Curriculum vitae

Education and academic qualification

• 1961, ČKD Blansko, foundryman
• 1965, SPŠ slévárenská, foundry technology
• 1970, Ing., VUT Brno, branch foundry technology
• 1976, CSc, VUT Brno, branch manufacturing technology
• 1996, Doc, VUT Brno, branch materials science

Career overview

• 1970-1975, doctor student VUT FS Brno
• 1976-1978, research worker VUT FS Brno
• 1978-1996, senior lecture VUT FS BRno
• 1997-dosud, assistent professor VUT FS Brno

Scientific activities

• metallurgy of ferrous and nonferrous alloys
• foundry technology
• filtration of alloys

University activities

• 2003-till this time, head of Foundry Dept.
• 2004-2006, director of the Institut of Mechanical Enginering
• 2005-, member of commision Mechanical Eng., MtF STU Trnava - Slovakia

Non-University activities

• 1990-2005, Czech Foundrymen Society, head of committee of technology
• 1995-2003, Czech Foundrymen Society, member of board
• 2004-, member of editorial board, Slévárenství journal
• 2004-, member of committee FRVŠ-F1, Ministery of Education
• 2005-, member Academy of Materials and Manufacturing Enginering - Poland
• 2006-, member of editorial board Livarski vestnik journal - Slovenija

Prizing by scientific community

• 2005, Czech Foundrymen Society, Píšek s Medal

Projects

• KONTAKT 34/2002: Evalualion of structure and internal quality of castings made from grafitic cast iron
• KONTAKT 10/2004: Evaluation of quality of the aluminium cast alloys
• KONTAKT CZE 02/022: Evaluation of quality of the aluminium alloys
• FRVŠ 1579/2000: Numerical simulation of foundry technological proceses
• FRVŠ 1501/2001:
• MPO-Tandem FT-TA3/136: 2006-8
• Research and development of control casting mould filling and directed solidification of Al alloys castings cast into metal moulds.
• MPO-Tandem FT-TA3/072: 2006-9
• Research into the proces of crystallization in very exacting investment castings made with reliance on numerically controlled simulation