Curriculum vitae

Education and academic qualification

• 1986: RNDr. - graduated with felicitation from University of Jan Evangelista Purkyně Brno (present-day Masaryk University), Faculty of Science, physics,.
• 1994: PhD. study – Université Paris 7: Etudes de la croissance des couches de carbone amorphe hydrogéné
• 2002: associate professor - Faculty of Science Masaryk University of Brno
• 2008: professor of applied physics, Brno University of Technology.
• Professional Stages:
• 1986 - 1988: Zbrojovka Brno, hard discs magnetic media development
• 1988 - 2002: lecturer at Department of Physics (present-day Department of Physical Engineering), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology,
• 1991 - 1994: PhD study at Université Paris 7, France
• 2002 - 2008: associate professor at Department of Physical Engineering,
• 2008 - till now: professor at Department of Physical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology.

Career overview

• 1986 - 1988: Zbrojovka Brno Enterprise, magnetic discs,
• 1988 - 2002: lecturer FSI VUT v Brně,
• 1991 - 1994: PhD study at Université Paris 7, France
• 2002 - 2008: associate professor at ÚFI FSI VUT,
• 2008 - till now: professor at ÚFI FSI VUT

Scientific activities

• Surface Science, Thin Film Physics, Nanotechnology
• Modification of surfaces and etching of microstructures/nanostructures by ion beams
• Development and application of ion beam assisted deposition technique (IBAD) for preparation of metal, oxide and nitride thin films and multilayers
• Development and application of ultravacuum (UHV) equipment for ion assisted molecular beam deposition (Ga, GaN)
• Application of SPM (STM/AFM) for fabrication of nanostructures
• Study of electric and photonic properties of nanostructures
• Development and application of in situ analytical and microscopic methods Study of interaction of SPM local probes with surfaces
• UHV technique

Projects

• 1995 - 1996 grant FSI No.: FP 369551: In situ measurements of optical thickness of thin films,
• 1997 - 2000 French-Czech projects Barrande I, II: Deposition of magnetic thin films by IBAD and their characterization,
• 1998 - 2000 GAČR 101/98/0772: Design and construction of an optical apparatus for in situ measurements of optical homogeneity of thin films,
• 2002 - 2004 GAČR 102/02/0506: Design and construction of an Ultra-violet optical apparatus for in situ measurements of areal optical homogeneity of thin films prepared by IBAD,
• 2005 - 2010 Inorganic nanomaterials and nanostructures,
• 2004 - 2008 Nanoscience and nanotechnology by probe microscopes: from atomic scale phenomena to material properties,
• 2007 - 2011 Functional hybrid nanosystems of semiconductors and metals with organic materials (FUNS).

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