Prof. Janusz Majta

majta@metal.agh.edu.pl


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Prof. Janusz Majta works at the Department of Metals Engineering and Industrial Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland. 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). He was involved in studies promoting the increase in properties related to the behavior under dynamic conditions of multiphase materials. Specifically, to provide guidance and input to ascertain the shear instabilities as a result of plastic deformation of polycrystal structures. Prof. Majta's main field of scientific interest is related to the modeling of damage, microstructure evolution under dynamic loading conditions as well as thermomechanical processing of metals and alloys, and plastic deformation in multi-phase conditions.

Prof. Majta is a member of several professional societies (AIST, TMS, DGM-Germany, Esaform) and has served as a member of Scientific and Operating Committees. Since 1986 he has been actively involved in organization of Metal Forming Int. Conf. (since 1994 jointly with the University of Birmingham, UK). Prof. Majta has more than 80 publications in Engineering and Scientific journals, numerous invited and contributed presentations at international conferences. He has edited 4 conference proceedings and monographs. Prof. Majta and his research team were involved in several international research projects (sponsored by DOE, DOD, M. Sklodowska-Curie Found -USA, NSERC - Canada, PHARE -European Commission).

He is currently a Consultant of Los Alamos National Laboratory and Expert-Evaluateur of European Commission Research Directorate-General.