Invited speakers

prof. Joseph Buhagiar

The University of Malta, Malta

Biodegradable Metals in Bone Repair: An Interdisciplinary Study of Iron and Magnesium Alloys

dr. Petr Mazur

University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czechia

Redox Flow Batteries Using Multi-phase Energy Storage Media

prof. Jozef Noga

Comenius University Bratislava, Slovakia

Independent Particle Model Wave-Functions via Variational Coupled Cluster Singles Theory - Novel Root Towards Applications for Large Molecules and Materials

assoc. prof. Martin Kožár

University of veterinary medicine and pharmacy, Košice, Slovakia

Comparative Evaluation of Enriched Iron Implants for Bone Substitution in a Rat Tibial Defect Model

Conference Programme

12.10.2025, Sunday

16:00 – 18:00                       
Registration (Lobby bar)
18:00 – 19:00
Dinner (Hotel Restaurant)
19:00 – 22:00
Opening of the Conference with Welcome drink (Conference room)

13.10.2025, Monday

Chairman: Andrea Straková Fedorková
09:00 – 10:00
Plenary lecture: Petr Mazúr (University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czechia)
Redox Flow Batteries Using Multi-phase Energy Storage Media
10:00 – 10:20
Invited lecture: Pavol Jarčuška (P. J. Šafárik University in Košice, Slovakia)
Point-of-Care Electrochemical Multisensors for Simultaneous Detection of Antibiotics in Blood
10:20 – 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:20
Ladislav Kavan (J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, Prague, Czechia)
Functional Nanomaterials For Aqueous Zn-Ion Batteries: The Emerging Alternative of Li-Ion)
11:20 – 11:40
Invited: Magdaléna Strečková (Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovakia)
Hydrogen Evolution on Transition Metal Phosphides: Electrochemical Performance and Activation Energy Study
11:40 – 12:00
Martin Paidar (University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czechia)
Materials Challenges in Water Electrolysis Technologies
12:00 – 13:00
Lunch
Chairman: Renáta Oriňaková
13:00 – 14:00
Plenary lecture: Joseph Buhagiar (University of Malta, Msida, Malta)
Biodegradable Metals in Bone Repair: An Interdisciplinary Study of Iron and Magnesium Alloys
14:00 – 14:20
Invited: Tibor Sopčák (Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovakia)
Development and Characterization of Glycerol–citrate Polyesters Modified with Bioactive Crosslinkers and Composite Strategies
14:20 – 14:50
Hamed Peidayesh (Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia)
Conductive Composites Based on Thermoplastic Starch: Electrical Conductivity Behavior during Cyclic Mechanical Deformation
14:50 – 15:10
Coffee break
Chairman: Jospeh Buhagiar
15:10 – 16:10
Plenary lecture: Martin Kožár (University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Slovakia)
Comparative Evaluation of Enriched Iron Implants for Bone Substitution in a Rat Tibial Defect Model
16:10 – 16:30
Juraj Školka (Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra/BIOTATRY H&B, Slovakia)
Phytochemical Profiling and Antimicrobial Properties of Selected Slovak Medicinal Herbs
17:00 – 18:00
Poster Session (Conference room)
19:00 – 00:00
Dinner in Kuszmann pub in Tatranská Lomnica

14.10.2025, Tuesday

Chairman: Petr Sáha
09:30-10:30 Plenary lecture: Jozef Noga (Commenius University Bratislava, Slovakia) Independent Particle Model Wave-Functions via Variational Coupled Cluster Singles Theory – Novel Root Towards Applications for Large Molecules and Materials
10:30 – 10:45 Get to know Metrohm (Metrohm Company)
10:45 -11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:15 Student Session
Chairman: Jana Shepa
11:15 – 11:30 Jana Demeterová (P. J. Šafárik University in Košice, Slovakia) Electrochemical Determination of Ciprofloxacin Using a GaTCPP(Ni)-Modified Screen-Printed Carbon Electrode
11:30 – 11:45 Frederika Chovancová (P. J. Šafárik University in Košice, Slovakia) Screen-Printed Electrode Modified by Polymer Membrane and Metal Oxides Nanoparticles as Platform for Electrochemical Cholesterol Sensor
11:45 – 12:00 Jakub Leščinský (P. J. Šafárik University in Košice, Slovakia) Electrolyte/Sulfur Ratio Optimization for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
12:00 – 12:15 Mária Paračková (P. J. Šafárik University in Košice, Slovakia) Evaluation of a Non-Precious-Metal-Based High-Entropy Catalyst for Alkaline Oxygen Evolution Reaction)
12:15 – 13:15 Lunch
13:30 – 15:00 NATO G6106 Meeting (for project partners)
18:30 – 19:00 Dean´s Best poster and Best Presentaion Award in Conference room
19:00 – 20:00 Dinner (Hotel Restaurant)

15.10.2025, Wednesday

10:00 – 11:00
Closing Words, Business-to-business Meetings
11:00 -12:00
KEGA 002UPJŠ-4/2024 Li-ion Batteries and Their Application in Practice in the Development of Hybrid Systems Meeting (for project partners)

POSTER SESSION

1
Renáta Bodnárová
Evaluation of the Activity of – MoyNiyAlz Based Alloy for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction on Different Substrates
2
Viktória Čákyová
Optimising Electrochemical Deposition of Hydroxyapatite Coatings for Ti6Al4V Medical Implants
3
Nikola Jašňáková
Electrochemical Detection of Antibiotics
4
Nikolas Király
Azo-Ligands in Metal–Organic Frameworks for catalytic and energy applications
5
Miloslav Lhotka
Adsorption of Gases by Carbon Nanomaterials
6
Tomáš Ján Liška
Environmentally Friendly Biginelli Reaction and Electrosynthetic Hydrolysis of Dihydropyrimidinones
7
Florian Maerzweiler
Nanostructured Metallic Electrodes for Sensor Applications
8
Ivana Mojžišová
Preliminary Study on Electrochemical Deposition of Hydroxyapatite on Ti-6Al-4V Substrates with Different 3D Patterns
9
Veronika Niščáková
Graphite Functionalization of Glass Fiber Separator to Enhance Stability of Li–S Batteries
10
Michaela Plevová
Preparation of NiFe LDH Catalyst for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction by Electrodeposition on Nickel Foam
11
Natália Podrojková
Computational Insights into Graphite Surface Doping in Vanadium Redox Flow Battery Systems
12
Jasmin Shaikh
High Entropy Metal Oxide/TiO2 Based Heterostructures for Selective CO₂ Detection
13
Laura Slabejová
Comparative Analysis of CuO 550 and CuO 600 Fiber-based Electrochemical Sensors for Insulin Detection
14
Juraj Školka
Phytochemical Profiling and Antimicrobial Properties of Selected Slovak Medicinal Herbs
15
Jana Shepa
Screen-printed Electrode Modified by Gold Nanoparticles for Glucose and Ascorbic Acid Detection
16
Miroslav Almáši
Modified UiO66(Zr) Frameworks for Targeting Brain Tumours via pH Responsive Drug Delivery

Conference Programme