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Ing. Petra Špringer Šimonová, Ph.D.

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Contact: simonovb@vscht.cz

Specialization

  • Preparation and characterization of oxide and silicate ceramics
  • Microwave sintering of ceramic materials
  • Determination of mechanical properties
  • X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD)

Education

  • 2021-2025 Chemistry and Technology of Materials, specialization Inorganic Non-metallic Materials (doctoral study program), UCT Prague, Dissertation: Effective properties of oxide and silicate ceramics and their dependence on composition, microstructure, and temperature, (supervisor - prof. Willi Pabst; co-supervisor - Dr. Petr Bezdička), UCT Prague
  • 2019–2021 Chemistry and Technology of Materials, specialization Inorganic Non-metallic Materials (master study program), UCT Prague, Thesis: Microstructure and Young’s modulus evolution of SnO2 ceramics during heat treatment
  • 2016–2019 Chemistry and Technology of Materials (bachelor study program), UCT Prague, Thesis: Ceramics from the system CaO-Al2O3-SiO2 - development of phase composition during sintering and its influence on elastic properties

International internships

  • 2023 (3 months) Barrande Fellowship Programme at École de Mines Saint-Etienné “Preparation of tin-zinc-oxide-based ceramics by microwave sintering, characterization of their microstructure and testing of their elastic properties“
  • 2019-2020 (5 months) Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium (KU Leuven)

Awards and scholarships

Teaching activities

  • Supervision and consultation of Bachelor’s and Master’s theses in the fields of Inorganic Non-metallic Materials and Biomaterials
  • Characterization of Particles and Microstructures (Czech and English course)
  • Specialization Laboratory Course – Materials (Czech course)

Other Activities

Projects

  • 2024 VIGA project “Preparation of spinel ceramics Zn2SnO4 and its elastic properties“ (A2-FCHT-2024-004)
  • 2023 VIGA project “Study of microstructure and elastic properties of ceramics based on ZnO and SnO2 and their mixtures“ (A2-FCHT-2023-019)
  • 2022 VIGA project “Elastic properties measurement of heterogenous materials using the ultrasonic method and theoretical prediction of the dependence of the sound velocity on porosity” (A2-FCHT-2022-002)

Publication activity

ORCID, Scopus, LinkedId, ResearchGate

  1. Šimonová Š. P., Gregorová E., Pabst W., Bezdička P.: Evolution of phase composition, porosity and elastic properties during sintering and temperature dependence of Young's modulus of kaolin-calcite-based porous anorthite ceramics (CaO-SiO2-Al2O3 system), Ceram. Int., 2025. DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2025.07.343
  2. Šimonová P., Petit C., Meunier C., Valdivieso F., Pabst W.: Microwave Sintering of SnO2/ZnO Ceramics: Effects of SiC Susceptor, J. Eur. Ceram. Soc., 2025. DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2025.117560
  3. Chmel O., Jankovský O., Hlásek T., Lojka M., Sedmidubský D., Šimonová P., Antončík, F.: Efficient integration of Gd-2411-W artificial pinning in single-direction melt-grown GdBCO/Ag bulks in high amounts, J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 2025. DOI: 10.1111/jace.20678
  4. Gregorová E., Pabst W., Šimonová P., Kotrbová L., Bezdička P.: Phase composition and temperature dependence of Young's modulus and damping of natural basalt and its melt cast product, J. Eur. Ceram. Soc., 2025. DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2025.117529
  5. Šimonová P., Gregorová E., Pabst W., Viazun D., Bezdička P.: Temperature Dependence of Young’s Modulus of Kaolin-Based Silicate Ceramics with Mullite Addition, Open Ceram., 2025. DOI: 10.1016/j.oceram.2025.100774
  6. Šimonová P., Petit C., Meunier C., Valdivieso F., Nečina V., Pabst W.: Microwave sintering of tin oxide and zinc oxide mixtures – Formation of Zn2SnO4 spinel phase, densification and evolution of microstructure, Ceram. Int., 2025. DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2025.01.495
  7. Gregorová E., Pabst W., Šimonová P., Nečina V., Kotrbová L., Bezdička P., Hubálková J., Schmidt G., Aneziris C. G., Sedlářová I., Kotouček M.: Temperature dependence of Young’s modulus, damping and dilatation during repeated thermal cycling of silica refractories for high-temperature thermal energy storage (TES). J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2024.116946
  8. Gregorová E., Pabst W., Šimonová P., Bezdička P.: Evolution of phase composition of cordierite-sapphirine ceramics in terms of the temperature dependence of Young’s modulus and damping determined via the impulse excitation technique (IET). J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2024.04.048
  9. Šimonová P., Kotrbová L., Pabst W., Nečina V., Bezdička P.: Elastic properties and microstructure evolution of Zn2SnO4-spinel-containing composite ceramics based on tin oxide and zinc oxide. J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2024.04.029
  10. Gregorová E., Pabst W., Šimonová P., Bezdička P., Nečina V.:   Evolution of Young’s modulus and damping of Czech kaolins during sintering monitored via impulse excitation. J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2024.04.019 2024
  11. Hříbalová S., Kotrbová L., Gregorová E., Mašlová A., Nečina V., Šimonová P., Pabst W.: Young’s modulus and damping of partially sintered potassium sodium niobate (KNN) ceramics and its temperature dependence determined via the impulse excitation technique (IET). J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2024.03.064
  12. Gregorová E., Šimonová P., Pabst W., Uhlířová T., Nečina V.: Temperature dependence of Young's modulus and the occurrence of an elastic anomaly in porous alumina-mullite composites prepared by starch consolidation casting. Ceram. Int. 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2023.11.359
  13. Šimonová P., Pabst W.: Porosity dependence of sound velocities in partially sintered alumina, zirconia, ATZ and mullite ceramics. J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 2024.DOI: 10.1111/jace.19536
  14. Hříbalová S., Šimonová P., Pabst, W.: Transparent pyrochlore ceramics – Optical properties of pyrochlores and light scattering study. J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. 2023. DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2023.09.049
  15. Gregorová E., Šimonová P., Pabst W.: Temperature dependence of Young's modulus and damping of uniaxially pressed and partially sintered mullite ceramics and mullite-alumina composites. J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. 2023. DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2023.09.015
  16. Pabst W., Gregorová E., Šimonová P.: The Impulse Excitation Technique and its Use for Monitoring Sintering Processes. AIP Conference Proceedings 2023. DOI: 10.1063/5.0147269
  17. Šimonová P., Pabst W.: The porosity dependence of sound velocities in ceramic materials, J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. 2023. DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2022.11.013
  18. Šimonová P., Uhlířová T., Pabst W.: Computer modeling of Young's modulus and thermal conductivity changes during sintering without shrinkage. J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. 2023. DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2023.04.018
  19. Pabst W., Gregorová E., Šimonová P., Uhlířová T.: Monitoring the ferroelectric phase transition of barium titanate ceramics via impulse excitation. Ferroelectrics 2023. DOI: 10.1080/00150193.2023.2201780
  20. Uhlířová T., Šimonová P., Pabst W.: Modeling of elastic properties and conductivity of partially sintered ceramics with duplex microstructure and different grain size ratio. J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. 2022. DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2022.01.053
  21. Šimonová P., Pabst W., Cibulková J.: Crystallite size of pure tin oxide ceramics and its growth during sintering determined from XRD line broadening – A methodological case study and a practitioners’ guide. Ceram. Int. 2021. DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2021.09.076
  22. Šimonová P., Gregorová E., Pabst W.: Young's modulus evolution during sintering and thermal cycling of pure tin oxide ceramics. J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. 2021. DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2021.08.055
Updated: 4.11.2025 11:38, Author: Tereza Unger Uhlířová

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