| Sylwester Porowski | |
| Birth Date: | 7 April 1938 |
| Birth Place: | Bierzyn, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland |
| Fields: | Optoelectronics, solid-state physics |
| Workplaces: | Polish Academy of Sciences |
| Alma Mater: | University of Warsaw |
| Thesis1 Title: | and |
| Thesis2 Title: | )--> |
| Thesis1 Url: | and |
| Thesis2 Url: | )--> |
| Thesis1 Year: | and |
| Thesis2 Year: | )--> |
| Known For: | Blue laser build with GaN monocrystals[1] |
| Awards: | Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science (2013) |
| Spouses: | )--> |
| Partners: | )--> |
Sylwester Andrzej Porowski (born April 7, 1938 in Bierzyn, Lower Silesian Voivodeship), is a Polish physicist specializing in solid-state and high pressure physics. He is the Co-Director and Board Member of The Institute of High Pressure Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw.
In 2001 Professor Porowski's team built the blue semiconductor laser, a pioneering feat in the study of optoelectronics.
Porowski was awarded Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science in 2013 for developing a high-pressure method for producing gallium nitride monocrystals.[1]