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Prof. Zdenko MACHALA, D.Sc.

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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)
from 2016	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:	visiting professor University of California, Berkeley, USA, Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
2011:	invited professor - 1-month research program, Ecole Centrale Paris, France
since 2008:	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:
Physics of water - Fyzika vody (1-OZE-302)
Plasma diagnostics - Diagnostika plazmy (2-FFP-111)
Experimental vademecum - Experimentálne vademecum (3-FFP-001)
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Supervised students
PhD:	MostafaE. HASSAN Igor JEDLOVSKÝ Zuzana KOVAĽOVÁ, rod. Šipoldová ...
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Research Interests and Projects

Research interests
	Fundamental physics of atmospheric pressure plasmas and electrical discharges.
	Biomedical and Environmental applications of cold plasmas.
	Plasma diagnostics: electrical, optical, spectroscopic.
Research projects
	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.). 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:	3	Invited lectures/seminars:	33
Journal papers:	74	WoS/SCOPUS citations:	2026
Other publications:	283	Other citations:	226

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)

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)

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)

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

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).
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Menthéour R., Machala Z.: Coupled Antibacterial Effects of Plasma-Activated Water and Pulsed Electric Field, Frontiers in Physics 10 (895813), 1 (2022).
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Ndiffo Yemeli G.B., Janda M., Machala Z.: Non-thermal Plasma as a Priming Tool to Improve the Yield of Pea in Outdoor Conditions, Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing 42 (69), 1143–1168 (2022).
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Invited lectures and seminars

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)

M. Janda, M. E. Hassan, G. B. Ndiffo Yemeli, R. Menthéour, S. Pásztor, K. Szarázová, K. Hensel, Z. Machala, Pulsed plasma discharges in air as an efficient strategy of nitrogen fixation and (H)NOx transport into water, Solvay Workshop on "Plasma Technology and Other Green Methods for Nitrogen Fixation", Brussels (Belgium), November 15-17, p. x (2021)

Machala Z., Ndiffo Yemeli G. B., Kyzek S., Kostolani D., Švubová R., Mentheour R., Hassan M.E., Janda M., Hensel K., Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species in plasma activated water: tuning their concentrations and functions in plant growth promot, 19th INT. CONF. PLASMA PHYSICS AND APPLICATIONS & 1st WORKSHOP ON PLASMA APPLICATIONS FOR SMART AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, Magurele, Bucharest ROMANIA, Aug 31 - Sep 3, p. x (2021)

Contributions on international conferences and symposia

Janda M., Hensel K., Tóth P., Pareek P., Hassan M. E., Machala Z.: The role of HNO2 in the generation of plasma activated water by transient spark discharge, 9th International Conference on Plasma Medicine ICPM-9, Utrecht (The Netherlands), June 27-July 1, p. 2022 (2022).
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Okruhlicová Z., Hensel K., Machala Z.: Low-temperature plasma and ozone disinfection of FFP2 type respirators, 1st Training School on Fundamental Aspects on Plasma Medicine, Caparica (Portugal), February 14-16, p. 2022 (2022).
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Machala Z., Okruhlicová Z., Kšanová J., Menthéour R., Vazquez T., Wiederman D., Babic J., Janda M., Hensel K.: Cold plasma and photocatalysis decontamination of FFP2 respirators and indoor air contaminants, 9th International Conference on Plasma Medicine ICPM-9, Utrecht (The Netherlands), June 27-July 1 (2022).
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