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The First COLOSSE Mobilities Are Underway: Katarína Viskupová Completed a Research Stay at RWTH Aachen

The first research stays within the COLOSSE project are already taking place! In April 2025, fourth-year PhD student Mgr. Katarína Viskupová completed a one-month research stay at the Faculty of Materials Chemistry at RWTH Aachen University, under the supervision of Professor Jochen Schneider.

During her stay, she focused on the preparation of a Cr-Al-C MAX phase with added yttrium, aiming to investigate its effect on the oxidation resistance of the material. In parallel, she also worked on analyzing the 3D elemental distribution in V-W-B coatings using Atom Probe Tomography (APT).

This experience not only contributed to her dissertation research but also strengthened collaboration between the Slovak and German partners within COLOSSE.