Dušan Galusek

Professor Dušan Galusek is the Director of FunGlass (Centre for Functional and Surface-Functionalized Glass) and Head of the VILA Department (Joint Glass Centre) at Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín in Slovakia. With a career spanning over three decades, he has established himself as a leading expert in advanced ceramics, glass materials, and biomaterials research.

His primary research interests include:

• Advanced ceramic materials and composites
• Transparent oxide ceramics
• Metal-organic preceramic precursors
• Aluminate glasses
• Bioactive materials
• Corrosion and corrosion protection

Professor Galusek's recent publication record demonstrates exceptional activity across multiple domains of materials science. His work spans fundamental materials research to practical applications in environmental engineering, biomedical devices, and protective coatings. Analysis of his recent publications reveals a strong focus on glass-ceramic composites, transparent ceramics, and bioactive materials, with significant contributions to both theoretical understanding and practical implementations. His research shows particularly strong activity in developing advanced glass and ceramic materials for environmental applications, biomedical uses, and high-temperature protection systems.

His scientific achievements have been recognized with several prestigious awards:

• Scientist of the Year of the Slovak Republic (2020)
• Fellow of the European Ceramic Society (2022)
• ESET Scientist of the Year finalist (2023)
• Prize of the Slovak Academy of Sciences for building research infrastructure (2023)

As an academic leader, Professor Galusek serves as the head of the doctoral program in 'Inorganic technologies and materials' at Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín. He supervises PhD students and teaches profile subjects including 'Inorganic technologies and materials I and II,' covering fundamentals of inorganic materials technology and engineering ceramics. His extensive grant portfolio demonstrates strong leadership in securing competitive research funding at national and international levels, including multiple Horizon Europe projects.

Professor Galusek oversees research facilities at the FunGlass Centre, which includes state-of-the-art equipment for glass and ceramic processing, characterization, and testing. His research group maintains active collaborations with institutions across Europe, including Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, and Università degli Studi di Padova.