Education and degrees:
- 2020 – Habilitation in Physics, University of Warsaw, Poland
- 2014 – Ph.D. in Quantum Chemistry and Theoretical Physics (with honours), University of Warsaw, Poland and University of Kassel, Germany (cotutelle)
- 2009-2014 – International Ph.D. Studies in Quantum Chemistry and Theoretical Physics at University of Warsaw and University of Kassel
- 2009 – M.Sc. in Quantum Chemistry (with honours), Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Poland
- 2006-2010 – Inter-faculty Individual Studies in Mathematics and Natural Science (Physics + Chemistry), University of Warsaw, Poland
Employment history:
- University professor (tenured associate professor), Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, since February 2022
- Head, Centre for Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics, University of Warsaw, since June 2020
- Assistant professor, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, December 2017-February 2022
- Research assistant professor, Centre of New Technologies, University of Warsaw, October 2016-November 2017
- Postdoctoral research fellow, ICFO – The Institute of Photonic Sciences, Barcelona, Spain, November 2014-October 2016
- Postdoctoral research fellow, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, July-August 2014
Other research experience:
- Visiting scientist, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California at Santa Barbara, CA, USA, May 2022
- Visiting scientist, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA, Jan-Feb 2022
- Visiting scientist, University of Innsbruck and Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information, Austria, May-July 2019
- Visiting scientist, ITAMP, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA, November-December 2017
- Visiting scientist, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California at Santa Barbara, CA, USA, November-December 2016
- Visiting scientist, JILA, University of Colorado at Boulder, CO, USA, October 2014
- Visiting PhD student, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, July-September 2013
- Visiting PhD student, University of Granada, Spain, April-June 2013
- Associate PhD student, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California at Santa Barbara, CA, USA, March 2013
- Visiting PhD student, University of Kassel, Germany, 2011-2014
- Visiting research student, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland, September-October 2008
- Research student, Institute of Physical Chemistry PAS, Warsaw, Poland, 2007-2008
Honors, awards, and scholarships:
- 2022-2026 – Member of the Polish Young Academy (by election), Polish Academy of Sciences
- 2021 – Prime Minister’s Award for the best habilitation in physics in Poland in 2020
- 2021 – Prof. Stefan Pieńkowski Award in Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
- 2020 – National Science Centre Award in Physical Sciences and Engineering
- 2020 – Fulbright STEM Impact Award, Polish-American Fulbright Commission
- 2020 – Young Scientist Medal Award, Warsaw University of Technology
- 2020 – Outstanding Reviewer Award, Journal of Physics B, IOP Publishing
- 2020 – Rector Pieńkowski and Rector Białkowski Dean’s Award, University of Warsaw
- 2019, 2021, 2022 – Rector’s Award for scientific achievements, University of Warsaw
- 2019 – Finalist of Scientific Awards competition by Tygodnik “Polityka” (the “Politics” magazine)
- 2019, 2020, 2021 – Rector’s Distinction for scientifically the most active and productive employees, University of Warsaw
- 2019 – Outstanding Reviewer Award, New Journal of Physics, IOP Publishing
- 2018 – Fellowship to visit ERC grantee – Uwertura grant, National Science Centre Poland
- 2017-2020 – Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw
- 2016-2019 – Scholarship for outstanding young scientists, Polish Minister of Science and Higher Education
- 2015 – Prof. Świętosławski Award (3th grade), Polish Chemical Society
- 2015 – START Stipend (with special distinction), Foundation for Polish Science
- 2014 – START Stipend, Foundation for Polish Science
- 2014-2016 – ICFOnest+ Postdoctoral Fellowship (Marie Curie COFUND), The Institute of Photonic Science
- 2009-2013 – International Graduate Fellowship, Foundation for Polish Science
- 2011 – Prof. Rychlewski Award for the best M.Sc. thesis in quantum chemistry in Poland, Polish Chemical Society
- 2009 – Dean’s Award for outstanding M.Sc. thesis and academic achievements, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw
- 2008, 2009, 2010 – Scholarships for outstanding students, Polish Minister of Science and Higher Education
- 2006 – Silver medal at 38th International Chemistry Olympiad, Gyeongsan, South Korea
- 2005, 2006 – Scholarships for outstanding high school students, Polish Minister of National Education
- 2005-2006 – Scholarship of Polish Children’s Fund
- 2002 – Scholarship for young gifted students, President of the Republic of Poland
Research grants:
- 2022-2027 – Starting grant, European Research Council
- 2022-2026 – Opus grant, National Science Center, Poland
- 2021-2026 – Sonata Bis grant, National Science Center, Poland
- 2019-2022 – First Team grant, Foundation for Polish Science
- 2017-2021 – Opus grant, National Science Center, Poland
- 2017-2019 – Homing grant, Foundation for Polish Science
- 2016-2021 – Sonata grant, National Science Center, Poland