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2021 – present	Head of the Environmental analysis department Technical University of Kosice, Faculty of Materials, Metallurgy and Recycling, Institute of Recycling Technologies, Letná 9, 042 00 Košice
2008 – present	Associate professor Technical University of Kosice, Faculty of Materials, Metallurgy and Recycling (until 30.06.2017 Faculty of Metallurgy), Institute of Recycling Technologies (until 31.01.2016 Department of Chemistry), Letná 9, 042 00 Košice Study field: 4.1.17 Analytical Chemistry
1995 – 2008	Assistant professor Technical University of Košice, Faculty of Metallurgy, Department of Chemistry,  Letná 9, 042 00 Košice Field: 4.1.17 Analytical Chemistry
1998 - 2005	Postgraduate study – external study Technical University of Košice, Faculty of Metallurgy, Department of Chemistry,  Letná 9, 042 00 Košice Study field: 4.1.17 Analytical Chemistry
2000	Rigorous examination Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Šrobárova 2, 041 80 Košice Study field: 4.1.17 Analytical Chemistry
2000 - 2016	Head of the section of analytical chemistry and environmental sciences Technical University of Kosice, Faculty of Metallurgy, Department of Chemistry, Letná 9, 042 00 Košice
1988 – 1993	Master's degree Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Šrobárova 2, 041 80 Košice    Field: Biology-Chemistry
1984-1988	Gymnázium Krompachy

Scientific activities

• Web of Science:
• h-index = 4
• Number of publications: 13
• Number of citations: 47
• SCOPUS:
• h-index = 5
• Number of publications: 13
• Number of citations: 56

National projects:

- chef researcher:

• VEGA No. 1/0631/17: Issues of determination of critical and heavy metals in strategically important raw materials, 2017-2019.
• VEGA No. 1/0126/14: Modern spectral methods for identifying of heavy metals in the environmental samples polluted by metallurgical industry. Direct vs. solution analysis. 2014-2016.
• VEGA No. 1/0685/11: Nonstandard spectrometry methods potential in the control of environment damage caused by metallurgical industry pollutants. 2011 – 2013.
• VEGA No. 1/0459/08: Relevant statistical figures of merit for evaluation of the tandem method assigned for direct analysis of the solid samples of metallurgical, refractory, ceramics and environmental origin. 2008 – 2010.

- co-worker:

• VEGA no. 1/0008/21: Recovery of metals from slag leachates and industrial wastewater, 2021 -2024.
• VEGA no. 1/0724/17: Material recycling of sorted components of municipal waste containing metals, 2017-2019.
• VEGA No. 1/0130/14: Development, modification and optimisation of fractionation and preconcentration procedures for make more effective monitoring of water ecosystems quality in the industrial sites. 2014 - 2016
• " Hydrogenation in liquid phase," ITMS project code 26220220144, Activity 2.1: Preparation and characterization of the support catalysts suitable for the hydrogenation in liquid phase, under the operational program Research and Development. 2011 – 2014.
• VEGA No. 1/0236/11: Development, validation and application of selected modern methods of atomic spectrometry and electrochemistry for heavy metals monitoring in the water ecosystems, preferably in biofilms. 2011 – 2012.
• VEGA No. 1/0461/08: Application of spectroscopic methods in the mobility study of risk elements in the environmentally relevant samples.  
• APVV 20-009404: Monitoring of the reactivity and composition of the environmentally relevant materials of the particular character. 
• VEGA  1/0214/03: Development, optimization and validation of modern (direct)  spectrochemical analysis methods.
• VEGA 1/7418/20: Study of applicability of direct spectrochemical methods for determination of forms of presence (speciation) of selected elements in the environmentally relevant samples.

Foreign projects

• MVTS APVV SK-HU-0012-08: Optimization of different fractionation procedures and application of biotests in the characterization and evaluation of the environmental samples burdened by heavy metals.
• MVTS SR-SRN (SVK 01/021:2002-2004) KCH HF TU v Košiciach / G. Mercator Universität, Duisburg: Evaluation, validation and application of DC-ARC-OES using CCD spectrometer.
• „Improving the infrastructure for metrology in chemistry in the candidate new member states QUA-NAS“ G7RT-CT-2002-05110, 2000 – 2003

• Global problems of the environment
• Analytical chemistry
• Analytical chemistry FBERG
• Waste management
• General toxicology
• Analysis of environmental samples
• Practicum in analytical chemistry
• Industrial toxicology and ecotoxicology
• Analysis of water, sediments and soils
• Analytical chemistry of silicate systems
• Specific methods of analysis of environmental components
• Instrumental analytical chemistry
• Metallurgical and environmental analytics
• Molecular spectrometry

Stays abroad

• MVTS SR-SRN: KCH HF TU v Košiciach / G. Mercator Universität, Duisburg, 16. – 23.11.2006.
• „Experimental Basis of Biological Treatment for Carbon and Nutrient  Removal“, Istanbul Technical University, Faulty of Civil Engineering, Turecko, 14 – 24.9.1998.

Seminars and courses

• The course „Spektrometry with inductively coupled plasma (ICP), Ioannes Marcus Marci Spektroskopic Society, Brno 2011, CZ, 2011.
• General state exam in English language
• „Training course on Quality Assurance“, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, v rámci projektu „Improving the infrastructure for metrology in chemistry in the candidate new member states QUA-NAS“ G7RT-CT-2002-05110, 2004.
• „The course of spectral and electrochemical methods of analytical chemistry“, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, CZ, 2001.
• The Course of „Atomic absorption spektroscopy“, Slovak Spectroscopic Society, Department of analytical chemistry and Institute of Geology, Faculty of natural Sciences Comenius University of Bratislava, 1998.
• „Experimental Basis of Biological Treatment for Carbon and Nutrient  Removal“, Istanbul Technical University, Faulty of Civil Engineering, Turkey, 1998.
• „Autumn School on Advanced Analytical Methods in Environmental Research“ supported by UNESCO, Eötvös University, Faculty of Sciences, Hungary, 1997.

Other professional activity

Memberships

• member of the commission for state examinations /magister degree/ in the study field Analytical Chemistry at PF UPJŠ,
• member of the trade union commission for state examinations /PhD study/ in in the study field Analytical Chemistry at PF UPJŠ,
• member of the Main Committee of the Slovak Spectroscopy Society,
• member of the Slovak Spectroscopic Society,
• expert, independent evaluator in the ISEG (Independent Scientific Expert Group) working group of the NATO – SPS (Science for Peace and Security) program, Brussels, 2012 – 2014,
• member of the international organizing (continuous) committee "European Symposium on Atomic Spectrometry ESAS",
• deputy chairman of the Expert Group for Analytical Chemistry SCHS – section Košice, 2005 – 2013,
• member of the organizing committee of the 6th edition of the international conference "Quo Vadis Recycling", Nový Smokovec, 6-9 June 2017,
• member of the scientific committee of the foreign conference "ESAS & CANAS 2018", March 20-23, 2018, Berlin, Germany,
• chairperson of the organizing committee of the international conference "XXI. Slovak-Czech spectroscopic conference", Liptovský Ján, 16-20 October 2016,
• member of the international organizing (continuous) committee "European Symposium on Atomic Spectrometry ESAS 2016", Eger, Hungary, 31.3. – 2.4.2016,
• member of the international organizing (continuing) committee "European Symposium on Atomic Spectrometry ESAS 2014", Prague, Czech Republic, 16.-21.3.2014,
• member of the organizing committee of the in-house conference organized by the LF UPJŠ in Košice, the Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, TUKE, HF, the Department of Chemistry and the Regional Office of Public Health based in Košice: "Use of experimental methods to protect the health of the population and the environment", 2012,
• member of the organizing committee of the domestic conference organized by the Regional Office of Public Health with headquarters in Košice and LF UPJŠ in Košice, Institute of Hygiene and Public Health: "Use of experimental methods in the protection and promotion of the health of the population", 2010,
• member of the organizing committee of the domestic conference organized by the Regional Office of Public Health with headquarters in Košice and LF UPJŠ in Košice, Institute of Hygiene and Public Health: "Use of chemical methods in the protection and promotion of population health", 2008,
• member of the organizing committee of the domestic conference with international participation: "XVIIIth Seminar on Atomic Spectrochemistry", Sp. Nová Ves, 2006,
• assistant to the European project coordinator for Slovakia: "Improving the infrastructure for metrology in chemistry in the candidate new member states QUA-NAS" G7RT-CT-2002-05110, 2002 – 2005,
• secretary of the organizing committee of the domestic conference with international participation: "XVIIth Slovak Spectroscopic Conference", Tatranské Zruby, 2004, editor of the collection of abstracts of the mentioned conference, ISBN 80-8073-167-5
• scientific secretary of the 55th Congress of Chemical Companies, Košice, guest editor of the foreign professional suspended magazine "Chemické listy" Prague, preparation of contributions from the aforementioned conference for publication in a special issue: Chemické listy 97 (8) 2003, ISSN 0009 – 2770, 2003,
• secretary of the organizing committee of the domestic conference with international participation: "XVIth Slovak Spectroscopic Conference", Košice, 2002, guest editor of the domestic professional suspended magazine "Chemical Papers" Bratislava, preparation of contributions from the mentioned conference for publication in a dedicated issue: Chem. Pap. 57 (3) 2003, ISSN 0366-6352
• secretary of the organizing committee of the "joined" conference and symposium: "4th European Furnace Symposium" and "XVth Slovak Spectroscopic Conference", Podbanské, editor of the conference proceedings: "Contemporary State, Development and Applications of Spectroscopic methods", ISBN 80-88922-28-3, 2000
• member of the organizing committee of the domestic conference with international participation: "XIVth Seminar on Atomic Spectrochemistry", Podbanské, 1998,
• member of the organizing committee of the Slovak – Austrian Symposium: "Contemporary State and Trends of Decomposition Methods in Analytical Chemistry", Košice, 1997,
• member of the organizing committee of the domestic conference with international participation: "XIIIth Seminar on Atomic Spectrochemistry", Podbanské, 1996.

Publishing activities

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actualized: 24.11.2022