Dušan Kováčik, current director of CEPLANT, obtained his MSc. in Mathematics and Physics (teacher) from Comenius University, Bratislava in 2001 as well as his PhD in Plasma Physics in 2007. He has been a member of CEPLANT since 2011, and he is associate professor and senior researcher. In 2025 he took over the leadership of the CEPLANT following his predecessor Prof. Mirko Černák.
His research is focused on the development of atmospheric-pressure plasma sources, plasma surface modification (hydrophilisation, plasma-induced grafting and plasma polymerisation) of various materials such as polymers, nonwovens, foils and nanofibres.
Research Group – Plasma Nanotechnologies and Bioapplications
prof. RNDr. Mirko Černák, CSc.
Founder of CEPLANT and former director
specialist on research and development of atmospheric-pressure plasma sources, plasma chemical processes, materials functionalization, graphene, composite materials, and technology transfer
cernak(at)physics.muni.cz
doc. Mgr. Pavel Slavíček, Ph.D.
specialist on research and development of atmospheric-pressure plasma sources, optical diagnostics of plasmas, vacuum technology and process automation
ps94(at)physics.muni.cz
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RNDr. Monika Stupavská, PhD.
specialist on XPS, SIMS, MALDI analysis, chemical analysis, plasmochemical processes, surface modifications, and physical chemistry
stupavska(at)mail.muni.cz
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Mgr. Michal Pazderka, Ph.D.
specialist on research and development of atmospheric-pressure plasma sources, electrical characterisation of discharges, plasmochemical processes, and computer simulation
michpa(at)mail.muni.cz
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Olha Ksenzova, M.Sc.
specialist on plasma treatment of materials, chemical analysis, AFM, FTIR and SEM analyses
253219(at)mail.muni.cz
Petr Vašina received his PhD in 2005 from Université Paris-Sud in the discipline Waves and Matter and at Masaryk University in the discipline Plasma Physics. He has worked at Masaryk University since 2004. Currently, he is a professor at CEPLANT and the director of the Department of Plasma Physics and Technology.
His primary research areas are the study of elementary processes in discharges, diagnostics and the modelling of reactive plasmas, the study of a hybrid PVD-PECVD deposition process and its application for thin film deposition, high power impulse magnetron sputtering and the deposition of nanostructured composite materials.
research group – Deposition of Thin Films and Nanostructures
Mgr. Tereza Schmidtová, Ph.D.
specialist on surface analyses of metallic glass coatings and other thin films and coatings
tschmidtova(at)sci.muni.cz
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Tomáš Hoder obtained his PhD at Masaryk University, then joined the Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP Greifswald) and was also active at the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. Currently, he is an associate professor and principal investigator of fundamental as well as industrial research projects dealing with electrical gas/liquid breakdown, barrier or spark discharges.
He has expertise in the high-sensitivity high-resolution electrical and optical analysis of ultrafast transient discharges. His primary field of interest is non-steady-state spectroscopic models for the determination of basic plasma parameters.
research group – Plasma Diagnostics and Modelling
doc. Mgr. Pavel Dvořák, Ph.D.
specialist on laser-based plasma diagnostics, especially (TA)LIF of radical species, and on theoretical calculations and diagnostics of capacitively coupled discharges
pdvorak(at)physics.muni.cz
doc. Mgr. Zdeněk Navrátil, Ph.D.
specialist on development and application of advanced optical emission spectroscopy (OES) methods for plasma diagnostics, especially of atmospheric pressure discharges
zdenek(at)mail.muni.cz
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Mgr. Zdeněk Bonaventura, Ph.D.
specialist on plasma simulations and on fundamental phenomena of nanosecond discharges in liquid, advanced research of kinetic processes in streamer discharges, runaway electrons and plasma propulsion
zbona(at)physics.muni.cz
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Mgr. Lucia Kuthanová, Ph.D.
specialist of plasma diagnostics of various discharges mainly by electrical and optical methods in spectrally, spatially and time-resolved manner and on non-stationary phenomena in filamentary discharges (induced instabilities and interactions on plasma-liquid interfaces)
Currently on parental leave.
Mgr. Adam Obrusník, Ph.D.
specialist on numerical simulation for studying plasma kinetics and gas dynamics in atmospheric-pressure plasmas and on numerical simulation of low pressure plasmas, specifically in ion thrusters and magnetron sputtering
adamobrusnik(at)mail.muni.cz
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Mgr. Martina Mrkvičková, Ph.D.
specialist on laser-based plasma diagnostics, namely on a detection of various reactive species in plasma by one or two-photon absorption laser-induced fluorescence (LIF and TALIF) and on a determination of electric field by electric field induced second harmonic generation (EFISH)
mrkm(at)mail.muni.cz
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Ivan Ohlídal earned his degree in physics in 1967 and was appointed professor in 1998 in the field of Quantum Electronics and Optics. He has been affiliated with the Department of Solid State Physics and later the Department of Physical Electronics, now part of the Department of Plasma Physics and Technology. Throughout his career, he has been deeply involved in teaching and mentoring.
His research focuses on the optics of thin films and solid surfaces, with expertise in ellipsometry, interferometry, and scanning probe microscopy. He is author and co-author of many scientific publications with more than 1000 citation in internation journals.
research group – Optics for Thin Films and Solid Surfaces
Mgr. Jiří Vohánka, Ph.D.
specialist in spectrophotometers and ellipsometers and developer of new dispersion and structure models used in optical characterization
vohanka(at)physics.muni.cz
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Mgr. Daniel Franta, Ph.D.
specialist in spectrophotometers and ellipsometers and developer of new dispersion and structure models used in optical characterization
dfranta(at)sci.muni.cz
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