prof. RNDr.

Michal Kotoul

DrSc.

FME, ISMMB DMAM – Head of sub-department

+420 54114 2889
kotoul@fme.vutbr.cz

Curriculum vitae

1980, RNDr, Faculty of Science UJEP Brno, in the field of Physics of solid state
1985, PhD., Institute of Physical Metallurgy, CSAS Brno, in the field of Physical metallurgy and limit states of materials
1993, Doc., Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, BUT, in the field of Applied mechanics
2001, DrSc., BUT, in the field of Mechanics of rigid and deformable bodies and media
2003, Prof., BUT in the field of Applied mechanics

1979-1981, study stay at Institute of Physical Metallurgy CSAS Brno
1981-1984, PhD study, Institute of Physical Metallurgy CSAS Brno
1985-1990, senior research worker, Institute of Physical Metallurgy CSAS Brno
1990-1993, assistant professor, Institute of Mechanics of Solids, FME BUT
1993-2003, associate professor, Institute of Mechanics of Solids, FME BUT
2003-to date, professor, Institute of Mechanics of Solids, Mechatronics and Biomechanics FME BUT

Start of teaching activities in 1981. Lectures and consultations on 5 subjects of undergraduate as well as postgraduate courses of Solid Mechanics including supervision of diploma projects
Introduction of a new course in the Applied Mechanics curriculum and two new courses in the Mathematical Engineering curriculum
Regular member of examining boards, reviews of master and doctoral theses
Expert of the Ministry of Education in examining boards for doctoral theses
Tutor of 8 doctoral theses
Author of 1 lecture note

Fracture mechanics. Crack shielding and bridging modeling mainly by distributed dislocation technique and integral equation approach, calculations of fracture-mechanics parameters for cracked bodies, crack propagation in nonhomogeneous materials
Damage mechanics and micromechanics of heterogeneous materials and composites.
Homogenization of composite materials
More than 100 papers both in Czech and international journals, and in the proceedings from the national and international conferences.

since 2003, Deputy Head of Institute of Solid Mechanics, Mechatronics and Biomechanics
2006-31.1.2014 vice-rector for creative activities, science and research

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GAČR 101/99/0829 Micromechanics and nonphenomenological constitutive relations of composites with brittle matrix in low cycle compression-compression conditions, 1999-2001.
GAČR 101/02/0683, Cracks/microcracks behaviour in selected brittle matrix composites, 2005-2007.
GAČR 101/05/0320 Solution of general stress concentrators in anisotropic heterogeneous media via combination of FEM and continuously distributed dislocation technique, 2005-2007.
GAČR 106/06/0724 Micro-structurally induced shielding effects in toughening of ceramic matrix composites, 2006-2008.
GAČR 101/09/1821 Mechanical and fracture properties of multilayered ceramic/ceramic and ceramic/metal materials with graded layers, 2009-2012.
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Research project III-4-2/2 Deformation of intensively loaded bodies, 1986-90.
GAČR 101/94/1844 Computational modelling of selected technological operations and processes based upon the continuum mechanics, 1994-96.
Research project CEZ:J22/98:262100001 Computational and physical modelling of engineering problems of thermofluid mechanics, solid mechanics and phase transofrmations, 1999-2004.