Ing. Tomáš Grabec, Ph.D.
| Department: | Department D 5 - Ultrasonic Methods |
| Phone: | (+420) 266053712 |
| Location: | Main Building, Dolejškova 1402/5, Praha |
| E-mail: | |
| Publications: | Search in ASEP Database |
| WoS Researcher ID: | O-8208-2018 |
| ORCID: | http://www.orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-8217 |
| ResearchGate: | www.researchgate.net/profile/Tomas-Grabec |
Education
- 2021 Ph.D. (Physical Engineering) @ FNSPE, CTU in Prague
(Doctoral thesis: Numerical Modeling in Laser-Ultrasonics) - 2017 Ing. (Applied natural sciences) @ FNSPE, CTU in Prague
- 2015-2016 Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
Work Experience
- since 2014 Instit of Thermomechanics of the CAS
- since 2021 Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering (FNSPE), CTU in Prague
- 2017-2021 Nucleauter Physics Institute of the CAS
Abroad Experience
- 2024, 2019, 2017 Recendt GmbH, Linz, Austria (2-, 1-, and 4-month stays)
- 2024 University of Nottingham, UK (5 weeks)
Grants and Awards
- 2026-2027 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), Postdoctoral Fellowship at University of Nottingham, UK
- 2025 Otto Wichterle Award (given by the Czech Academy of Sciences for exceptional young researchers)
- 2023-2025 Support for prospective postdoctoral researchers of the Czech Academy of Sciences
- 2017 FNSPE Dean's Award - Nuvia 2017, 1st place (for the best master's thesis at the faculty)
- 2017 Crytur Award 2017, 1st place (for the best master's thesis in materials science)
Teaching and supervising activities
- Internal Dynamics of Materials (@ Department of Solid-State Engineering, FNSPE, CTU in Prague): 5th year students and postgraduates, one lecture (100mins) a week, winter term
- Supervisor of master’s thesis (Z. Soudná, defended in 2023)
- Co-supervisor of doctor’s thesis (J. Kušnír)
Selected conferences and workshops
- 22nd International Conference on Photoacoustic and Photothermal Phenomena (ICPPP), 2024, Coimbra, Portugal (invited presentation)
- Workshop Polycrystals: Microstructure and Plasticity, 2022, Edinburgh, UK (invited presentation)
- Workshop Progress in Photoacoustic & Photothermal Phenomena, 2018, Erice, Italy (invited presentation)
Selected publications
(for a full list and citation counts see Tomas Grabec | Publons)
- Y. Song, S. Xu, S. Sato, I. Lee, X. Xu, T. Omori, M. Nagasako, T. Kawasaki, R. Kiyanagi, S. Harjo, W. Gong, T. Grabec, P. Stoklasová, R. Kainuma
A lightweight shape-memory alloy with superior temperature-fluctuation resistance
Nature 638 (2025): 965–971
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08583-7 - K. Repček, P. Stoklasová, T. Grabec, P. Sedlák, J. Olejňák, M. Vinogradova, A. Sozinov, P. Veřtát, L. Straka, O. Heczko, H. Seiner
Compliant Lattice Modulations Enable Anomalous Elasticity in Ni–Mn–Ga Martensite
Advanced Materials 36 (2024): 2406672.
https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202406672 - T. Grabec*, Z. Soudná, K. Repček, K. Lünser, S. Fähler, P. Stoklasová, P. Sedlák, H. Seiner
Guided acoustic waves in thin epitaxial films: experiment and inverse problem solution for NiTi
Ultrasonics 138 (2024): 107211.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultras.2023.107211 - J. Kušnír, T. Grabec*, K. Zoubková, P. Stoklasová, P. Sedlák, H. Seiner
Apparent anisotropic thermal diffusivity measured in cubic single crystals by transient grating spectroscopy
Journal of Applied Physics 133 (2023): 125108.
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0136850 - T. Grabec, I.A. Veres, M. Ryzy
Surface acoustic wave attenuation in polycrystals: Numerical modeling using a statistical digital twin of an actual sample
Ultrasonics 119 (2022): 106585
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultras.2021.106585 - T. Grabec, P. Sedlák, K. Zoubková, M. Ševčík, M. Janovská, P. Stoklasová, H. Seiner
Evolution of elastic constants of the NiTi shape memory alloy during a stress-induced martensitic transformation
Acta Materialia 208 (2021): 116718
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2021.116718 - P. Stoklasová, T. Grabec, K. Zoubková, P. Sedlák, S. Krátký, H. Seiner
Laser-Ultrasonic Characterization of Strongly Anisotropic Materials by Transient Grating Spectroscopy
Experimental Mechanics 61 (2021): 663-676
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11340-021-00698-6 - T. Grabec, P. Sedlák, H. Seiner
Application of the Ritz-Rayleigh method for Lamb waves in extremely anisotropic media
Wave Motion 96 (2020): 102567
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wavemoti.2020.102567 - M. Ryzy, T. Grabec, P. Sedlák, I.A. Veres
Influence of grain morphology on ultrasonic wave attenuation in polycrystalline media with statistically equiaxed grains
The Journal of Acoustical Society of America 143 (2018): 219
https://doi.org/10.1121/1.5020785 - T. Grabec, P. Sedlák, P. Stoklasová, M. Thomasová, D. Shilo, M. Kabla, H. Seiner, M. Landa
In situ characterization of local elastic properties of thin shape memory films by surface acoustic waves
Smart Materials and Structures 25 (2016): 127002
https://doi.org/10.1088/0964-1726/25/12/127002
Teaching
Internal Dynamics of Materials (@ Department of Solid-State Engineering, FNSPE, CTU in Prague): 5th year students and postgraduates, one lecture (100mins) a week, winter term