Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
doc. RNDr. Pavol Matlovič, 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
Matlovič
I.2 - Name
Pavol
I.3 - Degrees
doc. RNDr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1991
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Department of Astronomy, Physics of the Earth and Meteorology
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Mlynská dolina F1, 842 48 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
docent / associate professor
I.8 - E-mail address
matlovic@fmph.uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/31506
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Physics
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0002-0914-3484

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Bratislava (SK)
II.b - Year
2013
II.c - Study field and programme
Physics
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Bratislava (SK)
II.b - Year
2015
II.c - Study field and programme
Astronomy and astrophysics
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Bratislava (SK)
II.b - Year
2019
II.c - Study field and programme
Astronomy and astrophysics
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Bratislava (SK)
II.b - Year
2026
II.c - Study field and programme
Physics
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
Docent / Associate professor Comenius University, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Bratislava (SK) 2022 - present
Odborný asistent / Assistant professor Comenius University, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Bratislava (SK) 2019 - 2022

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

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
Planetary Cosmogony Astronomy and Astrophysics II. Physics
Astronomical Spectroscopy Astronomy and Astrophysics II. Physics
Interplanetary Matter 2 Astronomy and Astrophysics II. 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
Astronomy and Astrophysics II. Physics
Astronomy and Astrophysics III. 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)
1
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
0
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
1
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
1
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
2
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
1
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
Interplanetary Matter 2 Astronomy and Astrophysics II. Physics
Population of meteoroids Astronomy and Astrophysics II. Physics
Astronomical Spectroscopy Astronomy and Astrophysics II. Physics
Laboratory work 2 Astronomy and Astrophysics 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
60
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
50
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
28
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
23
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
448
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
360
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
258
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
217
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
5
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
5
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Matlovič P., Pisarčíková A., Tóth J., Mach P., Čermák P., Loehle S., Kornoš L., Ferrière L., Šilha J., Leiser D., Ravichandran R. (2022). Hydrogen emission from meteors and meteorites: Mapping traces of H2O molecules and organic compounds in small Solar system bodies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 513, 3, 3982-3992.

2

Vida D., Brown P., Devillepoix H., Wiegert P., Moser D., Matlovič P., Herd C., et al. (2023). Direct measurement of decimetre-sized rocky material in the Oort cloud, Nature Astronomy, 7 (3), 318-329

3

Matlovič P., Tóth J., Rudawska R., and Kornoš L. (2017). Spectra and physical properties of Taurid meteoroids. Planetary and Space Science, 143, 104–115.

4

Matlovič P., Pisarčíková A., Pazderová V., Loehle S., Tóth J., Ferrière L., Čermák P., Leiser D., Vaubaillon J., Ravichandran R. (2024). Spectral properties of ablating meteorite samples for improved meteoroid composition diagnostics, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 689, A323

5

Matlovič P., Tóth J., Rudawska R., Kornoš L., Pisarčíková A. (2019). Spectral survey of medium-sized meteoroids. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 629, id. A71, 19 pp.

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

Matlovič P., Pisarčíková A., Pazderová V., Loehle S., Tóth J., Ferrière L., et al. (2024). Spectral properties of ablating meteorite samples for improved meteoroid composition diagnostics, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 689, A323

2

Matlovič P., Pisarčíková A., Tóth J., Mach P., Čermák P., Loehle S., Kornoš L., Ferrière L., Šilha J., Leiser D., Ravichandran R. (2022). Hydrogen emission from meteors and meteorites: Mapping traces of H2O molecules and organic compounds in small Solar system bodies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 513, 3, 3982-3992.


3

Vida D., Brown P., Devillepoix H., Wiegert P., Moser D., Matlovič P., Herd C., et al. (2023). Direct measurement of decimetre-sized rocky material in the Oort cloud, Nature Astronomy, 7 (3), 318-329

4

Matlovič P., Kornoš L., Kováčová M., Tóth J., Licandro J. (2020). Characterization of the June epsilon Ophiuchids meteoroid stream and the comet 300P/Catalina. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 636, id. A122, 10 pp.

5

Matlovič P., de Leon J., Medeiros H., Popescu M., Rizos J. L., Mansour J-A. (2020). Spectral characterisation of 14 V-type candidate asteroids from the MOVIS catalogue, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 643, id.A107, 9 pp.

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

Matlovič et al., 2017, Spectra and physical properties of Taurid meteoroids. Planetary and Space Science, 143, 104–115: Spurny, P. - Borovicka, J. - Mucke, H. - Svoren, J.: Discovery of a new branch of the Taurid meteoroid stream as a real source of potentially hazardous bodies. - In: Astronomy & Astrophysics, Vol. 605, 2017 ; Art. No. A68 ; SCI ; SCOPUS

2

Matlovič et al., 2019, Spectral survey of medium-sized meteoroids. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 629, id. A71, 19 pp.: Abe, Shinsuke; Ogawa, Takumi; Maeda, Koji; et al., Sodium variation in Geminid meteoroids from (3200) Phaethon, Planetary and Space Science, Volume: 194, Article Number: 105040, Published: DEC 2020; SCI; SCOPUS

3

Matlovič et al., 2020, On the sodium enhancement in spectra of slow meteors and the origin of Na-rich meteoroids. Icarus, 347, article id. 113817.: Melis, C. - Klein, B. - Doyle, A. E. - Weinberger, A. - Zuckerman, B. - Dufour, P. : Serendipitous Discovery of Nine White Dwarfs with Gaseous Debris Disks. - In: Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 905, No. 1, 2020 ; Art. No. 56 ; SCI ; SCOPUS

4

Matlovič et al., 2020, Characterization of the June epsilon Ophiuchids meteoroid stream and the comet 300P/Catalina. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 636, id. A122, 10 pp.: Neslušan, Ľ. - Hajduková, M. : Meteoroid Stream of Comet C/1961 T1 (Seki) and Its Relation to the December rho-Virginids and gamma-Sagittariids. - In: The Astronomical Journal, Vol. 162, No. 1, 2021 ; Art. No. 20 ; SCI ; SCOPUS

5

Matlovič et al., 2017, Spectra and physical properties of Taurid meteoroids. Planetary and Space Science, 143, 104–115: Napier, W. M.: The hazard from fragmenting comets. - In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 488, No. 2, 2019; s. 1822-1827 ; SCI ; SCOPUS

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

2025-2028, APVV VV-MVP-24-0232 - "Compositional mapping of small Solar System bodies by meteor spectroscopy" / "Mapovanie zloženia malých telies Slnečnej Sústavy pomocou spektroskopie meteorov" - zodpovedný riešiteľ / principal investigator

2

2022-2024, ESA PECS call 1-1110722 - "Hα and CN emissions as tracers of H2O molecules and organic compounds in meteoroids: a feasibility study and instrument design" - zodpovedný riešiteľ / principal investigator

3

2022-2024, VEGA 1/0218/22 - "Mapovanie prítomnosti vody a organických zlúčenín v malých telesách slnečnej sústavy pomocou emisie H a CN v spektrách meteorov" / "Mapping the traces of water and organics in small solar system bodies using H and CN emission in meteor spectra" - zodpovedný riešiteľ / principal investigator

4

2019-2022, ESA PECS Grant No. 4000128930_19_NL_SC - ”Study of meteoroid composition by meteor spectroscopy and simulated ablation of meteorites”, zástupca zodpovedného riešiteľa / vice-principal investigator

5

2021-2022, ESA PECS Grant No. 4000136251/21/D/AP - “Slovakia National Space Safety Programme (S2P) Study” - zodpovedný riešiteľ za partnera FMFI UK / principal investigator of the partner FMFI UK

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
Active Member of Division F Planetary Systems and Astrobiology; Member of Commission F1 Meteors, Meteorites and Interplanetary Dust; Member of Executive Committee WG Junior Members International Astronomical Union - Division F Planetary Systems and Astrobiology; Commission F1 Meteors, Meteorites and Interplanetary Dust; Executive Committee WG Junior Members 2021-present
Zodpovedná osoba za monitoring transferu technológií a vzniku duševného vlastníctva na Fakulte matematiky, fyziky a informatiky UK Centrum Transferu Technológií Univerzity Komenského 2021-2023

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)
Institut für Raumfahrtsysteme, Universität Stuttgart / Institute of Space Systems, University of Stuttgart Pfaffenwaldring 29, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany 2018 - 2022; 4 weeks Bilateral cooperation for a research project (ESA PECS projekt/project 4000128930_19_NL_SC - MetSpec)
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias / Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands Apartado de Correos 50 C/ Cuesta de San José, s/n E-38712 - Breña Baja - La Palma, Spain 09/2019 - 12/2019; 08/2022 - 09/2022; 4 months Science stay within the mobility programme ERASMUS+, focused on the development of bilateral cooperation in astronomical research
Vatican Observatory Piazza Pia n. 5, Albano Laziale, Italy 05/2016 - 06/2016; 09/2019; 1.5 month International research and study programme for astronomers - Vatican Observatory Summer School 2016, Super Vatican Observatory Summer School 2019

IX. - Other relevant facts

Date of last update
2026-02-23