Curriculum vitae

Education and academic qualification

• 1979, Faculty of Metallurgy, Mining University – Technical University of Ostrava, Materials Science
• 1984, CSc. (eq. to PhD), Institute of Physical Metallurgy - Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Brno, Physical Metallurgy and Limit States
• 2002, Assoc. Prof., Faculty of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Technical University of Ostrava, Materials Science and Engineering
• 2009, Prof., Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Material Science and Engineering

Career overview

• 1984-1989, research fellow, Institute of Physical Metallurgy, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Brno, Group of Phase Transformations
• 1989-1991, leading research fellow, Institute of Physics of Materials, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Group of Steels Microstructure and Properties
• 1992-1994, leading research fellow, IPM ASCR, Brittle Fracture Group
• 1995 – until now, Head of Brittle Fracture Group, Institute of Physics of Materials ASCR, Brno
• 2008 – until now, Professor, Director, Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology

Scientific activities

• Fracture micromechanisms in materials
• Fractography and failure analysis
• Experimental facture mechanics
• Mechanical and fracture mechanical behaviour of materials
• Microstructure and properties of steels
• Fracture behaviour of ceramics and composites
• Fracture behaviour of intermetalics
• Mechanical response of coating and/or substrate at loading

Academic internships abroad

• 1986, Institut metalofiziki UAN, Kiew
• 1994, School of Metallurgy and Materials, University of Birmingham
• 1999, Université de Metz
• 2004, Imperial College London

University activities

• Member of scientific board of Technical University of Ostrava
• Member of scientific board of Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology
• Member of committees for PhD programmes: Engineering Mechanics, Physical and Materials Engineering, Chemistry, Technology and Properties of Materials

Non-University activities

• Head of Brittle Fracture Group, Institute of Physics of Materials, ASCR, Brno
• Member of European Structural Integrity Society, secretary of national chapter

Projects

As a main investigator:

• Advanced glasses, Composites And Ceramics for High growth Industries, CoaCH, project EU (2015-2018, H2020-MSCA-ITN-2014)
• In situ synthesised intermetallic compounds in kinetically sprayed deposits, project GAČR (2013-2016, 13-35890S)
• Experimental evaluation and computational modelling of response of ceramic foams on mechanical load – project GAČR (2014-2016, 14-11234S)
• GlaCerCo: Glass and Ceramic Composites for High Technology Applications – 7 FP (2010-2014, FP7-PEOPLE-2010-ITN, 264526) 
• Prediction of fracture behaviour of structural steels based on local material response quantification, Czech Science Foundation (2010-2012, GAP108/10/0466)
• Multilevel design of advanced materials - Czech Science Foundation (2009-2012, 106/06/H035)
• The effect of damage inhomogeneity on the size effect at brittle fracture – Grant Agency of the Academy of Science (2005-2009, IAA200410502)
• The Eurofer steel: microstructural degradation and embrittlement - project EURATOM EFDA (IPP-CR UT7 DEGR, 2006-2007 )
• Multilevel design of advanced materials - Czech Science Foundation (2005-2008, 106/06/H008)
• Response and fracture of brittle materials at dynamic loading - Czech Science Foundation (2005-2007, 106/05/0495)
• Damage and strength degradation in thermally loaded glass matrix composites - project NATO PST.CLG.977558 (2001-2003)
• Micromechanics of brittle fracture and statistical models - Grant Agency of the Academy of Science (2000-2004, A 2041001)
• Fracture resistance of steels for containers of spent nuclear fuel - project NATO SfP 972655 (1999-2001)

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