Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
Ing. Michal Májek, 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
Májek
I.2 - Name
Michal
I.3 - Degrees
Dr. rer. nat.; Ing.
I.4 - Year of birth
1987
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Katedra organickej chémie Prírodovedeckej fakulty Univerzity Komenského
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Mlynská dolina; Ilkovičova ulica č. 6; 842 15; Bratislava 4
I.7 - Position
associate professor
I.8 - E-mail address
michal.majek@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/32242
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
chemistry
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0001-9846-2497

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze
II.b - Year
2009
II.c - Study field and programme
chemie
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze
II.b - Year
2012
II.c - Study field and programme
organická chemie
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Universität Regensburg
II.b - Year
2015
II.c - Study field and programme
organische Chemie
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
associate professor Univerzita Komenského 05/2025-
assistant professor Univerzita Komenského 02/2020-05/2025
researcher Universität Rostock, SRN 01/2019-02/2020
researcher University of California in Los Angeles, USA 06/2017-08/2018
researcher Universität Regensburg, SRN 01/2016-04/2017

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
Introduction to LaTeX Universität Rostock, SRN 2019

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.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)
1
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
1
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
4
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
4
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
2
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
0
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
Počítačová organická chémia / Computational Organic Chemistry organická chémia / organic chemistry II. chémia/Chemistry
Organická fotochémia a elektrochémia / Organic photochemistry and electrochemistry organická chémia / organic chemistry II. chémia/Chemistry
Seminár a cvičenie diplomantov (2) / Master Students - Seminar and Practicals (2) organická chémia / organic chemistry II. chémia/Chemistry
Seminár a cvičenie diplomantov (1) / Master Students - Seminar and Practicals (1) organická chémia / organic chemistry II. chémia/Chemistry
Diplomová práca / Master thesis organická chémia / organic chemistry II. chémia/Chemistry

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
25
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
15
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
22
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
11
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
1300
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
870
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
1300
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
870
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
1
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
1
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Ambient-Light-Mediated Copper-Catalyzed C-C and C-N Bond Formation, Michal Majek, Axel Jacobi von Wangelin, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 5919

2

On the mechanism of photocatalytic reactions with eosin Y, Michal Majek*, Fabiana Filace, Axel Jacobi von Wangelin*, Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 981

3

Metal-Free Carbonylations by Photoredox Catalysis, Michal Majek, Axel Jacobi von Wangelin, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 2270

4

Mechanistic Perspectives on Organic Photoredox Catalysis for Aromatic Substitutions, Michal Majek, Axel Jacobi von Wangelin, Acc. Chem. Res. 2016, 49, 2316

5

Application of Visible-to-UV Photon Upconversion to Photoredox Catalysis: The Activation of Aryl Bromides, Michal Majek, Faltermeier Uwe, Dick Bernhard, Perez-Ruiz Raul, Jacobi von Wangelin, Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 15496

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

Applications of Electrophotocatalysis in C−H Functionalization of Organic Molecules, Samuel Andrejcak, Majek Michal, Chem. Eur. J. 2024, 10.1002/chem.202401795

2

Aryl Pyrazoles from Photocatalytic Cycloadditions of Arenediazonium, Luana Cardinale, Michael Neumeier, Michal Majek*,Axel Jacobi von Wangelin*, Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 7219

3

Electrochemically Catalyzed Newman-Kwart Rearrangement: Mechanism, Structure-Reactivity Relationship, and Parallels to Photoredox Catalysis, Arend F. Roesel, Ugandi Mihkel, Huyen, Nguyen Thi Thu, Majek Michal, Broese Timo, Francke Robert, J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 8029

4

How to Harness Electrochemical Mediators for Photocatalysis - A Systematic Approach Using the Phenanthro[9,10-d]imidazole Framework as a Test Case, Patrick Enders, Michal Majek*, Chiu Marco Lam, Daniel Little*, Robert Francke*, ChemCatChem 2023, e202200830

5

Mechanochemical Radical Boronation of Aryl Diazonium Salts Promoted by Sodium Chloride, Samuel Andrejcak, Peter Kisszekelyi, Michal Majek*, Radovan Sebesta*, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2023, e202201399

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

Output: Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 981; Citation: Science 2019, 365 (6451), 360

2

Output: Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 981; Citation: Science 2015, 349 (6254), 1285

3

Output: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 2270; Citation: Chem. Rev. 2016, 116, 17, 10075

4

Output: Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 105; Citation: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 5, 2087

5

 Output: Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 15496; Citation: Nature 2019, 565, 343

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

Plán obnovy a odolnosti, 2023-2026 09I01-03-V04-00018, APEL: "Aktivácia látok prenosom elektrónu", hlavný riešiteľ / PI

2

MSCA Marie Curie IF; 892479; 2020-2022; "Photo-ElectroCatalysis: New activation paradigm" , hlavný riešiteľ / PI

3

VEGA 1/0633/21; 2021-2023; "Racionálny dizajn a syntéza reagentov pre bioortogonálnu chémiu s vylepšenou stabilitou", hlavný riešiteľ / PI

4

Grant Nadácie Tatra Banky (Schéma „Vzdelanie“); 2021-2022 FotEl: "Fotochémia a elektrochémia vo vyučovacom procese", hlavný riešiteľ / PI

5

Grant ERC Starting Grant 2022; 2023-2028; CAPELE – Chemical catalysis with piezoelectric materials, hlavný riešiteľ / PI

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)
University of St. Andrews UK 06/2009-08/2009 Freemovers
University of Glasgow UK 09/2009-06/2010 Erasmus
Masarykova Universita Brno, CZ 09/2015-12/2015 Bayhost

IX. - Other relevant facts