Curriculum vitae

Education and academic qualification

• 2002-09-01 - 2006-07-01

  Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Materials Sciences, Czech Republic
  Qualification awarded: Bachelor; Academic degree: Bachelor; Principal fields covered: Materials sciences and engineering, Technical engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Mechanical engineering; Title of bachelor thesis: Diffusion of Aluminium and Carbon in Weld Joints of Steels
  

• 2006-09-01 - 2008-07-01

  Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Materials Sciences, Czech Republic
  Qualification awarded: Master of Science; Academic degree: Master; Principal fields covered: Materials sciences and engineering, Technical engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Mechanical engineering; Title of master thesis: Fracture Toughness of Composite with Aluminium Matrix and Carbon Fibers
  

Career overview

• 2007-04-01 - 2007-07-31

  BOSCH DIESEL s.r.o. - Jihlava, Czech Republic
  Position: Researcher; Main research activities: Life-time evaluation of diesel fuel system components and microscopy analysis of fracture mechanisms occurred during mechanical life-time tests. Theoretical evaluation of cyclic loading tests of complex parts of fuel pumps and common-rails. LOM and SEM of ruptured parts due to the fatigue tests (SEM: Carl Zeiss).
  

• 2007-10-01 - 2012-01-31

  Nuclear Research Institute Rez, Department of Structural properties and corrosion, Husinec-Řež, Hlavní 130, CZ 250 68, Czech Republic
  Position: Research scientist; Main research activities: TEM analysis of radiation damage of nuclear reactor structural materials. Investigation of influence of irradiation conditions on microstructure evolution of structural materials. Co-manager of TEM laboratory (JEOL JEM-2010). Focused ion beam microscopy (TESCAN LYRA 3) – Part-time employment at ÚFM AV ČR from 2011.
  

• 2012-02-01 - 2012-12-31

  Research Centre Rez (Nuclear Research Institute Rez subsidiary), Husinec-Řež, Hlavní 130, CZ 250 68, Czech Republic
  Position: Head of department - Structural and system diagnostics (SSD), Project SUSEN (SUStainable ENergy); Main work activities: Organization of the research program SSD. Fulfillment of infrastructural and R&D goals within the research program SSD. Responsibility for new infrastructure: 1) Diagnostic centre for very sensitive analytical instruments (TEM, SEM, SIMS), metalography and sample preparation. 2) Laboratories for robotics and manipulators. 3) Laboratories for LOCA testing of nuclear reactor systems. 4) Hot laboratories for sample preparation and research of radioactive materials.
  

• 2013-01-01 - 2014-09-30

  Research Centre Rez (Nuclear Research Institute Rez), Husinec-Řež, Hlavní 130, CZ 250 68, Czech Republic
  Position: Senior Research Scientist; Main research activities: Manager of TEM laboratory (JEOL JEM-2010). TEM of radiation induced damage of nuclear reactor structural materials. Main research collaborations: 1) Cooperation within FP7 program LONGLIFE (TEM of neutron irradiated reactor pressure vessels steels). 2) Collaboration with EdF (TEM of irradiated internals under different neutron spectra). 3) Cooperation within HORIZON 2020 program: NUGENIA – SOTERIA (irradiation conditions (flux effects), analytical HR-STEM, atom probe tomography).
  

• 2014-10-01 - ...

  CEITEC - Brno University of Technology
  Position: Core Facility Specialist; Main research activities: Transmission electron microscopy (HR-STEM FEI Titan Themis 60-300). Ion and electron beam scanning microscopy.
  

• 2014-10-01 - ...

  TESCAN ORSAY HOLDING a.s.
  Position: Application specialist Main research activities: Transmission electron microscopy (STEM CARL ZEISS Libra200FE). Ion and electron beam scanning microscopy.
  

Academic internships abroad

• 2010-01-07 - 2010-12-17

  University of Michigan, Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Science, College of Engineering, 1906 Cooley Building, 2355 Bonisteel Boulevard, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
  Position: Visiting research scientist; Main research activities: 1) Theoretical study of radiation induced damage in materials. 2) Experimental irradiations with 5 MeV heavy ions and 2 MeV protons simulating neutron radiation damage to high doses with Tandetron accelerator at Michigan Ion Beam Laboratory (MIBL). 3) Transmission electron microscopy of radiation damage of irradiated samples at Electron Microbeam Analysis Laboratory (EMAL): Analytical STEM: JEOL JEM-2010F, High resolution TEM: JEOL JEM-3011. 4)TEM sample preparation with focused ion beam microscopes: SEM-FIB: FEI NOVA Nanolab and FEI QUANTA 3D (precise TEM lamella extraction and thinning). Ar ion milling of TEM foils: Gatan PIPS.
  

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