VŠB-TU Ostrava

Assoc. prof. Ing. Irena Hlaváčová, Ph.D.

Personal data:

Place of birth:Prague, Czech Republic
E-mail:irena.hlavacova@vsb.cz
Phone:+420 59 732 3104

Academic and scientific qualification

1982 –Eng.: Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, specialization: Physical engineering – physical electronics
2005 – Ph.D.: VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Mining and Geology, specialization: Automatization of technology processes, thesis Application of Non-traditional Physical Principles for Increase of Effectivity of the Liquid Jet in Automated Systems (Annotation )
2012 – Ass. Prof.: Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, specialization: Applied Physics, habilitation work High Energy Liquid Jet and Its Interaction with Material ( Annotation)

Pedagogic qualification:

1994 –       PGS teaching of special subjects: Ostravian University, Pedagogic Faculty

Employment:

1982 – 1990non-physician specialist - physicist, RHwHC Ostrava
1997 – 2012assistant lecturer, Institute of Physics, FMG, VŠB-TU Ostrava
2012 – 2013associate professor, Institute of Physics, FMG, VŠB-TU Ostrava
2013 – 2015associate professor, Institute of Physics, FMG, VŠB-TU Ostrava, guarantor of physics courses on FSI
2015 – 2017associate professor, Department of Informatics and Nature Sciences, Institute of Technology and Economy in České Budějovice, guarantor of physics courses
2017 – presentassociate professor, Department of Physics, VŠB-TU Ostrava, guarantor of physics courses on FSI

Publication activities (31.12.2017)

Number of publications (WoS):24
Number of publications Scopus (without duplicities with WoS):33
H-index (WoS):12
Number of citations (without self-citations):298
Number of citations (including self-citations):324

Research activities

Theoretical and experimental research of high energy water jet, numerical simulation of compressible flow, health and safety topics associated with water jet technology, material influence on cut quality, research of abrasives, cutting of hard to cut materials.

International collaboration

Since 2011 regular teaching in English at Politecnico di Milano within ERASMUS and ERASMUS+ programme (in average 5 days in winter semester)

Research projects

Main investigator

2005 – internal grant project (IGS) - FMG, VSB-TUO 2005: „Testing of magneto-hydrodynamic chamber with permanent magnets“

Member of the research staff

1998 – 2000Project of the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic 106/98/1354 “Disintegration of materials in non-traditional conditions by liquid jets”, main investigator prof. RNDr. Vilém Mádr, CSc.
2000 – 2002Project MPO FB-C3/05 “Jet“, main investigator Ing. W. Kolarčík, CSc., Hydrosystem Group, a.s., Olomouc
2004 – Project MŠMT J17/98:273500007
2005 – 2006Project SMO 1/2005 “Production of new materials through quasi-chemical synthesis of ultra-microscopic grains created by grinding of two and more components by pulsing water jet, main investigator Ing. Jiří Měšťánek, PTV spol. s r.o., Hostivice
2005 – 2010Project MPO 1H-PK2/22 “Universal device for parting of materials by high-pressure water jet“ (main investigator Ing. Jiří Měšťánek, PTV spol. s r.o., Hostivice)
2006 – 2008Project GAČR 105/06/1516, “Development of technology of effective disintegration of rock materials in water with liquid jet“ (main investigator prof. RNDr. V. Mádr, CSc.)
2007 – 2009project GAČR 103/07/1662, “Modelling of the process of disintegration of degraded layer of construction materials during their preparation for reconstruction intervention”, main investigator prof. RNDr. Vilém Mádr, CSc., VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava
2010 – 2013project CZ. 1.07/2.2.00/15.0463 “Modernization of educational materials and didactic methods in the frame of the Operational program Education for competitiveness“
2013 – 2014Europian project CZ.1.05/2.1.00/01.0040 Regional Material Science and Technology Centre – research activity “New sources of strength and toughness of materials for demanding technology applications” in the frame of the Operational program Research and Development for Innovations supported from structural funds EU and state budget of the Czech Republic, main investigator prof. Ing. Miroslav Kursa, CSc., VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava
2013 – Project CZ. 1.07/2.2.00/15.0463 Cooperation for future.
2014 – Europian project LO1203 “Regional Material Science and Technology Centre – program of sustainability“ (main investigator prof. Ing. Miroslav Kursa, CSc.)
2014 – Project CZ.1.07/2.3.00/45.0021 Improve your technics.
2006 – 2007Project Contact CZ 119
2013 – Project of Visegrad fund 21220321 “Creative meeting of V4 researchers, PhD students and young PhD’s from research field of usage AWJ“, main investigator prof. Ing. Stanislav Fabian, CSc., Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies of the Technical University of Kosice with a seat in Prešov

Membership

Union of Czech Mathematicians and Physicists.

Supervisor for fields of Ph.D. studies

Applied Physics
Automation of Technological Processes

Publication outputs