EDUCATION
1994-1999 Master Degree
Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Master Diploma Thesis: Model-independent determination of the course of the electromagnetic formfactor of pion
Supervisor: Prof. A. Z. Dubničková
1999-2003 Ph.D. Degree
Biophysics
Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
PhD Diploma Thesis: Small angle neutron scattering on the phospholipid bilayers in unilamellar liposomes
Supervisor: Prof. P. Balgavý
TEACHING AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
1999-2003 Graduate Student in Biophysical Laboratory of Prof. P. Balgavý
Faculty of Pharmacy, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
2001-2003 Teaching Assistant for Introductory course to Molecular Modeling
Faculty of Pharmacy, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
2000 & 2001 Visiting Scientist at Small Angle Neutron Spectrometer YUMO
Joint Institute of Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia
2002 Visiting Scientist at Small Angle Neutron Spectrometer PAXE
Laboratoire Léon Brillouin, CEA/Saclay, France
2003-2006 Postgraduate Fellow in Biophysical Laboratory of Prof. J. F. Nagle
Physics Department, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
2006-2008 Postgraduate Fellow in Soft Condense Matter Group of Dr. J. Katsaras
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Visiting Fellow in Canadian Neutron Beam Centre – National Research Council, Chalk River, ON, Canada
2008-2011 Assistant Research Officer under the Research Associate Program
Canadian Neutron Beam Centre – National Research Council, Chalk River, ON, Canada
2011-present Assistant Research Officer at Canadian Neutron Beam Centre
Canadian Neutron Beam Centre – National Research Council, Chalk River, ON, Canada
SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
2000, 2001 and 2002 Comenius University Fellowship
Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
2000 Summer-school Fellowship
Ruđer Bošković Institute, Croatia
2001 HERCULES Fellowship
Higher European Research Course for Users of Large Experimental Systems, Grenoble, France
2002 International Travel Award
XIV International Biophysics Congress, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2003 International Travel Award
3rd European Conference on Neutron Scattering, Montpellier, France
2005 and 2010 Scientific work of young physicists
Slovak Physical Society, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
2006-2008 Visiting Fellow in Government Laboratories
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Canada
2009 Award for three-year scientific impact
Slovak Literary Fund, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
CONFERENCES PARTICIPATION
7th International Summer School on Biophysics, Rovinj, Croatia, September 14-25, 2000
HERCULES 11th session - Higher European Researche Course for Users of Large Experimental Systems, Grenoble, France, March 4 - April 11, 2001
XXIV. Medical Biophysics Days - Conference with international participation, Mozolov, Czech Republic, May 30 - Jun 1 2001
XIV. International Biophysics Congress, Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 27 - May 1, 2002
XII. International Conference on Small-Angle Scattering, Venice, Italy, August 25-29.2002
3rd European Conference on Neutron Scattering, Montpellier, France, September 3-6.2003
Biophysical society 48th annual meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, February 14-18, 2004
Probing Membrane Microdomains, Asilomar, California, October 28-31, 2004
Biophysical society 49th annual meeting, Long Beach, California, February 12-16, 2005
Biophysical society 50th annual meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, February 18-22, 2006
American Conference on Neutron Scattering, St. Charles, Illinois, June 18-22, 2006
AFMNet - HQP Winter School Workshop, Gatineau, Quebeck, January 25-27, 2007
Biophysical society 51st annual meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, March 3-7, 2007
The Canadian Association of Physicists Congress, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, June 17-20, 2007
AFMnet Biofilms Meeting, University of Guelph, October 25th, 2007
CINS annual meeting, Queen's University, Kingston, October 26-27, 2007
Joint Meeting of the Biophysical society 52nd annual meeting & 16th International Biophysics Congress (IUPAB), Long Beach, California, February 2-6, 2008
American Conference on Neutron Scattering, Santa Fe, New Mexico, May 11-15, 2008
AFMNet – Annual Scientific Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, May 31–June 3, 2008
The Canadian Association of Physicists Congress, Quebec, Quebec, June 8 – 11, 2008
International Conference on Neutron Scattering, Knoxville, Tennessee, May 3 – 7, 2009
The Canadian Association of Physicists Congress, Moncton, New Brunswick, June 7-10, 2009
American Conference on Neutron Scattering, Ottawa, Ontario, June 26-30, 2010
Biophysical society 55th annual meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, March 5-9, 2011
ORNL Neutron Scattering User Meeting, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, November 14-15, 2011
Biophysical society 56th annual meeting, San Diego, California, February 25-29, 2012