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Department of Chemistry

Where to find us

KCH FPV UMB
Tajovského 40
974 01 Banská Bystrica

Department profile

Department of Chemistry provides Bc and MSc study programmes in Environmental chemistry as well as in Chemical education.
Research activities of the department can be divided into four areas: Environmental chemistry, Theoretical/Computational chemistry, Organic and inorganic synthesis, and Educational chemistry.

Environmental chemistry

The group counts 4 faculty members. Their research is mainly oriented to monitoring of trace elements and heavy metals in environment, monitoring of surface and ground waters related to contamination by oil residues and on waste chemistry and management. The group is also involved in the development of electroanalytical methods such as isotachophoresis and electrophoresis.

Theoretical/Computational chemistry

The group currently consists of 4 faculty members. Their research is focused on (i) development and application of methods for calculations of molecular nonlinear optical properties, (ii) study of intermolecular interactions in charge transfer complexes, (iii) calculations of interaction energies for inhibitor-enzyme systems including molecular docking, and (iv) development of the relativistic quantum chemistry methods (DIRAC code).

Organic and inorganic syntheses

The group now counts 3 faculty members. Their research is oriented to synthesis of tumor angiostatics by click-chemistry approach and antioxidants. New projects are being set up focused on synthesis of DNA intercalates. Inorganic chemistry topics include mainly stereospecific syntheses of d-element complexes.

Chemical education

The group consists of 2 faculty members. Their research areas range from Computer based Science Labs (Micro-computer Based Laboratories, MBL), motivation and learning strategies of students towards Chemistry and preparation and analyses of textbooks for Chemistry.

Current or recent funding includes:

  • national grants by the Scientific Agency of the Slovak Republic (VEGA) and Slovak Research and Development Agency (APVV)
  • COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) Programme

Leading scientists of the Department are Assoc. Professor Fridrich Gregáň (organic chemistry), Assoc. Professor Miroslav Medveď (computational chemistry).

Members of the department

RNDr. Barbora Benická, PhD.

RNDr. Barbora Benická, PhD.

Head of department, University teacher

Position:
Scholarly assistant
doc. RNDr. Marek Skoršepa, PhD.

doc. RNDr. Marek Skoršepa, PhD.

Vice dean, Deputy Head of Department

Position:
Prelector
Office:
F34 (dekanát) a F349 (KCH)
doc. RNDr. Šimon Budzák, PhD.

doc. RNDr. Šimon Budzák, PhD.

University teacher, Katedrový koordinátor Erasmus+

Position:
Prelector
Office:
348
Viktor Iaroshenko, PhD.

Viktor Iaroshenko, PhD.

University teacher

Position:
Prelector
Office:
F212
doc. RNDr. Jarmila Kmeťová, PhD., MBA

doc. RNDr. Jarmila Kmeťová, PhD., MBA

University teacher

Position:
Prelector
Office:
7404
doc. RNDr. Miroslav Medveď, PhD.

doc. RNDr. Miroslav Medveď, PhD.

University teacher

Position:
Prelector
Office:
F207
doc. RNDr. Zuzana Melichová, PhD.

doc. RNDr. Zuzana Melichová, PhD.

University teacher

Position:
Prelector
Office:
209
doc. Ing. Milan Olšovský, PhD.

doc. Ing. Milan Olšovský, PhD.

University teacher

Position:
Prelector
prof. Ing. Ľubomír Švorc, DrSc.

prof. Ing. Ľubomír Švorc, DrSc.

University teacher

Position:
Prelector
RNDr. Elena Kupcová, PhD.

RNDr. Elena Kupcová, PhD.

University teacher, Študijný poradca pre Bc. stupeň ŠP Forenzná a kriminalistická chémia a ŠP Učiteľstvo chémie

Position:
Scholarly assistant
Office:
208
Mgr. Jela Nociarová, PhD.

Mgr. Jela Nociarová, PhD.

University teacher

Position:
Scholarly assistant
Office:
350
PharmDr. Jiří Zapletal

PharmDr. Jiří Zapletal

University teacher

Position:
Assistant
Dr. rer. nat. Satenik Mkrtchyan

Dr. rer. nat. Satenik Mkrtchyan

Researcher

Position:
Scientist
Mgr. Ivana Petránová

Mgr. Ivana Petránová

Technician

Position:
non-pedagogic employee
Office:
F246
Darina Frindtová

Darina Frindtová

Assistant

Phone:
7 202
Position:
non-pedagogic employee
Office:
202