Our young colleague, Ondřej Zobač, M.Sc., Ph.D., has achieved another milestone in his professional career. On Wednesday, March 25, 2026, he successfully defended his habilitation thesis „Experimental and Theoretical Study of Phase Diagrams“, at the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University.
In his thesis, he focused on the study of experimental equilibria of coexisting phases, which is key to understanding the behavior of materials, with a particular focus on aluminum- and selenium-based materials. To design phase diagrams and optimize the composition of new alloys, he utilized advanced methods of synthesis, heat treatment, and characterization, such as electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and thermal analysis methods DTA and DSC. A strength of his research also lies in the use of the semi-empirical CALPHAD approach for modelling the thermodynamic properties of binary and higher-order systems, as well as his work on so-called third-generation modelling, which moves away from purely mathematical polynomials toward physically grounded models (e.g., Einstein’s model of heat capacity).
Our colleague Ondřej Zobač, Ph.D. is a member of the Phase Structure and Thermodynamics Group, where, in addition to his research activities, he has long been interested in educating the next generation of researchers – from supervising dissertation theses to high school research projects (SOČ) – as well as in popularizing science, and he lectures to students at the Faculty of Science at Masaryk University.
