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Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University Bratislava

Assoc. Prof. Karol HENSEL, PhD.

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Degrees

2009	Associate Professor (Doc.) in physics Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
2008	Doctor of Natural Sciences (RNDr.) in plasma physics Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
2002	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.) in electrical engineering Saga University, Saga, Japan
1994	Master of Science (MSc.) in physical electronics Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia

Awards

2016	Dean of Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics of Comenius University: Award for siginificant scientific and teaching activities
2011	Dean of Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics of Comenius University: Award for Science in year 2010 (for significant contribution to atmospheric pressure discharge)
2001	Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan: Award for the excellent conference contribution on at Joint Symposium of IEEJ on Pulse Power and Electrical Discharges

Employment and Professional Experience

since 2009	Associate Professor, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
2017	Visiting Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Faculty, Lublin University of Technology, Lublin, Poland
2014	Visiting Professor, Laboratoire de Physique des Gaz et des Plasmas (LPGP), Universite Paris-Sud, Orsay, France
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Teaching Activities

Courses
2015-present	Experimental methods in optics and spectroscopy - Experimentálne metódy v optike a spektroskopii [2-FOL-225] (MSc level)
2015-present	Analytical methods in plasma physics - Analytické metódy vo fyzike plazmy [2-FFP-213] (MSc level)
2015-present	Applications of plasma - Využitie plazmy [2-FFP-205] (MSc level)
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Supervised students
	Hana BUCHHOLCEROVÁ Mária CÍBIKOVÁ Richard CIMERMAN ...
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Research Interests and Projects

Research interests
	Atmospheric gas discharges and their fundamental phenomena.
	Environmental and biomedical applications of electrical discharges.
	Plasma diagnostic techniques.
Research projects
	Physical and chemical processes at the interface of low-temperature plasma with water, and their use for bio-medical and agricultural applications. (1/0419/18, 2018-2021, principal investigator: Janda M.). Interaction of cold plasma with water, the effects of plasma activated water to biological systems and their uses in medicine and agriculture (APVV-17-0382, 2018-2022, principal investigator: Machala Z.).
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Publications and Citations

Book chapters:	1	Invited lectures/seminars:	13
Journal papers:	37	SCI/SCOPUS citations:	613
Other publications:	151	Other citations:	145

Book chapters

Machala Z., Tarabová B., Pelach M., Šipoldová Z., Hensel K., Janda M., and Šikurová L.: Bio-Decontamination of Water and Surfaces by DC Discharges in Atmospheric Air, Chapter 3 in: Plasma for Bio-Decontamination, Medicine and Food Security, NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology, Eds.: Z. Machala, K. Hensel, Y. Akishev, Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands, p. 31-44, ISBN 978-94-007-2851-6, © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. (2012)

Journal papers

Tarabová B., Lukeš P., Janda M., Hensel K., Šikurová L., Machala Z.: Specificity of detection methods of nitrites and ozone in aqueous solutions activated by air plasma, Plasma Process. Polym. 15, e1800030 (2018).
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Cimerman R., Račková D., Hensel K.: Tars removal by non-thermal plasma and plasma catalysis, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 51, 274003 (2018).
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Janda M., Hensel K., Machala Z.: Kinetic plasma chemistry model of pulsed transient spark discharge in air coupled with nanosecond time-resolved imaging and spectroscopy, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 51 (33), 334002 (2018).
abstract citations: 1

Invited lectures and seminars

Hensel K., Kučerová K., Tarabová B., Janda M., Henselová M., Machala Z., Atmospheric air plasma discharges and plasma activated water for plasma medicine and agriculture, 7th International Conference on Plasma Medicine ICPM-7, Philadelphia (USA), June 17-22 (2018)

Hensel K., Atmospheric air non-thermal plasma and its effect on water, bacteria, biomolecules and seeds, Lublin University of Technology, Lublin (Poland), April 24 (2017)

Hensel K., Janda M., Machala Z., Le Delliou P., Tardiveau P., Pasquiers S., Atmospheric pressure discharges in tubes and pores, 6th International Conference on Advanced Plasma Technologies ICAPT-6, Siem Reap (Cambodia), December 15 (2016)

Hensel K., Environmental applications orf electric discharges, Charles University, Prague (Czechia), November 22 (2016)

Hensel K., Atmospheric discharges in porous foams and capillary tubes - Discharges in contact with liquids, their chemical and biological effects, University of Tatru, Tatru (Estonia), October 13 (2016)

Hensel K., Electrical Discharges in Gases - Their physical properties, diagnostics and modeling and environmental and biomedical applications, Technical University of Lublin, Lublin (Poland), October 12 (2015)

Hensel K., Janda M., Machala Z., Le Delliou P., Tardiveau P., Pasquiers S., Discharges in porous foams and capillary tubes, 6th Central European Symposium on Plasma Chemistry CESPC, Bressanone (Italy) September 10 (2015)

Hensel K., Janda M., Machala Z., Martišovitš V., Adda P., Le Delliou P., Tardiveau P., Pasquiers S., Discharge propagation in ceramic foams and capillary tubes, 32nd International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases XXXII ICPIG, Iasi (Romania), July 30 (2015)

Hensel K., Air DC Transient Spark Discharge Inactivation of E.coli in Water, Facultatea de Fizica Iasi - Universitatea 'Al. I. Cuza' (Romania), June 18 (2013)

Hensel K., Plasma assisted catalysis, Innolec Lectureship, Masaryk University, Brno (Czech Republic), December 20 (2011)

Hensel K., Atmospheric Plasma in Ceramics Foams and Honeycombs, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba (Japan), August 10 (2008)

Hensel K., Machala Z. and Mizuno A., Microdischarges in ceramic foams and honeycomb monoliths, 23rd Symposium on Plasma Physics and Technology SPPT, Prague (Czech Republic), June 16-19 (2008)

Hensel K. and Machala Z., Microdischarges in Porous Ceramics and Atmospheric DC Discharges for Environmental and Biological Applications, LPGP Seminar, Université Paris-Sud, France, November 30 (2006)

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Contributions on international conferences and symposia

Machala Z., Tarabová B., Kučerová K., Henselová M., Žilková A., Tampieri F., Marotta E., Paradisi C., Krewing M., Bandow J.E., Hensel K.: Cold air plasma and plasma activated water for fruit juice preservation, 2nd International Workshop on Plasma Agriculture, Takayama (Japan), March 9-11, USB (2018).
abstract citations: 0

Machala Z., Tarabová B., Kovaľová Z., Kučerová K., Janda M., Polčic P, Hensel K.: Plasma Activated Water: air plasma-induced gas-phase and liquid-phase reactive species for biomedical applications, 10th International Symposium on Advanced Plasma Science and Its Applications for Nitrides and Nanomaterials (ISPlasma), Nagoya (Japan), Japan, March 4-8, 06pA15I (2018).
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Hensel K., Kučerová K., Tarabová B., Janda M., Henselová M., Machala Z.: Atmospheric Air Plasma Discharges and Plasma Activated Water for Plasma Medicine and Agriculture, 7th International Conference on Plasma Medicine ICPM-7, Philadelphia (USA), June 17-22, USB (2018).
abstract download citations: 0