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Dr. Roman Major

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Phone.: (012) 2952800, room 110, Fax: (012) 2952804

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Employment and positions

Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Polish Academy of Sciences: Ph.D. studies (2002-2007), assistant professor (since 2007)


Scientific Career

M.Sc.: AGH- University of Science and Technology, 2002

Ph.D.: Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, 2007

Post grad. studies: Jagiellonian University 2008/2009 in Molecular Biology


Scientific achievements

The most relevant publications during last 5 years:

  1. M. Kot, W. A. Rakowski, Ł. Major, R. Major, J. Morgiel; Effect of bilayer period on properties of Cr/CrN multilayer coatings produced by laser ablation; Surface & Coatings Technology 202 (2008) 3501-3506 (liczba cytowań: 14) (JCR; Impact Factor: 2.141; 5-Year Impact Factor: 2.301)

  2. J. M. Lackner, W. Waldhauser, R. Berghauser, M. Kahn, F. Bruckert, R. Major, B. Major, Detachment Kinetics of Eucaryote Cells From Biocompatibile PVD Coatings, Society of Vacuum Coaters USA 505, (2007) 74-77.

  3. R. Major, F. Bruckert, J.M. Lackner, W. Waldhauser, M. Pietrzyk, B. Major, Kinetics of eucaryote cells adhesion under shear flow detachment on the PLD deposited surfaces 223-228, Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Technical Sciences 56 (2008) (liczba cytowań: 3) (JCR; Impact Factor 0.945; 5-Year Impact Factor: -)

  4. M. Koscielniak, B. Duda, A. Kapis, M. Jakubowski, D. Jurkojc, R. Kustosz, R. Major, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL ORGANS Volume: 32 Issue: 7 Pages: (2009) 426-426 (JCR; Impact Factor 1.503; 5-Year Impact Factor: 1.442)

  5. Jurgen M. Lackner, Roman Major, Lukasz Major, Thomas Schöberl, Wolfgang Waldhauser; RF deposition of soft hydrogenated amorphous carbon coatings for adhesive interfaces on highly elastic polymer materials, Surface & Coatings Technology (2009), tom 203, p 2243-2248 (JCR; Impact Factor: 2.141; 5-Year Impact Factor: 2.301)

  6. J. Sarna, R. Kustosz, R. Major, J. M. Lackner and B. Major; Polish Artificial Heart- new coatings, technology, diagnostics, Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences; 2010, vol. 58, No 2 (329-335) (JCR; Impact Factor 0.945; 5-Year Impact Factor:

  7. JM. Lackner, W. Waldhauser, R. Major, B. Major, F. Bruckert; Hemocompatible, pulsed laser deposited coatings on polymers; BIOMEDIZINISCHE TECHNIK Volume: 55 Issue: 1 Pages: 57-64 DOI: 10.1515/BMT.2010.001 (2010) (liczba cytowań: 1) (JCR; Impact Factor 0.590; 5-Year Impact Factor: 0.670)

  8. R. Major, J.M. Lackner, P.Wilczek, M. Sanak, M.Sobota, M. Kowalczuk, J. Marczak, K. Maksymow, B. Major; Surface functionalisation for tissue analog of blood contacting materials; Inżynieria Materiałowa 182(2011) 545-548

  9. R. Major, M. Sanak, P. Wilczek, J. M. Lackner, M. Kot, B. Major; Nanostructural materials for implants and cardiovascular biomedical devices; chapter in book ImplantExpert; (2011) 67-90

  10. R. Major, J.M. Lackner, P. Wilczek, M. Sanak, B. Jakiela, B. Stolarzewicz, M. Kowalczuk, M. Sobota, K. Maksymow, M. Spisak, B. Major; Functional cardio-biomaterials; Advances in Materials Science, vol. 11 No. 2(2011) 5-25

  11. R. Major; Material science in the heart disease treatment; M Studio Zabrze, 2011, ISBN 978-83-63310-00-4 p. 67-90 (co-editor)

  12. J. M. Lackner, W. Waldhauser, R. Major, P. Hartmann; Biomimetic approaches for designing blood-contacting surfaces for artificial vessels - A review M Studio Zabrze, 2011, ISBN 978-83-63310-00-4; p. 101-120 (co-editor)

Research Projects

Projects from Ministry of Science and Higher Education

  • No:2/0-PW/PO1-PBZ-MNiSW/2007- Polskie Sztuczne Serce (2008-2011); co-ordynator: Foundation for Cardiac Surgery Development; (executor)

  • CardioBioMat MNT Era-Net-MNT/15/2009 "Nanostructural materials for implants and cardiovascular biomedical devices".

  • Zamat POIG 01.01.02.-00-015/09- „Zaawansowane materiały i technologie ich wytwarzania" (executor)

  • Exchange project Poland- Austria (Joanneum Research- dr habit. Jurgen M. Lackner) 2010-2011: Development strategies and applications of the multifunctional nanocomposite tribological ceramic/carbon coatings (coordinator)

  • Exchange project Poland- France 2010-2011 (National Polytechnique de Grenoble MINATEC prof Franz Bruckert): Polonium "New gradient materials fabricated by laser method for blood contact application" (coordinator)

  • Research project funded by the National Science Centre: Number: N N507 306640; Opracowanie i diagnostyka wielofunkcyjnych powłok typu ceramika/ uwodorniony amorficzny węgiel na elementy pomp wspomagania sztucznych komór serca (executor)

  • Exchange project Poland- Austria 2012-2014- (Joanneum Research- dr habit. Jurgen M. Lackner) 023/2012/2013/2014 8548/R 12/R 14; The development of thin films for biomedical devices support the heart: a new strategy based on a vacuum depositing self-assembled biomaterials (coordinator)

Experience gained abroad

  • 8.11.2003 - 7.12.2003: Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Leoben, Laser Center, Austria

  • 2.08.2004- 28.08.2004: Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Leoben, Laser Center, Austria

  • 4.07.2005- 27.07.2005 Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Leoben, Laser Center, Austria

  • 3.07.2006-28.07.2006 Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Leoben, Laser Center, Austria

  • 15.09.2006-15.10.2006 Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (INPG) UMR 5628 CNRS-INPG, Minatec-INPG LABORATOIRE DES MATERIAUX ET DU GENIE PHYSIQUE INPG GRENOBLE - MINATEC 3, PARVIS LOUIS NEEL-BP 257 38016 GRENOBLE CEDEX 1, Francja-prof F. Bruckert

  • 26.08.2007-14.09.2007 European School on Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies ESONN 2007 Grenoble

  • 14.09.2007-14.10.2007 Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (INPG) UMR 5628 CNRS-INPG, Minatec-INPG LABORATOIRE DES MATERIAUX ET DU GENIE PHYSIQUE INPG GRENOBLE - MINATEC 3, PARVIS LOUIS NEEL- BP 257 38016 GRENOBLE CEDEX 1, Francja-prof F. Bruckert

  • 1.06.2008-30.08.2008 Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Leoben, Laser Center, Austria- stypendium

  • 13.09.2008-27.09.2008 Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (INPG) UMR 5628 CNRS-INPG, Minatec-INPG LABORATOIRE DES MATERIAUX ET DU GENIE PHYSIQUE INPG

  • 1.02.2010-31.07.2010 Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (INPG) UMR 5628 CNRS-INPG, Minatec-INPG LABORATOIRE DES MATERIAUX ET DU GENIE PHYSIQUE INPG- stypendium CNRS (realizowane w okresach : 1.02.2010-1.03.2010 ; 26.06.2010-26.07.2010 ; 19.09.2010-30.10.2010 ; 25.01.2011-2.03.2011

  • Stypendium Instytutu Goethego: 2011 (dwu tygodniowy intensywny kurs języka niemieckiego na poziomie B.2.2)

  • 5.09.2011- 1.09.2011 Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (INPG) UMR 5628 CNRS-INPG, Minatec-INPG LABORATOIRE DES MATERIAUX ET DU GENIE PHYSIQUE INP

Prizes and awards

2002- M.Sc. with honour

2004- Scientific award for the year 2004 given by the head of PAS for the collective elaboration of the project ”Implantable pneumatic assist device for the heart support with the modified biocompatibile surface layer”.

2004- The first prize in forth International Ph. D student session “Materials and Technology in XXI century”- presentation. Silesian University of technology, Katowice Poland

2005- Student Award for the best presentation the E-MRS Symposium K on "Protective Coatings and Thin Films"- France

2005- Fellowship Awardees at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics- presentation. Cambridge, U.S.A.

2008- Grant „brainpower Austria“career perspectives in the field of research & development in Austria, at establishing ties between researchers abroad and the Austrian scientific community, and at giving information about innovation in Austria

2008- Invited speaker during the conference: Cooperation- Nano 0825-26, 2008, Austria

2010- CNRS 6 month Scholarship

2011- Invited speaker during VI Meeting of Members confocal microscopes
 

Membership in professional societies
 Polish Society of Biomaterials

Main scientific interest
Non-thrombogenic self-assembling nanoscale thin film biomaterials. Cell detachment assays, X-ray diffraction techniques. Confocal microscopy