Curriculum vitae

Education and academic qualification

• 1981, Ing., Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno UT, branch Machines for Food Industry
• 2001, Ph.D., Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno UT, branch Engineering Mechanics
• 2009, doc. (assoc. prof.), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno UT, branch Applied Mechanics

Career overview

• 1981-1986, Kralovopolska Machine Works, Brno, computational dept.
• 1986-2009, senior lecturer, Institute of Solid Mechanics FME Brno UT
• 2009-till now, associate professor, Institute of Solid Mechanics FME Brno UT

Pedagogic activities

• Lectures and tutorials in courses Statics, Mechanics of Materials in bachelors and masters study programmes
• Co-author of an interactive teaching text for combined form of study
• Co-author of translation of an interactive teaching text for combined form of study
• Co-author of translation of the textbook

Scientific activities

• Fracture mechanics and micromechanics of materials

Non-University activities

• 1999-till now member of Steering Committee of Czech Society for New Materials and Technologies
• 1995-till now technical editor of journal Engineering Mechanics
• 2011-till now member of executive committee of the Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS)

Prizing by scientific community

• 1998, award, The Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS)
• 1999, award, European Structure Integrity Society (ESIS)
• 2017, anual award, Czech Society for New Materials and Technologies (CSNMT)

Projects

• LB98269 Information System for Research and Development of Materials and Technologies in the CR (1998-2000)
• OC 517.30 Influence of Segregation Embrittlement and Structural Induced Shielding to Crack Growth Resistance in Low-alloyed Steels (1998-2001)
• MSM 262100002 Advanced Functional gradient and Nanostructural Materials (1999-2003)
• GA106/02/0253 Analysis om Fracture Surface along Segregated Grain Boundaries in Bicrystals and Polycrystals (2002-2004)
• GA106/05/0274 Multiscale approach to relationships between mechanical and microstructural characteristics of materials (2005-2007)
• GA106/05/0550 Application of Quantitative Fractography and Stereology to Crack Path Analysis in Biaxial Fatigue (2005-2007)
• GA106/05/0134 Role of grain boundary morphology and chemistry in intergranular fracture (2005-2007)
• GA101/05/0493 Damage prediction of structural materials using cohesive models (2005-2007)
• GA106/06/0724 Microstructurally Induced Shielding Effects in Fracture of Ceramic Matrix Composites (2006-2008)
• MSM0021630518 Simulation Modelling of Mechatronic Systems (2005-2009)
• GA106/08/0369 New approaches to Grain Boundary Engineering (2008-2010)
• MPO FR-TI1/099 Research and Development Leading to Innovation of Small Turbine Engines (2009-2012)
• GA P108/10/0698 New Approaches to Investigation of Fatigue Crack Propagation in Modes II, III and II+III (2010-2013)

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