Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
Mgr. Richard Cimerman, PhD.
Document type:
Research/art/teacher profile of a person
The name of the university:
Comenius University Bratislava
The seat of the university:
Šafárikovo námestie 6, 818 06 Bratislava

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Cimerman
I.2 - Name
Richard
I.3 - Degrees
Mgr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1992
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Department of Astronomy, Physics of the Earth and Meteorology, Mlynská dolina, 842 48 Bratislav
I.7 - Position
assistant professor
I.8 - E-mail address
richard.cimerman@fmph.uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/32751
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Physics
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0001-8854-320X

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics
II.b - Year
2014
II.c - Study field and programme
Renewable energy sources and environmnental physics
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics
II.b - Year
2016
II.c - Study field and programme
Environmnental physics, renewable energy sources, meteorology and klimatology
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics
II.b - Year
2020
II.c - Study field and programme
Environmnental physics
II.4 - Associate professor
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
Research assistant Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics 2020-2021
Assistant professor Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics 2021-present
Research assistant within the project EnvADWICE "Environmental Applications of electrical Discharges for Water and aIr Cleaning and agriculturE" Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics 2024-present

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

IV.a - Activity description, course name, other IV.b - Name of the institution IV.c - Year
Practical gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry - course Slovak technical university in Bratislava, Faculty of chemical and food technology, Institute of analytical chemistry 2026

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.1.a - Name of the profile course V.1.b - Study programme V.1.c - Degree V.1.d - Field of study
Nuclear and fossil energy and their environmental aspects Renewable energy sources and environmental physics I. Physics
Combustion and thermochemical processes Environmental physics, renewable energy sources, meteorology and climatology II. Physics
Renewable energy sources Renewable energy sources and environmental physics I. Physics
Fundamentals of the environment Renewable energy sources and environmental physics I. Physics
Combustion processes in power generation and transportation Environmental physics III. Physics
Air, water and soil pollution and the apread of pollutants in the environment Environmental physics III. Physics
V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year
V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year
V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
0
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
2
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
6
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
3
V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.5.a - Name of the course V.5.b - Study programme V.5.c - Degree V.5.d - Field of study
Selected chapters of renewable energy sources Environmental physics, renewable energy sources, meteorology and climatology II. Physics

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations
VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
51
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
40
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
7
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
6
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
87
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
80
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
72
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
66
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
0
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
0
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

R. Cimerman, D. Račková, K. Hensel: Tar removal by non-thermal plasma and plasma catalysis, J. Phys. D. Appl. Phys. 51 (2018) 274003

2

R. Cimerman, M. Cíbiková, L. Satrapinskyy, K. Hensel: The effect of packing material properties on tars removal by plasma catalysis, Catalysts 10 (2020) 1476

3

O. Galmiz, R. Cimerman, P. Pareek, M. Janda, Z. Machala: Production of reactive species by using surface dielectric barrier discharge in direct contact with water, Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 34 (2025) 025011

4

R. Cimerman, E. Maťaš, M. Sárený, K. Hensel: Electrical and optical characterization of multi-hollow surface dielectric barrier discharge in configuration with the air-exposed electrode, Phys. Plasmas 29 (2022) 113510

5

R. Cimerman, K. Hensel: Multi-hollow surface dielectric barrier discharge: production of gaseous species under various air flow rates and relative humidities, Plasma Chem. Plasma Process. 43 (2023) 1411-1433

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
1

O. Galmiz, R. Cimerman, Z. Machala: Effect of reactor configuration of surface dielectric barrier discharge in contact with liquids on the production of reactive species, Chem. Eng. J. 530 (2026) 173630

2

R. Cimerman, M. Cíbiková, L. Satrapinskyy, K. Hensel: The effect of packing material properties on tars removal by plasma catalysis, Catalysts 10 (2020) 1476

3

O. Galmiz, R. Cimerman, P. Pareek, M. Janda, Z. Machala: Production of reactive species by using surface dielectric barrier discharge in direct contact with water, Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 34 (2025) 025011

4

R. Cimerman, E. Maťaš, M. Sárený, K. Hensel: Electrical and optical characterization of multi-hollow surface dielectric barrier discharge in configuration with the air-exposed electrode, Phys. Plasmas 29 (2022) 113510

5

R. Cimerman, K. Hensel: Multi-hollow surface dielectric barrier discharge: production of gaseous species under various air flow rates and relative humidities, Plasma Chem. Plasma Process. 43 (2023) 1411-1433

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
1

L. Liu, Z. Zhang, D. Das, S. Kawi: Reforming of tar from biomass gasification in a hybrid catalysis-plasma system: A review, Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 250 (2019) 250-272 - cited paper R. Cimerman, D. Račková, K. Hensel: Tar removal by non-thermal plasma and plasma catalysis, J. Phys. D. Appl. Phys. 51 (2018) 274003

2

M. Młotek, J. Woroszył, B. Ulejczyk, K. Krawczyk: Coupled Plasma-Catalytic System with Rang 19pr Catalyst for Conversion of Tar, Sci. Rep. 9(1) (2019) 13562 - cited paper R. Cimerman, D. Račková, K. Hensel: Tar removal by non-thermal plasma and plasma catalysis, J. Phys. D. Appl. Phys. 51 (2018) 274003

3

Y. Gomez-Rueda, I. N. Zaini, W. Yang, L. Helsen: Thermal tar cracking enhanced by cold plasma – A study of naphthalene as tar surrogate, Energy Convers. Manag. 208 (2020) 112540 - cited paper R. Cimerman, D. Račková, K. Hensel: Tar removal by non-thermal plasma and plasma catalysis, J. Phys. D. Appl. Phys. 51 (2018) 274003

4

B. Ulejczyk, Ł. Nogal, P. Jóźwik, M. Młotek, K. Krawczyk: Plasma-catalytic process of hydrogen production from mixture of methanol and water, Catalysts 11(7) (2021) 864 - cited paper R. Cimerman, M. Cíbiková, L. Satrapinskyy, K. Hensel: The effect of packing material properties on tars removal by plasma catalysis, Catalysts 10 (2020) 1476

5

X. Chen, H.-H. Kim, T. Nozaki: Plasma catalytic technology for CH4 and CO2 conversion: A review highlighting fluidized-bed plasma reactor, Plasma Process. Polym. 21 (2024) e2200207 - cited paper R. Cimerman, K. Hensel: Generation of honeycomb discharge assisted by micro-hollow surface dielectric barrier discharge, Int. J. Plasma Environ. Sci. Technol 15 (2021) e01003

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years
1

2024-26, Recovery and Resilience Plan 09I03-03-V04-00092 - R2-R4 Fellowships for excellent male and female researchers: Plasma catalysis for gas cleaning and catalyst regeneration (PlasCatalCleanReg), principal investigator

2

2024-26, Recovery and Resilience Plan 09I03-03-V03-00033 - Big projects for excellent researchers: Environmental applications of electrical discharges for water and air cleaning and agriculture (EnvADWICE), co-investigator

3

2019-21, APVV SK-PL-18-0090: Effects of atmospheric pressure cold plasmas on bacteria and seeds, co-investigator

4

2021-24, VEGA - 1/0822/21: Electric discharges in capillaries and catalytic monoliths assisted by a surface discharge, their properties and effects on exhaust gas, co-investigator

5

2021-25, APVV-20-0566: Electrical discharges in a contact with catalysts, and plasma catalysis for flue gas cleaning, co-investigator

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

VIII.a - Name of the institution VIII.b - Address of the institution VIII.c - Duration (indicate the duration of stay) VIII.d - Mobility scheme, employment contract, other (describe)
Institute of Physics, University of Belgrade Pregevica 118, 11080 Zemun - Belgrade, Serbia 25.5.2025 - 31.5.2025 APVV-SK-SRB-23-0043

IX. - Other relevant facts

IX.a - If relevant, other activities related to higher education or research/artistic/other activities are mentioned

Publons (Web of Science): 22 registered (verified) peer reviews of scientific papers

Date of last update
2026-02-26