Blaž Leskovar

Experience

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  Institut Jožef Štefan

  Aug 2013 - Oct 2013

  Student Assistant
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  University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering

  Oct 2015 - Oct 2024

  Teaching Assistant at University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering for the field of Physical metallurgy. After completing the programme, students will acquire the following general competencies and skills: - Ability of critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas;- Ability of communication in their expert field with colleagues, larger professional groups and the wider public; - Ability to promote scientific and technological advancements at an academic and application level in knowledge-based society.

  • Teaching Assistant

    Oct 2019 - Oct 2024

  • Researcher PHD Student

    Oct 2015 - Sept 2019
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  AGH University of Krakow, Academic Centre for Materials and Nanotechnology

  Oct 2024 - now

  Postdoctoral Fellow

  As the world's second most widely used metal (after iron), aluminium (Al) and its alloys play a crucial role in decarbonizing the transportation sector and achieving climate neutrality for both the EU and our world. Essentially, Al-alloys reinforced with quasicrystalline (QC) phases have the potential to be used as the main structural material in e-vehicles due to their strength, lightness, corrosion resistance, recyclability and formability. However, during the joining process of larger parts, the realised temperature may affect the microstructure and mechanical properties due to the strong flow of the material and the transformation of intermetallic phases. In this project, the process parameters of friction stir welding will be defined to obtain high-quality joints. The joints will be developed using an interdisciplinary approach combining reliable microbeam analysis technique electron backscatter diffraction, product and process engineering to determine optimal process parameters as well as tool design and management to obtain process automation. The collaboration between the Academic Centre for Materials and Nanotechnology (ACMiN) of AGH University of Krakow and non-academic partner Iskra ISD will provide the researcher with the highest possible skills and competencies that will contribute to EU competitiveness and growth in the field of novel alloys reinforced with QC. Working closely with industrial partner Iskra ISD, the developed technology will be carefully validated. Completion of the project will represent a major step forward in the applicability of novel Al-alloys and contribute to a significant reduction in resource consumption and GHG emissions. Show less