Associate Prof. Jerzy Morgiel, Ph.D., D.Sc.
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Employment and positions
Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science of Polish Academy of Sciences since 1981, obtained Ph.D. in 1987, assistant professor (1987-2003), associate professor (2003-2011). From 1997 head of the Laboratory of the Analytical Electron Microscopy at the IMIM-PAN.
Scientific Career
M.Sc. - AGH (present University of Science and Technology) Kraków, Institute of Solid State Physics, Kraków, 1981 (thesis topic: Structure and optical properties of TiN coatings)
Ph.D. - Institute for Metals Research (present Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science), Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, 1987 (thesis topic: Effect of parent phase structure on martensite transformation in copper alloys)
D.Sc. - Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, 2001 (thesis topic: Atomic ordering processes in alloys analyzed with ALCHEMY)
Scientific achievements
197 papers, (92 in ISI Web of Knowledge) 2 books and 2 chapters in books.
Most relevant publications during last 5 years
L. Major, J. Morgiel, B. Major, J.M. Lackner, R. Ebner, L. Nistor, G. van Tendeloo, Crystallographic aspects related to advanced tribological Cr/CrN and Ti/TiN multilayers Surface and Coatings Technology, 200(2006)6190-6195
A. Dusza, J. Dusza, K. Tomasek, J. Morgiel, G. Blugan, J. Kuebler, Zirconia/carbon nanofiber composite, Scripta materialia, 58(2008)520-523
E. Sanchez, E. Bannier, V. Cantavella, M.D. Salwador, E. Klyatskina, J. Morgiel, J. Grzonka, A. R. Boccaccini, Deposition of Al2O3-TiO2 nanostructured Powders by APS, J. Thermal Spray Technology, 17 (2008) 329-337
A.S. Ramos, M. T. Vieira, J. Morgiel, Production of intermetallic compounds from Ti/Al and Ni/Al multilayers thin films, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 484(2009)335-340
J. Dusza, J. Morgiel, P. Tatarko, Characterization of interfaces in Zro2-carbon nano-composite, Scripta materialia, 61(2009)253-256
J. Dusza, G. Blugan, J. Morgiel, Hot pressed and spark-plasma sinteredzirconia/carbon nano-fiber composite, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 29(2009)74-77
J. Morgiel, M. Ferraris, A. M. Janus, D. Chiaretta, M. Pomorska, HREM characterization of nano-composite Au/SiO2 layers, Journal of Microscopy, 237(2010)333-336
J. Morgiel, N. Sobczak, M. Pomorska, W. Radziwiłł, R. Nowak, A. Kudyba, J. Wojewoda-Budka, TEM investigation of reaction zone products formed between molten Al and CoO mono-crystal substrate, Journal of Microscopy, 237(2010) 299-303
E. Sanchez, E. Bannier, M. Salvador, V. Bonache, J. Garcıa, J. Morgiel, J. Grzonka, Microstructure and Wear Behavior of Conventional and Nanostructured Plasma-Sprayed WC-Co Coatings, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 19(2010)964-974
V. Puchy, P. Tatarko, J. Dusza, J. Morgiel, Characterization of carbon nano-fibers by TEM, SEM, ESCA and Raman spectroscopy, Kovove Materially - Metallic Materials, 48(2010)379-385
Research Projects
Projects from Ministry of Science and Higher Education
PW-004/ITE/04/2004 Development of ultra-hardcrystalline-amorphous TiN/Si3N4 coatings for cutting plates (project lider, finished in 2007)
PBZ/II.5.4/2005 New materials and technologies in casting industry, z. nr II.5.4 pt.: „Analysis of nano-structured materials" (project lider, finished in2008)
PW-004/ITE/04/2006 pn. „Development of nano-technology in surface engineering". „Development of ultra-hard (CrN/Si3N4)/TiN coatings for cutting plates" (project lider, finished in 2008)
European Union Projects
KMM-NoE 6FP Knowledge based multicomponent Materiale for Durable and safe performance (coordinator at IMIM ,finished in2008)
iNTeg-Risk 7FP: Early Recognition, Monitoring and Integrated Menagement of Emerging, New Technology Related, Risk (coordinator at IMIM ,finished in 2011)
Structural Funds
WND-POIG.01-03.01-00-013/08 Program Operacyjny Innowacyjna Gospodarka, „KomCerMet Kompozyty i nano-kompozyty cermet dla przemysłu lotniczego" (coordinator at IMIM ,finished in 2011)
International exchange programmes
"Application of advanced transmission microscopy techniques in development of nano-composite coatings" Prof. J.Morgiel- Prof. J.Labar , within the frame of PAN-WAN collaboration 2005-2010extended to 2011-2013.
Experience gained abroad:
Post-Doc Fulbright - Highs schoolarship: Stanford University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, in prof. R. Sinclair group, 1987 - 1988 (12 months)
Research stay: Japan, Sapporo, Hokkaido University, collaboration with prof. Takahashi, November 2003
Prizes and awards:
Prize of President of Polish Academy of Science in 1986, 1990 and 2004 (team member)
Gold Medal, Innovation Meeting, Brusels 2008, Development of diamond compacts (team member)
Prize of Polish Ceramic Society, Zakopane 2009: Development of research techniques aimed at characterization of advanced ceramic materials
Silver Cross of merit for scientific activity, 2006
Participation in Education of Scientific Staf
Supervisor of 2 Ph. D projects: Łukasz Major (2006), Justyna Grzonka (2006),
Reviewer of: 5 Ph. D. thesis and 5 application for professor title (Ms.C.).
Reviewer: Archives of Metallurgy and Materials, Materials Chemistry and Physics, Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Engineering, Ministry of Science and Education (KBN). National Centre of Science (NCN)
Organisation of conferences and scientific events
Member of scientific committee:
International Conference on Electron Microscopy of Solids (2005, 2008, 2011),
Symposium on Vacuum based Science and Technology (2011),
Conference on Engineering and Education (2010, 2011)
Membership in professional societies:
Polish Association for Materials Science,
Polish Society for Microscopy,
IMIM-PAN Science Council
Main scientific interest
Phase transformations. Microstructure characterization using advanced transmission electron microscopy techniques. Development of metallic glasses, shape memory materials and hard nano-composite coatings.