Degrees
2022 |
Full professor in physics, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia |
2021 |
D.Sc. (Doctor of Science, DrSc.) in physics, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia |
2008 |
Associate professor in physics (Doc.), Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia |
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Awards, Fellowships, Membership of Professional Societies
from 2017 |
President - International Society for Plasma Medicine (ISPM) |
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Assoc. editor of IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences (journal) |
2016 |
chair of the 6th International Conference on Plasma Medicine |
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Professional Experience
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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Teaching Activities
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
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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Electric discharges in capillaries and catalytic monoliths assisted by a surface discharge, their properties and effects on exhaust gas (1/0822/21, 2021-2024, principal investigator: Hensel, K.).Electrical discharges in a contact with catalysts, and plasma catalysis for flue gas cleaning (APVV-20-0566, 2021-2025, principal investigator: Hensel, K.).Mass transfer from gas plasma to water microdroplets, from better understanding to optimization of plasma activated water generation. (1/0596/22, 2022-2025, principal investigator: Janda, M. ). |
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Publications & Citations
Book chapters: |
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Invited lectures/seminars: |
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Journal papers: |
76
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WoS/SCOPUS citations: |
2153
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Other publications: |
292
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Other citations: |
226
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Book editor
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
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
Kwiatkowski M., Terebun P., Kučerová K., Tarabová B., Kovaľová Z., Lavrikova A., Machala Z., Hensel K., Pawłat J.: Evaluation of selected properties of dielectric barrier discharge plasma jet, Materials 16 (3), 1167, 14 pp (2023). abstract download citations: 0 | Pastorek M., Suchoňová M., Konečná B., Pásztor S., Petrus J., Ivašková N., Celec P., Gardlík R., Machala Z., Tóthová Ľ.: The Effect of Air Plasma Activated Liquid on Uropathogenic Bacteria, Plasma Chem. Plasma Process., 42, 561–574 (2022) (2022). abstract citations: 0 | Menthéour R., Machala Z.: Coupled Antibacterial Effects of Plasma-Activated Water and Pulsed Electric Field, Frontiers in Physics 10 (895813), 1 (2022). abstract download citations: 0 | more |
Invited lectures and seminars
Machala Z., Hassan M. E., Mentheour R., Jankovič R., Štípala P., Hensel K., Janda M., Transport of cold plasma reactive species into water and bio-relevant effects of plasma-activated water, 24th Symposium on Applications of Plasma Processes and 13th EU-Japan Joint Symposium on Plasma Processing SAPP XXIV, Štrbské Pleso (Slovakia), Jan 27- Feb 1, p. 21 (2023) |
Janda M, Hassan M.E., Mentheour R., Jankovič R., Hensel K., Machala Z., Plasma-liquid Interactions: Transport of Reactive Species and Effects of Plasma-Activated Water, Gordon Research Conference: Plasma Processing Science, Andover, NH, USA, July 24-29, p. x (2022) |
Machala Z., Cimerman R., Janda M., Vazquez T., Hensel K., UV-vis a FTIR spektroskopia ako diagnostika procesov aplikácií studenej plazmy pre čistenie ovzdušia, dekontamináciu vody a v bi, Shimadzu Deň užívateľov 2022, Oščadnica (Slovakia), June 16-17, p. x (2022) |
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Contributions on international conferences and symposia
Zarzeczny D., Kwiatkowski M., Terebun P., Pawłat J., Starek-Wójcicka A., Chudzik B., Machala Z., Hensel K.: Plasma treatment for conditioning of juice, 2nd Training School “Cold plasmas to fight microorganisms, viruses & toxins for medical and agricultural applications”, Bari (Italy), February 13-16, P-22, p. 50 (2023). abstract citations: 0 | Machala Z., Hassan M. E., Mentheour R., Jankovič R., Štípala P., Hensel K., Janda M.: Transport of cold plasma reactive species into water and bio-relevant effects of plasma-activated water, 24th Symposium on Applications of Plasma Processes and 13th EU-Japan Joint Symposium on Plasma Processing SAPP XXIV, Štrbské Pleso (Slovakia), Jan 27- Feb 1, p. 21 (2023). abstract citations: 0 | Field T.A., Asimakoulas L., Harkin C., Janda M., Hensel K., Machala Z.: Spark Chemistry: Can We Control The Energy of the Electrons?, 24th Symposium on Applications of Plasma Processes and 13th EU-Japan Joint Symposium on Plasma Processing SAPP XXIV, Štrbské Pleso (Slovakia), Jan 27- Feb 1, p. 51 (2023). abstract citations: 0 | more |
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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