JANUSZ MAJTA
Professor
Prof. Janusz Majta works at the Department of Metals Engineering and Industrial Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology Krakow, Poland, Presently, he heads the Metal Forming Department. He received his Ph.D. in materials science from the AGH in 1990. As a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Waterloo, Canada (1993-94), he performed research in computer modeling of mechanical response and microstructure evolution of microalloyed steels.
He was a visiting staff member at Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM (1998-99 and 2002-03, 2009). He was involved in studies promoting the increase in properties related to the behavior under dynamic loading conditions of multiphase materials. Specifically, to provide guidance and input to ascertain in the shear instabilities as a result of plastic deformation of polycrystalline structures.
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Prof. Majta's main field of scientific interest is related to the modeling and theoretical analysis of damage, microstructure evolution under dynamic loading conditions as well as thermomechanical processing and plastic deformation in multi-phase conditions. This includes both manufacturing and product development aspects. Current research interests include all aspects of multiscale modelling, SPD processes, ultrafine-grained, nanostructured, multilayered materials and metal-to-metal composites, especially strengthened by dispersed particles.
The aim is the physically-based design of structural materials with superior properties.
