TecraCoin team members — prof. dr hab. Wiesław Stręk- science expert

We are continuing a series of presentations of TECRA team members. This time you can read about our project experts that constitute the scientific staff 🧐👨‍🔬👩‍🔬

prof. dr hab. Wiesław Stręk

Head of the Department of Excited State Spectroscopy at the Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Wroclaw (since 1971).

Scientific activity: optical properties of rare earth compounds and transition metals; theory of electron relaxation (radiative and non-radiative transitions, cooperative interactions); laser spectroscopy; optical sensors and biosensors; laser materials; technologies of luminescent materials (nanophosphates), transparent ceramics, porous thermal insulation materials, nanoceramic materials for fuel cells; cryotherapy; phenomena of photodynamic therapy and diagnostics; laser therapy; laser induced white light emission in materials containing rare earth ions and in graphene.

Organizer and co-organizer of over 30 national and international conferences, including:

- Rare Earth Spectroscopy,

- Excited States of Transition Elements,

- International Conference on f-Elements,

- International Workshop Structure & Spectroscopy of Rare Earths,

- International Conference on Luminescence,

- International Conference on Sol-Gel Materials,

- International Conference Rare Earth Materials.

- Laser Ceramics Symposium

Prof. dr hab. Wiesław Stręk is a supervisor of 11 doctoral thesis and a winner of many prizes and awards, including:

• Gold medals at the International Innovation Exhibition “Eureka” Brussels (1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006,2008, 2009);
• Knight’s Cross of the Order of Invention of the Kingdom of Belgium (2003, 2006 and 2010)
• Knight’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2017)

He participated in the implementation of many research, development and purpose projects. Among other things, he was:

• the project manager of NCN MAESTRO Project, (2013–2018); ‘Exploring the mechanism of broadband anti-Stokes white emission in lanthanide compounds’;
• the head of the subtask FP 7 CLEANSPACE, (2011–2014); Removing small ‘space debris’ with laser light and complementary technologies;
• the project manager of NanoMat EIT +, (2010–2014); Materials and nanomaterials for photonics, micro- and nano-electronics and sensors, nanomaterials for photonic and biomedical applications;
• the project manager of N N507 233140, (2011–2012); Synthesis and investigation of optical properties of nanocrystalline materials doped with Cr3 + ions based on Y3Al5O12 and MgAl2O4.

Currently, he is the coordinator of the European Commission Transfer project under the Horizon 2020 program. As part of the international cooperation, he repeatedly participated in scientific internships in Denmark and visited many times Brazil, France, Finland, Israel, Germany, Italy, the USA and Belarus. He lectured at numerous national and international conferences (over 100 lectures).

He is the cofounder of over 60 patents and patents pending concerning, i.a.: laser therapy, security, nanotechnology, sol-gel technology, porous thermal insulation, graphene technologies, luminescent materials, lighting.

Professor dr hab. Wiesław Stręk has implemented new technologies in the following technology companies: Medical Center for Laser Techniques Laser Secura Systems, Haemato, Nano-Tech, Medical cryogenics, Nanovectors Ipanterm. He is also the co-author of the Polish Cryogenic Chamber.

He is the author or co-author of 530 publications in scientific journals and a member of editorial committees of the following magazines:

- Materials Science-Poland,

- Journal of Alloys and Compounds –Elsevier,

- Journal of Rare Earths — Elsevier,

- Acta Bio-Optica et Informatica Medica,

- Reports in Physics — Elsevier.

The Professor is also the editor of many conference publications and monographs: ‘Rare Earth Spectroscopy’, ‘Photon Emission In Biological Systems’, ‘Biological Luminescence’, ‘Excited States of Transition Elements’.