National projects

• Slovak Research and Development Agency (APVV): 

  • • Project APVV-21-0039 [ongoing]: M² group is the coordinator (Monfort)
      Photochemically versatile materials for water treatment

    • Project APVV-21-0053 [ongoing]: M² group is a collaborator (Monfort)
      Semiconductor gas sensors with intrinsic memory based on resistive switching

• Scientific Grant Agency of the Slovak Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport (VEGA):

  • • Project VEGA No. 1/0319/23 [ongoing]: M² group is the coordinator (Motola)
      Photoinduced production of hydrogen from biomass using anodic nanostructures 

    • Project VEGA No. 1/0062/22 [ongoing]: M² group is a collaborator (Monfort)
      New generation of chemiresistive gas sensors with capacitor-like electrode arrangement and built-in memory

    • Project VEGA No. 1/0276/15 [completed]: M² group is the coordinator (Plesch)
      Semiconductor oxides for applications in photocatalysis and sensors 

International projects

• Horizon 2020 MSCA COFUND SASPRO2 programme:

  • • Project No. 3305/03/02 [ongoing]: Olivier Monfort is the scientist-in-charge
      Investigation of Newly Synthesized MXene-based Solar Driven Photocatalysts in Environmental Remediation and Hydrogen Production (PhotoMXene)

• COST Action:

  • • CA 23104 [ongoing]: Monfort is in Managing Committee and the co-leader of Grant Awarding Coordination Mainstreaming water reuse into the circular economy paradigm (Water4Reuse)

• ENLIGHT Erasmus+ European University 

  • • ETN Thematic Network [ongoing]: M² group is the member
      Sustainable plasma and bio-based wastewater micropollutant treatment – education and outreach network (PLANTED) 

• CHINESE-SLOVAK bilateral project financed by the Slovak Research and Development Agency (APVV):

  • • Project No. SK-CN-23-0002 [ongoing]: M² group is the coordinator on the Slovak side (Monfort)

Innovative iron-based photoactive materials for sustainable wastewater treatments (INOPHER)

• FRENCH-SLOVAK bilateral projects financed by (i) the Slovak Research and Development Agency (APVV), (ii) the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MESRI) via Campus France and the French Institute of Slovakia, and (iii) the Slovak Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport (MSVVaS):

  • • Project No.  SK-FR-22-0002 [ongoing]: M² group is the coordinator (Monfort)

Solar-active nanostructured materials for innovative remediation of water contaminated by pharmaceuticals (SOLAREM)

• • • Consolidation of collaboration between ICCF and FNS CU [completed]: M² group is the coordinator (Monfort)
      Use of solar energy for the degradation of emerging pollutants in wastewaters

    • ACCES 2021 [completed]: M² group is the coordinator on the Slovak side (Monfort)
      Analysis, characterization and remediation of contaminated waters and soils 

    • PARCECO 2021 [completed]: M² group is the coordinator on the Slovak side (Monfort)
      Inorganic compounds for environmental applications: synthesis, characterization and analysis 

• We are looking for partners: EU Green Deal (H2020), Visegrad fund (V4), and any other international projects!