Aleksandra Królicka. Visitor

Aleksandra Królicka is an assistant professor in the Department of Metal Forming, Welding, and Metrology at the Wrocław University of Technology (WUST) in Poland. Her Ph.D. thesis covered the welding processes of bainitic steels with particular emphasis on characterizing the welded joints structure. She was the principal investigator of two research projects covering the issues of in-use properties and thermal stability of bainitic steels (“The concept of high-strength, thermal stable nanostructured bainitic steel with increased weldability” Project: 2020/37/N/ST8/03324, National Science Centre Poland and “Modeling of the multi-phase structure of nanostructured bainitic steels focused on improving their technological properties” The Bekker Programme, Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange). As a part of the second project, Aleksandra participated in a postdoc internship (9 months) at the National Centre for Metallurgical Research (CENIM-CSIC) under the supervision of Prof. Francisca Garcia Caballero.
Currently, she is a Principal investigator of a senior research project “Intermetallic strengthening in nanocrystalline bainitic steels considering the additive manufacturing method – INSTaBAIN” (Opus, National Science Centre Poland) in cooperation with CENIM-CSIC. The principal aim of this project is to develop novel bainitic steels subjected to intermetallic strengthening considering the B2-ordered phases to achieve superior mechanical and in-use properties. This strategy considers both the approach of designing the chemical composition, heat treatment processes, and the synergistic effect of strengthening mechanisms. Her research field of interest includes nanocrystalline bainitic steels, advanced multi-phase steels, and electron microscopy methods for engineering materials characterization (SEM, EBSD and TEM methods). Recently she has begun research using dynamic TEM methods (in-situ covering temperature and straining) in terms of observing phase transformations in steels.
Aleksandra Królicka received prestigious Polish scientific awards for young scientists: (i) Award of the Polish Minister of Education and Science for outstanding young scientists; (ii) START – The Foundation for Polish Science (FNP); (iii) Award of the Polish Prime Minister for outstanding doctoral thesis. In addition, she is a member of Academia Iuvenum at Wrocław University of Science and Technology dedicated to a group of talented young scientists representing various disciplines appointed by the Rector of WUST.