E-mail: serakj@vscht.cz
Tel.: +420220445013
Room: A55
Title: Assistant professor
Education:
- 1989-1994: UCT Prague, M.Sc. in Chemical Technology of metallic and special inorganic materials, diploma thesis – Properties of AlSi10 alloys"
- 1994-1997: UCT Prague, Ph.D. in Physical Metallurgy, dissertation thesis "The impact of alloying and supporting elements on the properties of Al-Si alloys" (Ph.D. - 2000)
Career:
- 1997-2000: UCT Prague, Department of Metals and Corrosion Engineering, Research Fellow, Physical Metallurgy
- 2000-to date: UCT Prague, Department of Metals and Corrosion Engineering, Assistant Professor
Specialisation:
- preparation and properties of aluminum alloys
- preparation and properties of magnesium alloys
- preparation and properties of composite materials
- physical and mechanical properties of metallic materials
- 3D printing technology
- metal processing technology
- light and electron microscopy
- foundry technologies
Lectures:
- Properties and testing of metals
- Metallic materials and their processing technologies
- Technologies of metals processing
- Materials science
- Introduction to the study of materials
- Composite materials
Membership in professional organisations and editorial boards:
- Czech Foundrymen Society
- The Czech Society for New Materials and Technologies
Notable magazine contributions:
- Šerák J., Šimon C., Vojtěch D.: Nové hořčíkové slitiny legované zirkoniem a vápníkem pro práci za zvýšených teplot. Slévárenské listy, 2023, 2.
- Serak J., Simon C., Vojtech D.: Properties of MgCaZr Alloys. Manufacturing Technology, 2022, 20 (4), pp. 461-470.
- Michalcová, A., Pečinka, V., Kačenka, Z., Šerák, J., Kubásek, J., Novák, P., Vojtěch, D. Microstructure, mechanical properties, and thermal stability of carbon‐free high speed tool steel strengthened by intermetallics compared to vanadis 60 steel strengthened by carbides. Metals, 2021, 11(12), 1901.
- Šerák, J., Vojtěch, D., Šimon, C. The Influence of Thermal History on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of AlSi8Cu2Fe Alloy. Manufacturing Technology, 2020, 20(4), pp. 521-526.