Maciej Dunajski is a Professor of Mathematical Physics and a member of the Clare College at the University of Cambridge. He received a PhD in mathematics from Oxford University, where he conducted research in Roger Penrose's research group. He obtained his habilitation and the title of Professor at the University of Lodz. He has lectured at, among others, the Universities of Berkeley, Princeton and Harvard.
Professor Dunajski is the author of over 80 scientific papers and monographs in the field of geometry, general relativity and soliton theory. He is also the author of the popular science book "Geometry: A Very Short Introduction". In 2009, Prof. Dunajski, together with Robert Bryant and Mike Eastwood, found a solution to the 19th century metrisability problem, which had remained open for over 120 years. The London Mathematical Society awarded Maciej Dunajski the prestigious Atiyah Scholarship in 2022. He received an award from the Gravity Research Foundation in 2023.
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