Associate Professor · Head of Department

dr hab. inż.Krzysztof
Muszka

MEng, PhD, DSc — Thermomechanical Processing Research Team Leader
AGH University of Krakow
Faculty of Metals Engineering and Industrial Computer Science
Department of Metal Forming and Metallurgical Engineering
30 Mickiewicza Ave, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
muszka@agh.edu.pl +48 12 617 25 76 Download CV (PDF, 2023)
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dr hab. inż. Krzysztof Muszka
Krzysztof Muszka
Associate Professor · Group Leader
216
Publications
53
JCR Articles
15/17
h-index
35+
Projects
Web of Science ORCID BADAP AGH
216
Total Publications
53
JCR Journal Articles
15/17
h-index WoS/Scopus
35+
Research Projects
20+
Years of Research
6
Countries Collaborated
Metal forming process
Materials science laboratory
Advanced alloys and materials
Aerospace engineering research
Research

Areas of Scientific Interest

Interrelationship between thermomechanical processing parameters, microstructure evolution, and mechanical properties of engineering metals and alloys — from physical modelling to industrial applications.

Metal forming
Materials Processing
Thermomechanical Processing
Processing–microstructure–properties relationships; physically-based models for prediction of mechanical behavior, damage and fracture evolution in engineering alloys.
Grain refinement
Microstructure
Grain Refinement & SPD
Severe Plastic Deformation (SPD), strain path changes, deformation and strengthening mechanisms in nanostructured and UFG metals and alloys.
Dynamic testing
Dynamic Loading
High Strain Rate Behavior
SHPB and drop hammer testing, cryogenic conditions (77K), dynamic deformation mechanisms, TWIP/TRIP effects in microalloyed steels and HEA systems.
HEA alloys
Advanced Alloys
High Entropy Alloys (HEA)
Novel (CoNiFeMn)₁₋ₓMoₓ systems; multiscale CALPHAD + DFT + MD approach; phase stability, stacking fault energy, recrystallization, synchrotron XRD.
Titanium aerospace
Aerospace
Titanium Alloys
Rheological properties of advanced Ti alloys for aerospace applications; in-situ EBSD, nanoindentation, phase reconstruction, dwell fatigue mechanisms.
Incremental forming
Process Innovation
Innovative Metal Forming
Accumulative angular drawing (AAD), single point incremental forming, magnetic field-assisted processes; applications in aerospace, biomedical, and filtration industries.
Biography

Career & Education

Academic Career

2020 – Present
Head of Department of Metal Forming
AGH University of Krakow, Poland
2020 – Present
Group Leader, Thermomechanical Processing Research Team
AGH University of Krakow, Poland
2018 – Present
Associate Professor (dr hab. inż.)
AGH University of Krakow, Poland
2011 – 2017
Visiting Researcher
University of Sheffield, UK — Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering
2008 – 2018
Assistant Professor
AGH University of Krakow, Poland
2008 – 2011
Postdoctoral Research Associate
IMMPETUS, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

Education & Research Visits

2016
D.Sc. (Habilitation) — Inżynieria Materiałowa
AGH University of Krakow
2008
Ph.D. in Metallurgy
AGH University of Krakow
2003
MEng — Metallurgy, specialization: Metal Forming
AGH University of Krakow
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2025
Visiting Academic (6 stays, ~1 month each)
Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
2020
Scientific Visit
TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Institute of Metal Forming, Germany
2011
Research Visit
Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, USA
2005 – 2006
Visiting Academic (8 months total)
Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
Funding

Selected Research Projects

Participation in 35+ research projects over 20 years, funded by NCN, NCBiR, POIR, EPSRC, and the European Commission. Selected highlights:

2022 – 2025
Development of unified implantological kit for minimally invasive correction of thoratic defects
Principal InvestigatorMedical Research Agency Poland
2021 – 2023
RapidSheet: rapid prototyping of sheet metal parts using intelligent 3D printed dies
InvestigatorCORNET: Belgium / Poland / Germany
2020 – 2023
Production technology of thin profile wires from hard-deformable steel for wedge wire screens
Principal InvestigatorPOIR.01.01.01-00-0961/19
2018 – 2022
Manufacturing of innovative products on hybrid line for pipes with metallic coatings using magnetic flux
Principal InvestigatorPOIR.01.01.01-00-0510/18
2016 – 2019
Comprehensive methodology for through-scale rheological properties of advanced Ti alloys for aerospace
Principal InvestigatorNCN Poland · 1.1M PLN
2015 – 2018
Innovative Forging and Fabrication Solutions for the Energy Sector
InvestigatorEPSRC UK · £2M
2013 – 2016
Unconventional, nonlinear and dynamic deformation conditions of austenite
Principal InvestigatorNCN Poland · 400k PLN
2008 – 2012
IMMPETUS Phase III — New Framework for Hybrid Through Process Modelling
InvestigatorEPSRC UK · £5M
2007 – 2010
OPTIFIN — Optimisation of finishing processes for plate and section products
InvestigatorEU Research Fund for Coal & Steel · €1.25M
Output

Publication List

Community

Scientific Activities

Conferences & Committees
  • Chair of International Conference on Metal Forming 2024, 2020, 2016, Kraków, Poland
  • Member of Scientific Committee — Metal Forming 2024, Szklarska Poręba
  • Member of Scientific Committee — Lightweight Materials & Manufacture, Dalian 2025 & Shenzhen 2023
  • Co-organiser — MS&T Multi Scale Modeling Symposium, 2015–2023, USA
  • Organiser — Rolling 2023 Symposium, Zakopane, Poland
  • Co-organiser — UFG/NS Symposium, 13th WCCM 2018, New York
  • Member of Scientific Committee — 4th ICRF Conference, Pittsburgh 2022
  • Member of Organizing Committee — XXVII Polish Materials Science Society Seminar, Kraków 2024
Editorial & Review
  • Member of Editorial Board — Int. Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture (Elsevier)
  • Board of Reviewers (Key Reader) — Metallurgical Transactions, 2012–2018
  • Active reviewer — Elsevier and Springer journals
  • External PhD Examiner — 6 doctoral theses (Sheffield UK, Wrocław, Częstochowa, Warszawa, Poznań)
Supervised Doctoral Students
  • K. Cichocki, PhD 2024 — Phase stability and properties of (FeMnNiCo)₁₋ₓMoₓ HEA
  • O. Lypchanskyi, PhD — Ti alloy rheology and high-temperature phase reconstruction
  • P. Lisiecka-Graca, PhD — Strain path changes in microalloyed steels
Memberships
🏭 CIRP — International Academy for Production Engineering
⚗️ TMS — The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, USA
🔩 AIST — Association for Iron and Steel Technology, USA
🇪🇺 ESAFORM — European Scientific Association For Material Forming
🇵🇱 Polish Forging Association (Audit Committee Member)
📐 Polish Committee for Standardization — KT153 Thin Steel Sheets
🎓 Foundry & Metallurgy Committee, Polish Academy of Sciences (Kraków)
🤝 Academic-Industrial Association for Metallurgy (Executive Board)
🔬 Polish Materials Science Society