Materialography and Ceramography –Advanced Methods of Material Analysis

The second run of this event explored the full process from sample preparation to advanced optical and mechanical material analysis techniques. Guided by leading researchers from the High Performance Materials and Coatings for Industry group at CEITEC BUT, Dr. Pavel Gejdoš and Dr. Martin Juliš, and making use of their state-of-the-art laboratories, participants greatly appreciated the instructors’ expertise and depth of knowledge.

Participants Feedback

Here are the impressions from participants about the benefits of this productive workshop:

Priya Singh

"I work on biomaterials, where I often deal with heterogeneous systems like ceramic–glass composites with very different mechanical properties. Preparation of these samples is challenging, since even small inconsistencies during grinding and polishing can introduce artefacts or mask the actual microstructure. The hands-on sessions and lectures by Dr. Pavel Gejdoš were useful in the context of issues that come up with mixed-phase systems. I picked up practical tips I can directly apply to improve how I prepare and visualise my samples in my PhD work."

Amol Logavi

„It was a very valuable experience for me. The training was really interesting, and the sessions from the experts were very well explained. The overall arrangement of the event was also very good.

What I found especially useful was understanding how important sample preparation is, how even small changes in the preparation steps can affect the final results, and which methods are suitable for different materials and purposes. This was something new for me and I learned a lot from it.

I hope this knowledge will be very useful for my future work and research.“

Shubham Gupta

„Thank you for the training sessions.

I learned that even very small samples can be safely polished using resin embedding without worrying about breaking them. I also learned how polishing steps affect microstructure quality and analysis. This will be very useful for my current phosphor-in-glass research, and I will use this knowledge directly in my work.“