Degrees
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Associate Professor (Doc.) in physics, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia |
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PhD. in plasma physics, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia |
2006 |
Dr. rer. nat. (= PhD.) in chemistry, Leopold-Franzens
University in Innsbruck, Austria |
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Professional Experience
since 12/2013:
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associate professor at Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and
Informatics, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
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since 01/2011:
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senior research scientist 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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since 03/2008:
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research scientist at Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and
Informatics, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
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Teaching Activities
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Research Interests and Projects
Research interests
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Physics and chemistry of atmospheric pressure plasmas and electrical discharges.
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Environmental and biological applications of atmospheric electrical discharges.
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Plasma diagnostic techniques.
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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. ).Diagnostics of plasma-liquid interface (SK-FR-22-0014, 2023-2025, principal investigator: Janda, M.).Plasma-liquid interactions and the effects/applications of plasma activated water in medicine and agriculture (APVV-22-0247, 2023-2027, principal investigator: Machala, Z.).Environmental Applications of electrical Discharges for Water and aIr Cleaning, and agriculturE (EnvADWICE) (09I03-03-V3, 2024-2026, principal investigator: Machala, Z.). |
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Publications & Citations
Book chapters: |
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Invited lectures/seminars: |
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Journal papers: |
37
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WoS/SCOPUS citations: |
1106
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Other publications: |
165
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Other citations: |
129
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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
Kooshki S., Pareek P., Janda M., Machala Z.: Selective reactive oxygen and nitrogen species production in plasma-activated water via dielectric barrier discharge reactor: A, Journal of Water Process Engineering 63, 105477 (2024). abstract download citations: 0 | Pareek P., Kooshki S., Tóth P., Janda M.: Tuning composition of plasma activated water generated by transient spark discharge with electrospray, Chemical Engineering Journal 493, 152583, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.152583. (2024). abstract citations: 0 | Janda M., Korytchenko K., Shypul O., Krivosheev S., Yeresko O., Kasimov A.: Optical and electrical investigation of plasma generated by high-energy self-stabilized spark ignition system, Physics of Plasmas 30 (5), 053501, doi: 10.1063/5.0141261 (2023). abstract download citations: 0 | Janda M., Hensel K., Machala Z., Field T. A.: The influence of electric circuit parameters on NOx generation by transient spark discharge, J. Phys. D Appl. Phys. 56, 485202, 18 pp (2023). abstract download citations: 2 | Kooshki S., Pareek P., Mentheour R., Janda M, Machala Z.: Efficient treatment of bio-contaminated wastewater using plasma technology for its reuse in sustainable agriculture, Environmental Technology & Innovation 32 (103287), 1-16 (2023). abstract download citations: 2 | 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). abstract download citations: 3 | Hassan M. E., Janda M., Machala Z.: Transport of Gaseous Hydrogen Peroxide and Ozone into Bulk Water vs. Electrosprayed Aerosol, Water 13 (2), 182 (2021). abstract download citations: 11 | Janda M., Hassan M. E., Martišovitš V., Hensel K., Kwiatkowski M., Terebun P. Pawlat J., Machala Z.: In-situ monitoring of electrosprayed water microdroplets using laser and LED light attenuation technique: Comparison with ultra-high-speed camera imaging, J. Appl. Phys. 129 (18), 183305, 15 pp (2021). abstract download citations: 2 | Janda M., Hensel K., Tóth P., Hassan M. E., Machala Z.: The role of HNO2 in the generation of plasma activated water by air transient spark discharge, Appl. Sci. 11 (15), 7053, 20 pp (2021). abstract download citations: 15 | Machala Z., Tarabová B., Sersenová D., Janda M., Hensel K.: Chemical and antibacterial effects of plasma activated water: Correlation with gaseous and aqueous reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, plasma sources and air flow conditions, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 52 (3), 034002, 17 pp (2019). abstract download citations: 146 | Pawlat J., Terebun P., Kwiatkowski M., Tarabová B., Kovaľová Z., Kučerová K., Machala Z., Janda M., Hensel K.: Evaluation of oxidative species in gaseous and liquid phase
generated by mini-gliding arc discharge, Plasma Chem. Plasma Process. 39 (3), 627-643 (2019). abstract download citations: 46 | 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 (6), 1800030, 12 pp (2018). abstract download citations: 43 | 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 download citations: 21 | Janda M., Hoder T., Sarani A., Brandenburg R., Machala Z.: Cross-correlation spectroscopy study of the Transient Spark discharge in atmospheric pressure air, Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 26 (5), 055010 (2017). abstract download citations: 15 | Janda M., Martišovitš V., Buček A., Hensel K., Molnár M., Machala Z.: Influence of repetition frequency on streamer-to-spark breakdown mechanism in transient spark discharge, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys 50 (42), 425207, 8 pp (2017). abstract download citations: 7 | Janda M., Martišovitš V., Hensel K., Machala Z.: Generation of antimicrobial NOx by atmospheric air transient spark discharge, Plasma Chem. Plasma Proc. 36 (3), 767-781 (2016). abstract download citations: 57 | Janda M., Martišovitš V., Hensel K., Machala Z.: Study of transient spark discharge focused at NOx generation for biomedical applications, J. Phys.: Conf. Series. 768, 012009, 6 pp (2016). abstract download citations: 12 | Janda M., Machala Z., Hensel K., Morvová M.: Transient spark in N2-CO2 mixture above water surface at atmospheric pressure, Acta Phys.. Univ. Comenian. LIII, 15-25 (2016). abstract download citations: 0 | Janda M., Machala Z., Dvonč L., Lacoste D.A., Laux C.O.: Self-pulsing discharges in pre-heated air at atmospheric pressure, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 48, 035021 (2015). abstract download citations: 20 | Hensel K., Kučerová K., Tarabová B., Janda M., Machala Z., Sano K., Mihai C. T., Gorgan L. D., Jijie R., Pohoata V., Topala I.: Effects of air transient spark discharge and He plasma jet on water, bacteria, cells and biomolecules, Biointerphases 10 (2), 029515, 14 pp (2015). abstract download citations: 69 | Dvonč L., Janda M.: Study of transient spark discharge properties using kinetic modeling, IEEE Trans. Plasma Phys. 43 (8), 2562-2570 (2015). abstract download citations: 5 | Pongrác B., Kim H.H., Janda M., Martišovitš V., Machala Z.: Fast imaging of intermittent electrospraying of water with positive corona discharge, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 47, 315202 (2014). abstract download citations: 21 | Janda M., Martišovitš V., Dvonč L., Hensel K., Machala Z.: Measurement of the electron density in transient spark discharge, Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 23 (6), 065016, 12 pp (2014). abstract download citations: 35 | Janda M., Machala Z., Niklová A., Martišovitš V.: The streamer-to-spark transition in a transient spark: a dc-driven nanosecond-pulsed discharge in atmospheric air, Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 21, 045006 (9pp) (2012). abstract download citations: 57 | Janda M., Martišovitš V., Machala Z.: Transient spark: a dc-driven repetitively pulsed discharge and its control by electric circuit parameters, Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 20, 035015 (10pp) (2011). abstract download citations: 53 | Janda M., Machala Z.: Imaging of transient spark in atmospheric pressure air by fast iCCD camera, IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. 39 (11) 2246-2247 (2011). abstract download citations: 15 | Stancu G.D., Janda M., Kaddouri F., Lacoste D., Laux C.O.: Time-Resolved CRDS Measurements of N2(A) Density Produced by Nanosecond Discharges in Atmospheric Pressure Nitrogen and Air, J. Phys. Chem. A 114, 201-208 (2010). abstract download citations: 57 | Janda M., Machala Z., Laux C.O.: Optical and Electrical Study of Transient Spark Discharge in Air, Acta Physica Universitatis Comenianae L-LI, 85-93 (2010). abstract download citations: 0 | Machala Z., Jedlovský I., Chládeková L., Pongrác B., Giertl D., Janda M., Šikurová L., Polčic P.: DC discharges in atmospheric air for bio-decontamination – spectroscopic methods for mechanism identification, Eur. Phys. J. D, 54, 195-204 (2009). abstract download citations: 55 | Janda M., Machala Z.: Transient spark discharge in N2/CO2/H2O mixtures at atmospheric pressure, IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. 36 (4), 916-917 (2008). abstract download citations: 6 | Janda M., Machala Z., Morvová M., Morva I.: Study of Plasma Induced Chemistry by DC Discharges Above Water Surface in CO2/N2/H2O Mixture, Orig. Life Evol. Biosph., 38, 23-35 (2008). abstract download citations: 12 | Machala Z., Janda M., Hensel K., Jedlovský I., Leštinská L., Foltin V., Martišovitš V., Morvová M.: Emission spectroscopy of atmospheric pressure plasmas for bio-medical and environmental applications, J. Molec. Spectrosc. 243 (2), 194-201 (2007). abstract download citations: 289 | Janda M., Martišovitš V., Morvová M., Machala Z., Hensel K.: Monte Carlo simulations of electron dynamics in N2/CO2 mixtures, Eur. Phys. J. D 45 (2), 309-315 (2007). abstract download citations: 15 | Hensel K., Martišovitš V., Machala Z., Janda M., Leštinský M., Tardiveau P., Mizuno A.: Electrical and optical properties of AC microdischarges in porous ceramics, Plasma Process. Polym. 4 (7-8), 682-693 (2007). abstract download citations: 93 | Janda M., Hensel K., Martišovitš V., Morvová M.: Theoretical study of influence of H2O on parameters of low-temperature plasmas in humid mixtures, Czech. J. Phys. 56, B774-B780 (2006). abstract download citations: 1 | Janda M., Machala Z., Morvová M., Franček V., Lukáč P.: WEB-EEDF: Open Source Software for Modeling the Electron Dynamics, Acta Physica Slovaca 55, 507-514 (2005). abstract download citations: 0 | Morvová M., Morva I., Janda M., Hanic F., Lukáč P.: Combustion and carbonisation exhaust utilisation in electric discharge and its relation to prebiotic chemistry, Int. J. of Mass Spectrometry 223 (1-3): 613-625 Jan. 15 (2003). abstract download citations: 11 |
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Invited lectures and seminars
Janda M., Pareek P., tóth P., and Machala Z., Tuning plasma-activated water composition generated by transient spark with electrospray, 3rd Workshop on Plasma Applications for Smart and Sustainable Agriculture, Gozd Mortuljek, Slovenia, May 14-16 (2023) |
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) (2022) |
Janda M., Hensel K., Machala Z., Transient spark driving circuit optimization for enhanced generation of nitrogen oxides, 30th Summer School and International Symposium on the Physics of Ionized Gases SPIG 2020, Šabac (Serbia) - Virtual, August 24-28 (2020) (2020) |
Janda M., Chemical kinetic modelling of NOx formation in Transient Spark discharge, 34th International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases XXXIV ICPIG and 10th International Conference on Reactive Plasmas ICRP-10, Sapporo (Japan), July 14-19, p. xx (2019) |
Janda M., Hensel K., Martišovitš V., Machala Z., Kučerová K., Tarabová B., Kovaľová Z., Pongrác B., Self-Pulsing Transient Spark Discharge Biodecontamination Of Water & Spatio-Temporal Optical Diagnostic, 3rd International Conference on Photocatalytic and Advanced Oxidation Technologies, Gdansk (Poland), September 1-4 (2015) |
Janda M., Buček A., Martišovitš V., Hensel K., and Machala Z., Spatiotemporal evolution of the streamer-to-spark transition influenced by memory effect, 20th Symposium on Applications of Plasma Processes SAPP XX and COST TD1208 Workshop on Application of Gaseous Plasma with Liquids, Tatranská Lomnica (Slovakia), January 17-22 (2015) |
Janda M., Martišovitš V., Hensel K., and Machala Z., Time-resolved optical diagnostic of self-pulsing nanosecond discharges for biomedical applications, 6th Int. Workshop and Summer School on Plasma Physics, Kiten (Bulgaria), June 30 - July 6 (2014) |
Janda M., Chemical Evolution and Electric Discharges, Facultatea de Fizica Iasi - Universitatea 'Al. I. Cuza' (Romania), November 15 (2013) |
Janda M., Time-resolved Electrical and Optical Study of Transient Spark, Facultatea de Fizica Iasi - Universitatea 'Al. I. Cuza' (Romania), June 18 (2013) |
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Contributions on international conferences and symposia
Saeed Kooshki, Pankaj Pareek, Robin Mentheour, Mario Janda, Zdenko Machala: Plasma Activated Water (PAW): Sustainable Technology for Wastewater Treatment. Selective production of Reactive Oxygen and Nitro, XXXV ICPIG, 17, July 9-14,, p. 28 (2024). abstract citations: 0 | Cimerman R., Roubíček J., Diňa D., Janda M., Hensel K.: CO2 conversion by nonthermal plasma: Dielectric barrier discharge vs. transient spark, 18th High Pressure Low Temperature Plasma Chemistry Symposium HAKONE XVII, Abano Terme, Padova (Italy), September 1-6, xxx (2024). abstract citations: 0 | Hensel K., Cimerman R., Kšanová J., Janda M., Machala Z.: Non-thermal plasma regeneration and reuse of pellet catalysts
deactivated by hydrocarbons, 17th International Conference on Electrostatic Precipitation, XVII ICESP, Kyoto (Japan), October 28-31 (2024). abstract citations: 0 | more |
Other Skills
Languages: |
English, German, Russian, French, Czech - fluent spoken and written
Italian, Hungarian, Serbian, Polish – beginning
Slovak - maternity language |
Computers: |
administration of OS Linux and Windows
programming and scripting languages PHP, C/C++, SQL, LaTeX,
HTML, CSS, JavaScript |
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