Jacek Kossut

Jacek Kossut is a Professor at the Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, where he has held leadership roles including Director (since 2003) and Head of the Laboratory for Growth and Characterization of Low Dimensional Structures (1994–2003). He was also Deputy Head of Division III (Exact Sciences) of the Polish Academy of Sciences (2007–2010) and Guest Professor at institutions including the University of Notre Dame and Purdue University.

• Education: M.Sc. in Physics (specialization: theory of condensed matter) from Warsaw University (1973); Ph.D. (1976) and Habilitation (1983) at the Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences; Professor title awarded by the President of Poland (1992).

Research interests focus on semiconductor physics, including charge carrier transport, band structure, diluted magnetic semiconductors, and quantum phenomena in low-dimensional systems. He established the EU Center of Excellence “Physics of Low Dimensional Systems” at the Institute of Physics (2000 onward).

Scientific honors include:

• Ordinary Member of Warsaw Scientific Society
• Fellow of the UK Institute of Physics
• Marie-Curie Sklodowska Award
• Two Individual Prizes from the Polish Academy of Sciences
• Professorial Stipend from the Foundation for Polish Science

He has served on editorial boards, international conference committees, and scientific councils. His career spans fellowships and advisory roles at institutions worldwide, including Purdue University and the University of Notre Dame.