Department of Surface and Plasma Science

New PhD Theses (2024/2025):

Physics of Plasma and Ionized Media

Kinetic modelling of the ITER Scrape-off Layer (2024)
Předběžní zájemci: Šimon Vrba
Supervisor: David Tskhakaya, Ph.D. (ÚFP AV ČR)
Consultant: Doc. RNDr. Jiří Pavlů, Ph.D.

Improvement of Space weather prediction using a combination of different data sources and techniques (2024)
Předběžní zájemci: Sheng Li
Supervisor: Gilbert Pi, Ph.D.
Consultant: Prof. RNDr. František Němec, Ph.D.

Electron plasma waves in the solar wind (2024)
Předběžní zájemci: Pavel Houfek
Supervisor: Ing. Jan Souček, Ph.D. (ÚFA AV ČR)
Consultant: Prof. RNDr. Ondřej Santolík, Dr.

Testing the resistance of first wall materials in inertial fusion reactors: from actions of energetic photons to high velocity impact of target debris (2024)
Předběžní zájemci: Jakub Bulička
Supervisor: Ing. Libor Juha, CSc. (FzÚ AV ČR)
Consultant: ing. Tomáš Burian, Ph.D. (FzÚ AV ČR), Doc. RNDr. Jan Wild, CSc.

Magnetohydrodynamic turbulence and its evolution in the heliosphere (2024)
Předběžní zájemci: Ilyas Abushzada
Supervisor: Mgr. Alexander Pitňa, Ph.D.
Consultant: Prof. RNDr. Jana Šafránková, DrSc.

Photonic Quantum Control of Laser-Cooled Plasma (2024)
Předběžní zájemci: Hudák Ivan
Supervisor: Mgr. Michal Hejduk, Ph.D.
Consultant: RNDr. Petr Dohnal, Ph.D.

Photon Detection by Laser-Cooled Plasma (2024)
Supervisor: Mgr. Michal Hejduk, Ph.D.
Consultant: RNDr. Petr Dohnal, Ph.D.

Evolution of the ion velocity distribution functions in the inner heliosphere (2024)
Předběžní zájemci: Sruti Satyasmita
Supervisor: Mgr. Tereza Ďurovcová, Ph.D.
Consultant: Prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Němeček, DrSc.

Electron collision experiments with gas phase molecules (2024)
Předběžní zájemci: Samrat Saha
Supervisor: Pamir Nag, Ph.D. (ÚFCh JH AV ČR)
Consultant: Doc. RNDr. Štěpán Roučka, Ph.D.

Electromagnetic manifestations of atmospheric discharges at Earth and Jupiter (2024)
Předběžní zájemci: Rosická Kateřina
Supervisor: Prof. RNDr. Ondřej Santolík, Dr.
Consultant: Ing. Ivana Kolmašová, Ph.D.

Surface and Interface Physics

Development of cerium oxide based electrochemical sensors for detection of environmental pollutants (2024)
Supervisor: Ing. Nataliya Tsud, Dr.
Consultant: Alessandra Zanut, PhD (University of Padova)

Efficient low-Pt anodes for anion exchange membrane fuel cells (2024)
Supervisor: Mgr. Yurii Yakovlev, Ph.D.
Consultant: Yevheniia Lobko, Ph.D.

Investigation of sputtered thin-layer oxygen evolution electrocatalysts in alkaline media and the effect of structural and electronic properties on the catalytical performance (2024)
Supervisor: RNDr. Peter Kúš, Ph.D.

Anion exchange polymer electrolytes for electrochemical systems (2024)
Supervisor: Yevheniia Lobko, Ph.D.
Consultant: Dr. Kateryna Fatyeyeva (University Rouene Normandie, France)