Curriculum vitae

Education and academic qualification

• Position: Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Manufacture Technology-Dept. of Foundry Engineering Brno University of Technology
• Educational background: 1972 Technical University Brno, M.Sc. (M.Eng)1976 PhD
• Key qualification: Over the past 27 years M. Horacek has worked, in the field of metallurgy and foundry technology at the Brno University of Technology.M. Horacek has also experiences in management of the different international projects i.e. TEMPUS (with the UK) and Qualicast (UK and Portugal).He specialises in modern foundry technologies e.g. investment casting etc.
• Membership of professionals societies: 1978-1990 Scientific Secretary of Czech Foundrymen Society and since 1992 – date vice- president of the CFS2002 – date member of WFO (World Foundrymen Organization) executive1995 – date: vice-chairman of the Czech Investment Casting Association
• Membership of Technical boards: 1998 – date member of editorial board of Slevarenstvi journal
• Research experiences: 1970-1974 Thermophysical properties of sand mixtures1974-1980 Gating systems for Grey Iron Castings 1980-1985 Problems of Hot Spots Solidification1985-1990 Filtration of Foundry Alloys in Ceramic Shells1990-1995 TQM in Foundries1996-date Investment Casting Accuracy
• Publishing activities: 90 papers at the international and domestic conferences25 articles in foundry periodicals, 7 student text books
• Employment record: 1972-76 PhD student at BUT (Brno Unversity of Technology 1976-79 research worker1979-83 Senior Assistant1983 – date Associated Professor-Senior Lecturer (doc)