Nov/2020 – Mar/2025: University of Vienna
Ph.D. in Physics: Focus program Hierarchical Design of Hybrid Systems at Doctoral College Advanced Functional Materials
Dissertation Thesis: The role of ring-polymer topology in macromolecular self-assembly and dynamics; Advisor: Christos N. Likos
Oct/2018 – Sep/2020: Charles University in Prague
M.Sc. in Physical Chemistry: Summa Cum Laude (1.00 average)
Master Thesis: Effect of acid-base equilibria on the association behaviour of polyelectrolytes; Advisor: Peter Košovan
Oct/2015 – Jun/2018: Charles University in Prague
B.Sc. in Chemistry: Summa Cum Laude (1.00 average)
Bachelor Thesis: Interactions of weak polyelectrolytes with multivalent counterions (in Slovak); Advisor: Peter Košovan
Feb/2025 – Feb/2027: University of Cambridge
Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry with Rosana Collepardo-Guevara
• Nov/2020 – Jan/2025: University of Vienna
Research Assistant in Computational & Soft Matter Physics Research Group with Christos N. Likos
Doctoral Fellow at Doctoral College Advanced Functional Materials at Vienna Doctoral School in Physics
• Feb/2023 – Mar/2023: University of Edinburgh
Visiting Research Fellow (COST grant) in Topologically Active Polymers Lab with Davide Michieletto
• Jan/2020 – Mar/2020: University of Stuttgart
Visiting Research Fellow (FOR2811 & Erasmus+) at Institute for Computational Physics with Christian Holm
• Apr/2019 – Oct/2020: Charles University in Prague
Student Research Assistant at Institute of Physics with Ondřej Maršálek
• Jul/2017 – Oct/2020: Charles University in Prague
Student Research Assistant in Soft Matter Research Group with Peter Košovan
COST Short Term Scientific Mission Twist and writhe of annealed polyelectrolytes & EUTOPIA Travel Grants (2022, 2023)
Research in Teams: Special Travel Grant by Vienna Doctoral School in Physics (2022)
Contipro Award for the best master thesis in Czech republic in the field of biomaterials (2021)
Doctoral Fellowship at Doctoral College Advanced Functional Materials funded by Austrian Science Fund FWF (doc.funds 85) (2020)
Research Traineeship Stipend of Erasmus+ (2020)
STEM Scholarship of U. S. Steel, Ltd. Eastern Slovakia (awarded 4x: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
Merit-based Scholarship of Charles University in Prague (awarded 4x: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
Motivational Scholarship of Excellence of Charles University in Prague (2016)
Award of Saint Gorazd: the highest student award in Slovakia; awarded for outstanding international representation of Slovakia (awarded 3x: 2012, 2014, 2015)
International Chemistry Olympiad: 1x silver medal (Baku, 2015), 1x bronze medal (Hanoi, 2014)
International Junior Science Olympiad: 1x bronze medal (Durban, 2011)