Piotr Zachariasz is a chief specialist at the Center for Functional Materials in the research group: LTCC Technology at the Łukasiewicz Research Network - Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics (Kraków Division, Poland). He received his MSc and PhD in Solid State Physics from the AGH University of Science and Technology (Kraków, Poland) in 2000 and 2006, respectively. He is a co-author of 49 articles in peer-reviewed journals with over 225 citations in phase transitions in hydrogen-absorbing materials, hyperfine interactions in intermetallic compounds and tin solders, piezoelectric sensors, and techniques for identifying natural paint pigments in archaeometry studies. His current research challenges concern multiferroic and electroceramic materials, multilayered composites, phase-change materials, high-temperature superconductors, and their applications in electronics and energy storage devices. Newly, he has been involved in studies of viscoelastic (emul- and hydrogels) and organic (potato and rice starches) systems using the X-ray diffraction method.