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RNDr. Petr Šittner, CSc.
Na Slovance 2, Prague  8,18221 Czech Republic
Office phone: +42066052657
E-mail: sittner (at) fzu.cz
 

 

 

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Research Interests

Since 1991 I have been involved in the research of martensitic transformations in advanced engineering materials, mainly  shape memory alloys focusing :

  • experiments and modelling of martensitic transformations in Cu-based alloy single crystals,
  • experiments and modelling of thermomechanical behavior of SMAs under general loading conditions,
  • development, testing and modelling of NiTi reinforced composites,
  • analysis of physical property changes of solids associated with martensitic transformation
  • thin NiTi filament research
  • development of SMA textile technologies,
  • development and application of thermomechanical models of SMAs
  • in-situ x-ray and neutron diffraction applied to SMAs.

The SMA research lab I founded and built with my colleague Vaclav Novak in the Institute of Physics CAS  in 1995 has gradually developed into the present Department of Functional Materials lead by Dr. L. Heller

 

Current research areas:

Structure of metals and alloys, martensitic transformations, deformation processes in metals and alloys, thermomechanical experiments , modeling of material deformation, application of X-ray and neutron diffraction in engineering, shape memory alloys, smart materials, LPBF adaptive manufacturing, materials and processes for medical devices,

 

Publication Record

  • ~350 scientific articles in impacted journals and conference proceedings,
  • 2 book chapters
  • 6 patents including 2 US patent, 1PCT
  • h-index = 48, Google scholar / ORCID / SCOPUS / Researcher ID

 

Selected Key Recent Publications

  1. P Sedmák, J Pilch, L Heller, J Kopeček, J Wright, P Sedlák, M Frost, P Šittner Science 353 (2016), 559-562
  2. P. Šittner, P. Sedlák, H. Seiner, et al., Progress in Materials Science, 98 (2018) 249-298
  3. P Šittner, E Iaparova, L Kadeřávek, Y Chen, O Tyc, Materials & Design 226, (2023) 111638
  4. O. Molnárová, M. Klinger, J. Duchoň, H. Seiner, P. Šittner, Acta Materialia 258(2023)119242
  5. O. Molnarova, E. Iaparova, O. Tyc, L. Heller, P. Sittner, Acta Materialia,297(2025)121346

 

Education

  • 1978 - 1983   The Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of Charles University, Department of Solid State Physics. Thesis: "Structural superplasticity of single phase Zn-0.25wt.%Cd alloy".
  • 1992   CSc. (Ph.D.) degree, Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Thesis: "Cyclic deformation of bicrystals of bcc alloys Fe-Si and Fe-Cr".

 

Employment

1987 - 1991 PhD studies at the Institute of Physics, ASCR

1991 - 1993 Scientist at the Institute of Physics, ASCR

1993 - 1995 Research Associate at Faculty of Engineering, Mie University, Tsu, Japan

1995 - 2008 Senior scientist at the Institute of Physics, ASCR

2009 – pres. Head of the Functional Material Department of the Institute of Physics, ASCR

2012 – 2017 Vice director of Institute of Physics ASCR

2016–  pres. Head of the Condensed Matter Division of the Institute of Physics, ASCR

 

Scientific stays abroad

1989 - Institute of Metal Research, Academia Sinica, Shenyang, P.R.China (3 months)
1992 - 1995 - Faculty of Engineering, Mie University, Tsu 514, Mie, Japan, Research Associate (3 years)
1996 - Faculty of Engineering, Mie University, Tsu 514, Mie, JSPS (9 months)
1999 - Department MTM, Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven Belgium (3 months)
2000 - Department MTM, Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven Belgium (2 months)
2002 - Faculty of Engineering, Mie University, Tsu 514, Mie, Japan, invited professor (3 months)
2003 - School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Western Australia, invited fellow (3 months)
2004 - LMARC Besancon, France, invited professor (1 month)
2010 - University Joseph Fourrier, Grenoble, France, invited professor (3 months)

 

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Scientific activities

  • Member of International committee of international conferences ESOMAT, ICOMAT, THERMEC, EUROMAT, SMST, CIMTEC,
  • Chairmen of International Symposium on Martensitic Transformation ESOMAT 2009, Prague
  • Chairmen of international conference Shape Memory and Superelastic Technologies SMST2013, Prague
  • Member of Board of Directors of SMST-ASM International 2016-18
  • Representative of the Czech Republic at In-kind Review Committee of European Spallation Source
  • Chairman of Materials Science Session at IMC 2014 congress, Prague
  • Member Scientific Council of Institute of Physics of the CAS 2012-17
  • Member of Scientific Council of the Faculty of Mathematics of the Physics of Charles University, 2012-2024.
  • Associated editor of the international journal Shape Memory and Superelasticity
  • ESRF-member of C02 proposal panel committee 2018-22

 

Awards:

  • The Award of Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic for the set of best scientific works in the year 1991, V. Paidar a kol., Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 1992, Prague.
  • The Award of the Society of Materials Science Japan for the best research paper published in the Journal of the Society of Materials Science Japan in basic research in the year 1995. P.Šittner and M.Tokuda, The Society of Materials Science Japan, Osaka, 1996, Japan.
  • The Award of the Society of Mechanical Engineers, Japan for the best research paper in the year 2001. Multi-axial Constitutive Eqautions of Polycrystalline Shape Memory Alloy
  • Werner Von Siemens award for best scientific work 2016
  • Best scientific work published in Shape Memory and Superelasticity journal in 2019,2020
  • Praemium Academiae 2021

 

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