We are proud to announce that Professor Wojciech Knap, DSc, PhD, lider of a research team at the CENTERA Laboratory operating within CEZAMAT, Warsaw University of Technology (WUT), and researcher at the Institute of High Pressure Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences (IHPP PAS), has been awarded the 2025 Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) Prize in the field of mathematical, physical and engineering sciences.

The Foundation for Polish Science Prize, often referred to as the “Polish Nobel Prize”, is awarded for outstanding scientific achievements and discoveries that open new research horizons and make a lasting contribution to the advancement of civilization and culture.

Professor Knap was recognized for developing new methods of detecting, amplifying, and generating terahertz waves, which form the foundation for ultrafast wireless communication and breakthrough applications in medicine, industry, and telecommunications.

Research conducted by Professor Knap and his team enables overcoming technological limitations related to the use of terahertz radiation (THz). Thanks to their pioneering work, Poland has joined the world’s leading centers of THz technology research, securing an important place on the global map of innovation in solid-state physics and materials engineering.

The FNP Prizes are awarded by the Foundation Council through a competitive process. Laureates are selected from among candidates nominated by distinguished members of the scientific community. The final decision is made by the Council based on evaluations from independent international experts and reviewers.

We warmly congratulate Professor Wojciech Knap on this exceptional recognition and express our gratitude for his contribution to the development of Polish science and for strengthening CEZAMAT’s position as a research center of global significance.

Professor is carrying out a project at CEZAMAT (contract no. FENG.02.01-IP.05-T004/23) entitled “Center for Terahertz Research and Applications CENTERA2”, funded by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) under the European Funds for a Modern Economy Programme 2021–2027 (FENG). The project was awarded in a competition organized by the Foundation for Polish Science under Priority 2 “An environment conducive to innovation,” Measure 2.1 “International Research Agendas.”