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Nonlinear Optics Division
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January 30, 1919

Faculty of Philosophy was set up (included natural sciences)

May 7, 1919

University of Poznan - official inauguration

1924

Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science
Research in physics was carried out in:
Labolatory of Experimental Physics (1919-1937 A. Danizot, 1937-1939 H.Niewodniczanski)
Laboratory of Theoretical Physics (T. Peczalski)
Laboratory of Medical Physics (since 1922 - Faculty of Medicine)

1945-1950

In the post-war years Physics was re-introduced at the University in Collegium Chemicum (Grunwaldzla 9)
Labolatory of Experimental Physics (Sz. Szczeniowski)
Labolatory of Theoretical Physics (Sz. Szczeniowski)

1950-1963

Department of Experimental Physics (1950 Sz. Szczeniowski, 1951 S. Loria, 1952-1963 A. Piekara)
Department of Theoretical Physics (Sz. Szczeniowski, H. Cofta)
Labolatory of Medicine Physics
1958 - the first papers by S. Kielich (with A. Piekara) - Nonlinear Optics started in Poznan

1963

Department of Experimental Physics was divided into 5 labolatories
S. Kielich became head of Dielectric Optics Labolatory

1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972

I-V REK Conferences (Radiospectroscopy and Quantum Electronics) - Poznan

1966

Department of Molecular Physics under S. Kielich divorced from Department of Experimental Physics
Four Laboratories:
Laboratory of Molecular Optics (S. Kielich)
Laser Labolatory (F. Kaczmarek)
Electro- and Megneto-optics Laboratory (M. Surma)
Laboratory of X-Ray Structural Studies (Z. Bohynski)

September 18, 1969

Institute of Physics was founded within the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
- headed by S. Kielich (1969-1973)

December 1, 1972

Laboratory of Molecular Optics was converted into the NONLINEAR OPTICS DIVISION

1974, 1976, 1978, 1980

VI-IX EKON Conferences (Quantum Electronics and Nonlinear Optics) - Poznan

October 15, 1993

Death of Prof. Stanislaw Kielich
Prof. Ryszard Tanas became head of Nonlinear Optics Division

1993-1994

Collection of Division's Publications - "Modern Nonlinear Optics" (ed. M. Evans, S. Kielich),
in series "Advances in chemical Physics" vol. LXXXV (ed. I. Prigogine, S.A. Rice) J. Wiley & Sons, New York.

July-October, 1995

Our Division moved to new housing in the university complex Morasko