Dušan Kováčik has been the head of the research group since its official establishment in 2018. In his scientific career, he is involved in basic and applied research on non-isothermal plasma generated at atmospheric pressure, surface treatment of a wide range of materials, preparation of functional layers, participates in the development and optimization of unique plasma sources, and is also involved in technology transfer and cooperation with the application sphere from the Czech Republic and abroad. He is author and co-author of tens of peer-reviewed articles, several applied results, including patents and utility models, which are designed for surface treatments of a wide range of materials. He is also the Deputy Director of the CEPLANT Centre for applied research and Managing Director of the spin-off company Roplass s.r.o.