Personal data:
Born: 1953
Birthplace: Warszawa, Poland
Nationality: Polish
Citizenship: Polish
Languages: Polish, English, Russian
Sex: male
Marital Status: Married, wife: Maria, 2 daughters (Marta 1984, Katarzyna 1989)
Education:
Warsaw University
M.Sc. in Physics – July 1978
Thesis topic: Optical Properties of Mn Dopant in Cadmium Fluoride Crystals.
Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
Ph.D. in Physics – November 1984
Thesis topic: The Energy Structure and Recombination Processes of Mn Dopants in CdF2 Crystals.
Habilitation thesis – April 1991
Thesis topic: Excitation Energy Migration and Nonradiative Deexcitation of Mn and Cr Dopants in Vibronic Laser Materials.
Honors:
- Scientific Secretary of Polish Academy of Sciences Awards – 1982, 1989,1990,
- Gold Cross of Merits of Poland – 2003
Scientific Organizations:
- Polish Physical Society
- President of Scientific Advisory Committee of European Physical Journal (2006)
- Polish Society of Material Research
- Polish Society for Promotion and Advancement of Science
- Optical Society of America