Prof. dr hab. Wojciech Knap obtained his master and PhD degrees from Faculty of Physics – University of Warsaw Poland. His PhD concerned the Terahertz (Far infrared) properties of narrow gap semiconductors HgTe and InSb. After his PhD degree (1985) he obtained the position of permanent assistant professor at the University of Warsaw in the Department of Solid State Physics. In 1987 he moved to France to work as the assistant professor at the University of Montpellier, Grenoble High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Toulouse Pulsed High Magnetic Field Laboratory. In 1992 he obtained a permanent position at French National Centre for Scientific Research – CNRS – Montpellier. He worked as a visiting researcher at joined USA–Japan Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY and Tohoku University Sendai Japan.
His main scientific interests and activities are concentrated around far-infrared  (Terahertz) properties of semiconductors and, in particular, around basic physics and applications of Terahertz plasma excitations in nanostructures.
He is currently the Leader of the International Research Project CENTERA and together with Prof. T. Skotnicki he is leading THz research and development activities within the project.

Researcher unique identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4537-8712

List of the most important publications: https://centera.eu/publications_wk/

EDUCATION

• 2013 – Professor National Nomination, Poland
• 2012 – 1st Class Research Director, Laboratory Charles Coulomb, CNRS and University of Montpellier, France
• 2010 – Habilitation Solid State Physics, Physics Department University of Warsaw, Poland
• 2005 – Research Director, Laboratory Charles Coulomb, CNRS and University of Montpellier, France
• 1992 – 1st Class Charge de Recherche, Laboratory Charles Coulomb, CNRS and University of Montpellier, France
• 1992 – Habilitation Solid State Physics, Physics Department, University of Montpellier, France
• 1985 – PhD in Physics, Solid State Physics Dep., Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Poland
• 1979 – Master of Sciences in Physics, Solid State Department, University of Warsaw, Poland

CURRENT POSITION(S)

• 2016 – 2021 Director of International Research Agenda CENTERA, Institute of High Pressure Physics (IHPP), Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS), Warsaw, Poland
• 2013 – 2021 Director of the THz Science and Technology Research Group, IHPP PAS, Warsaw, Poland
• 1992 – 2021 Research Director, Laboratory Charles Coulomb, CNRS and University , Montpellier France

PREVIOUS POSITIONS

• 2007 – 2008 Associated Professor Tohoku University Sendai, Japan
• 1999 – 2001 Associated Professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy-New York, USA
• 1991 – 1992 Professor, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France
• 1989 – 1990 Researcher, CNRS-SNCI Grenoble, Grenoble, France
• 1987 – 1989 Lecturer, University of Montpellier II, Montpellier, France
• 1983 – 1987 Assistant Professor, Solid State Department, University of Warsaw, Poland
• 1979 – 1983 Faculty Assistant, Solid State Department, University of Warsaw, Poland

FELLOWSHIPS

• 2017, 2018, 2019 Tohoku University Scientific Council Fellowship Short Stay (1-3months) – Sendai, Japan
• 2016 – Foreign Guest Researcher Fellowship (3 months),Terahertz Institute RIKEN, Sendai, Japan
• 2007 – 2008 Tohoku University Scientific Council Fellowship long stay (one year) – Sendai, Japan
• 1999 – 2001 Foreign Guest Researcher Fellowship, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA

SUPERVISION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

• 1987 – 1990 Assistant Lecturer – Physics and Electronics/University of Montpellier/France
• 1981 – 1987 Assistant Lecturer – Electronics /University of Warsaw/ Poland
• 1980 Assistant Lecturer – Solid State Physics/University of Warsaw/ Poland
• 1979 Assistant Lecturer – Physics /University of Warsaw/ Poland.

ORGANISATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS

• 2019 – Member of Scientific Committee of 23rd International Conference on Infrared, Millimetre and Terahertz Waves, Paris, France
• 2013 – Chairman Terahertz Technology Workshop at Materials Research Society, International Conference MRS-2013, Warsaw, Poland
• 2008 – Chairman Terahertz Workshop Conference PIERS Marrakesh, Morocco
• 2005 – 2020 – Chairman of Annual Workshops of International Research Network Terahertz Science and Technology, Montpellier, France and Warsaw, Poland
• 1998 –  co-Chairman of “8th International Conference on Shallow Level Centres in Semiconductors” satellite of  Physics of International Conference on Physics of Semiconductor, Montpellier, France
• 1993 – 1998 – Head organizer  of International Seminars  “Semiconductors Research Group -GES” University of Montpellier, France.

INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• 2018 – 2023 Principle Investigator, International Research Agenda, IHPP PAS, Warsaw, Poland
• 2017 – 2020 Principle Investigator, International Laboratory National Research Center (CNRS) Montpellier, France
• 2003 – 2021 Founder & Principle Investigator of Terahertz Laboratory (NL11), IHPP PAS, Warsaw, Poland
• 2001 2021 Principal Investigator of Terahertz Science and Technology group, Physics Department of the University of Montpellier, France

REVIEWING ACTIVITIES

• 2015 – 2021 Member of Editorial Board, European Physical Journal – Applied Physics, France
• 2021 – 2025 Member of Editorial Board, Electronics MDPI, Switzerland
• 2000 – 2021 Reviewer for Nature, PRB, Sensors, Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics
• 2019 Scientific Evaluation, National Terahertz Institute at RIKEN, Sendai, Japan
• 2017 Scientific Evaluation of National Institute of THz Science and Technology, Beijing, China

MEMBERSHIPS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES

• 2004 – 2012  Founder and PI of  National Research Network (GDR): “Solid State based Terahertz Emitters and Detectors”, France
• 2012 – 2015 Co-Founder and PI on French side -COST ACTION MP1204:  ” TERA-MIR Radiation: Materials, Generation, Detection and Applications” also member of Management Committee, France
• 2013 – 2018 Founder and PI of International Research Network “Semiconductor Based Terahertz Emitters and Detectors”,
• 2017 – 2020 Founder and PI of International Research Laboratory “Terahertz and Mid-Infrared Infrared Collective Phenomena in Semiconductor Nanostructures” – TERAMIR France-Poland-Russia
• 2002 – 2021 Founding Member Terahertz Science and Technology Group, Physics Department of the University of Montpellier, France
• 2004 – 2021 Founding Member Terahertz Laboratory, Institute of High Pressure Physics, PAS, Poland
• 2014 – 2021 Founding Member, Spin off Enterprice “Terakalis” (http://www.terakalis.com) , Faculty of Physics University of Montpellier, France

MAJOR COLLABORATIONS

1.  Prof. M.Shur, Plasma Wave Terahertz Excitations in Nanostructures, Faculty of Electronics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, USA
2.  Prof. Taichi Otsuji, Terahertz Excitations and Plasma Waves in 2D materials, Research Institute of Electrical Communication (RIEC), Tohoku University, Japan
3.  Prof. V. Gavrilenko, Topological Properties of Mercury Cadmium Telluride Heterojunctions, Institute of Physics of Microstructures, Russian Academy of Sciences, Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia
4.  Prof. H. Roskos, Plasma waves in graphene and other 2D materials, Department of Physics, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
5.  Prof. N. Averkiev and Prof. V Kachorovskii, Terahertz Spin and Plasmonic Excitations in Solids, Theoretical Physics Department, Ioffe Physical Technical Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia
6.  Prof S. Ganichev, Terahertz Ratchet and other Plasmonic Detection Mechanisms in 2D Materials, Physics Department University of Regensburg, Germany
7. Prof. M. Orlita and Prof. M. Potemski, High Field Magnetic Field Properties of Dirac Matter High MagneticField Laboratory, National Research Centre (CNRS) Grenoble, France