Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
prof. RNDr. Zdenko Machala, DrSc.
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
Machala
I.2 - Name
Zdenko
I.3 - Degrees
prof. RNDr., DrSc.
I.4 - Year of birth
1974
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 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
professor
I.8 - E-mail address
machala@fmph.uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/4651?do=filterForm-submit&name=zdenko&surname=machala&sort=surname&employment_state=yes&filter=Vyh%C4%BEada%C5%A5
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Physics
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0003-1424-1350

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
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
1997
II.c - Study field and programme
Plasma physics
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
University Paris-Sud, France + Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics
II.b - Year
2001
II.c - Study field and programme
Plasma and gas physics
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics
II.b - Year
2008
II.c - Study field and programme
Physics
II.5 - Professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2022
II.c - Study field and programme
Physics
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2021
II.c - Study field and programme
Plasma physics

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
Research assistant Welding Research Institute, Bratislava, Slovakia 2001-2001
Post-doctoral research fellowship Stanford University, Stanford, USA 2002-2004
Assistant professor Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics 2004-2008
Associate professor Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics 2008-2021
Professor Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics 2021-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
Teaching of general educational subjects - physics Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics 1997
Courses of science communication: I-write, I-speak Stanford University, Stanford, USA 2003
Mentoring for proposers of ERC grants ESET foundation 2023

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
Fundamentals of Physics of water Renewable energy sources and environmental physics I. Physics
Complex solutions of real environmental problems Environmental physics, renewable energy sources, meteorology and climatology II. Physics
Combustion and thermochemical processes Environmental physics, renewable energy sources, meteorology and climatology II. Physics
Biomedical applications of plasma and electric fields Biophysics III. Physics
Air, Water and Soil Pollution and the Spread of Pollutants in the Environment Environmental physics and meteorology III. Physics
Water Treatment Environmental physics, renewable energy sources, meteorology and climatology II. Physics
Combustion Processes in Power Generation and Transportation Environmental physics and meteorology 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.2.a - Name of the study programme V.2.b - Degree V.2.c - Field of study
Renewable energy sources and environmental physics I. fyzika/Physics
Environmental physics, renewable energy sources, meteorology and climatology II. fyzika/Physics
Environmental physics and meteorology III. fyzika/Physics
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)
0
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
3
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
19
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
12
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
8
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
Professional Oral Communication in English all doctoral programs III. fyzika/Physics
Diploma thesis seminar (1,2) Environmental physics, renewable energy sources, meteorology and climatology II. fyzika/Physics
Plasma applications Plasma physics II. fyzika/Physics
Bioapplications of plasma Plasma physics III. Physics
Biomedical applications of plasma, electric fields, radiation, and lasers Quantum Electronics, Optics and Optical Spectroscopy III. 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
515
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
172
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
97
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
31
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
4800
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
3357
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
4655
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
3357
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
40
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
19
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

P. J. Bruggeman, M. J. Kushner, B. R. Locke, J. G. E. Gardeniers, W. G. Graham, D. B. Graves, R. C. H. M. Hofman-Caris, D. Maric, J. P. Reid, E. Ceriani, D. Fernandez Rivas, J. E. Foster, S. C. Garrick, Y. Gorbanev, S. Hamaguchi, F. Iza, H. Jablonowski, E.Klimova, J. Kolb, F. Krcma, P. Lukes, Z. Machala, I.Marinov, D. Mariotti, S. Mededovic Thagard, D. Minakata, E. C. Neyts, J. Pawlat, Z. Lj. Petrovic, R. Pflieger, S. Reuter, D. C. Schram, S. Schröter, M. Shiraiwa, B. Tarabová, P. A. Tsai, J. R. R. Verlet, T. von Woedtke, K. R. Wilson, K. Yasui and G. Zvereva: Plasma–liquid interactions: a review and roadmap, Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 25 (2016) 053002 

2

Z. Machala, B. Tarabová, E. Špetlíková, L. Šikurová, K. Hensel, P. Lukeš: Formation of ROS and RNS in water sprayed through transient spark discharge in air and their bactericidal effects, Plasma Process. Polym. 9 (2013) 649-659 

3

Z. Machala, B. Tarabová, D. Sersenová M. Janda, K. Hensel: 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 (2019) 034002 

4

Z. Machala, M. Janda, K. Hensel, I. Jedlovský, L. Leštinská, V. Foltin, V. Martišovitš, M. Morvová: Emission spectroscopy of atmospheric pressure plasmas for bio-medical and environmental applications, J. Molec. Spectrosc. 243 (2007) 194-201 

5

A. Khlyustova, C. Labay, Z. Machala, M. P. Ginebra, C. Canal: Important parameters in plasma jets for the production of RONS in liquids for plasma medicine: A brief review, Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering 13 (2) (2019) 238-252

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

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)

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)

3

Ndiffo Yemeli G.B., Švubová R., Kostolani D., Kyzek S., Machala Z.: The effect of water activated by nonthermal air plasma on the growth of farm plants: Case of maize and barley, Plasma Process Polym. 18(1), 2000205 (2020)

4

Kooshki S., Pareek P., Janda M., Machala Z.: Selective reactive oxygen and nitrogen species production in plasma-activated water via dielectric barrier discharge reactor: An innovative method for tuning and its impact on dye degradation, Journal of Water Process Engineering 63, 105477 (2024)

5

Hassan M.E., Janda M., Machala Z.: Comparison of the Transport of Reactive Nitrogen Plasma Species into Water Bulk vs. Aerosolized Microdroplets, Plasma Chem. Plasma Proc. 45, 161–189 (2025)

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

Graves D. B.: Reactive species from cold atmospheric plasma: Implications for cancer therapy. Plasma Processes and Polymers, Vol. 11, No. 12, 2014, s. 1120-1127 - citovany clanok/cited paper Z. Machala, B. Tarabová, E. Špetlíková, L. Šikurová, K. Hensel, P. Lukeš: Formation of ROS and RNS in water sprayed through transient spark discharge in air and their bactericidal effects, Plasma Process. Polym. 9 (2013) 649-659

2

Kruszelnicki J. - Lietz A. M. - Kushner M. J.: Atmospheric pressure plasma activation of water droplets. Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics, Vol. 52, No. 35, 2019, Art. No. 355207 - citovany clanok/cited paper Z. Machala, L. Chládeková, M. Pelach: Plasma agents in bio-decontamination by dc discharges in atmospheric air, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 43 (2010) 222001

3

Privat-Maldonado A. - Bengtson C. - Razzokov J. - Smits E. - Bogaerts A.: Modifying the tumour microenvironment: challenges and future perspectives for anticancer plasma treatments. Cancers, Vol. 11, No. 12, 2019, Art. No.1920 - citovany clanok/cited paper G. Bauer, D. Sersenová, D.B. Graves, Z. Machala: Cold Atmospheric Plasma and Plasma-Activated Medium Trigger RONS-Based Tumor Cell Apoptosis, Sci. Rep. 9,c14210 (2019)

4

Bisag, A. - Bucci, C. - Coluccelli, S. - Girolimetti, G. - Laurita, R. - De Iaco, P. - Perrone, A. M. - Gherardi, M. -Marchio, L. - Porcelli, A. M. - Colombo, V. - Gasparre, G.: Plasma-activated ringer s lactate solution displays aselective cytotoxic effect on ovarian cancer cells. In: Cancers, Vol. 12, No. 2, 2020, Art. No. 476 - cit. clanok/ cited paper Z. Machala, B. Tarabová, D. Sersenová M. Janda, K. Hensel: 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 (2019) 034002

5

Adamovich, I. - Baalrud, S. D. - Bogaerts, A. - Bruggeman, P. J. - Cappelli, M. - Colombo, V. - Czarnetzki, U. -Eber t, U. - Eden, J. G. - Favia, P. - Graves, D. B. - Hamaguchi, S. - Hieftje, G. - Hori, M. - Kaganovich, I. D. -Kortshagen, U. - Kushner, M. J. - Mason, N. J. - Mazouffre, S. - Thagard, S. M. - Metelmann, H. R. - Mizuno, A. - Moreau, E. - Murphy, A. B. - Niemira, B. A. - Oehrlein, G. S. - Petrovic, Z. L. - Pitchford, L. C. - Pu, Y. K - Rauf, S. - Sakai, O. - Samukawa, S. - Starikovskaia, S. - Tennyson, J. - Terashima, K. - Turner, M. M. - van de Sanden, M. C. M. - Vardelle, A.: The 2017 Plasma Roadmap: Low temperature plasma science and technology. In: Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics, Vol. 50, No. 32, 2017, Art.No. 323001 - cit. kniha/ cited book Z. Machala, K. Hensel, Yu. Akishev (eds): Plasma for Bio-decontamination, Medicine and Food Security, Springer (2012) (NATO Science for Peace and Security Series - A: Chemistry and Biology)

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

2024-2026, EU NextGenerationEU: Plán obnovy a odolnosti SR - 09I03-03-V03-00033 Environmentálne aplikácie elektrických výbojov pre čistenie vody a vzduchu a poľnohospodárstvo (EnvADWICE) - EU NextGenerationEU: Recovery and Resilience Plan of Slovak Republic - 09I03-03-V03-00033 Environmental Applications of electrical Discharges for Water and aIr Cleaning, and agriculturE (EnvADWICE), principal investigator

2

2022-24, HORIZON TMA MSCA PF-EF 101066764 PlaTechMedi: A step towards new Plasma processing Technology for Medical purposes, principal investigator

3

2023-2027, APVV-22-0247, Interakcie plazmy s vodou a efekty a aplikacie plazmou aktivovanej vody v medicíne a poľnohospodárstve, zodpovedný riešiteľ / Slovak Research and Development Agency - APVV-22-0247 Plasma-liquid interactions and the effects/applications of plasma activated water in medicine and agriculture, Principal investigator

4

2024-25, SK-SRB-23-0043: Plazmochémia vo výbojoch pri atmosférickom tlaku v kontakte s kvapalinami a katalyzátormi, zodpovedný riešiteľ / Plasma chemistry in discharges at atmospheric pressure in contact with liquids and catalysts, principal investigator

5

2018-22, APVV-17-0382: Interakcia studenej plazmy a vody, účinky plazmou aktivovanej vody na biologické systémy a ich využitie v medicíne a poľnohospodárstve, zodpovedný riešiteľ / Interaction of cold plasma with water, the effects of plasma activated water to biological systems and their uses in medicine and agriculture, principal investigator

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

VII.a - Activity, position VII.b - Name of the institution, board VII.c - Duration
Work group leader COST Action CA19110 Plasma applications for smart and sustainable agriculture 2020-24
Guest editor special issue on Applications of Plasma Activated Water and Media in Medicine and Agriculture (Water, MDPI) 2020
Guest editor special issue on Recent developments in plasma sources and new plasma regimes (Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, IOP Publishing) 2019
Member od the Editorial board journal IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences od 2017
Society president International Society for Plasma Medicine (ISPM) 2017-2018

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)
Ruhr University Bochum Bochum, Nemecko / Bochum, Germany 1 týždeň / 1 week 2019 bilaterálna spolupráca/bilateral cooperation
Universita di Padova Padova, Taliansko / Padova, Italy 1 týždeň / 1 week 2017 bilaterálna spolupráca/bilateral cooperation
École Centrale Paris Paríž, Francúzsko / Paris, France 6 krát 1-2 týž. / 6 times 1-2 weeks, 2010-2016 hosťujúci profesor, bilaterálne SK-FR projekty/ visiting professor, bilateral SK-FR projects
University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California, USA 1 rok/ 1 year 01/2013-01/2014 hosťujúci profesor/ visiting professor, Slovak-American Foundation
Akadémia vied Českej republiky / Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic Praha, Česká republika / Prague, Czech Republic 4 krát 1 týž. / 4 times 1 week, 2010-2012 bilaterálne SK-CZ projekty/ bilateral SK-CZ projects
Stanford University Stanford, CA, USA >2 roky / >2 years 01/2002-02/2004 Postdoktorand / Postdoc

IX. - Other relevant facts

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

Web of Science Reviews (Publons): >140 registrovaných recenzií vedeckých článkov/ 140 registrered reviews of scientific papers (od/since 2012), 31 neregistrovaných recenzií vedeckých článkov/ 31 unregistered reviews of of scientific papers (do/until 2012)

Recenzie výskumných projektov medzinárodných grantových agentúr/ Reviews of research projects of international grant agencies: 

National Science Foundation (NSF, USA), Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, Belgium), Fondation contre le cancer (FAF Belgium), German Research Foundation (DFG Germany), Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO, Netherlands), Grant Agency of Czech Republic (GACR), Slovak Research and Development Agency (APVV), etc. 

Oponentské posudky – 2x habilitačné práce/ Referee reviews - 2x associate professorships: Univ. Poitiers, France (2011), Lublin Univ. of Technology, Poland (2013)

Oponentské posudky – 10x PhD práce/ Referee reviews - 10x PhD theses: Comenius Univ. in Bratislava (2020, 2012), Université Paris-Saclay, France (2018, 2019, 2022), University of Bari, Italy (2017), ČVUT Praha/Czech University Technology Prague, Czech rep. (2014), Ecole Centrale Paris, France (2011), University of Belgrade-Univ. Girona (Serbia-Spain, 2022), University of Rostock, Germany (2023)   

Chairman 9th Central EU Symposium on Plasma Chemistry (CESPC), 2022, Strbske Pleso, ~120 účastníkov/participants z/from >40 krajín/countries

Chairman 6th International Conference on Plasma Medicine (ICPM), 2016, Bratislava, ~360 účastníkov/participants z/from >50 krajín/countries

Chairman NATO Advanced Research Workshop Plasma for bio-decontamination, medicine and food security, 2011, Jasná, ~60 účastníkov/participants z/from >20 krajín/countries

Date of last update
2026-03-02