Curriculum vitae

Education and academic qualification

• 1951 secondary school, leaving examination
• 1956 postgraduate studies: Technical University, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, state examination - degree: Engineer (Ing.)
• 1966 postgraduate studies: Physical Metallurgy - degree: Candidate of Science CSc.)
• 1982 habilitation - degree: Assistant Professor (Doc.)

Career overview

• 1956 - 1961, State research Institute of Materials and Technologies, Prague/Brno, researcher,
• 1961 - present, Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Material Science and Engineering, university teacher and researcher.

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 16 textbooks and lecture notes.

Scientific activities

• member and leader of a research team aimed at the development of new and advanced metallic materials with respect to their constitution, processing, treatment and utilisation; 142 scientific papers a reports editted, 8 patents gained, interdisciplinary research (mathematical engineering and material engineering)

University activities

• 2000 - present, voted representative of the home university and vice-president of the Council of Higher Education Institutions of the CR.
• 1992 - present, voted member of chair of the self-governing academic bodies (Faculty and University Academic Senates)

Non-University activities

• 1997 - 1999, voted representative of the home university in the board of the Council of Higher Education Institutions of the CR,
• 2000 - 20005, voted representative of the home university and vice-president of the Council of Higher Education Institutions of the CR,
• 1998 - present, collaboration wiht students´organisations, implementation of Bologna Process, namely Assessment and Evaluation of Quality at the home University and in nation-wide scale (reports, lectures, seminars, research work, implementation)

Prizing by scientific community

• 1960 - 1990, Award and Medal of factories, research and educational institution and Ministry, etc.
• 1998, Medal of Ministry of Education, Young and Sport for pedagogy,
• 1999, Silver Medal of Brno University of Technology
• 2000, Gold Medal of Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, BUT
• 2001, Medal of Tomas Bata University in Zlin
• 2003, Gold Medal of Brno University of Technology

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