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4 Jul

Physics at the STEM Festival in Kuřim

For the first time, the Faculty of Science took part in presenting physics and our study programs at the two-day STEM Festival organized by TE Connectivity in Kuřim. Held in the second half of June directly at the company’s production facility, the festival offered interactive exhibits as well as guided tours of the manufacturing plant. The event attracted around 2,000 visitors, primarily elementary and high school students from Brno and the surrounding area.

4 Jul

June Collaboration on Plasma Atomizer Research and Advanced Spectroscopy

Collaboration across teams brings new insights into plasma chemistry. As part of a GAČR project led by Assoc. Prof. Pavel Dvořák, experts from several research groups gathered at our institute to jointly test advanced plasma and flame atomizers for trace element analysis.

24 Jun

Simon Dap again joined DPPT scientists for experiments

Simon Dap from Laboratoire LAPLACE, Université Paul Sabatier (Toulouse, France) joined the Plasma Diagnostics and Modelling group at the Department of Plasma Physics and Technology and the CEPLANT center for a series of joint experiments. This year’s work builds on the promising results from his previous visit, focusing on measuring the concentration of free oxygen atoms in DBD discharges in a CO₂ atmosphere using TALIF (Two-photon Absorption Laser Induced Fluorescence).

24 Jun

OPERA COST Action Trainning School 2025

Over fifty participants gathered at the June OPERA COST Action Training School to deepen their expertise in the growth, characterization, and applications of epitaxial layers and nanostructures.

20 Jun

Dean's Awards 2025

Tomáš Kašparovský, the dean of the Faculty of Science, awarded the best students of the Faculty of Science MU. From the physics studies, Lucia Švandová and Dr. Roman Přibyl received the award.

19 Jun

Richard Krumpolec and Slavomír Sihelník at GDP 2025

Richard Krumpolec and Slavomír Sihelník recently represented our department and the CEPLANT center at Glass Performance Days (GPD) 2025 in Tampere, Finland – the leading global forum for innovation in the glass industry. Both presented on atmospheric plasma, a promising technology for glass surface modifications.

17 Jun

Bergenia Under the Microscope: How Is a Flower Photo Made Using an Electron Microscope?

Jana Jurmanová is an expert in electron microscopy and the author of the bergenia image on our postcard for accepted students. She works at the Department of Plasma Physics and Technology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk university. In this interview, she describes her first encounters with microscopes, her journey to electron microscopy, cooperation with colleagues and students, and explains why Brno is unique in the field of microscopy not only in the Czech Republic but also worldwide.

17 Jun

21st Plansee Seminar

Petr Vašina, Pavel Souček and Matej Fekete participated in the 21st Plansee Seminar – an international conference dedicated to advancing knowledge in Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, held at the headquarters of the Plansee Group in Reutte, Austria.

16 Jun

Experiments in Elmarco s.r.o.

Dr. Kelar participated in experiments with our colleagues from the VUB Co. Ltd. (Czech Republic) at Elmarco in Liberec, a leading manufacturer of Nanospider® technology.

13 Jun

2025 Spring EMRS meeting

Sahand Behrangi represented our PVDLab section of the Plasma Deposition of Thin Films and Nanostructures reserch group at the 2025 Spring Meeting of the European Materials Research Society (E-MRS), held at the Convention & Exhibition Centre in Strasbourg, France. His talk was about the fracture toughness of industry-deposited TiZrN coatings with focus on the effect of nitrogen partial pressure.

12 Jun

CEPLANT at 28th ICBMPT

Leila Zahedi and Pedram Ghourchi Beigi represented CEPLANT at the 28th ICBMPT Conference on Building Materials, Products, and Technologies held in Brno. This international conference provides an opportunity to discuss materials and technologies that contribute to environmental protection and a safer, more sustainable future for the next generations.

28 May

Judith Medina visit through EDUC-WIDE

Judith Medina, a PhD student from Instituto de Materiales Avanzados, INAM, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón de la Plana, Spain, came to the Department of Plasma Physics and Technology and CEPLANT Center for a two-day research visit focused on X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), working under the guidance of Dr. Monika Stupavská. Her visit was made possible thanks to the EDUC-WIDE project, which fosters collaboration across partners institutions by enabling access to advanced research infrastructure.

27 May

DCMP Physicists Make Progress in the Study of Altermagnets

A year ago, the journal Science included altermagnets among the nine breakthrough discoveries. Now, physicists from Masaryk University in Brno and the Metropolitan University in Osaka are presenting results that further advance our understanding of this new type of magnetic material.

26 May

Lukáš Vrána and Martin Ondryáš at SVC TechCon 2025

PhD candidates Lukáš Vrána and Martin Ondryáš from the PVDLab, the Deposition of Thin Films and Nanostructures research group at the Department of Plasma Physics and Technology and CEPLANT Centrerepresented their research at the SVC TechCon 2025in Nashville, USA, hosted by the Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC). Lukáš Vrána earned 2nd place in the Graduate Student Award competition.

26 May

Faculty of Science at Masaryk University Welcomed a Leading Chip Expert from Taiwan

On Friday 16. 05. 2025, Brno hosted a distinguished expert in semiconductor technologies — Professor Konrad Young from National Taiwan University. Professor Young has built an impressive career at globally renowned technology companies such as HP, Intel, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) — the world’s largest contract chip manufacturer.

23 May

Anna Podmanická's achievement at Regeneron ISEF 2025 Global Science Fair

Anna Podmanická, a gifted student from Gymnázium Jura Hronca, secured 4th place at the prestigious Regeneron ISEF 2025 finals in Ohio, USA. Her project on wastewater purification impressed the expert jury and earned her a special award from the King Abdulaziz & his Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity. The success of the Slovak AMAVET delegation at this competition was further highlighted by Adam Kovalčík’s overall victory.

15 May

Pavel Soucek as a chairman at the ICMCTF 2025 in San Diego

Assoc. Prof. Pavel Souček oversaw a section on High Entropy and Other Multi-Principal-Element at the 51st International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films (ICMCTF 2025). He also presented a talked on Temperature Stability of High Entropy Ceramic Cr-Hf-MoTa-W-N Refractory Metal Coatings, showcasing results from a collaborative effort with Stanislava Debnarová, Matej Fekete, Šárka Zuzjaková, Shuyao Lin, Ondřej Jašek, Tatiana Pitonakova, Nikola Koutná, and Petr Zeman.

14 May

A weeklong testing of plasma treatment in company Nano Medical

Researchers from the Plasma Nanotechnologies and Bioapplicatons research group, Dr. Jakub Kelar and Dr. Oleksandr Galmiz, spent an experimental week at Nano Medical in Liberec. As part of the new OP TAK project, they focused on testing in-line plasma surface modification of substrate materials to enhance the adhesion of nanofibers produced by electrospinning.

12 May

EDUC-WIDE Knowledge Exchange Scheme workshop for Micro and nanotechnology

Dušan Kováčik participated in the EDUC-WIDE Knowledge Exchange Scheme for Micro and nanotechnology workshop held at the Department of Microsystems, Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge in Norway. The workshop was aimed at exploring research collaboration opportunities with international research teams in the field of nanotechnology. Participants had the opportunity to visit the laboratories and learn about the instrumentation and technologies available at the department.

12 May

Dr. Richard Drevét and Roman Přibyl at SICT 2025

Dr. Richard Drevét and PhD candidate Roman Přibyl joined the SICT 2025 (Surfaces, Intefaces and Coatings technologies international conference) at the end of the April in Portugal.