Curriculum Vitae

1. Full name: RICHERT Jan

2. Place and date of birth: Brenna (Poland), June 29, 1943

3. Nationality: Polish

4. Marital status: married since 1968

5. Name of wife: Richert Maria

6. Private address: ul. Włóczków 6 m.34, 30-103 KRAKÓW, Poland

7. Official address:

Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza

Katedra Przeróbki Plastycznej i Metaloznawstwa Metali Nieżelaznych

Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 KRAKÓW, Poland

University of Mining and Metallurgy

Department of Metal Working and Physical Metallurgy of Non-ferrous Metals

30 Mickiewicz Av., PL - 30-059 Cracow

Phone: (48-12) 6173953, Fax: (48-12) 6172632, E-mail: jrichert@uci.agh.edu.pl

8. Present post: Professor (profesor AGH)

9. Education:

1950-1957 Primary School: Szkoła Podstawowa, Ustroń (Poland)

1957-1962 High School: Technikum Mechaniczno-Kuźnicze, Ustroń (Poland)

1962-1968 University: Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza, Kraków (Poland)

10. Degrees:

University of Mining and Metallurgy, Cracow

M.Sc., Eng., Metallurgy, 1968

(Thesis: Design of the Dimensions for Die Inserts)

Ph.D., Metallurgy, 1975

(Thesis: Metal Flow in Cross Rolling of Finned Tubes and its Relation to Tool Calibration and Forming Forces)

D.Sc.(dr hab.), Metallurgy, 1991

(Thesis: The Analysis of the Effect of the Tool Shape on Conservation of the Stability of Plastic Flow during Radial Extrusion of Metals)

11. Academic experience:

1968 Lecturer (asystent)

1969 Senior Lecturer (st. asystent)

1976 Assistant Professor (adiunkt)

1992 Associate Professor (habil. adiunkt)

since 1995 Professor (profesor AGH)

University of Mining and Metallurgy, Cracow

12. Scientifical achievements:

Author or co-author of 85 papers, 47 research and industrial reports and projects, 16 patents

13. Field of work:

Metallurgy engineering, mechanical engineering, materials engineering;

physical and computer-aided modelling, design of tools and technology of metal working processes, in particular:

- forging and extrusion,

- unconventional processes:

1) cross rolling of finned tubes,

2) forming of laminar composites in the semi-liquid and solid state,

3) unlimited plastic deformation of metals and powder metallurgy materials:

Cyclic Extrusion-Compression (CEC) process - original method and equipment.

14. Foreign contracts:

1998 University of Strathclyde in Glasgow (Scotland, UK) - Departmentt.of Design Manufacture Engineering Management (DMEM) TEMPUS Project (contract No. S_JEP-09721-95):“Technology Transfer Centre for the Krakow and Upper Silesia Metal-Conversion Industries” (5 months).

15. Awards:

Award of the ALUMINUM EXTRUDERS COUNCIL and the ALUMINUM ASSOCIATION for the Best Technical Paper (Modeling of Temperature-Speed Parameters in Aluminum Extrusion) at ET ‘92, the Fifth International Aluminum Extrusion Technology Seminar & Exposition, Chicago, IL, May 19-22, 1992

Award as the Best Exhibit of INPRO ’94 Fair of Invention and Advanced Technology (Finned Tubes Produced Using the Cold Rolling Process as Well as Using them in Heating Systems), International Bydgoszcz Fair (Poland), October 18-20, 1994

Professor Antoni Rodziewicz’s Group Award from the Faculty Senate and President of the University of Mining and Metallurgy for research in the field of aluminium processing, Kraków, December 12, 1994

Special Merit Award as the Exhibit ( Outside-Inside Finned Tubes), TECHNO MESSE KANSAI, the 12th Technomart Osaka, Japan, February 24-26, 1997