Pawel is a Physicist specializing in Optics and Photonics. Prior to joining the Department of Physics at the University of Miami, he served as a Research Scientist and Instructor Scholar at the College of Optics and Photonics (CREOL) at the University of Central Florida. His research primarily focuses on the intersection of non-Hermitian and topological properties with optical nonlinear processes, leading to emergent optical phenomena. His work spans both fundamental research and applied applications, including on-chip light sources and nonlinear optical dynamics and solitons.

Pawel earned his PhD in Physics with Honors from the Faculty of Physics at Warsaw University of Technology. He previously completed both his master’s and bachelor’s degrees in applied physics at the same university. His academic achievements have been recognized with several awards and fellowships, including the University of Central Florida Preeminent Postdoctoral Program, and a prestigious scholarship for outstanding PhD students through the European Union program. His research contributions have secured multiple funding opportunities in both the United States and the European Union.