Małgorzata Karolus Habilitated Doctor in the field of Materials Engineering, Associate Professor The scope of scientific interests: X-ray structural analysis (XRD methods: qualitative and quantitative phase analysis, diffraction methods of measuring own stress, texture); structure analysis of amorphous (RDF) and nanocrystalline materials (PDF); Rietveld method; analysis of thin film structure (reflectometry) and gradient materials (GIXD); mechanical synthesis, melt spining. Affiliation: From 1990 to present: Institute of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Silesia in Katowice, 75 Pułku Piechoty 1A, 41-500 Chorzów, Poland; position: associate professor. 2014 – 2016 - Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies in Krakow, ul. Wrocławska 37A, 30-011 Kraków; position: crystallography and diffraction specialist.