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11 Jun

Spring teambuilding PNB

Recently, we held our traditional teambuilding at the end of the spring semestr. This time we played darts!

28 May

Judith Medina visit through EDUC-WIDE

Judith Medina, a PhD student from Instituto de Materiales Avanzados, INAM, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón de la Plana, Spain, came to the Department of Plasma Physics and Technology and CEPLANT Center for a two-day research visit focused on X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), working under the guidance of Dr. Monika Stupavská. Her visit was made possible thanks to the EDUC-WIDE project, which fosters collaboration across partners institutions by enabling access to advanced research infrastructure.

23 May

Anna Podmanická's achievement at Regeneron ISEF 2025 Global Science Fair

Anna Podmanická, a gifted student from Gymnázium Jura Hronca, secured 4th place at the prestigious Regeneron ISEF 2025 finals in Ohio, USA. Her project on wastewater purification impressed the expert jury and earned her a special award from the King Abdulaziz & his Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity. The success of the Slovak AMAVET delegation at this competition was further highlighted by Adam Kovalčík’s overall victory.

14 May

A weeklong testing of plasma treatment in company Nano Medical

Researchers from the Plasma Nanotechnologies and Bioapplicatons research group, Dr. Jakub Kelar and Dr. Oleksandr Galmiz, spent an experimental week at Nano Medical in Liberec. As part of the new OP TAK project, they focused on testing in-line plasma surface modification of substrate materials to enhance the adhesion of nanofibers produced by electrospinning.

12 May

EDUC-WIDE Knowledge Exchange Scheme workshop for Micro and nanotechnology

Dušan Kováčik participated in the EDUC-WIDE Knowledge Exchange Scheme for Micro and nanotechnology workshop held at the Department of Microsystems, Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge in Norway. The workshop was aimed at exploring research collaboration opportunities with international research teams in the field of nanotechnology. Participants had the opportunity to visit the laboratories and learn about the instrumentation and technologies available at the department.

23 Apr

Global Winner of The Earth Prize 2025!

CONGRATULATION to Anna Podmanická (19) and Tomáš Čermák (18)! These young students have become the Global Winner of The Earth Prize 2025! Innovative water treatment solution PURA uses light and plasma technology to purify water from antibiotics and resistant bacteria. Their system offers energy-efficient and cost-effective solutions with potential for global impact.

22 Apr

Science ON - Plasma with Zlata Kelar Tučeková

Dr. Zlata Kelar Tučeková accepted an invitation to join ScienceON - a science stream with experiments. The topic was plasma in physics. With the hosts and other guests ttopics such as nuclear fusion, low and high pressure plasmas, experiments and applications were discussed. Dr. Kelar Tučeková also spoke about the dielectric barrier discharge and its applications. The full stream can be viewed on the herohero platform.

10 Apr

Project PlasmaMix-BioMat is starting

We are thrilled to share that our bilateral research project PlasmaMix-BioMat, in collaboration with esteemed colleagues from Slovenia – led by Sebastian Dahle and his team – has been officially supported by both the GAČR and ARIS funding agencies! Our team leader, Zlata Kelar Tučeková, along with Michal Pazderka, is currently in Slovenia for an in-person kick-off meeting to launch this promising cooperation.