Grants

Current projects

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• Principal-investigator of TACR (Technology agency of the Czech Republic) TH 82020003
• Healable Al alloys Manufacturing by Advanced Automated Characterisation 2023 – 2026

The HAMAAC project (TH 82020003) aims to develop a new high-strength, healing aluminium matrix composite (hAMC) based on Al-Mg-Sc alloys to respond to the growing demand for lightweight, load-bearing parts with extended service life in the aerospace and defence industry. Parts such as heat exchangers or fasteners will be produced using laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF).
hAMC will enable:
1) reduce the frequency of part replacements by at least 50% due to its healing capability
2) enable weight savings and thus reduce CO2 emissions due to reduced fuel consumption
3) increase safety thanks to advanced quality control and inspection in the early stages of crack formation
Fusion healing in the liquid eutectic phase will be characterized and subsequently optimized using a specialized multi-dimensional imaging and analysis protocol that includes 3D correlative tomography. By extending the protocol for industrial applications, an automated set of characterization tools for quality control of L-PBF parts will be developed based on artificial intelligence (AI) data processing.

Project HAMAAC was selected in the Joint Transnational Call 2022 of M-ERA.NET 3, which is an EU-funded network of about 49 funding organizations (Horizon 2020 grant agreement No 958174). The project is funded by the: Service public de Wallonie, Belgium; Technology Agency of the Czech Republic, Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

• Internal agency grants of Brno University of Technology category

          Analysis of porosity evolution in permanent grassland soil through the seasons and the impact of climate change:                        Primary study, 2022-2023, MSc. Victory A. J. Jaques (CEITEC VUT/FCH-J-22-7903)

• Quality internal grants VUT KInG

   CEITEC VUT-K-22-7741. Thermal induced changes of organic temper in archaeological ceramics for the discovery of manufacturing process: Temperature-porosity correlation, MSc. Victory A. J. Jaques

• Co-investigator of GACR (The Czech Science Foundation) 21-05146S

           The role of TMEM107 in craniofacial structures development; 2021-2023

           Main investigator: doc. RNDr Marcela Buchtová, Ph.D.

•  Co-investigator of GACR (The Czech Science Foundation) 20-27653S

            Influence of infants and children lungs development on flow field and aerosol deposition – computational modelling                    and experimental validation; 2020 - 2022

            Main investigator: Jícha Miroslav, prof. Ing., CSc.

• TACR Zeta (Technology agency of the Czech Republic) TJ02000127

           Differentiation of soft tissues by dual energy tomography; 2019-2021

           Co-investigator: Rigaku Innovative Technologies Europe, s.r.o.

•  TACR TREND (Technology agency of the Czech Republic) FW03010161

            Research and development of filtration systems for the utilization in transport and selected industrial applications;                      2021 - 2025

            Subprogram: Technologic leaders

            Main investigator: Ing. Tomáš Zikmund Ph.D.

•  Co-investigator of TACR NCK (Technology agency of the Czech Republic) TN01000008

           Quantitative analysis of X-ray CT images & enhancement modalities; 2021

           Main investigator: CEITEC BUT

           Continuation of the original program 

• Quality intern grants VUT KInG

           CEITEC VUT-K-21-6956. High-resolution X-ray computed tomography inspection of metallic parts with metal artifact                     reduction, Ing. Marek Zemek

           CEITEC VUT-K-21-6938. Multiscale 3D analysis of Lithium-Ion batteries, Ing. Pavel Blažek 

• Internal agency grants of Brno University of Technology

           2021

Past projects

•  CEITEC  2020  (LQ1601)  Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic under  the National Sustainability Programme II

•  CEITEC Nano Research Infrastructure LM2015041 (MEYS CR, 2016–2019)

• ​ Ceitec Nano+ project, CZ.02.01/0.0./.0.0./16_013/0001728 under the program OP RDE.

• MEYS CR (The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic) 8JCH1072  

           Study on deterioration rule of shotcrete under complex environment of deep underground space; 2019-2020.

           Other investigator: Shandong University of Science and Technology, China

•  TACR Zeta (Technology agency of the Czech Republic) TJ01000382

            Advanced techniques for biological samples imaging using X-ray computed nanotomography; 2018-2019

            Other investigator: Rigaku Innovative Technologies Europe, s.r.o.

• Co-investigator of TACR NCK (Technology agency of the Czech Republic) TN01000008

          Quantitative analysis of X-ray CT images & enhancement modalities; 2019-2020

          Main investigator: CEITEC BUT

• Co-investigator of GACR (The Czech Science Foundation) 17-14886S

           Molecular and cellular dynamics of tooth-bone interface in model species with acrodont, pleurodont and thecodont                   dentition; 2017-2019

           Main investigator: Czech Academy of Sciences

• Co-investigator of AZV (Agentura pro zdravotnický výzkum České republiky) 17-31276A

          Comprehensive pre-clinical evaluation of lateral lumbar spine fusion with hybrid biodegradable nanocomposite porous              implant.; 2017 - 2020

         Main investigator: Trunec Martin, prof. Ing., Dr.

•  Co-investigator of AFM Telethon (The French Muscular Dystrophy Association) 21853 ​

            Investigating heterogeneities and morphogenesis of cranial mesoderm derived skeletal muscles  

            Main investigator: Tajbakhsh Lab, Institut Pasteur, France

• Internal agency grants of Brno University of Technology

          Study of bioactive coatings on skull implants, 2018, Ing. Dominika Kalasová

          Quantitative nano computed tomography, 2018, Ing. Jakub Šalplachta

          Preparation and imaging of mouse brains on nanotomographic device Rigaku Nano3DX, 2018, Mgr. Michaela Kavková

          Characterization of lab-based helical X-ray computed tomography system for propagation-based phase contrast                          imaging, 2019, Ing. Dominika Kalasová

          Data registration for Dual-Target X-ray nano Computed tomography, 2019, Ing. Jakub Šalplachta

          Micro computed tomography analysis of transgenic rat brains as a research model of Alzheimer disease, 2019, Mgr.                    Michaela Kavková

          Application of industrial X-ray computed tomography for muscle-skeletal imaging at vertebrates, 2019, Ing. Markéta                    Tesařová

          Deep learning assisted segmentation of x-ray computed tomography images, 2020, Ing. Jan Matula

          3D visualization of Lithium-ion batteries internal structures by X-ray microscope Rigaku nano3DX, zahájení, 2020,                        Ing. Jakub Šalplachta