techniques to the devices design and industrial process control. This contribution is reflected in the number of over 100 papers published and presented in journals and conferences.

Successfully approaching pure scientific considerations to the industrial reality, he has had a significant impact to the advancement of human knowledge and technological progress of the society.

Adam is a very active Fellow Member of the Institute of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IEEE). His IEEE implications includes membership of the IEEE Awards Board (2008–2009) and the Industry Applications Society Executive Board (2001–2003 and 2005–2008) as well Chairs of the St-Maurice Section (2003–2004 and 1992–1994), Education Society Chapters Committee (1997–2001), Eastern Canada Council (1996–1997) and Education Activities Committee of the IEEE Canada (1990–1992). He is recipient of the 2006 IEEE RAB Leadership Award - "In recognition of his dynamic leadership and significant contributions in promoting IEEE and the engineering profession" and 2005 IEEE Canada Wallace S. Read Outstanding Service Award - "In recognition of service to the profession and to the society". He is a co-founder of the PARELEC IEEE International Conference considered a unique engineering and computer science community event dedicated to parallel computing applications in electrical engineering.

Prof. Skorek is a man of enthusiasm, which provides him the capacity for charismatic leadership. This is perhaps demonstrated in his appointment as Head of his Department and also as Chair of the Canadian Heads of Electrical Engineering Departments but it is confirmed by his success in establishing and leading the Industrial Electroheat and NanoHeat Laboratories at his University.

His public activities includes interactions with widely famous people such politicians, journalists, actors, musicians and evidently scientists or engineers. He has served society personally with Prime Minister of Canada and Former President of the Republic of Poland. He has done outstanding contribution promoting electrical engineering profession on local, national and international media.

For his achievements Prof. Adam W. Skorek was elected to Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2009, as well as Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada in 2004. He received the Gold Cross of the Order of Merit, awarded by the President of the Republic of Poland.

His wife Marzena Skorek is an architect registered, in Province of Quebec Canada. Married in 1980, they have two children Marcin Skorek (born October 27, 1980) graduated in Mechanical Engineering at McGill University and Katarzyna Skorek (born October 11, 1982) graduated in Social Communication at Laval University.