Innovation enhanced PhD topics

Innovation enhanced PhD topics

PhD themes at FunGlass Trenčín and CEITEC BUT with Innovation enhanced topics

Academic year 2023/2024:

  • Development of novel bone fillers composites with enhanced bioactivity and biological response;
  • Upcycling of industrial waste glass into valuable components for water treatment applications;
  • Additive manufacturing of advanced porous and photocatalytic glass ceramic wastewater purifying membranes;
  • Synthesis and developing of high entropy oxide ceramic for thermal barrier application;
  • Additive manufacturing of optically transparent glass structures for next-gen sensing, optical and photonic applications;
  • Compositionally-Complex ceramic materials;
  • Advanced multifunctional ceramic materials;

Academic year 2024/2025:

  • Enhancing optical properties through antireflective superhydrophobic coatings prepared by PVD and PECVD techniques;
  • Enhancing the Utility of Silicon-Based Composites with Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles for Cancer Treatment and Tissue Engineering;
  • Transparent ceramics with photoluminescent properties;
  • Development of multifunctional thin multi-layer films on glass substrates using Hybrid PVD-PECVD;

Academic year 2025/2026:

  • Cold sintering of bioactive glasses;
  • Additive manufacturing of phosphor-in glass structures for enhanced light-emitting applications;
  • Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as carriers of drugs and other active agents for biomedical applications;
  • Development of a visible light responsive photocatalysts for green hydrogen production;
  • Development of novel glass melting technology using advanced laser technology;
  • Enhancing mechanical and chemical durability of the Silicon Oxide (SiOx) Coatings using Hollow cathode plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (HC-PECVD);
  • New and Modern Thermal barrier coatings based on high entropy ceramic oxides;
  • Exploring the Potential of Cellular Materials for Advanced Industrial and Medical Applications;