Nikodem Czechowski, PhD
PhD, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
Specialist
Optics, with a focus on microscopy and fluorescence spectroscopy
Description
Nikodem Czechowski PhD. Eng. completed his master’s degree in Technical Physics at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń in 2010. He also defended his PhD in Physics there in 2015. His doctoral research focused on optical spectroscopy of hybrid nanostructures composed of photosynthetic protein complexes and metallic nanoparticles. He subsequently began a postdoctoral fellowship at the Institute of Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw under his NCN FUGA grant “Exciton spectroscopy in transition metal dichalcogenides”.
After completing his PostDoc in 2017, he transitioned to industry, where he worked for several companies on projects including software development in LabVIEW and Python, electronic device design, embedded systems programming, holographic displays, and medical devices. However, he remained closely connected to the innovation ecosystem, developing software for research confocal microscopes used at the Institute of Physical Chemistry PAS.
Currently, he is works with a research and development company focused on machine learning algorithms for the defence sector, where he serves as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO). He is also an CapTech non-governmental Expert in the capability and technology development groups CapTech Space, Missiles & Munitions, and Optronics under the European Defence Agency (EDA).
In 2025, he joined ICTER as a Specialist working on the Proof of Concept project ” Retinal display based on two-photon vision for augmented reality” led by Katarzyna Komar PhD, Eng.
In his free time, he is passionate about living history of antiquity, the late Middle Ages, and the early modern period. He is also interested in photography and role-playing games.
Publication list
1. W. Chudziak, A. Musiałowski, P. Błędowski, N. Czechowski, W. Zaleszczyk, R, Kaźmierczak, K. Rybka, M. Weinkauf “Forged coins from early medieval settlement centre in Pawłówek on southern border of East Pomerania (northern Poland)”. Praehistorische Zeitschrift 99 (2024).
2. R. Tobiasz, G. Wilczynski, P. Graszka, N. Czechowski, S. Łuczak, „Edge Devices Inference Performance Comparison”, Journal of Computing Science and Engineering 17 (2023), 51.
3. E. Guziewicz, T. A. Krajewski, E. Przezdziecka, K.P. Korona, N. Czechowski L. Klopotowski, P. Terziyska, “Zinc Oxide Grown by ALD – from Heavily n-type to p-type Material”, Physica Status Solidi B 257 (2020), 1900472.
4. L. Klopotowski, N. Czechowski, A. Mitioglu, C. Backes, D. Maude, P. Plochocka, “Long-lived Photoluminescence Polarization of Localized Excitons in Liquid Exfoliated Monolayer Enriched WS2”, Nanotechnology 29 (2018), 335703.
5. D. Janas, N. Czechowski, Z. Adamus, T. Giżewski, “Electronic and magneto-transport in chirality sorted carbon nanotube films” Applied Physics Letters 112 (2018), 053104.
6. S. Maćkowski, N Czechowski, K.U. Ashraf, M. Szalkowski, H. Lokstein, R. J. Cogdell, D. Kowalska, “Origin of bimodal fluorescence enhancement factors of Chlorobaculum tepidum reaction centers on silver island films” FEBS letters 590 (2016), 2558-2565.
7. N. Czechowski, H. Lokstein, D. Kowalska, K. Ashraf, R. J. Cogdel, S. Mackowski, “Large plasmonic fluorescence enhancement of cyanobacterial Photosystem I coupled with silver island film” Applied Physics Leters 105 (2014), 043701
8. D. Janas, N. Czechowski, S. Mackowski, K.Koziol “Direct evidence of delayed electroluminescence from carbon nanotubes on the macroscale” Applied Physics Letters 104 (2014), 261107.
9. L. Bujak, M. Olejnik, T. Brotosudarmo, M. Schmidt, N. Czechowski, J. Aizpurua, R. Cogdell, W. Heiss, S. Mackowski “Polarization control of metal-enhanced fluorescence in hybrid assemblies of photosynthetic complexes and gold nanorods” Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 16 (2014), 9015.
10. K. Smolarek, B. Ebenhoch, N. Czechowski, A. Prymaczek, M. Twardowska, I. D. W. Samuel, S. Mackowski “Silver nanowires enhance absorption of poly(3-hexylthiophene)” Applied Physics Letters 103 (2013), 203302.
11. D. Janas, N. Czechowski, B. Krajnik, S. Maćkowski, K. Kozioł „Electroluminescence from carbon nanotube films resistively heated in air”, Applied Physics Letters 102 (2013) 181104.
12. M. Olejnik, B. Krajnik, D. Kowalska, M. Twardowska, N. Czechowski, E. Hoffman, S. Mackowski „Imaging of fluorescence enhancement in photosynthetic complexes coupled to silver nanowires”, Applied Physics Letters 102 (2013) 083703.
13. B. Krajnik, N. Czechowski, D. Piątkowski, S. Mackowski, E. Hoffman, S. Pichler, W. Heiss “Influence of Plasmon Excitations in Au Nanoparticles upon Fluorescence and Photostability of Photosynthetic Complexes”, Optics and Photonics Journal 3 (2013) 1-7.
14. D. Kowalska, B. Krajnik, M. Olejnik, M. Twardowska, N. Czechowski, E. Hofmann, S. Mackowski „Metal – enhanced fluorescence of chlorophylls in light-harvesting complexes coupled to silver nanowires”, Scientific World Journal (2013).
15. N. Czechowski, A. Nowak-Król, D. T. Gryko, S. Maćkowski „All-optical corrole-based oxygen sensor”, Physica Scripta T157 (2013) 014009
16. B. Krajnik, N. Czechowski, K. Ciszak, D. Piatkowski, S. Mackowski, T.H.P. Brotosudarmo, H. Scheer, S. Pichler, W. Heiss, “Plasmon-enhanced fluorescence in heterochlorophyllous peridinin-chlorophyll-protein photosynthetic complex”, Optical Materials 34 (2012).
17. B. Krajnik, D. Piatkowski, M. Olejnik, N. Czechowski, E. Hofmann, W. Heiss, S. Mackowski, “Fluorescence Mapping of PCP Light-Harvesting Complexes Coupled to Silver Nanowires”, Acta Phys. Pol. A 122 (2012).
18. N. Czechowski, M. Olejnik, A. Nowak-Król, D. Piątkowski, W. Heiss, D.T. Gryko, S. Mackowski, “Fluorescence microscopy of corrole-single silver nanowire hybrid nanostructures”, Acta Physica Polonica A 122 (2012).
19. L. Bujak, T.H.P. Brotosudarmo, N. Czechowski, M. Olejnik, K. Ciszak, R. Litvin, R.J. Cogdell, W. Heiss, S. Mackowski, “Spectral dependence of fluorescence enhancement in LH2-Au nanoparticle hybrid nanostructures”, Acta Physica Polonica A 122 (2012).
20. Ł. Bujak, B. Krajnik, M. Olejnik, N. Czechowski, D. Piątkowski, S. Maćkowski, „Confocal microscopy of plasmonic hybrid nanostructures”, Photonics Lett. of Poland, 4, 14-16 (2012).
21. N. Czechowski, P. Nyga, M.K. Schmidt, T.H.P. Brotosudarmo, H. Scheer, D. Piatkowski, S. Mackowski, “Absorption Enhancement in Peridinin-Chlorophyll-Protein Light-Harvesting Complexes Coupled to Semicontinuous Silver Film”, Plasmonics 7, 115-121 (2012).
22. Ł. Bujak, N. Czechowski, D. Piatkowski, R. Litvin, S. Mackowski, T.H.P. Brotosudarmo, R.J. Cogdell, S. Pichler, W. Heiss, “Absorption Enhancement of LH2 Light-Harvesting Complexes Coupled to Spherical Gold Nanoparticles”, Applied Physics Letters, 99, 173701-173704 (2011).
23. S. Mackowski, Ł. Bujak, N. Czechowski, M.K. Schmidt, R. Litvin, D. Piatkowski, P. Nyga, T.H.P. Brotosudarmo, “Optical spectroscopy of hybrid nanostructures” (in Polish), Monografia Nauka i Przemysł – metody spektroskopowe, nowe wyzwania i możliwości (Monograph of Science and Industry – spectroscopic methods, new challenges and opportunities) (in Polish), 513 519 (2011).
24. B. Krajnik, T. Schulte, D. Piątkowski, N. Czechowski, E. Hofmann, S. Mackowski, “SIL-based Confocal Fluorescence Microscope for Investigating Individual Nanostructures”, Central European Journal Physics, 9, 293-299 (2011).
25. N. Czechowski, “Historical reenactement as a method for medieval culture studying” (in Polish), in: K. Obremski, J Wenta, „The reception of medieval culture in the humanities” (in Polish), Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika, Toruń 2010.
Research projects
Research groups
Physical Optics and Biophotonics
The research in our group can be seen as a perfect interplay between physics, biology and chemistry. We are focusing on developing imaging techniques and using them in many biological and chemical systems.
