Ing. Lukáš Halagačka Ph.D.
Faculty of Materials Science and Technology, CEET-CNT
Place of work
VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava
Field
Spectroscopy and thin film evolution
Today he works at the University of Mining and Metallurgy – Technical University of Ostrava, where he is involved in the development of materials for photonics, electro-optics and catalytic applications within the Faculty of Materials Science and Technology and the Centre for Nanotechnology.
Dr. Halagačka is an active member of the research group at the Department of Materials Engineering and Recycling at the Faculty of Materials Science and Technology, where he focuses on applied research with a focus on industrial practice. He collaborates with domestic and foreign partners and participates in a number of research projects. One of the key ones is the European project CIRCULIGHT within the Horizon Europe programme, focused on the development of integrated photonic structures for advanced optical telecommunication technologies.
The project links the fields of numerical simulations, materials engineering and nanostructural characterisation. It also plays an important role in education – it sponsors the undergraduate part of the Computational Technology in Materials Science degree programme, which prepares students to tackle challenging R&D tasks in modern industry.
“In our team, we combine knowledge from different scientific disciplines and seek their application in practice.One of the main goals is to develop optical spectroscopic methods for the analysis of the efficiency of catalytic processes – up to the level of monitoring the dynamics of excited charge carriers. These findings have direct relevance to the field of hydrogen technology and sustainable energy solutions. In order to achieve these goals, the Ostrava site is building state-of-the-art laboratories, developing new experimental approaches and actively cooperating with leading research institutions abroad.”
