Dr Lukasz Kurpaska studied at the Faculty of Material Science and Ceramics at AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków.
In 2012, he received a Ph.D. from the University of Technology of Compiegne, France. In 2019, he
obtained the title of Doctor Habilitus (D.Sc.) in Materials Engineering and a professorship at NCBJ.
In his works, he primarily focused on the structural and mechanical properties of irradiated materials and the impact of high-temperature. He has been a director and manager of numerous projects funded by Polish agencies (FNP, NCBiR, MNiSW, NCN), IAEA, EC and received prestigious scholarships from Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Fullbright Comission, The Kościuszko Fundation, NAWA and French Embassy.
Doctor Kurpaska is the Director of the NOMATEN Center of Excellence in the National Center for Nuclear Research (NCBJ).
Before that, he was the Head of the Materials Research Laboratory (MRL) – the only laboratory in Poland equipped with a set of 12 Hot Cells able to handle radioactive materials.
He coordinated several expertise works for the Polish industry and worked with several Polish accreditation and certificate institutions, such as the Polish Center for Accreditation, the Technical Inspection Authority, and the Office of Nuclear Regulation.
In 2021, he was elected a member of the scientific council of NCBJ (re-elected in 2025).
