Advanced Technologies Research Institute
Advanced Technologies Research Institute (ATRI) was established in 2013 as a new build institute of The Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Slovak University of technology in Bratislava.
ATRI is the first and main institute at the University Science Park (Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava), having an interdisciplinary team of researchers, engineers, PhD candidates and junior researchers. ATRI is focused on materials engineering applying ion and plasma technologies, solid state physics, astrophysics, computational chemistry, automation and ICT implementation in industrial processes, mathematical modelling and simulation. The area of materials research ranges from theoretical modelling using ab-initio methods at the atomic and molecular scale, DFT methods for bulk materials and surfaces, to experimental work using accelerators and plasma based technologies. R&D in the field of Automation and ICT aims at hardware and software development, knowledge-based systems, process- and high level automation, data processing and security systems.
Research areas
Satellite Observation of Earth
We are interested in climate change and its impact on city life. We monitor vegetation and look for vulnerable places in the city from the point of view of climate change.
Crystal structure modeling
We focus on atomic-scale modeling of crystalline materials using quantum mechanical methods and evolutionary algorithms. By exploring the chemistry and physics of transition-metal compounds, we aim to discover novel oxides and halides with unique structures and properties, opening pathways to new functional bulk and nanomaterials.
Astrophysics
We study the physics of accretion in cataclysmic variables and other exotic objects by analyzing their fast variability, from optical light curves to X-ray observations. Through signal analysis, we aim to uncover the structure of accretion flows, identify variability sources, and reveal universal patterns shared across white dwarfs, X-ray binaries, and active galactic nuclei.
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