Institute of High Pressure Physics Polish Academy of Sciences

We are a leading research center in the field of semiconductor physics and technology, as well as materials engineering.

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Calculations prove limited Si diffusion in GaN
Data 01/06/2026
Science and research

Calculations prove limited Si diffusion in GaN

Invited talk from IHPP PAS at Compound Semiconductor Week - CSW2026
Data 28/05/2026
Invited talks

Invited talk from IHPP PAS at Compound Semiconductor Week - CSW2026

Nitride Seminar - 2nd June 2026 - Prof. Per Olof Holtz
Data 26/05/2026
Seminars

Nitride Seminar - 2nd June 2026 - Prof. Per Olof Holtz

IHPP PAS at the 2nd Finnish-Polish Symposium on Nitride Semiconductor Science and Technology in Helsinki
Data 25/05/2026
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IHPP PAS at the 2nd Finnish-Polish Symposium on Nitride Semiconductor Science and Technology in Helsinki

Nitride Seminar - 26th May 2026 - Prof. Ulrich T. Schwarz
Data 19/05/2026
Seminars

Nitride Seminar - 26th May 2026 - Prof. Ulrich T. Schwarz

Praktyki wakacyjne w IWC PAN
Data 15/05/2026
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Praktyki wakacyjne w IWC PAN

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13/06/2026
Conference

54th International School & Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors "Jaszowiec 2026"

29/06/2026
Conference

Advanced Materials, Processing & Biomedicine (AMPB)

30/08/2026
Conference

21st International Conference on Defects Recognition, Imaging and Physics in Semiconductors

30/10/2026
Conference

5th Polish-Slovenian International Seminar (PSIS) on Soft Matter: „Soft Matter – where Scienc...

Who we are

The Institute of High Pressure Physics Polish Academy of Sciences (IHPP PAS) conducts research in physics and materials engineering, focused on industrial applications.

We are a unique center with comprehensive expertise in nitride semiconductor technology - from GaN crystal growth to advanced electronic and optoelectronic devices.

We also carry out research in areas such as terahertz radiation, nanomaterials for medical applications, superconductors, metal hydrostatic extrusion, and high-pressure equipment.

The Institute is authorized to confer doctoral and postdoctoral degrees and employs over 240 people.

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Research laboratories

NL-1
DSc Eng. Mariusz Kulczyk

Laboratory of Plastic Deformation Under High Pressure

NL-2
Prof. DSc, Corr. Member PAN Izabella Grzegory

Semiconductor Physics Laboratory

NL-3

Crystal Growth Laboratory

NL-4
PhD Eng. Urszula Szałaj

Laboratory of Nanostructures

NL-6
PhD Eng. Tomasz Cetner

Laboratory of Superconductors and Hydrogen Technologies

NL-9
MSc Eng. Marek Żak

High Pressure Equipment - Unipress Equipment (UE)

NL-10
Prof. DSc Sylwester Rzoska

Laboratory of Ceramics and Glass

NL-11
DSc Grzegorz Cywiński

Terahertz Laboratory (TeraGaN)

NL-12
DSc Eng. Julita Smalc-Koziorowska

Laboratory of Semiconductor Characterization

NL-13

Laboratory of Ammonothermal Synthesis

NL-14
Prof. DSc Czesław Skierbiszewski

Molecular Beam Epitaxy Laboratory

NL-15
Prof. DSc Piotr Perlin

Optoelectronic Devices Laboratory

NL-16
DSc Henryk Turski

Integrated Nitride Structures Laboratory