Agnieszka Twardowska, PhD, DSc, Eng., Professor at the University of the National Education Commission, Krakow, Poland ORCID 0000-0003-3051-6262, area of the interest: Materials Science and Engineering, speciality: Surface Engineering Research topics: Obtaining nano and micromolecular suspensions and powders by laser synthesis methods in liquid (LAL, LSL, LFL) - thin films deposition and characterization -hard and superhard coatings in Ti-Si-B, Ti-Si-C systems, - preparation and characterization of Ti3SiC2, Ti5Si3 ceramic by SPS sintering, - ceramic composites on the TiB2, B4C matrix with Ti3SiC2/ Ti5Si3 ceramic bonding phase -amorphous and amorphous-nanocrystalline low-friction multilayer coatings with self-adaptation characteristics to cutting conditions on cutting tools made of high-speed steel and tool ceramics, for high-performance machining carried out without the use of coolants and lubricating fluids, steel tools covered with multilayer coatings under cutting conditions, -Al-Li-X, Al-Cu-Mg-X (AA2090, 2091, 8090, 8091) light alloys for aerospace applications, -PVD coating deposition methods (PLD, IBSD/IBAD), surface laser processing of materials ( heat treatment, melting, welding). Advanced microstructural analysis of materials using light and scanning electron microscopy, Analysis of chemical composition and chemical bonds (EDS, RS) and phase composition using XRD/GIXRD method