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
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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
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. ).Diagnostics of plasma-liquid interface (SK-FR-22-0014, 2023-2025, principal investigator: Janda, M.).A step towards new Plasma processing Technology for Medical purposes (101066764, 2022-2024, principal investigator: Galmiz, O.).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: |
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WoS/SCOPUS citations: |
2248
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Other publications: |
319
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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
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 | Warne G. R.; Lim M.; Lamichhane P.; Machala Z.; Hessel V.; Williams P. M.; Fisk I. D.: Esterification and volatile compound manipulation using radiofrequency cold plasma, Innov. Food Sci. & Emerging Technol. 95, 103726 (2024). abstract citations: 0 | 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 | more |
Invited lectures and seminars
Machala Z., Plasma gas and liquid chemistry - emphasis on bioactive compounds and their interaction with microorganisms relevant for agricul, 2nd Training School “Cold plasmas to fight microorganisms, viruses & toxins for medical and agricultural applications”, Bari (Italy), February 13-16, p. 17 (2023) |
Machala Z., Hassan M.E., Hensel K., Janda M., HOW REACTIVE SPECIES FROM COLD PLASMA ARE TRANSPORTED INTO LIQUID WATER BULK/AEROSOL, 3rd Plathinium (Plasma Thin Film International Union Meeting), Antibes, (France), September 11-15, p. x (2023) |
Machala Z., Hassan M. E., Pareek P., Kooshki S., Galmiz O., Štípala P., Hensel K., Janda M., ransport of reactive species from plasma discharges into water determines the plasma-activated water properties and applications, 35th International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases XXXV ICPIG, Egmond aan Zee (The Netherlands), July 9-14 , p. (2023) |
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) |
Z. Machala, V. Martišovitš, D. Sersenová, H. Gbelcová, V. Repiská, M. Suchoňová, B. Konečná, L. Tóthová, A.C. Ricchiuto, G. Neretti, D.B. Graves, G. Bauer, Corona plasma pen using streamer discharge in air induces disinfection and selective anticancer effects both directly and by pla, 8th International Conference on Plasma Medicine ICPM-8,, Incheon (South Korea) - Virtual, , August 3-6, p. WeA4-1 (2021) |
Machala Z., Air plasma-water interactions for biomedical/agriculture applications of plasma activated water, Second International Conference on Advances in Plasma Science and Technology ICAPST, Coimbatore, India, online, May 27-29, p. INV-23 (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) |
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., Chemistry of air plasma-water interaction and biomedical/agriculture applications of plasma activated water, ICAPST-20, First International conference on advances in plasma science and technology, Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology Coimbatore, India, 12-14 Feb (2020) |
Machala Z., Mentheour R., Sersenová D., Tarabová B., Ndiffo Yemeli G.B., Vukušič T., Pásztor S., Gbelcová H., Konečná B., Tóthová Ľ., Janda M., Hensel K., Tuning the chemistry of air plasma-water interaction and biomedical/agriculture applications of plasma activated water, Plasma Science & Enterpreneurship 2019, Luxembourg (LU), Nov 14-15, p. 15 (2019) |
Machala Z., Tarabová B., Vukušic T., Janda M., Hensel K., Plasma activated water chemical and antibacterial effects correlate with gaseous and aqueous RONS, plasma source, air and water flow conditions, 24th International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry ISPC, Napoli (Italy), June 9-14, I-5 (2019) |
Machala Z., Tarabová B., Janda M., Hensel K., Plasma activated water: effects for biomedical and agriculture/food applications and challenges of RONS detection, 8th Central European Symposium on Plasma Chemistry CESPC, Gozd Martuljek (Slovenia), May 26-30, K1 (2019) |
Z. Machala, B. Tarabová, Z. Kovaľová, K. Kučerová, M. Janda, P. Polčic, and K. Hensel, 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, March 4-8, p. 06pA15I (2018) |
Machala Z., Air Discharges and Plasma Activated Water for Applications in Bio-decontamination, Agriculture and Food Processing, Material Research Society Fall Meeting and Exhibit, Symposium BM06, Boston, USA, Nov 25-30, p. BM06.08.01 (2018) |
Machala Z., Elektrické výboje s vodou a ich biomedicínske aplikácie, 23. Konferencia Slovenských Fyzikov, Smolenice, 5-8.9., p. 10 (2018) |
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) |
Machala Z., Cold plasmas of electrical discharges in air and plasma activated water for biomedical applications, Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften – ISAS, Dortmund, Germany, 18 Jan (2018) |
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) |
Machala Z., Hamaguchi S., Fridman G., Preface: Sixth International Conference on Plasma Medicine (ICPM-6), Plasma Medicine 7 (2), v-vi (2017) |
Machala Z., Tarabová B., Kovaľová Z., Kučerová K., Janda M., Hensel K., Tampieri F., Marotta E., Paradisi C., Brun P., Martines E., Plasma activated water: plasma-induced gas-phase and liquid-phase chemistry and applications in biomedicine and food processing, 7th Central European Symposium on Plasma Chemistry, CESPC, Sv. Martin na Muri (Croatia), September 3-7, p. 26 (2017) |
Machala Z., Tarabová B., Hensel K., Kučerová K., Kovaľová Z., Janda M., Lukeš P., Plasma activated water: effects for biomedical and agriculture/food applications and challenges of RONS detection, International Conference on Applications of Plasma Technologies - ICAPT-6, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Dec 11-18, p. 39-40 (2016) |
Machala Z., Tarabová B., Kučerová K., Kovaľová Z., Žilková A. , Janda M., and Hensel K., Cold air Plasma Activated Water for bio-decontamination, food pasteurization, and seed germination, Workshop on Application of Advanced Plasma Technologies in CE Agriculture, Ljubljana, Slovenia, April 17-21 (2016) |
Machala Z., Tarabová B., Kovaľová Z., Kučerová K., Janda M., Hensel K., Water activated by non-thermal air plasma discharges for bio-decontamination and bio-medical effects, 8th International Symposium on Advanced Plasma Science and Its Applications for Nitrides and Nanomaterials (ISPlasma) + 9th International Conference on Plasma-Nano Technology & Science (IC-PLANTS), Nagoya (Japan), March 6-10 (2016) |
Kovaľová Z., Tarabová B., Hensel K., and Machala Z., Decontamination of Bacillus cereus Spores and Streptococci Biofilms on Plastic Surfaces with DC and Pulsed Corona Discharges, Electroporation Workshop 2015: From basics knowledge to industry, co-organized by COST TD1104 EP4Bio2Med and LEA-EBAM, Tousouse, France, 14-15 Apr 2015 (2015) |
Machala Z., Identification of RONS in water induced by air plasmas and their biomedical effects, 5th International Conference on Plasma Medicine ICPM-5, Nara (Japan), May 18-23 (2014) |
Machala Z. and Akishev Yu., Plasma for bio-decontamination, medicine and food security, NATO Workshop on CBRN defence, Science for Peace and Security Programme, Brussels, Belgium, October 22-24 (2013) |
Machala Z. and Graves D., Bio-medical applications of atmospheric air plasmas: new possibilities for infection control in the developing world, DARPA workshop “The Optical Properties of Plasma”, Notre Dame University, IN, USA, June 26-27 (2013) |
Machala Z., Bio-decontamination of water, biofilms, and surfaces by atmospheric air plasmas, and related water chemistry, COST Action MP1101 "Biomedical applications of Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas, " Scientific Kick-Off Meeting, Bari, Italy, February 16-17 (2012) |
Machala Z., New possibilities of plasma applications in bio-medicine, The Innolec Lectureship, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, December 19 (2011) |
Machala Z., Plasma applications in biology and medicine, NANOcontact seminar, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, September 23 (2011) |
Machala Z., Tarabová B., Pelach M., Hensel K., Janda M., Špetlíková E., Lukeš P., Plasma agents in water and surface decontamination, NATO Advanced Research Workshop: Plasma for bio-decontamination, medicine and food security, Jasná, Slovakia, March 15-18 (2011) |
Machala Z., Bio-decontamination by DC discharges at atmospheric pressure: identification of microbial inactivation mechanisms, 29th International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases XXV ICPIG, Cancun (Mexico), July 12-17 (2009) |
Machala Z. and Hensel K., Bio-medical and environmental applications of plasma and discharges, Week of Science, Bratislava, Slovakia, November 13-16 (2007) |
Machala Z.,, DC Electrical Discharges in Air for Chemical and Biological Decontamination, Security Through NATO Science Programme Workshop, Bratislava, Slovakia, October 5-6 (2006) |
Machala Z., E. Marode, C.O. Laux, C.H. Kruger, Nonequilibrium air plasmas at atmospheric pressure by DC glow discharges, Laboratoire EM2C Seminar Series, Ecole Centrale Paris, France, September 29 (2004) |
Machala Z. and Kruger C.H., Nonthermal Air Plasmas Produced by DC Discharges at Atmospheric Pressure, Thermosciences Division Seminar Series, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA, October 8 (2003) |
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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 | Hensel K., Tarabová K., Okruhlicová Z., Machala Z., Lukačová Z.: Plasma activated water and its chemically equivalent solutions: Effects on growth, development of selected seed and plants, 4th Workshop on Plasma applications for smart and sustainable agriculture, Beograd (Serbia), May 20-22, p. 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 |
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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