Tymofii Khvan - news
5th Fusion HPC Workshop
On 21-22 November 2024, I had the pleasure of presenting my work dedicated to the CPFEM simulations of spherical nanoindentation in pure iron at the 5th edition of the Fusion HPC workshop held online. The experimentally validated computational results have raised an interesting discussion, which may probably end up in a fruitful collaboration with the materials department of Oxford University.
CONNECT-NM project proposal
We at NOMATEN, together with colleagues from CIEMAT and CNRS, are making a project proposal for the CONNECT-NM call (Coordination of the European Research Community on Nuclear Materials for Energy Innovation, under the EURATOM).
Nanobrücken 2025 conference
On March 4-6, I had the honor of making a double contribution at the Nanobrücken Conference in Halle, Germany. I presented a poster entitled “Predicting the Microstructural Evolution of Ion-Irradiated Eurofer97: A Nanoindentation Study Supported by CPFEM and TEM”, showcasing the current milestones of the POLONEZ BIS 3 project. In addition, I delivered an oral presentation under the same title, in which I outlined the overarching concept and fundamental ideas of the work. Both contributions were very well received by the audience.
20th International Conference on Plasma-Facing Materials and Components for Fusion Applications (PFMC-20)
In March 2019, I attended my first international conference, Plasma-Facing Materials and Components for Fusion Applications (PFMC-19). In May 2025, I had the pleasure of returning to this conference with a poster presentation, sharing my recent progress within the POLONEZ BIS 3 project. PFMC is a well-established and highly regarded conference for materials scientists working in fusion research, attracting participants from all over the world.
JRC Open Access project
I was finally able to visit the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) in Petten, the Netherlands, to carry out my Open Access project, which had been accepted in April 2024. This is an opportunity provided by JRC of accessing their advanced research infrastructure by researchers from all over the EU.
Materials Today 2025 conference
On June 23–26, 2025, I had the pleasure of attending the Materials Today Conference, organized by Elsevier in Sitges, Spain. This large international event brings together diverse areas of materials research and highlights their crucial role in addressing major global challenges, including those related to nuclear technologies.
Publication in Journal of Materials Research and Technology
Glad to share that our paper titled “Development of a semi-empirical approach correlating ion- and neutron-induced hardening in Eurofer97 using nanoindentation and crystal plasticity finite element method” was accepted for publication in Journal of Materials Research and Technology.
Nuclear Energy for New Europe (NENE2025) conference
Second time in Slovenia this year, and this time in Bled, to attend the Nuclear Energy for New Europe conference (NENE2025) on September 8-11th. This famous scientific meeting takes place annually and gathers nuclear scientists from all over the world, especially Europe, to share the latest findings about their research. I had my chance to present my developments in the form of an oral speech.
NOMATEN Winter School 2025
Our department, NOMATEN, organizes a winter/autumn school annually, to connect everyone who is involved and share the latest insights on their work. This year, it took place in Espoo, Finland, at the Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT). By giving an oral speech, I had a chance to present my work to our colleagues from VTT and CEA, explain the nuances of surrogating the neutron damage with ions, and how to measure it using nanoindentation.
INNUMAT Summer School (13-14 October, 2025).
INNUMAT project (innovative structural materials for fission and fusion) is a successor project of the M4F project, which funded my PhD project back in the day. NOMATEN is involved in INNUMAT, and I am personally still in touch with many collaborators. My current POLONEZ research is very in line with what is on the agenda in the INNUMAT, so I decided my personal attendance may bear fruit.
This research is part of the project No. 2022/47/P/ST5/01169 within the POLONEZ BIS programme co-funded by the National Science Centre and the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 945339.
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