Maciej Szczerba, PhD, DSc

Address: Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science PAS, 30-059 Kraków,
25 Reymonta Street
Tel.: 12-295 28 23, room 110, fax: +48-12-295 28 04
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Employment:
From 2007 he is employed at the Institute of Metallurgy and Materials
Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Krakow.
Scientific career:
- Master: AGH University of Science and Technology, Department of
Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, 2006;
- PhD: Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science, 2011;
- Habilitation: Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science, 2017.
The most important publications:- M.J. Szczerba, S. Kopacz, M.S. Szczerba, Experimental studies on
detwinning of face-centered cubic deformation twins, Acta Materialia 104
(2016) 52-61.
- M.J. Szczerba, S. Kopacz, M.S. Szczerba, Detwinning of face-centered
cubic deformation twins via the correspondence matrix approach, Acta
Materialia 102 (2016) 162-168.
- R. Chulist, M. Faryna, M.J. Szczerba, Orientation relationship between
austenite and non-modulated martensite in Ni-Mn-Ga single crystals, Acta
Materialia 103 (2016) 836-843.
- M.J. Szczerba, R. Chulist: Detwinnning of a non-modulated Ni-Mn-Ga
martensite: From self-accommodated microstructure to single crystal. Acta
Materialia 85 (2015) 67-73.
- E. Pagounis, A. Laptev, M.J. Szczerba, R. Chulist, M. Laufenberg, Acta
Materialia 89 (2015) 32-40.
- M.J. Szczerba, Non-modulated martensite microstructure with internal
nanotwins in Ni-Mn-Ga alloys, Archives of Metallurgy and Materials 60
(2015) 2267-2270.
- E. Pagounis, M.J. Szczerba, R. Chulist, M. Laufenberg, Large magnetic
field-induced output in a NiMnGa seven-layered modulated martensite,
Applied Physics Letters 107 (2015) 152407.
- M.J. Szczerba, R. Chulist, S. Kopacz, M.S. Szczerba: Effect of initial
plastic strain on mechanical training of non-modulated Ni-Mn-Ga martensite
structure. Materials Science and Engineering A 611 (2014) 313-319.
- E. Pagounis, R. Chulist, M.J. Szczerba, M. Laufenberg: Over 7% magnetic
field-induced strain in a Ni-Mn-Ga five-layered martensite. Applied Physics
Letters 105 (2014) 052405.
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• E. Pagounis, R. Chulist, M.J. Szczerba, M. Laufenberg: High-temperature
magnetic shape memory actuation in a Ni-Mn-Ga single crystal. Scripta
Materialia 83 (2014) 29-32.
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• M.J. Szczerba, M.S. Szczerba, Transformation of dislocations during twin
variant reorientation in Ni-Mn-Ga martensite structures, Scripta
Materialia, 66 (2012) 29-32.
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• M.S. Szczerba, S. Kopacz, M.J. Szczerba: On the reverse mode of FCC
deformation twinning. Acta Materialia 60 (2012) 6413-6420.
Research projects:- Project NCN OPUS: „Advanced experimental and theoretical study on shear
band formation in layered twin-matrix FCC materials ".
(2016/23/B/ST8/01193) Principle Investigator, 2017-2020;
- Project Iuventus Plus pt.: „Studies on the effect of reverse twinning on
mechanical properties of FCC materials" (Nr 0/600/IP2/2013/72), Principle
Investigator, 2013-2015;
- Project NCN: Advanced study of the effect of martensite variants
reorientation in plastically deformed Ni-Mn-Ga single
crystals.(NCN:2011/03/D/ST8/04017) Principle Investigator, 2012-2015;
- Design and production of functional gradient materials, (Project
PBZ-KBN-100/T08/2003), personnel, 2004-2007;
- Development of technology for the production of structural elements of
aircraft engines by the method of directional crystallization,
(PBZ-MNiSW-03/I/2007), personnel, 2007-2011;
- ERA-NET MNT/FP6: Nanostructured materials for biomedical circulatory
systems (CardioBioMat), personnel, 2009-2012;
- KMM-NoE Project FP6, Knowledge-based multicomponent materials for durable
and safe performance; Stress related effects, 2004-2008.
Main scientific interests
Modern methods of material characterization with particular emphasis on
electron microscopy, physico-mechanical properties of solids, single
crystal growth technology, shape memory alloys.