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Prof. Dr Aleksandra Czyrska-Filemonowicz AGH University of Science and Technology, Kraków
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BIOGRAPHIC DATA:
MSc. in metallurgy. PhD and DSc. in materials science. Full professor at the AGH University of
Science and Technology, Faculty of Metals Engineering and Industrial Computer Science (2008-
2016). Head of the International Centre of Electron Microscopy for Materials Science at the AGHUST
(2010-2016). Since 2017- full professor in the Centre of Electron Microscopy for Materials
Science at the AGH-UST.
EXPERIENCE and RESPONSIBILITY:
Area:
Materials for Energy Systems and Aeronautics (superalloys, titanium and its alloys,
intermetallics, steels, coatings…). High Temperature Materials. Metallic biomaterials. Science
and Applications of Electron Microscopy.
Teaching:
- Materials for Energy Systems and Aeronautics, Electron Microscopy and Microanalyses,
Analytical Electron Microscopy courses in the AGH-UST (in Polish and English),
- Visiting professor in:
· Germany (Forschungszentrum Jülich, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel)
· Switzerland (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne),
- Chairperson of 10 European Summer Schools on electron microscopy at AGH-UST,
- Supervisor of 14 PhD students (7 PhD theses jointly with FZJ/RWTH, Germany); 11 PhD theses
defended (most of them awarded); currently supervisor of 3 PhD students.
Authorship:
- Author or co-author of more than 500 scientific articles in journals and peer-reviewed conference
proceedings, 14 chapters and 5 monographs on materials science, electron microscopy and
application of metallic alloys,
- Member of International Advisory Boards of 2 journals,
- Co-editor of 15 conference proceedings of international conferences and Schools at AGH-UST.
Projects’ leadership (since 2000):
Project leader of the AGH-UST teams of more than 150 research projects:
- FP6th NoE: Knowledge-based Multicomponent Materials for Durable and Safe Performance,
KMM-NoE; member of the Executive Board, WP leader; 2004-2009,
- FP6th NoE: Complex Metallic Alloys, CMA-NoE; member of the Committee of Directors,
director of the Virtual Unit on Gender Mainstreaming; 2004-2010,
- FP6th IP3 project: Enabling Science and Technology through European Electron Microscopy,
ESTEEM; member of the ESTEEM Governance Board, 2006-2011,
- COST Actions 522 (Power Generation in the 21st Century: Ultra Efficient, Low Emission Plant),
COST 536 (Alloy Development for Critical Components of Environmental Friendly Power Plant)
and COST 538 (High temperature Plant Lifetime Extension); 2004 - 2008/2009,
- COST Action MP1005: From nano to macro biomaterials (design, processing, characterization,
modeling) and applications to stem cells regenerative orthopedic and dental medicine, member of
Management Committee; 2011-2014,
- COST Action MP1301: New Generation Biomimetic and Customized Implants for Bone
Engineering; 2015-2017,
- FP 7th: ERA-NET project: Hard Nanocomposite Coatings; 2009-2012,
- FP7th: Enabling Science and Technology through European Electron Microscopy, ESTEEM 2;
member of the ESTEEM Governance Board, 2012-2016,
- EIT KIC InnoEnergy (CC Sweden): Smart grids and storage materials technology; 2011-2013,
- EIT KIC InnoEnergy (CC Poland Plus): Advanced near zero emission Coal fired Power Plant;
2011-2014,
- EIT KIC InnoEnergy (CC Poland Plus): New Materials for Energy Systems, Lighthouse
InnoDriver, project coordinator, 2011-2014,
- POIG project (POIG.02.01.00-12-016/08-00) devoted to purchase of new advanced analytical
TEM: a probe Cs corrected Titan G2 60-300; 2009-2012,
- FP7th IP3 project: Enabling Science and Technology through European Electron Microscopy,
ESTEEM2; member of the ESTEEM2 Governance Board, 2012-2016.
- EIT KIC InnoEnergy (CC Sweden): Novel contacts for heavy-duty voltage regulation (COMET),
AGH team leader, 2015-2016
- several projects on superalloys, steels and intermetallics applied for aeronautics, Pratt&Whitney,
USA, 2004-2017.
Selected other responsibilities:
- 1st coordinator of bilateral co-operation of the AGH-UST with: Forschungszentrum Jülich (since
1981), ARC research Seibersdorf GmbH (2000-2002), Technical University of Graz (2004-2005),
Shimane University (2004-2006) and Polytechnic of Torino (2007-2010),
- 1st coordinator of bilateral co-operation between AGH-UST and Pratt & Whitney, USA and leader
of 23 projects (since 2004),
- Polish representative to the Management Committee of COST Action 522 (1998-2003) and
COST536 (2004-2009), COST MP1005 (2011-2014),
- Elected member of Executive Committee of Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS),
2003-2006 (first member of the FEMS Executive Committee from Poland),
- Member of the Scientific Council of ArcelorMittal, 2008-2010,
- Member of the Science Board of European Integrated Centre for the Development of New
Metallic Alloys and Compounds, C-MAC, since 2009,
- Member of the Scientific Board of the Academic Centre of Materials and Nanotechnology
(ACMIN), 2013-2016,
- Elected member of the Committee of Materials Science of Polish Academy of Sciences (and
member of several sections in this Committee), 2000-2015,
- Founder and 1st president of the Polish Society for Microscopy, 2002-2014,
- 1st president of the National Committee for Microscopy of the Polish Academy of Sciences, 2007-
2010
- Elected member of the Executive Board of European Microscopy Society, 2008-2016.
- Member of the Advisory Board of the International Centre of Electron Microscopy for Materials
Science at the AGH-UST, since 2017
Most important honorary activities:
- Member of International Advisory Boards and chairperson of several symposia of international
congresses on electron microscopy and materials science abroad (selected):
· 14 Int. Congress on Electron Microscopy, Cancun, 1998,
· 12 European Congress on Electron Microscopy, Brno, 2000,
· 15 Int. Congress on Electron Microscopy, Durban, 2002,
· European Metallography Conference, Friedrichshafen, 1995 and Saarbrücken, 2000,
· 8th Int. Congress on Creep and Fatigue, Tsukuba City, 1997,
· Materials for Advanced Power Engineering, Liege, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014,
· International Conference on Hybrid Analyses for Functional Nanostructure, Kyoto, 1998,
Tateyama, 2003, Tateyama 2006 and Kyoto 2010,
· Charles Parsons Turbine Conference, Cambridge, 2000 and Dublin, 2003,
· International Microscopy Conference, Dresden 2003,
· International Conference on Modern Microscopical Methods, Davos 2005,
· 14th European Microscopy Congress, Aachen, 2008,
· Microscopy Conference, EMC’2009, Graz, 2009,
· 1st International Conference on Complex Metallic Alloys and their Complexity, Nancy 2009,
· 17th International Congress on Microscopy, Rio de Janeiro, 2010,
· Microscopy Conference, MC’2011, Kiel, 2011,
· 15th European Microscopy Congress, Manchester, 2012,
· Microscopy Conference, Regensburg, 2013,
· 18th International Congress on Microscopy, Prague, 2014,
· 16th European Microscopy Congress, Lyon, 2016.
- Chairperson and co-editor of proceedings of European Summer Schools and Workshops on
Electron Microscopy and Energy at the AGH-UST Kraków:
· 1st Stanislaw Gorczyca International Summer School on Electron Microscopy (2003),
· Workshop on Techniques and Methods of Microstructure Characterization in Nanoscale (2004),
· KMM Integrated Post-graduate School-Skill Path on Electron Microscopy (2006),
· Int. Workshop on Advanced Preparation Techniques for TEM (2007),
· Polish - German Workshop on Materials for Advanced Energy Systems (2008),
· 2nd Stanislaw Gorczyca School on Electron Microscopy: new TEM techniques (2008),
· AGH-ZEISS Workshop on Focused Ion Beam techniques (2009),
· Workshop on Promoting new TEM techniques new EC countries (2010),
· 3rd Stanislaw Gorczyca Workshop on Electron Microscopy focused on alloys (2011),
· Scientific Cooperation of Poland with North Rhine-Westfalia, Germany - Conference on Energy
and Future Information Technology (2011),
· C-MAC (European Centre for Development of New Metallic Alloys and Compounds) Days,
(2012),
· 4th Stanislaw Gorczyca European School on TEM basics and advanced sample preparation
(2013),
· 5th Stanislaw Gorczyca European School on electron microscopy and electron tomography
(2016).
- Chairperson and co-editor of proceedings of two Workshops on Gender Mainstreaming:
· International Workshop on Women in Materials Science (Krakow, 2006);
· European Workshop on Promoting Gender Mainstreaming in Central and Eastern Europe
(Krakow, 2008).
MEMBERSHIP:
- Polish Society for Microscopy (founder, 1st president: 2002-2014), Polish Materials Society
(founder), Polish Society for Stereology, Polish Society for Biomaterials,
- European Microscopy Society (EMS, member of the Executive Board), European Microbeam
Analysis Society (EMAS),
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde (DGM), Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Elektronenmikroskopie (DGE).
VISITING APPOITMENTS (long-term):
- Kernforschungsanlage/Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ): 8 years (at total) in: Institute for Nuclear
Materials (1981-1982), Institute for Solid State Physics (1983-1985), Institute for Energy
Research/ Institute for Energy and Climate Research (1990-1992 and 1993/94, following: several
visits up to 3 months till now); post-doc, visiting professor
- Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel: 2002 and 2004 (1 month); visiting professor
- Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne: 2002-2006 (1-3 months), visiting professor
SELECTED AWARDS (since 2000):
- Golden Cross of the Republic of Poland, 2000 - Medal of the Polish Ministry for Education for outstanding teaching achievements, 2003 - Prizes of the Rector of AGH-UST for scientific/teaching achievements: annually since 1995 (last: 2016)
- Prof. Rodziewicz and Bielewicz award (1st prize) for scientific achievements related to industry, 2008
- Honorary Medal of the Faculty of Metals Engineering and Industrial Computer Science, AGHUST, 2008
- Pratt & Whitney award for Outstanding Effort in Supporting the GMS Program (USA), 2009
- Helmholtz International Fellow Award (Germany), 2013.
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