Rostislav Daniel

Rostislav Daniel is associate professor at the Department of Physical Metallurgy and Materials Testing, University of Leoben, Austria. He received his MSc degree in applied sciences and computer engineering, applied physics and physical engineering and PhD in applied sciences and computer engineering, plasma physics and physics of thin films at the University of West Bohemia. His main research areas are plasma physics and physics of thin films, synthesis of advanced hard nanocrystalline and nanocomposite thin films of optimized structures and physical properties, advanced structural characterization of solids, characterization of mechanical properties of thin films and bulk solids, measurements of residual stresses in thin films by optical and X-ray diffraction techniques, investigations of thermo-mechanical properties of thin films and bulk solids, study of thermal stability and oxidation resistance of thin films and bulk solids, and coating design and architecture.