Curriculum vitae

Education and academic qualification

• 1974, Dipl.Ing., Brno University of Technology, Casting Technology
• 1990, Ph.D., Brno University of Technology, Physical Metallurgy and Ultimate States of Materials
• 1999, Assoc.Professor, Brno University of Technology, Engineering Materials
• 2010, Professor, Institute of Engineering Materials, Brno University of Technology

Career overview

• 1974 - 1980, Research Worker, Eexperimental Institute of Energetic Arrangement, Brno
• 1980 - 1989, Technical Worker, Institute of Materials, Brno University of Technology
• 1989 - 1999, Lecturer, Institute of Materials, Brno University of Technology
• 1999 - 1993, Assoc. Professor, Institute of Materials, Brno University of Technology
• 1993 - 2010, Assoc. Professor, Institute of Engineering Materials, Brno University of Technology
• 2010 - till now, Professor, Institute of Engineering Materials, Brno University of Technology
• 2012- till now, senior researcher, NETME centre

Pedagogic activities

• University lectures, seminars, practical training (BA, MA, Ph.D. study programmes)specialised in Material Science and Engineering (theory of processing, structure and properties of metals and alloys), supervisor of dissertations and theses, member and chair of state examining boards, author or co-author of 2 textbooks and lecture notes.

Scientific activities

• Research in the field of structure and mechanical properties (i.e. static, impact and especially fatigue) of metalic materials (nodular cast iron, constructive wrought steels, casting steels, aluminium, magnesium, titanium and nickel alloys, etc.)

University activities

• 1983-1995 a committee Member of Sciencetechnical Corporation at Brno University of Technology
• 1985 - 1990 an Editional Council Member of Technical Journal at Brno University of Technology
• 1998 - 2008 the Head of Mechanical propertites testing laboratory at Institute of Sciences Materials and Engineering, Brno University of Technology

Sum of citations (without self-citations) indexed within SCOPUS

194

Sum of citations (without self-citations) indexed within ISI Web of Knowledge

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