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RNDr. Samuel Dobák, PhD.   SK

Email:
samuel.dobak@upjs.sk
Homepage:
https://energise-project.tech/
Faculty:
PF UPJŠ - Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Faculty of Science
Department:
ÚFV - Institute of Physics
Office:
SA0O51A
Phone:
+421 55 234 2547
ORCID ID:
0000-0001-7453-8151
Senior Research Scientist at the Institute of Physics. His research is oriented on the experimental and theoretical study of soft magnetic materials with the focus on the broadband behavior of magnetization processes and involved dissipation mechanisms in amorphous and nanocrystalline alloys, ferrites, powder and multicomponent composite materials, and grain-oriented and non-oriented electrical steels.

Higher education and further qualification growth
First degree of higher education:
Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Faculty of Science, 2012, Field: Physics, Programme: Physics
Second degree of higher education:
Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Faculty of Science, 2014, Field: Physics, Programme: Condensed Matter Physics
Third degree of higher education:
Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Faculty of Science, 2018, Field: Condensed Matter Physics and Acoustics, Programme: Condensed Matter Physics

Research /art/ teacher profile

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Selected publications

S. Dobák, P. Kollár, J. Füzer, R. Bureš, M. Fáberová, On the ferrite-controlled iron coupling for enhanced soft magnetic hybrid composites via first-order reversal curves, Acta Mater. 246 (2023) 118667. DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2022.118667

S. Dobák, J. Füzer, I. Petryshynets, P. Kollár, F. Kováč, Enhanced soft-to-hard magnetic switching ratio in grain-oriented Fe-Si cores induced by helical anisotropy, Appl. Phys. Lett. 123 (2023) 242406. DOI: 10.1063/5.0166910

C. S. Ragusa, S. Dobák, C. Beatrice, L. Solimene, A. Magni, F. Fiorillo, Predicting energy loss and permeability of field-annealed amorphous and nanocrystalline alloys up to 1 GHz, IEEE Access 12 (2024) 136713. DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3462747

S. Vovk, S. Dobák, J. Füzer, P. Kollár, R. Bureš, M. Fáberová, Loss separation and thermal studies of Fe/SiO2/ferrite soft magnetic composites, J. Alloy. Compd. 945 (2023) 169254. DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2023.169254

S. Vovk, J. Füzer, S. Dobák, P. Kollár, R. Bureš, M. Fáberová, V. Tsakaloudi, V. Zaspalis, Soft magnetic composite based on iron in sintered Mn–Zn ferrite matrix without non-magnetic coating, Ceram. Int. 49 (2023) 30137. DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2023.06.269

Selected projects

NextGenerationEU 09I03-03-V04 (2024 - 2026) Enhancing energy efficiency in soft magnetic materials: novel insights into magnetisation processes, principal investigator

HORIZON-MSCA-2024-DN-01 (2025 - 2029) Advancing energy conversion technologies: high-frequency magnetics in modern power electronics, investigator, principal investigator: Prof. Ruth Sabariego, PhD.

APVV-21-0418 (2022 - 2025) Development of innovative methods of processing and joining electrical steels for high-efficiency applications in e-mobility, investigator, principal investigator: prof. Ing. Emil Spišák, CSc.

APVV-20-0072 (2021 - 2025) Functional properties of compacted composites based on the magnetic particles with surface-modified properties, investigator, principal investigator: prof. RNDr. Peter Kollár, DrSc.

APVV-18-0207 (2019 - 2022) Development of highly-alloyed isotropic electric steels for traction motors of electric cars, investigator, principal investigator: RNDr. František Kováč, CSc.

International mobilities and visits
Tohoku University, Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Sendai, Japan, 04/2025, Scientific research collaboration
Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute, Thermi-Thessaloniki, Greece, 06/2022, Scientific research collaboration
Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica, Advanced Materials Metrology and Life Science Division, Torino, Italy, 03/2019 - 07/2019, The National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic
Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador, 06/2018, IEEE Magnetics Society
Institut d'Études Scientifiques de Cargèse, Cargèse, Corse, France, 10/2017, European Physical Society
Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica, Nanoscience and Materials Division, Torino, Italy, 10/2016 - 07/2017, The National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic
Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica, Nanoscience and Materials Division, Torino, Italy, 09/2015 - 10/2015, KVARK - Quality of education and development of competencies of doctoral students and postdoctoral students of UPJŠ
Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica, Nanoscience and Materials Division, Torino, Italy, 03/2015 - 04/2015, KVARK - Quality of education and development of competencies of doctoral students and postdoctoral students of UPJŠ

Additional information

Awards
  • 2024 –  APL Rising Stars Collection (Applied Physics Letters, American Institute of Physics)
  • 2024 – 1st place – Prize of Director of the Institute of Physics for the best scientific publication
  • 2018 – 1st place – Prize of Director of the Institute of Physics for the best scientific publication
  • 2018 – 1st place – Štefan Jedlík Prize - Slovak Magnetics Society
  • 2018 – Best Poster Award – The 21st International Conference on Magnetism, San Francisco, California, USA
  • 2018 – Dean's Award for the Science and Research
  • 2017 – Rector's Award for the Science and Research
  • 2014 – 1st place – Štefan Jedlík Prize - Slovak Magnetics Society
  • 2014 – Annual Rector's Award
  • 2013 – Annual Rector's Award
  • 2012 – Annual Rector's Award
  • International collaboration
  • Tohoku University, Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Sendai, Japan
  • Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
  • Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica, Advanced Materials Metrology and Life Science Division, Torino, Italy
  • Politecnico di Torino, Department of Energy „Galileo Ferraris“, Torino, Italy
  • Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Laboratory of Inorganic Materials, Thermi-Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Chemical Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Other
    Certification
    • Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer (CLAD)
    • European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL)

    Membership
    • Member of American Physical Society (2019 - present)
    • Member of IEEE & IEEE Magnetics Society (2017 - present)
    • Member of European Magnetism Association (2017 - present)
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