Department of Engineering Materials and Biomaterials - RMT1 Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Scientific field

Engineering and technical sciences

Scientific discipline

Material Engineering

Priority Research Areas of the Silesian University of Technology

POB3  – Materials of the future

Scientific activities:

• Habilitation degree in technical sciences in the field of materials engineering in 2018
• Doctor of technical sciences in materials engineering in 2006

Research interests

Materials engineering, Amorphous and nanocrystalline materials, Powder metallurgy;
Engineering materials research, nanoindenter, AFM, SEM, TEM, DTA, DSC;
Technologies for the production of metastable materials, Mechanical alloying, Laser processing, Generative technologies, Modern sintering methods;
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Scientific career

Habilitated doctor of technical sciences – Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Discipline: Materials Science, 2018
Habilitation monograph: “Structure and Properties of Bulk Metallic Glasses in As-cast State and After Laser
Welding ”, Gliwice 2017, 210 pages, ISBN 978-83-7880-484-0

Doctor of Technical Sciences,
Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,
Discipline: Materials Engineering, 2006
Subject of Doctor’s dissertation: Structure and Properties of Selected Fe-C Alloys Made Using the Mechanical Synthesis Method

Master of Science Engineer
Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice, Faculty of Physics and Mathematics,
Major: Technical Physics, 1998
Speciality: Acoustic Optoelectronics,
Subject of master’s diploma thesis: Development of Technology for Sol-Gel Method-Based Application of Sensor Layers on Fibre Optic Structures

Membership of scientific associations:

• Stowarzyszenie Inżynierów i Techników Mechaników Polskich (SIMP)
• Polskie Towarzystwo Fizyczne (PTF)

Topics of supervised master’s theses in the last five years: 

• Morphology and nanomechanical properties of laser-treated Co-Fe-B-Si-Nb alloy
• Comparative analysis of the application of Rockwell and Vickers methods to measure the hardness of components produced by powder metallurgy
• The effect of laser processing on the structure and nanomechanical properties of amorphous plates
• Possibility to use 3D printing with the SLM method for the production of amorphous structures in iron-based alloys
• Technology, structure, and selected properties of Fe-based bulk metallic glasses

Topics of supervised doctoral theses:

• The influence of carbon, copper, and density on the properties of sintered materials used in a selected automotive company