January was rather heavy on didactic side of phd studies, which means that we had an exam to pass, and a couple of seminars to present, and preparation for these took a bit of time. However some scientific development also took place, mainly thanks to newly established cooperation with Professor Korbel and Bochniak from AGH, inventors of KoBo method for metal plastic forming. We received sample of pure zinc extruded by KoBo method along with samples of reference (initial) material. Zinc is a hexagonal material same as titanium, so it is expected that it might demonstrate some similarities in way it behaves during plastic deformation. Samples for EBSD investigation was prepared from both deformed and initial material. Preparation of samples proven to be a little bit challenging, as zinc is rather soft material and it is easily contaminated during grinding on SiC papers. Electrolytic polishing was also a bit tricky but finally I've managed to get some workable surfaces for EBSD tests. Initial orientation maps showed what was expected - big equiaxed grains in reference and smaller grains in deformed material. It also showed that metalographic preparation of samples was done more or less properly so it can be repeated/improved on for upcoming investigations.