Education:
1964 - MS in physics from Pedagogical University of Opole (Poland)
1972 - Ph.D. in physics from Institute of Physic, Polish Academie of Science
1983 - Dr.Sci in Physics from Institute of Physic, Polish Academie of Science - habilitation

Career:
Provost of the University of Czestochowa, Poland
Director of the Institute of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, Opole University, Poland.

Field of activity:

• Domain structures of ferromagnetic materials
• Structures and magnetic properties of soft and hard magnetic materials
• Corrosion mechanisms and materials protection against corrosion magnetic materials like Nd-Fe-B type permanent magnets

Main publications:

1. Bala H., Trepak N.M., Szymura S., Lukin A.A., et al. Corrosion protection of Nd-Fe-B type permanent magnets by zinc phosphate surface conversion coatings. Intermetallics (2001)
2. Lukin A.A., Rabinovich Yu. M., Bala H., Szymura S. et al. Hydrogen Stability of SmCo5 Permanent Magnets. Kovové materiály 38 (2000) 107-115.
3. Lukin A.A., Szymura S. Sintered (Nd,Tb)-(Fe, Ti) - B + C Permanent Magnets. Intermetallics 9 (2001) 169-171.
4. Lukin A.A., Szymura S., Zhuravlev A.A. et al. Annealing effect on coercivity and microhardness in sintered (Nd,Tb)15(Fe,Co,Al)78B7 magnets". Modern Physics Letters B, 13 (19) (1999) 681-687.
5. Lukin A.A., Szymura S., Zhuravlev A.A., Margaryan S.M., Bala H. Post-sintering heat treatmant effect on the coercivity of sintered (Nd, Dy)15(Fe, Co, Mo, Al)77B8 pemanent magnets. Materials Chemistry and Phisics 65 (2000) 74-78.
6. Lukin A.A., Szymura S., Zhuravlev A.A., Margaryan S.M., Rabinovich Yu. M. Magnetic and Microstructural Properties of Sintered Nd16Fe75,22Ti1,26B7,2 Magnets with Less Additives. Materials chemistry and phisics (2000).
7. Szymura S., Bala H., Rabinovich Yu.M., Nowy-Wiechula W. High Energy Sintered (Nd,Dy) - FE, Co) - M - B (M = (Re, W, Zr), (Al., Cr), (AL., Cr, Nb)) Magnets. Journal of Phys. Stud., V. 3 No. 1 (1999) 107
8. Lukin A.A., Szymura S., Zhuravlev A.A., Margaryan S.M., Rabinovich Yu. M., Bala H. Pecularities of Forming of Magnetic Hardening in Sintered Nd15Fe76.2Ti1.0Al0.8B7 Permanent Magnet by Ageing. Phys. Stat. Sol. (a) 174 (1999) 513.
9. Szymura S., Rabinovich Yu.M , Bala H., Sergeyeva T.K., Lukin A.A. Pecularities of electrochemical hydrogenation of Nd-Fe-B type permanent magnets. Metallic materials 39 (2001) 55-63.