Artur Podhorodecki graduated from the Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology (WrUST) in 2003, specialising in Solid State Physics. In the same year, he undertook doctoral studies at the same faculty, graduating with honors in 2007. For his doctoral dissertation, he received the Prime Minister’s award for the best doctoral dissertation in the field of Materials Engineering. In 2020, Artur obtained the title of professor of physical sciences.
In 2011, he established the Group for Colloidal Nanostructures at the WrUST and was the first to introduce nanomaterials technology to the faculty. He also took part in co-creating a new field of study at the WrUST, specialising in nanoengineering, as well as co-authoring over 130 publications and 8 patent applications. For his research, he has received many awards and scholarships, such as the Ministry of Science and Higher Education Scholarship for Outstanding Young Scientists (2011); the FNP START scholarship (2008, 2009); the Dionizy Smoleński Scientific Award of the Rector of Wrocław University of Science and Technology for outstanding achievements in the field of interdisciplinary sciences (2012) and the Max Born award in Physics (2006).
In 2011-2012, he was a member of the Council of Young Scientists, an advisory body to the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. In 2012, he was also appointed by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education to the Scientific Council of the National Center for Research and Development, he held the position until the end of 2016. Since 2020, he is a member of the Supervisory Board in the Academic Entrepreneurship Incubator of the WrUST.
In December 2016 he founded QNA Technology and has been the CEO since. The company deals with the synthesis and modification of semiconductor nanomaterials – so-called
quantum dots. Furthermore, it develops inks based on this type of nanomaterial intended for the display market, printed optoelectronics, and security printing.