It is with deep sorrow that we received the news of the passing of

Professor Kazimierz Gęba,

an outstanding mathematician, one of the most distinguished Polish scholars in algebraic topology and nonlinear analysis, the founder of the Gdańsk School of Topology, a scholar of great authority, an academic teacher, and a mentor to many generations of mathematicians.

Professor Kazimierz Gęba developed methods of algebraic topology, applying them with great success in nonlinear analysis, bifurcation theory, degree theory, and the Leray-Schauder fixed point index. Together with Professor Andrzej Granas, he created an original infinite-dimensional theory of cohomology and cohomotopy, and with Professors Rybicki and Izydork, the theory of topological degree for covariant gradient maps. He was also the author of many other important achievements and contributions. His work had a significant impact on the development of topological methods of nonlinear analysis in Poland and beyond its borders.

He was a long-time professor at the University of Gdańsk, director of the Institute of Mathematics, and dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, and later a professor at the Gdańsk University of Technology. He supervised twelve doctoral dissertations and served as advisor for over fifty master’s theses.

Professor Kazimierz Gęba was closely associated with the Juliusz P. Schauder Center for Nonlinear Studies. Together with Professors Andrzej Granas and Lech Górniewicz, he was one of the initiators of the Center’s founding; he was also one of the originators and creators of the journal *Topological Methods in Nonlinear Analysis*, published by the Center, which became an important international forum for research in the field of nonlinear analysis.

An outstanding scholar, mentor, and man of great authority has passed away. His work will remain an enduring part of Polish mathematics, and the memory of him will live on among his students, colleagues, and friends.

We extend our deepest condolences to the Professor’s family and loved ones.

     The Authorities and the community of the Juliusz P. Schauder Center for Nonlinear Studies

In the third edition of the competition for the Juliusz Schauder Prize for young mathematicians the jury decided to award the Prize to

Jakub Skrzeczkowski

(St John's College & Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford)

for outstanding and versatile contributions to the theory of nonlinear partial differential equations, particularly the analysis of degenerate Cahn-Hilliard equations, fast reaction limits, and structured population models, published in the years 2020–2025.

 

Due to the very high level of submitted applications, four additional distinctions in the competition have been awarded:

• For Karol Bołbotowski (Warsaw University)

 

• For Klaudiusz Czudek (Gdańsk University of Technology)

 

• For Wojciech Górny (Universität Wien)

 

• and Marcin Sroka (Jagellonian University)

The Prize and distinctions are planned to be handed over during a joint ceremony with the awarding of the J. P. Schauder Medal on June 18, 2024 at the VIII Symposium on Nonlinear Analysis.

The jury, appointed by the Scientific Council of the Juliusz P. Schauder Center for Nonlinear Studies at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland, conducted a thorough evaluation of the candidates and decided to award the 2026 Juliusz P. Schauder Medal to

Professor Henri Berestycki

from 

École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris, France

and University of Maryland, College Park, USA

for his outstanding achievements in the field of nonlinear analysis and its many applications in other branches of science.

The J. P. Schauder Center Authorities congratulate Professor Henri Berestycki warmly on this honorable distinction.

The prize awarding ceremony is planned to be held on July 6, 2027 during the IX Symposium on Nonlinear Analysis. Information about the event will be available soon.

The Juliusz Schauder Center is pleased to announce the 14th Forum on PDE, of which it is a partner. The forum will take place at the Będlewo Conference Center in Poland on September 13–19, 2026. More details can be found on the event’s website.

We are pleased to inform about the fourth edition of the international conference Emerging Trends in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (ETAMM), in which the Juliusz Schauder Center is a partner, that will be held from September 2nd to September 4th, 2026, at the Lodz University of Technology, Poland. Previous editions of ETAMM took place at Université de Perpignan Via Domitia, France (ETAMM 2016), the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland (ETAMM 2018), and at the Universidade da Coruña, A Coruña, Spain (ETAMM 2024).

This series of conferences brings together mathematicians, interdisciplinary scientists, and engineers from all over the world and focuses on new trends in the domains of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, and their applications in Physics, Engineering Sciences, Biology, and Economy.
More about the event at:  https://etamm26.info.p.lodz.pl/index.html