Staff member at the Department of Power Engineering, Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Energy
A member of staff at the Department of Power Engineering, Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Energy; a graduate of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the PK Krakow University of Technology, specialising in mechanics; chair of the WMPK Promotion Committee (2006–2015); former member of the Programme Board of the Commissioned Research Project and of the Thermodynamics Section of the Committee on Thermodynamics and Combustion of the Polish Academy of Sciences; Chair of the Disciplinary Committee for Academic Staff at the PK KUT for the 2021–2024 term.
He specialises in solving complex problems relating to the operational flexibility of power units (start-ups, shutdowns, rapid load changes) and renewable energy sources. He has led three research projects. He has supervised three PhD students in engineering. He has acted as a reviewer in five doctoral theses (including one carried out at the University of Cape Town) and in three postdoctoral theses, as well as in one procedure for the award of the academic title of professor. He participated in the work of the National Science Centre’s Expert Panel. He sits on the Scientific Council of the journal “Rynek Energii”. Prof. Zima is a co-founder of the Association for the Education of Specialists in the Construction of Power Machinery and Equipment (established in 2002).
