RNDr. Jan Čapek, Ph.D.
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phone: (+420) 95155 1636 e-mail: jan.capek@matfyz.cuni.cz room: F138 address: Ke Karlovu 5, Prague 2, 121 16 |
Professional CV
since 2024 Assistant Professor at the Department of Physics of Materials
2018 – 2024 Postdoc a project scientist, Paul Scherrer Institut, Švýcarsko
2013 – 2018 Junior researcher, Nuclear Physics Institute of ASCR
2012 – 2018 Research Assistant at the Department of Physics of Materials
2013 – 2017 Ph. D. study, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Department of Physics of Materials
2011 – 2013 Master’s study: Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
2008 – 2011 Bachelor’s study: Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
Scientific activities
During my studies and postdoc, I focused mainly on the analysis of the microstructure and understanding the mechanical behavior of the different metal alloys. I learnt to use different techniques to get complex information about the samples:
Neutron and X-ray diffraction measurements: techniques to probe the real-time microstructure evolution of materials under stress or heat-treatment.
Acoustic emission measurement and analysis: Understanding of the deformation mechanisms occurring within materials during mechanical loading.
Microstructure characterization: I can operate scanning electron microscope (SEM) with advanced techniques like high-resolution digital image correlation (HR-DIC) and in-situ Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) to gain a deep understanding of microstructure at various length scales.
Advanced data analysis: I possess expertise in extracting valuable information from complex diffraction data, including residual stress, texture, and phase identification.
Main research interest is focused on magnesium alloys and advanced steels prepared by additive manufacturing techniques.
Stays abroad
Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland – 6 months stay during Ph.D. studium, 6 years postdoc and project scientist,
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, US – 2 study & experiment visits, altogether 3 weeks, neutron diffraction measurements at SMARTS diffractometer and introduction to EPSC modeling
Oak Ridge National Laboratory – 2 study & experiment visits, altogether 3 weeks, neutron diffraction measurements at VULCAN diffractometer and introduction to Advanced data analysis using GSAS software. Science reviewer for the Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Neutron Sciences Directorate (since 2017)
DESY Photon Science, Hamburg, Germany – 3 experiments visit at various beamlines, X-ray diffraction measurement
ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, UK – experiment at Engin-X diffraction beamline and IMAT imaging beamline
ILL, Grenoble, France – Neutron Imaging experiment
Special courses
Budapest Neutron Centre, 10th Central European Training School on Neutron Techniques, May 2016
Crystallographic Texture Analysis with MTEX, MTEX Workshop 2021, held in Chemnitz, Germany from March 8 to March 17, 2021.
Research grants
2019 – 2021 European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 701647: In-situ neutron diffraction and acoustic emission in AM post treatment
2015 – 2017 Charles University Grant Agency, topic: Study of deformation behavior of lightweight alloys using advanced micromechanical models and in-situ tests
2012 – 2014 Charles University Grant Agency, topic: In-situ investigation of processes of plastic deformation in magnesium alloys
Supervision
2023 Postdoc Supervision: Understanding the role of carbides and twin boundaries in micro-mechanical behavior of additively manufactured and heat-treated nickel-based superalloy
Since 2020 Advisor of 2 PhD students
2019 PhD: Supervision of 2 exchange students during the 3 months stay at PSI
2013-2018 5 times supervision of Student Faculty Grants at Department of Physics of Materials, Charles University
Presentations at international conferences
TMS2023 - San Diego, CA, USA
Euromat 2023 – Frankfurt, Germany
AAMS 2022 – Munich, Germany
MSE 2022 – online participation
MecaSens 2021 – Prague, Czechia
Euromat 2021 – virtual conference
TMS2020 - San Diego, CA, USA
Magnesium 2018 – Old Windsor, UK
TMS 2018 – Phoenix, USA (03/2018)
MecaSens2017 – Skukuza, South Africa
ISPMA 14 – Prague, Czech Republic
TMS 2017 – San Diego, USA
IIIAE2016 – Kyoto, Japan
TMS 2016 – Nashville, US
