Obor: Physics

Studying Life at the Level of Individual Molecules

At our Dioscuri Centre team at FZU of the CAS, we develop cutting-edge microscopes that allow us to observe individual biomolecules in real time and in their natural state – without the need for fluorescent labeling. Our focus is on seeing and understanding what happens inside cells and molecular systems that form the basis of…

Deep learning tools for gravitational wave science

The discovery of gravitational waves has brought a revolution in modern physics, opening up a new observational window into the Universe. In this project, the student will work on the development of machine learning tools for the detection and statistical analysis of gravitational waves from the mergers of black holes or neutron stars, using cutting-edge…

Junior Biophysicist

Cytoskeleton Remodeling as a Potential Regulator of Metabolic Rewiring in Liver Cancer Cells Emerging evidence has revealed that physical stimuli from the cellular microenvironment play a crucial role in transmitting mechanical signals that regulate key cellular functions such as proliferation, migration, and malignant transformation [1-3]. It is now clear that tumor cells are subjected to…

Diagnostics of Reactive Plasma Using a Planar High-Frequency Probe During the Deposition of Layers with Antiviral Effects

As part of the internship, the student will be involved in the research of plasma deposition of crystalline CuFeO2 layers with antiviral effects. The deposition of CuFeO2 layers will be carried out using the method of reactive pulsed magnetron sputtering with an additional high-frequency inductively coupled plasma operating in resonance with the electron cyclotron wave.…

Ph.D. thesis: Study of the influence of transients phenomena in piezoceramics in terms of fracture-mechanical response

The aim of this work is to determine and explain the change in mechanical behaviour due to transients with emphasis on the fracture mechanical response in selected lead-free piezioceramics. The main goal of the doctoral thesis will be to study the mechanical and fracture behaviour of piezoceramics (for example BTO, BTZC, etc.) during its transition…

Ph.D. thesis: Microscopic processes at the fatigue crack tip

Fatigue crack growth is a process that is described macroscopically by quantities such as the stress intensity factor, J-integral or plastic part of the J-integral. There are many models of crack propagation at the microscopic level that consider plastic deformation around the crack tip, but which differ in details. Advances in experimental methods allow more…

Ph.D. thesis: Development of hybrid composites compensating shrinkage at pyrolysis

This work aims to design and describe suitable methods of shrinkage compensation and/or control for the preparation of matrix composites and their effect on microstructural changes and fracture behaviour of hybrid composite materials containing such adapted matrix and ceramic fibres. The main goal of the doctoral thesis will be the design and characterization of hybrid…

Intern for 4D STEM data analysis

This internship offers students the opportunity to engage in modern materials research using the 4D STEM (4D scanning transmission electron microscopy) method. This method allows the diffraction pattern to be recorded at each image point, which can then be analyzed to obtain information about phase composition, crystal orientation, or local deformations. During the internship, students…

AI methods in electron and fluorescence microscopy

New generations of electron microscopes and super-resolution fluorescence microscopes, combined with deep learning methods, offer unprecedented possibilities for the analysis of material and biological samples. During the placement, students will learn about reconstruction methods such as deconvolution and super-resolution, and gain insight into methods for automatic segmentation, detection and trekking of large numbers of small…

Unlocking the Potential of 2D Materials

Are you fascinated by the potential of emerging 2D materials and their diverse applications across various fields? Join us in exploring the extraordinary features of these materials and unlocking their full potential! At our lab, we focus on the tuning of the properties of 2D materials to optimize their performance for specific applications. One of…