Rafał Kowerdziej

Rafał Kowerdziej is an Assistant Professor at the Military University of Technology, specializing in materials engineering with a focus on metamaterials and liquid crystals. His research integrates nanoscience, optics, and applied physics to develop reconfigurable devices for terahertz and optoelectronic applications.

Key collaborations include work with Janusz Parka (23 joint publications), Marek Olifierczuk (13), and Alessandro Pianelli (10). His research spans tunable metamaterial structures, plasmonic systems, and nanophotonic devices leveraging liquid crystal dynamics.

Recent work emphasizes active control of metamaterial properties via electric fields, thermal tuning, and graphene integration. Projects include Fano-resonant metastructures, epsilon-near-zero platforms, and hyperbolic microcavities for advanced sensing and modulation applications.