Pavol Sovák

Academic degrees:

• 1983 - RNDr. (Rerum Naturalium Doctor), Faculty of Science, P. J. Šafárik University
• 1991 - PhD., Physical Metallurgy and metastable states, Technical University in Košice
• 1996 - associate professor, Physics, Comenius University in Bratislava
• 2009 - professor, Materials, Technical University in Košice

Selected invited talks at international conferences:

1. J. Zrník, P. Sovák: The Effect of Cooling Rate of Melt Spinning Process Determing Microstructure of Nickel Super-alloy, 13. Kontakt seminár Metalurg. Fak. Univ. Belehrad, 19.-22.9.1990.
2. J. Zrník, P. Sovák: The Study of the Precipitation Processes in RQ Ni superalloys by TMA, Oct.5-8, 1992, Shenyang, China.
3. Szumiata T., Brzózka K., Górka B., Gawronski M., Pavlík G., Sovák P., Modyfikacja parametrów nadsubtelnych stopu FINEMET poprzez zmiane skladu cheminicznego, Ogólnopolskie Seminarium Spektroskopii Mossbauerowskiej OSSM, Koszecin, June 2006.

Selected invited talks at foreign universities:

1. Structure and Magnetic Properties of Nanocrystalline Thin Films, UAM Poznań, 1998.
2. Structure i magnetic properties of Nanocrystalline Materials, Department of Physics, Kazimierz Pulaski University in Radom v Radome, 1999.
3. Structure and Magnetic Properties of Some Nanocrystalline Materials, Univerity in Lódź, Solid State Physics Department, 2000.
4. Structure and Magnetic Properties of Finemet Type Alloys, Univerity in Lódź, Solid State Physics Department, 2005.
5. Influence of Fe Substitution on Structure and Magnetic properties of FINEMET -Type Nanocrystalline Materials, Kazimierz Pulaski University in Radom, 2005.

Organizational skills and Recognition by scientific community:

• Managing of the faculty: dean of the Faculty of Science, (2003-2011).
• Quality assurance of the higher education: Vice rector for higher education and IT of P.J. Šafárik University (2011-2015)
• Managing of the construction of the international large scale facility: SK delegate in European XFEL GmbH Council (2009- up to now).
• European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructure (ESFRI): SK delegate in ESFRI Forum (2010-2016).
• Managing of the university: rector of P.J. Šafárik university in Košice (2015 - )

Lectures:

• He is giving lectures since 1992. Subjects are focused on Structural analysis of Metals, Solid State physics, Physics of materials, Technology of Solids.
• Structure and Properties of Solids (Physics, 1st. stage)
• Technology of Solids (Condensed Matter Physics, 2nd stage)
• Methods of Structural Analysis of Metals (Condensed Matter Physics, 2nd stage)
• Physics of Materials (Condensed Matter Physics, 2nd stage)
• Physical and Chemical Properties of Materials I, II (Advanced Materials, 3rd stage)
• Modern Methods of Structural Analysis (Advanced Materials, 3rd stage)

PhD students:

• Graduates: RNDr. Gabriel Pavlík, PhD, RNDr. Anna Zorkovská, PhD., RNDr. Štefan Michalik, PhD, Ing. Vladimír Kolesár, PhD. Undergraduates: Mgr. Yurii Katuna, Mgr. Maksym Lisnichuk

Research:

• He has been working in the field of Electron Microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction techniques. He belongs to Slovakian synchrotron user community. The main topic of his research is oriented on relationships between structure and physical properties of rapidly quenched metals (amorphous and nanocrystalline).

Selected projects:
Projects of slovak grant agencies:

1. VEGA 1/7556/00, (2000-2002), Development of new Co and Fe based thin films with nanocrystalline structure. Project leader.
2. VEGA 1/1019/04, (2004-2006), The study of structure and magnetic properties of amorphous and nanocrystalline ferromagnetic materials based on Fe and Co. Project leader.
3. APVT - 20-008404, The study of structure and magnetic properties of nanophased and amorphous systems. Member of research team.
4. VEGA 1/0167/10, (2010-2011), Structure and Magnetic properties of advanced materials. Project leader.
5. VEGA 1/0148/12 (2012-2015). Structure and properties of non-ordered systems. Project leader.
6. VEGA 1/0036/16 (2016- ) Structure and physical properties of amorphous and nanocrystalline materials. Project leader.

Foreign projects:

1. "Preparation activities for the implementation of the European X-ray Free-Electron Laser Facility" (PRE-XFEL), 7FP, 2011-2012, Member of research team.
2. Proposals at beamlines in DESY/Hasylab Hamburg (2011-2015) at DORIS II a PETRA III - 3

Infrastructure projects from Structural funds:

1. Centre of Excellence for Advanced materials with nano and sumnicron structure „nanoCEXmat I“, project leader from P.J.Šafárik University, 2010-2011
2. Centre of Excellence for Advanced materials with nano and sumnicron structure „nanoCEXmat II“, project leader from P.J.Šafárik University, 2012-2013
3. Research Centre for Advanced Materials „PROMATECH“, project leader from P.J.Šafárik University, 2014-2015

Selected publications:

• Brzózka, K., Sovák, P., Górka, B., Szumiata, T., Gawroski, M., Mössbauer study of magnetic texture of finemet-type ribbons ,In: Acta Physica Polonica A. - ISSN 0587-4246. - Vol. 119, no. 1 (2011), s. 33-36.
• Gaudin, J., J., Ozkan, G., Chalupský, J., Bajt, S., Burian, T., Vyšín, L., Coppola, N., Farahani, S. D., Chapman, H., Galasso, G., Hájková, V., Hamand, M., Jha, L., Jurek, M., Loch, R., Moller, S., Nagason, M., Stormer, M., Sinn, H. , Saksl, K., Sobierajski, R., Schulz, Sovák, P., Toleikis, S., Tiedtke, K., Tschentscher, T. , Krzywinski, J., Investigating the interaction of x-ray free electron laser radiation with grating structure, In: Optics Letters. - ISSN 0146-9592. - Vol. 37, no. 15 (2012), s. 3033-3035.
• Gaudin, J., Ozkan, G., Chalupský, J., Bajt, S., Burian, T., Vyšín, L., Coppola, N., Farahani, S. D., Chapman, H., Galasso, G., Hájková, V., Hamand, M., Jha, L., Jurek, M., Loch, R., Moller, S., Nagason, M., Stormer, M., Sinn, H. , SAKSL, K., Sobierajski, R., Schulz, Sovák, P., Toleikis, S., Tiedtke, K., Tschentscher, T. , Krzywinski, J., Photon energy dependence of graphitization threshold for diamond irradiated with an intense XUV FEL pulse , In: Physical Review B. - ISSN 1098-0121. - Vol. 88, no. 6 (2013), art.no. 060101.
• Michalík, Š., Michaliková, J., Pavlovič, M., Sovák, P., Liermann, H.P., Miglerini, M., Structural modifications of swift-ion-bombarded metallic glasses studied by high-energy X-ray synchrotron radiation, In: Acta Materialia. - ISSN 1359-6454. - Vol. 80 (2014), s. 309-316.
• Antoszewska, M., Wasiak, M. Gwizdalla, T. Sovák, P.,Moneta, M., Thermal induced structural and magnetic transformations in Fe73.5-xCex=0,3,5,7Si13.5B9Nb3Cu1 amorphous alloy , In: Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. - ISSN 1388-6150. - Vol. 115, no. 2 (2014), s. 1381-1386.
• P. Sovák, P. Petrovič, P. Kollár, M. Zatroch, M. Konč: Structure and Magnetic Properties of Fe73.5Cu1U3Si13.5B9 Nanocrystalline Alloy, J. Magn. Magn. Mat., 140-144 (1995) 427-428.
• P. Matta P. Sovák, M. Konč, T. Švec: The Influence of Boron Content on the Hall Effect and Structure of Amorphous Fe73.5Cu1Nb3Si22.5-xBx Alloy, J. Magn. Magn. Mat., 140-144 (1995) 329-330.
• P.Sovák, P. Petrovič, I. Sováková, A. Zorkovská, P. Matta, R. Bureš, Influence of Cr content on the crystallization of Fe3Si phase in the Fe73.5-xCrxCu1Nb3Si13.5B9 alloys, Rapidly Quenched and Metastable Materials, suppl. of Mat.Sci.Eng.A, Vol.228 (1997) 114-116.
• P.Sovák, P. Petrovič, P. Kollár, P. Matta, M. Konč, I. Sováková: Influence of annealing on the crystallographic structure and some magnetic properties of Cr content on the crystallization of Fe3Si phase in the Fe73.5-xUxCu1Nb3-xSi13.5B9 alloys, J. Mat. Sci. 33 (1998) 3197-3200.
• P.Sovák, P. Petrovič, A. Sólyom, P. Marko, A. Lovas, Microstructure and magnetic properties of Fe-Zr-U-Cu-B alloys, acta physica slovaca, 49 (1999) No.3, 453-456.
• R. Dlugoš, P. Sovák, J. Balcerski, J. Fuzer, P. Kollár, Influence of Film Thickness on the Microstructure and Magnetic properties of Finemetic Thin Films, Acta Physica Polonica A, 97 (2000) No. 3, 447-450.
• Sovák, P.,Pavlík, G.,Tauš, M.,Zorkovská, A.,Goscianska, I.,Balcerski, J. Influence of substitutions on crystallization and magnetic properties of Finemet-based nanocrystalline alloys and thin films. CZECHOSLOVAK JOURNAL OF PHYSICS, 54 (2004)261-264.
• Szumiata, T.,Górka, B.,Zorkovská, A.,Sovák, P. Structure and hyperfine interactions in Al doped FINEMET. JOURNAL OF MAGNETISM AND MAGNETIC MATERIALS, 295 (2004) 37-47.
• Pavlík G, Sovák P., Influence of uranium content on magnetostriction of Fe73.5Cu1Nb3-xUxSi13.5B9 alloys, J. Magn.Magn.Mag. 304 (2006) e678-e680.
• Pavlík G, Sovák P., Konč M. Szumiata T., Brzózka K, Górka B., Magnetostriction and other properties off (Fe1-xCox)Cu1Nb3Si13.5B9 alloys, J. Magn.Magn.Mag. 304 (2006) e681-e683.