TY - JOUR N2 - Prof. Aleksander Brzeziński, Ph.D. of the Planetary Geodesy Department of the Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences, was awarded the Descartes Prize as a member of the team of 25 researchers from 9 countries, headed by Professor Veronique Dehant from the Royal Observatory of Belgium for completing the research on "Non-rigid Earth nutation model". In the note some information about two 2003 EU Descartes Prizes is given. The 1980 !AU model of nutation worked out by J. Wahr is mentioned and the most important achievements of the Working Group on "Non-Rigid Earth nutation model", with the emphasis on A. Brzeziński contribution, are presented. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/121403/PDF/3_GK_VOL%2053_NO%202_2004_Kolaczek_Profesor.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/121403 PY - 2004 IS - No 2 EP - 83 KW - Nutation model KW - Descartes Prize KW - Aleksander Brzeziński A1 - Kołaczek, Barbara PB - Commitee on Geodesy PAS VL - vol. 53 DA - 11.11.2021 T1 - Professor Aleksander Brzeziński - a winner of the prestigious 2003 EU Descartes Prize SP - 79 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/121403 T2 - Geodesy and Cartography ER -