CURRICULUM VITAE

Name, title:

Jan Dusza,  Prof.,

Sci. degree:

PhD., DSc.

Position(s):

- Head of the Structural Ceramics Department

- Head of the Centre of Excellence for Nanostructured Materials of SAS, IMR SAS, Košice, Slovakia

Linguistic knowledge:

English, Hungarian (very good/mother language),

German, Russian (fair)

Field(s) of research activity:

- Microstructure and mechanical properties of silicon nitride based monolithic ceramics, ceramic matrix composites, nano-composites, layered composites and coatings;

- Microstructure and mechanical properties of MoSi2 and MoSi2+SiC;

- High temperature characteristics of brittle materials / creep, slow crack growth, oxidation, etc;

- Fractographic failure analysis of brittle materials.

Management activities:

Preparation and management of national and international projects

(VEGA, APVT, FP5, FP6, Phare, British Council, Royal Society, BMFT, COST, etc.)

Membership, functions:

- Head of the Scientific College of the Slovak Academy of Sciences for electronics, materials research and technology;

- member of the Slovak DrSc. theses defense committee,

- member of the Slovak Society for Advanced Materials,

- member of the Slovak Grant Agency (1995-1998),

- member of the advisory committee at the Slovak Ministry of Defense,

- member of the European Standardization Committee (CEN), TC184/WG3,

- member of the European Structural Integrity Society (ESIS), Chair for the Task group 6 - Ceramics

- member of the Advanced Materials and Standards (VAMAS),

- head of the scientific committee at the IMR SAS

- member of the European Powder Metallurgy Education working group,

- member of  scientific committees for numerous NATO workshops and international conferences,

- chairman of the conference Fractography of Advanced Ceramics, FAC2001

- member of the Governing Board of EUROSCIENCE

Awards, prizes, grants:

1987 – DAAD, Max Planck Institute, Stuttgart

1989-1990 - Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, Stuttgart

1993 - Award of the BMFT, Germany

1993 – EC fellowship, QMW College, University of London

1994 - US-Slovak grant, Oak Ridge,

1995 – Lisa Meitner fellowship, University of Vienna,

1995 – British Council grant, QMW College, University of London,

1996 – JSPS fellowship, Japan Fine Ceramics Centrum, Nagoya,

1998 -  EC grant, JRC, IAM Petten,

1998 – Austria/Slovak grant, Montanuniversity, ISFK, Leoben

1999 – Hertha Filnberg fellowship, Austrian Research Center Seibersdorf, Seibersdorf,

2001 – EC 5th Framework project

2002 –  Centre of Escellence SAS

2002 – Royal Society Project, University of London

Publications:

200 publications

Citations:

Over 275 citations

Teaching activity:

- Technical University Kosice, Slovakia

- University of P.J.Safarik – Kosice, Slovakia

- visiting professor Kepler University Linz, Austria,

- visiting professor ELTE University Budapest, Hungary

- visiting professor Wildau, Germany

- supervisor of diploma and PhD. students

Long term positions abroad:

1989-1990    Max Planck Institute, PML, Stuttgart

1991            Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe

1993            QMW College, London

1995            University of Vienna, Vienna

1998-1999    Joint Research Center, Institute of Advanced Materials, European Commission, Petten

1999-2000    Austrian Research Center Seibersdorf

List of recent publications

(1) E. RUDNAYOVÁ, J. DUSZA, P. GLOGAR: Influence of the Thermal Treatment on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Unidirectional C/C Fibre Composites, Carbon and Carbonaceous Composite Materials: Structure-Property Relationship, Malenovice, 10.-13.10.1995, World Scientific 1996, 393-402.

(2) P. ŠAJGALÍK, J. DUSZA, F. HOFER, P. WARBICHLER, M. REECE, G. BODEN, J. KOZÁNKOVÁ: Structural Development and Properties of SiC-Si3N4 Nano/Microcomposites, Journal of Materials Science Letters, 15, 1996, 72-76.

(3) P. HVIZDOŠ, F. LOFAJ, J. DUSZA: Mikroštruktúrne zmeny pri creepe v keramike na báze Si3N4, Kovové materiály, 33(6), 1995, 473-483.

(4) P. HVIZDOŠ, E. RUDNAYOVÁ, J. DUSZA, S.M. BARINOV, A.V. KRYLOV: Lomovo-mechanické charakteristiky systému Al2O3+ZrO2+SiC, Kovové materiály, 34(3), 1996, 133-142.

(5) J. DUSZA, P. ŠAJGALÍK: Strength and Reliability Improvement in Si3N4 Ceramics, Deformation and Fracture in Structural PM Materials. Vol. 2. Stará Lesná, 13.-16.10.1996. Košice, ÚMV SAV 1996, 61-73.

(6) B. BALLÓKOVÁ, L. KOVÁČ, J. DUSZA: Indentation Fatigue of Silicon Nitride Based Ceramics, Deformation and Fracture in Structural PM Materials. Vol. 2. Stará Lesná, 13.-16.10.1996. Košice, ÚMV SAV 1996, 271-275.

(7) P. HVIZDOŠ, J. DUSZA: R-Curve Behaviour of Some Whisker-Reinforced Ceramics. Deformation and Fracture in Structural PM Materials. Vol. 2. Stará Lesná, 13.-16.10.1996. Košice, ÚMV SAV 1996, 276-281.

(8) B. BALLÓKOVÁ, P. HVIZDOŠ, J. DUSZA: Indentation Fatigue of Some Silicon Nitride Based Ceramics, ESIS Newsletter, 1996, 30.

(9) P. ŠAJGALÍK, Z. LENČÉŠ, J. DUSZA: Layered Si3N4 Composites with Enhanced Room Temperature Properties, Journal of Materials Science, 31, 1996, 4837-4842.

(10) J. DUSZA, P. ŠAJGALÍK, E. RUDNAYOVÁ, P. HVIZDOŠ, Z. LENČÉŠ: Fracture Characterization of Silicon Nitride Based Layered Composites, Fracture Mechanics of Ceramics. Vol. 12. New York, Plenum Press 1996, 383-398.

(11) J. DUSZA: Predikcia vlastností spekaných karbidov WC-Co, Pokroky práškové metalurgie, 3, 1996, 19-25.

(12) J. DUSZA: Štruktúra a vlastnosti konštrukčnej keramiky, Predikce mechanických vlastností materiálu na základě strukturních charakteristik. Nové Město na Moravě, 20.-23.5.1997. Brno, MS VTS a P OSP 1997, 264-278.

(13) J. DUSZA: Fractography, a Tool for the Failure Characterization of Engineering Ceramics, Engineering Ceramics 96: Higher Reliability through Processing, NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Smolenice, 12-15.5.1996, Dordrecht, Kluwer Acad. Publ. 1997, 371-387.

(14) P. HVIZDOŠ, J. DUSZA: Short Term Deformation and Relaxation Behaviour of Silicon Nitride Ceramics, Engineering Ceramics 96: Higher Reliabiality through Processing, NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Smolenice, 12-15.5.1996, Dordrecht, Kluwer Acad.Publ. 1997, 389-397.

(15) B. BALLÓKOVÁ, P. HVIZDOŠ, J. DUSZA, P. ŠAJGALÍK: Indentation Fatigue of Some Si3N4 Based Ceramics, Engineering Ceramics 96: Higher Reliability through Processing, NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Smolenice, 12-15.5.1996, Dordrecht, Kluwer Acad.Publ. 1997, 399-407.

(16) E. RUDNAYOVÁ, J. DUSZA, L. PEŠEK, M. HAVIAR, M.: Comparative Measurement of Mechanical Properties of Alpha and Beta SiAlONs, Engineering Ceramics 96: Higher Reliability through Processing, NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Smolenice, 12-15.5.1996, Dordrecht, Kluwer Acad.Publ. 1997, 409-417.

(17) P. ŠAJGALÍK, Z. LENČÉŠ, J. DUSZA: Factors Influencing the Residual Stresses in Layered Silicon Nitride-Based Composites, Engineering Ceramics 96: Higher Reliability through Processing, NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Smolenice, 12-15.5.1996, Dordrecht, Kluwer Acad.Publ. 1997, 301-309.

(18) T. MURAJDA, B. BALLÓKOVÁ, J. DUSZA: Microstructural Parameters of Al2O3 and Si3N4 Ceramics, Transcom 97. Vol. 3. Žilina, 25.-26.6.1997. Žilina, Univ. 1997, 69-72.

(19) J. DUSZA, P. HVIZDOŠ, W. STEINKELLNER, K. KROMP: Bending Creep Behaviour of Pressureless Sintered MoSi2, Scripta Materialia, 37(4), 1997, 471-476.

(20) J. DUSZA: Toughening through Elastic-Plastic Pinning Mechanisms in Structural Ceramics, Fractography 97. Stará Lesná, 26.-29.10.1997. Košice, ÚMV SAV 1997, 215-222.

(21) P. HVIZDOŠ, J. DUSZA, W. STEINKELLNER, K. KROMP: Creep Behaviour of MoSi2 and MoSi2+SiC Composite, Fractography 97. Stará Lesná, 26.-29.10.1997. Košice, ÚMV SAV 1997, 319-322.

(22) E. RUDNAYOVÁ, B. BALLÓKOVÁ, J. DUSZA, L. PEŠEK: Microhardness Anisotropy of Bimodal Grain Sized Si3N4. Fractography 97. Stará Lesná, 26.-29.10.1997. Košice, ÚMV SAV 1997, 425-428.

(23) T. MURAJDA, J. DUSZA: Determination of Microstructure Characteristics of Structural Ceramics - Volume Fraction Measurement, Fractography 97. Stará Lesná, 26.-29.10.1997. Košice, ÚMV SAV 1997, 437-440.

(24) B. BALLÓKOVÁ, J. DUSZA, W. STEINKELLNER, K. KROMP: Bending Strength and Fracture Toughness of MoSi2 and MoSi2+SiC Composites, Fractography 97. Stará Lesná, 26.-29.10.1997. Košice, ÚMV SAV 1997, 448-451.

(25) J. DUSZA, T. ESCHNER, K. RUNDGREN: Hardness Anisotropy in Bimodal Grained Gas Pressure Sintered Si3N4, Journal of Materials Science Letters, 16, 1997, 1664-1667.

(26) S.M. BARINOV, A.V. KRYLOV, V.Ja. ŠEVČENKO, J. DUSZA, E. RUDNAYOVÁ, O.N. GRIGORJEV, N.A. ORLOVSKAJA: Vlijanije razmera nitevidnych kristallov SiC na treščinostojkosť kompozicionnych materialov s aljumooksidnoj matricej, Ogneupory i techničeskaja keramika, 1997, 3, 10-13.

(27) F. LOFAJ, J. DUSZA, B. RICHARZ: TEM and AES Study of Microstructure Changes during Creep of Alumina, Kovové materiály, 35, 1997, 4, 247-256.

(28) B. BALLÓKOVÁ, J. DUSZA, K. KROMP: Bending Strength and Fracture Toughness of MoSi2 and MoSi2 + SiC Composites, Junior-Slovmat 97. Košice, 11.11.1997. Košice, ÚMV a TU 1997, 93-98.

(29) T. MURAJDA, J. DUSZA: Problems and Possibilities at the Determination and Application of Microstructural Parameters of Structural Ceramics, Junior-Slovmat 97. Košice, 11.11.1997. Košice, ÚMV a TU 1997, 99-104.

(30) E. RUDNAYOVÁ, J. DUSZA: Hardness Anisotropy in Gas Pressure Sintered Si3N4 Grains, Microscopy Society of Southern Africa. Bellville, 3.-5.12.1997. Onderstepoort, MSSA 1997, 21.

(31) J. DUSZA, P. ŠAJGALÍK: Fracture Characteristics of Layered and Nano-Particle Reinforced Si3N4, Advanced Multilayered and Fibre-Reinforced Composites. NATO ASI Series. Kiev, 2.-6.6.1997. Dordrecht, Kluwer Acad.Publ. 1998, 187-205.

(32) P. HVIZDOŠ, J. DUSZA: Rising Fracture Resistance of Whisker-Reinforced Alumina and Silicon Nitride, Advanced Multilayered and Fibre-Reinforced Composites. NATO ASI Series. Kiev, 2.-6.6.1997. Dordrecht, Kluwer Acad.Publ. 1998, 207-216.

(33) J. DUSZA, P. ŠAJGALÍK, E. RUDNAYOVÁ: Fracture Mechanical Properties of Si3N4 Based Composite and Nanocomposite, AMME 97. Copernicus 3rd Annual Meeting. Miskolc-Tapolca, 1.-3.12.1997. Miskolc, Univ. 1998, 8-20.

(34) E. RUDNAYOVÁ, J. DUSZA, K. KROMP: Az MoSi2+SiC torésszilárdságának és torésszívósságának vizsgálata, TORMECH. 6. torésmechanikai szeminárium. Miskolc-Tapolca, 6.-8.10.1997. Miskolc, Univ. 1998, 198-209.

(35) P. HVIZDOŠ, G.S. BLUGAN, S.M. CASTANHO, J. DUSZA, J.S. MOYA, M.J. REECE: The Effect of Al2O3, Y2O3 and ZrO2 Sintering Additives on the Creep Properties of Silicon Nitrides, Metallography 98. Stará Lesná, 22.-24.4.1998. Košice, ÚMV SAV 1998, 558-561.

(36) B. BALLÓKOVÁ, J. DUSZA, W. STEINKELLNER, K. KROMP: Influence of the Heat Treatment on the Strength of MoSi2 Based Materials, Metallography 98. Stará Lesná, 22.-24.4.1998. Košice, ÚMV SAV 1998, 552-554.

(37) E. RUDNAYOVÁ, B. BALLÓKOVÁ, J. DUSZA, K. RUNDGREN: Indentation Load/Size Effect at the Microhardness Measurement of Si3N4 Grains, Metallography 98. Stará Lesná, 22.-24.4.1998. Košice, ÚMV SAV 1998, 405-408.

(38) J. DUSZA, W. STEINKELLNER, K. KROMP: Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of MoSi2 Based Materials, Metallography 98. Stará Lesná, 22.-24.4.1998. Košice, ÚMV SAV 1998, 392-395.

(39) J. HIDVÉGHY, J. DUSZA: Nekovové konštrukčné materiály. Plasty a konštrukčná keramika. Košice, HF TU 1998, 162.

(40) B. BALLÓKOVÁ, F. LOFAJ, J. DUSZA, K. KROMP, W. STEINKELLNER:The Effect of Preoxidation on the Strength of Monolithic MoSi2 and MoSi2+SiC Composite Ceramics. Praktische Metallographie, 30, 1999, 523-527.

(41) J. DUSZA, M. STEEN: Brittle Matrix Composites: Microstructure, Room and High-Temperature Properties, Deformation and Fracture in Structural PM Materials. Vol. 1. Piešťany, 19.-22.9.1999. Košice, ÚMV SAV 1999, 277-288.

(42) M. CARRUTH, D. BAXTER, J. DUSZA: Strength Degradation of Si3N4 Exposed to Simulated Gas Turbine Environments, Journal of Materials Science, 34, 1999, 4501-4509.

(43) J. DUSZA, W. STEINKELLNER, K. KROMP, M. STEEN: Effect of High Temperature Heat-Treatments on the Strength of Molybdenum Disilicide, Materials Science and Engineering A, 259, 1999, 149-153.

(44) J. DUSZA, M. STEEN: Microhardness Load Size Effect in Individual Grains of a Gas Pressure Sintered Silicon Nitride, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 81, 1998, 11, 3022-3024.

(45) B. BALLÓKOVÁ, E. RUDNAYOVÁ, I. KOHÚTEK, J. DUSZA: Určenie mikroštruktúrnych parametrov niektorých progresívnych materiálov, Acta Metallurgica Slovaca, 4, 1998, 3, 179-185.

(46) J. DUSZA, P. ŠAJGALÍK, M. STEEN: Dynamic Fatigue and Fracture Toughness of Si3N4 + SiC Nanocomposite at 1350°C, Key Engineering Materials, 175-176, 1999, 311-320.

(47) J. DUSZA, M. STEEN: Fractography and fracture mechanics property assessment of advanced structural Ceramics, International Materials Reviews, 165-216, 1999, 44, 165-216.

(48) J. DUSZA, P. SAJGALIK, M. STEEN: Fracture toughness of a silicon nitride/silicon carbide nanocomposite at 1350°C, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 82, 1999, 12, 3613-3615.

(49) P. SAJGALIK, M. HNATKO, F. LOFAJ, P. HVIZDOS, J. DUSZA, P. WARBICHLER, F. HOFER, R. RIEDEL, E. LECOMTE, M. HOFFMANN: SiC/Si3N4 nano/micro-composite - processing, RT and HT mechanical Properties, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 20, 2000, 453-462.

(50) J. DUSZA, P. SAJGALIK, M. STEEN, E. SEMERAD: Dynamic fatigue of a Si3N4+SiC nanocomposite at 13500C, Mater. Sci. Eng., A291, 2000, 250-255.

(51) J. DUSZA: Microfractography of Ceramic Matrix Composites, Fractography ‘2000, L. Parilak editor, IMR SAS, Kosice 2000, 56-70.

(52) J. DUSZA, V. LIEDTKE, E. SEMERAD, R. WEISS: Notch sensitivity of two carbon-fibre reinforced ceramics, Fractography ‘2000, L. Parilak editor, IMR SAS, 2000, 441-446.

(53) J. DUSZA, P. SAJGALIK, M. STEEN, E. SEMERAD: Fracture characteristics of a Si3N4+SiC nanocomposite at 1350 C, Fractography of Glasses and Ceramics IV, American Ceramics Society, 2001, 417-429.

(54) J. DUSZA, P. SAJGALIK, M. STEEN, L. SEMERAD: Low-cycle fatigue strength under loading of a  Si3N4+SiC nanocomposite at 1350 C, J. Mater. Sci., 36, 2001, 4469-4477.

(55) M. KAŠIAROVÁ, J. DUSZA, M. HNATKO, Y. LENČÉŠ, P. ŠAJGALÍK: Mechanical properties of recently developed Si3N4 – SiC nanocomposite, Key Eng. Mater. 2002 Vol. 223, 233-236.

(56) P. ŠAJGALÍK, M. HNATKO, Y. LENČÉŠ, J. DUSZA: Creep mechanism of SiCN-derived nano/microcomposite, Key Eng. Mater. 2002 Vol. 223, 201-208.

(57) V. LIEDTKE, J. DUSZA, E. SEMERAD, R. WEISS: Notch sensitivity of two C-SiC fibre-reinforced ceramics, Key Eng. Mater. 2002 Vol. 223, 125-130.

(58) J. DUSZA: Microfractography of advanced ceramics, Key Eng. Mater. 2002 Vol. 223, 107-118.

(59) J. KOVALČÍK, P. HVIZDOŠ, J. DUSZA, P. ŠAJGALÍK, M. HNATKO, M.J. REECE: Short-Term High Temperature Deformation and Recoveryin Si3N4 Based Materials, Kovové materiály, 41, 2003, 6, 377-388.

(60) P. HVIZDOŠ, M. KAŠIAROVÁ, J. DUSZA, M. HNATKO, P. ŠAJGALÍK: Mechanické vlastnosti nanokompozitov Si3N4/SiC merané inštrumentovanou indentáciou sférickým indentorom, Kovové materiály, 42, 2004, 1, 51-62.

(61) M. KAŠIAROVÁ, E. RUDNAYOVÁ, J. KOVALČÍK, J. DUSZA, M. HNATKO, P. ŠAJGALÍK, A. MERSTALLINGER: Wear and Creep Characteristics of a Carbon-Derived Si3N4/SiC Micro/Nanocomposite, Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik, 34, 2003, 338-342.

(62) P. HVIZDOŠ, J. DUSZA, W. STEINKELLNER, K. KROMP: Creep Behaviour of MoSi2 and MoSi2 + SiC Composite, Journal of Materials Science, 39, 2004, 4073-4077.

(63) M. HENŽEL, J. KOVALČÍK, J. DUSZA, A. JUHÁSZ, J. LENDVAI: Micro and Nano-Indentation of MoSi2, Journal of Materials Science, 39, 2004, 3769-3772.

(64) J. DUSZA, J. KOVALČÍK, P. HVIZDOŠ, P. ŠAJGALÍK, M. HNATKO, M.J. REECE: Creep Behavior of a Carbon-Derived Si3N4/SiC Nanocomposite, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 24, 2004, 3307-3315.

(65) P. HVIZDOŠ, M. KAŠIAROVÁ, J. DUSZA, M. HNATKO, P. ŠAJGALÍK,: Mechanical Properties of Si3N4/SiC Nanocomposites Studies by Instrumented Indentation with Spheres, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 24, 2004, 3345-3350.

(66) M. KAŠIAROVÁ, E. RUDNAYOVÁ, J. DUSZA, M. HNATKO, P. ŠAJGALÍK, A. MERSTALLINGER, L. KUZSELLA: Some Tribological Properties of a Carbon-Derived Si3N4/SiC Nanocomposite, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 24, 2004, 3431-3433.