Degrees
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Associate professor in physics (Doc.),
Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia |
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PhD. in plasma physics,
Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia |
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Dr. es science (= PhD.) in gas and plasma physics,
University Paris-Sud XI, France |
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Awards, Fellowships, Membership of Professional Societies
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President - International Society for Plasma Medicine (ISPM) |
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Assoc. editor of IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences (journal) |
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chair of the 6th International Conference on Plasma Medicine |
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Professional Experience
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2013:
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visiting professor University of California, Berkeley, USA, Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
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2011:
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invited professor - 1-month research program, Ecole Centrale Paris, France
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since 2008:
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associate professor at Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia; research oriented at atmospheric plasmas and electric discharges and their environmental and biological applications
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2004-2008:
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assistant professor at Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
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09/2004:
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visiting professor in Laboratoire EM2C, Ecole Centrale Paris, France
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2002-2004:
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post-doctoral research fellowship in Thermosciences Division, Mechanical Engineering Department, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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2001:
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research position in Physical Metallurgy and Metallography Department, Welding Research Institute, Bratislava, Slovakia
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1997-2000:
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combined PhD. program at University Paris-Sud XI, Electric Discharges and Environment Group, Laboratory of Physics of Gases and Plasmas, Orsay, France and at Institute of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia; dissertation thesis „Continuous and transient electrical discharges, streamer triggered, at atmospheric pressure, for the removal of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)”
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1993-1997:
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undergraduate and graduate research assistant in Environmental applications and IR spectroscopy group of Institute of Physics, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia
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1994:
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6-month research/study program in surface science at Laboratory of Electronic Engineering and Applied Physics, Aston University, Birmingham, UK
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Teaching Activities
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Current courses:
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Physics of water - Fyzika vody (1-OZE-302)
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Plasma diagnostics - Diagnostika plazmy (2-FFP-111)
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Experimental vademecum - Experimentálne vademecum (3-FFP-001)
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Research Interests and Projects
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Research interests
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Fundamental physics of atmospheric pressure plasmas and electrical discharges.
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Biomedical and Environmental applications of cold plasmas.
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Plasma diagnostics: electrical, optical, spectroscopic.
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Research projects
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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.).Effects on atmospheric pressure cold plasmas on bacteria and seeds (SK-PL-18-0090, 2019-2020, principal investigator: Hensel K.). |
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Publications & Citations
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Book chapters: |
3 |
Invited lectures/seminars: |
23 |
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Journal papers: |
54
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WoS/SCOPUS citations: |
884
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Other publications: |
209
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Other citations: |
163
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Book editor
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Machala Z., Hensel K., Akishev Y. (Editors), Plasma for bio-decontamination, medicine and food security, NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A - Chemistry and Biology, Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 487 pp, ISBN 978-94-007-2851-6 (2012)
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Book chapters
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Janda M., Machala Z., Joshi R. P., Krasnoperov L., Mededovic Thagard S.:
Electrical discharges,
Chapter 55 in: Encyclopedia of Physicsl Organic Chemistry, Eds.: Wang Z., Wille U., Juaristi E., Wiley, New Jersey, p. 2957-3010 (2017)
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Machala Z., Pai D.Z., Janda M. and Laux C.O.:
Atmospheric Pressure Nanosecond Pulsed Discharge Plasmas, Chapter 6 in: Low Temperature Plasma Technology: Methods and Applications, Eds.: Paul K. Chu, XinPei Lu, CRC Press; 1 edition (July 25, 2013), ISBN-10: 1466509902; ISBN-13: 978-1466509900, (2013)
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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)
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Journal papers
Machala Z., Tarabová B., Sersenová D., Janda M., Hensel K.: Plasma activated water chemical and antibacterial effects: Correlation with gaseous and aqueous reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, plasma sources and air flow conditions, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 52, 034002 (2019).
abstract citations: 0 | Machala Z. and Graves D.B.: Frugal Biotech Applications of Low-Temperature Plasma, Trends Biotechnol. 36(6), 579-581 (2018).
abstract download citations: 0 | 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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Invited lectures and seminars
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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 (2018) |
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Machala Z., Elektrické výboje s vodou a ich biomedicínske aplikácie, 23. Konferencia Slovenských Fyzikov, Smolenice, 5-8.9., p. 10 (2018) |
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Machala Z., Tarabová B., Kučerová K., Sersenová D., Ndiiffo-Yemeli G. B., Žilková A., Henselová M., Tampieri F., Marotta E., Paradisi C., Hensel K., Water activated by air discharges for applications in biodecontamination, agriculture and food processing, 11th International Symposium on Non-thermal Plasma Technology for Pollution Control and Sustainable Energy ISNTP-11, Montegrotto Terme (Italy), July 1-5, p. 32 (2018) |
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Contributions on international conferences and symposia
Janda M., Hensel K., Machala Z.: Chemical kinetic model of transient spark: Spark phase and NOx formation, 22nd Symposium on Applications of Plasma Processes and 11th EU-Japan Joint Symposium on Plasma Processing SAPP XXII, Štrbské Pleso (Slovakia), January 18-24, USB (2019).
abstract citations: 0 | Machala Z., Tarabová B., Janda M., Hensel K.: Gaseous and aqueous reactive oxygen and nitrogen species of air plasmas with water, 22nd Symposium on Applications of Plasma Processes and 11th EU-Japan Joint Symposium on Plasma Processing SAPP XXII, Štrbské Pleso (Slovakia), January 18-24, USB (2019).
abstract citations: 0 | 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).
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Languages
English, French, Czech - fluent spoken and written
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Russian – advanced
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Italian, German – beginning
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Slovak - maternity language
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