Ing. Dominik Čuha, PhD.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

slovakia
  • +421 55 602 6368
  • dominik.cuha@tuke.sk
  • Sturova 31, Office no. 57.

The researcher’s work focuses on advanced manufacturing technologies, particularly on the disintegration of materials using an ultrasonically excited pulsed water jet. He conducts a detailed investigation of the various stages of erosive effects of this jet on different materials (primarily aluminum, steel, copper, brass, titanium, and bone cement) under a range of experimental conditions. He possesses technical skills and a comprehensive and in-depth knowledge not only in his specialized field but also in natural sciences (mathematics, physics). Thanks to this, he is able to carry out high-quality research while providing students with a well-founded and clear expert explanation across a wide range of subjects. He actively applies his knowledge and experience in supervising students’ bachelor’s and master’s theses. He is the author of several significant publications, utility models, and patents, including a European patent. In addition to his individual work, he also serves as a co-investigator on major research projects.

Web of Science

AAB-3947-2020

Scopus

57203900147

ORCID

0000-0002-7258-6499

TUKE

CURRICULUM VITAE

  • 09/2024 – to present: Assistant professor, Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies with a seat in Prešov.
  • 09/2021 – 08/2024: Researcher, Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies with a seat in Prešov.
education:
  • 09/2018 – 07/2021: Doctoral Studies “PhD” – Technical University of Košice, Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies with a seat in Prešov, field of study – Mechanical Engineering.
  • 09/2016 – 06/2018: Master’s Studies “Ing.” – Technical University of Košice, Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies with a seat in Prešov, field of study – Manufacturing Technologies, study program – Advanced Technologies.
  • 09/2013 – 06/2016: Bachelor’s Studies “Bc.” – Technical University of Košice, Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies with a seat in Prešov, field of study – Manufacturing Technologies, study program – Manufacturing Technologies.
  • 09/2009 – 08/2013: Gymnázium Konštantínova 2, Prešov – High School Diploma.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

  • English language.

FIELD OF INTEREST

  • Material disintegration using a pulsed water jet, Advanced Technologies, Materials Engineering.

patents / utility models

  • Jig for clamping samples disintegrating by pulsating water jet. European Patent No. 4184144 European Patent Office [ČUHA, Dominik – HATALA, Michal].
  • Prípravok na upínanie vzoriek dezintegrovaných pulzujúcim vodným prúdom. Slovak Republic Patent No. 289325 (Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic) [ČUHA, Dominik – HATALA, Michal].
  • Přípravek pro upínání vzorků dezintegrovaných pulzujícím vodním proudem. Utility Model No. 36661 (Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic) [ČUHA, Dominik – HATALA, Michal].
  • Rotačný stojan. Utility Model No. 9555 (Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic) [ČUHA, Dominik – HATALA, Michal].

memberships in major commissions

REVIEWER OF THE JOURNALS:
  • WEAR (An International Journal on the Science and Technology of Wear).
other memberships:
  • Member of the State Examination Committee at the Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies with a seat in Prešov, Technical University of Košice, for Bachelor’s studies.

projects

CO-RESEARCHER OF NATIONAL PROJECTS:
  • VEGA 1/0096/18 Effect of continuous and pulsating liquid jet on microstructure, properties and integrity in materials (2018 – 2021).
  • VEGA 1/0431/21 Research of light-technical parameters in production halls using digital ergonomics tools (2021 – 2024).
  • VEGA 1/0391/22 Research and application of new technological procedures of non-destructive testing of additive manufacturing products (2022 – 2025).
  • KEGA 014TUKE-4/2020 Implementation of research findings on innovative non-destructive testing methods of materials into the study program of Automotive Production Technologies (2020 – 2022).
  • KEGA 032TUKE-4/2021 Transfer and implementation of knowledge from the field of energy beam technologies into the study programs of technical secondary schools supporting dual education (2021 – 2023).
  • KEGA 017TUKE-4/2023 Implementation of research findings of additive manufacturing technologies into study programs of FMT TUKE (2023 – 2025).
  • APVV-17-0490 Detection of erosive effects of pulsating water jet on material (2018 – 2022).
  • APVV-20-0514 Research on the influence of technological parameters of abrasive water jet machining on the surface integrity of tool steels (2021 – 2025).
  • APVV-21-0228 Research and determination of fusion welding procedures for metal components produced by additive technologies SLM and SLS (2022 – 2026).
other projects:
  • ITMS2014+: 313011BWN5 Development of excellent research capacities in the field of additive technologies for 21st century industry (co-investigator) (2022 – 2023).
  • SK-UA-21-0060 Improvement of production planning by implementing a computer-aided system for fixture design (co-investigator) (2022 – 2023).

FOREIGN STAYS

  • Tomas Bata University in Zlín – Faculty of Technology, Czech Republic.
  • University of West Bohemia in Pilsen – Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Czech Republic.
  • Technical University of Ostrava – Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Czech Republic.
  • Istanbul Medipol University – Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Student Internship – Institute of Geonics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Ostrava, Czech Republic.

IMPORTANT PAPERS

  • Effect of a modified impact angle of an ultrasonically generated pulsating water jet on aluminum alloy erosion using upward and downward stair trajectory / Dominik Čuha, Michal Hatala Spôsob prístupu: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2022.204369… – 2022. In: Wear : an international journal on the science and technology of friction lubrication and wear. – Lausanne (Švajčiarsko) : Elsevier Science Roč. 500-501 (2022), s. [1-17] [print]. – ISSN 0043-1648 [ČUHA, Dominik – HATALA, Michal].
  • Acoustic chamber length performance analysis in ultrasonic pulsating water jet erosion of ductile material / Nag Akash … [et al.] Spôsob prístupu: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1526612519303366… – 2019. In: Journal of Manufacturing Processes = JMP. Roč. 47 (2019), s. 347-356 [print]. – ISSN 1526-6125 [NAG, Akash – HLOCH, Sergej – ČUHA, Dominik – DIXIT, Amit Rai – TOZAN, Hakan – PETRŮ, Jana – HROMASOVÁ, Monika – MÜLLER, Miroslav].
  • Hydrodynamic ductile erosion of aluminium by a pulsed water jet moving in an inclined trajectory / Sergej Hloch … [et al.] – 2019. In: Wear : an international journal on the science and technology of friction lubrication and wear. č. 428-429 (2019), s. 178-192 [print]. – ISSN 0043-1648 [HLOCH, Sergej – ADAMČÍK, Pavel – SRIVASTAVA, Madhulika – ČUHA, Dominik – MÜLLER, Miroslav – HROMASOVÁ, Monika – KLICH, Jiří – NAG, Akash].
  • Evaluation of physical phenomena and surface integrity during hydroabrasive disintegration of the rotating workpiece with feedback loop control / Ján Cárach … [et al.] – 2019. In: Measurement : journal of the International Measurement Confederation. – London (Veľká Británia) : Institute of Measurement and Control č. 134 (2019), s. 586-594 [print]. – ISSN 0263-2241 [CÁRACH, Ján – HLOCH, Sergej – PETRŮ, Jana – MÜLLER, Miroslav – HROMASOVÁ, Monika – NAG, Akash – ČUHA, Dominik – HLAVÁČEK, Petr – HATALA, Michal – KRATOCHVÍL, Jiří – RUGGIERO, Alessandro].
  • Erosion of Titanium and Aluminium Alloys Using Pulsating Water Jet: Effect of Standoff Distance / Dominik Čuha … [et al.] – 2021. In: Advances in Water Jetting. – Cham (Švajčiarsko) : Springer Nature s. 56-66 . – ISBN 978-3-030-53490-5 [ČUHA, Dominik – NAG, Akash – CHLUPOVÁ, Alice – HLOCH, Sergej].
  • Mechanical strengthening of anti-corrosive surface layers by water jet / Dana Stančeková … [et al.] Spôsob prístupu: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-53491-2_21… – 2021. In: Advances in Water Jetting. – Cham (Švajčiarsko) : Springer Nature s. 197-207 . – ISBN 978-3-030-53490-5 [STANČEKOVÁ, Dana – HLOCH, Sergej – ČUHA, Dominik – ŠAJGALÍK, Michal].
  • Investigation on Pulsating Liquid Jet with Physiological Saline on Aluminium Surface / Akash Nag … [et al.] – 2019. In: Advances in Manufacturing Engineering and Materials : proceedings of the International Conference on Manufacturing Engineering and Materials. – Cham (Švajčiarsko) : Springer International Publishing AG s. 63-71 [print, online]. – ISBN 978-3-319-99352-2 [NAG, Akash – HLOCH, Sergej – DIXIT, Amit Rai – ČUHA, Dominik].
  • Vybrané experimenty z mechaniky hmotného bodu / Dominik Čuha, Denisa Olekšáková – 1. vyd. – Košice : Technická univerzita v Košiciach – 2025. – 95 s. [CD-ROM]. – ISBN 978-80-553-4834-6. [ČUHA, Dominik – OLEKŠÁKOVÁ, Denisa].
  • Vplyv zdvihu dýzy počas dezintegrácie materiálu pulzujúcim vodným prúdom / Dominik Čuha, Michal Hatala Spôsob prístupu: https://www.engineering.sk/archiv/41105-strojarstvo-strojirenstvi-12-2023-1-2024… – 2023. In: Strojárstvo/Strojírenství = Engineering Magazine. – Žilina (Slovensko) : Media/ST Roč. 27, č. 12 (2023), s. 74-76 [print]. – ISSN 1335-2938 [ČUHA, Dominik – HATALA, Michal].

TEACHING

SEMINARS:
  • Advanced Technologies.
  • Fundamentals of Machine and Equipment Programming.
  • Numerical Control Machines (NC Technology).
  • Machine Servicing.
  • New Materials.
  • Selected Chapters in Mathematics I.
  • Physics.
  • Technical Mechanics.
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