Admission to PhD study programs in the academic year 2016/2017 The Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the UPJŠ in Košice announces the start of the admission process for PhD study in the following accredited study programs in the academic year 2016/2017. Applied Mathematics Discrete Mathematics Theory of Teaching of Mathematics Solid State Physics Astrophysics Biophysics Nuclear and Subnuclear Physics Theoretical Physics Advanced materials Theory of Physics Education Analytical Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry Biochemistry Organic Chemistry Physical Chemistry Informatics Genetics Animal Physiology Plant Physiology Molecular Cytology General Ecology and Ecology of Individual and Population The deadline for the application is June 1 st, 2016. Applicants must have a Master s degree in the same or similar field or an equivalent of a Master s degree. Perspective applicants should apply via the electronic application form (the completed form has to be printed out and signed). Applicants then need to send the application form together with a copy of their diploma verified by a notary, a CV and a list of publications. Additional documents regarding their professional experiences can be attached. The application fee is 40.00. The application fee may only be paid via an electronic bank transfer to the bank account no.: SK28 8180 0000 0070 0007 8491, Variable symbol: 2996, Specific symbol: Personal number, Constant symbol: 0308, Message for beneficiary: applicant s first and last name. Admission will take place from the 20 th 06. 2016 until the 30 th 06. 2016. The topics for Phd. study programs for the academic year 2016/2017 Applied Mathematics Computational problems in game theory and mathematical economics.
supervisor: prof. RNDr. Katarína Cechlárová, DrSc. Metcric preserving functions and their applications. supervisor: prof. RNDr. Jozef Doboš, CSc. Testing of structures in multivariate linear models. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Ivan Žežula, CSc. consultant: RNDr. Daniel Klein, PhD. Discrete Mathematics Edge colorings of graphs distinguishing vertices. supervisor: prof. RNDr. Mirko Horňák, CSc. Cubic plane graphs and carbon molecules. supervisor: prof. RNDr. Stanislav Jendroľ, DrSc. Molecular descriptors in chemical graph theory. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Tomáš Madaras, PhD. Clones of compatible functions. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Miroslav Ploščica, CSc. Generalised graph colourings. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Roman Soták, PhD. A generalisation of the minimal vertex cover and maximal independent set problems. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Gabriel Semanišin, PhD. Theory of Teaching of Mathematics Inquiry-based teaching of functions. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Stanislav Lukáč, PhD. The didactic contract and interpretation in various phases of solving word problems. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Matúš Harminc, CSc. Mathematical preparation of future undergraduate students.
supervisor: prof. RNDr. Jozef Doboš, CSc. Teacher's and student's preferred problem solving strategies. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Dušan Šveda, CSc. consultant: RNDr. Ingrid Semanišinová, PhD. Astrophysics Modelling of the light-curves of eclipsing binaries. supervisor: doc. Mgr. Štefan Parimucha, PhD. Multi-frequency investigation of activity of the symbiotic binaries. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Rudolf Gális, PhD. Photometric and spectroscopic investigation of the young eclipsing binaries of T Tauri type. supervisor: doc. Mgr. Štefan Parimucha, PhD. consultant: Mgr. Martin Vaňko, PhD. Biophysics Regulation mechanisms of the functions and catalytic cycle of cytochrome c oxidase. supervisor: doc. Mgr. Daniel Jancura, PhD. consultant: RNDr. Marián Fabian, CSc. Development and characterization of lipoprotein-based nanovehicles for targeted drug delivery. supervisor: doc. Mgr. Daniel Jancura, PhD. Physics of image forming of biomedical modalities based on X-ray/gamma radiation transfer and their simulations using high-performance computational environment. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Jozef Uličný, CSc. consultant : Dr. Michal Cachovan, Siemens Healthcare - Molecular Imaging Research, Forchheim Germany a Siemens Medical Solutions - Molecular Imaging Research, Hoffman Estates, Chicago Illinois, USA In vivo study of intracellular signaling pathways by fluorescent tags and protein-protein interactions between Bcl2 proteins and their partners. supervisor: RNDr. Katarína Štroffeková, PhD. consultant: RNDr. Veronika Huntošová, PhD. Role of inter-organelle communication in cell function. supervisor: RNDr. Katarína Štroffeková, PhD. consultant: RNDr. Veronika Huntošová, PhD.
Development of optical nanosensors for multicomponent analysis of drugs and environmental pollutants. supervisor: prof. RNDr. Pavol Miškovský, DrSc. consultants: RNDr. Zuzana Jurašeková, PhD.,Santiago Sanchez-Cortes, PhD, IEM CSIC Madrid Remark: double diploma project Interaction of selected pesticides with important biomacromolecules: study on the molecular level. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Jana Staničová, PhD. Drug transport in biological systems. supervisor: Mgr. Gregor Bánó, PhD. consultant: prof. RNDr. Pavol Miškovský, DrSc. Local aspects of calcium feedback in excitation-contraction coupling. supervisor: Ing. Alexandra Zahradníková, DrSc. Institute of Molecular Physiology and Genetics Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava consultant: RNDr. Alexandra Zahradníková, PhD. Institute of Molecular Physiology and Genetics Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava Study of morphological changes in Wolfram syndrome using super-resolution microscopy. supervisor: RNDr. Michal Cagalinec, PhD. Institute of Molecular Physiology and Genetics Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava Calcium regulation of the cardiac ryanodine receptor. supervisor: Mgr. Marta Gaburjáková, PhD. Institute of Molecular Physiology and Genetics Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava The role of solvent properties in conformational transitions of proteins-aggregation pathways inducing factors. supervisor: RNDr. Diana Fedunová, PhD. Institute of Experimental Physics Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice Amyloid self-assembly of proteins. supervisor: RNDr. Zuzana Gažová, CSc. Institute of Experimental Physics Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice Analysis and recognition of microscopic particles. form of the study: part-time supervisor: doc. Ing. Zoltán Tomori, CSc. Institute of Experimental Physics Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice
Physics of Condensed Mater The influence of exchange anisotropy on the excitation spectrum of selected low- dimensional magnets. supervisor: RNDr. Erik Čižmár, PhD. Magnetization processes of soft magnetic composites. supervisor: prof. RNDr. Peter Kollár, DrSc. Magneto-caloric effect and relaxation phenomena in quantum and nanoscopic systems. supervisor: prof. Ing. Martin Orendáč, CSc. consultant: doc. RNDr. Adriana Zeleňáková, PhD. Interplay of spin and spatial anisotropy in magnetic properties of low - dimensional quantum magnets in a wide range of magnetic fields. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Alžbeta Orendáčová, DrSc. consultant: RNDr. Róbert Tarasenko, PhD. In-situ depth profiling and scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy of superconductors. supervisor: Mgr. Tomáš Samuely, PhD. consultant: Mgr. Pavol Szabó, CSc. Manipulation with domain wall in thin magnetic wires. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Rastislav Varga, DrSc. consultant: RNDr. Kornel Richter, PhD. The study of dynamic magnetic properties and relaxation process in magnetic nanoparticles. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Adriana Zeleňáková, PhD. Magnetic properties rapidly quenched composite materials with amorphous and nanocrystalline structure. supervisor: RNDr. Ivan Škorvánek, CSc. Institute of Experimental Physics Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice Bi-phase and multi-phase magnetic composite with improved magnetocaloric and mechanical properties. supervisor: RNDr. Ivan Škorvánek, CSc. Institute of Experimental Physics Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice Spectroscopic studies of nonconventional superconductivity.
školiteľ: Mgr. Pavol Szabó, CSc. Institute of Experimental Physics Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice Calorimetric measurements of superconductors. supervisor: RNDr. Jozef Kačmarčík, PhD. Institute of Experimental Physics Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice Magnetodielectric and electrodielectric properties of magnetic fluids based on various transformer oils. supervisor: RNDr. Milan Timko, CSc. Institute of Experimental Physics Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice Nuclear and Subnuclear Physics Hadron-resonance angular correlations in ALICE experiment at CERN LHC. supervisor: RNDr. Marek Bombara, PhD. consultant: RNDr. Martin Vaľa, PhD. Study of strange particles production in proton and atomic nuclei collisions in ALICE experiment at LHC. školiteľ: RNDr. Marek Bombara, PhD. Study of top quark production in the ATLAS experiment. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Jozef Urbán, CSc. Physical and radiobiological methods in radiation therapy planning gynecological tumors. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Pavol Matula, CSc. Study of night sky ultraviolet background for JEM-EUSO experiment. supervisor: RNDr. Pavol Bobik, PhD. Cosmic rays distribution and movement in Heliosphere and Earth magnetosphere study. supervisor: RNDr. Pavol Bobik, PhD. Search for eta-nuclei in nuclear interactions of protons and deuterons at the Dubna Nuclotron. supervisor: prof. RNDr. Stanislav Vokál, DrSc. consultant: RNDr. Janka Vrláková, PhD. Secondary charged particles and nuclear fragments in collisions of high energy atomic nuclei. supervisor: prof. RNDr. Stanislav Vokál, DrSc.
consultant: RNDr. Janka Vrláková, PhD. Advanced Materials The study of magnetic and structural properties of nanoparticles for biomedical applications. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Adriana Zeleňáková, PhD. consultant: doc. RNDr. Vladimír Zeleňák, PhD. Influence of anisotropy induced by thermal treatment (under mechanical stress, magnetic field, etc.) on structural and magnetic properties of rapidly quenched soft magnetic materials. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Rastislav Varga, DrSc. consultant: doc. RNDr. Zuzana Vargová, PhD. Magnetic microwires for biomedical applications supervisor: doc. RNDr. Rastislav Varga, DrSc. consultant: RNDr. Richter Kornel, PhD. Influence of chemical composition on the preparation of Heusler alloys. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Zuzana Vargová, PhD. consultant: doc. RNDr. Rastislav Varga, DrSc. Study of the spin fluctuations influence on ground state in system on a base of RE(Ni,Ge)5 (RE = Ce, Yb, Gd) in single crystals and microcrystalline wires arrangement. supervisor: prof. RNDr. Marián Reiffers, DrSc. consultant: doc. RNDr. Rastislav Varga, DrSc. The study of preparation conditions of soft magnetic composites on their magnetic properties. supervisor: prof. RNDr. Peter Kollár, DrSc. Novel materials for sensors and data storage technologies. supervisor: Mgr. Vladimír Komanický, PhD. consultant: Mgr. Tomáš Samuely, PhD. Theoretical Physics Theoretical study of the frustrated spin models on a bipartite lattices. supervisor: prof. RNDr. Andrej Bobák, DrSc. consultant: doc. RNDr. Milan Žukovič, PhD. Theoretical study of magnetic systems under external magnetic field and pressure. supervisor: prof. RNDr. Michal Jaščur, CSc.
Effect of fluctuating fields on the scaling regimes in stochastic and critical dynamics. supervisor: prof. RNDr. Michal Hnatič, DrSc. consultant: RNDr. Tomáš Lučivjanský, PhD. Frustrated generalized planar rotator model. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Milan Žukovič, PhD. Spin models with correlated disorder. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Milan Žukovič, PhD. Quantum entanglement in unconventional states of exactly solved models. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Jozef Strečka, PhD. Exactly solvable models of correlated spin and electron systems. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Jozef Strečka, PhD. Theoretical investigation of phase separation in binary and ternary liquid mixtures. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Jozef Strečka, PhD. Study of the topological defects in graphene. supervisor: RNDr. Richard Pinčák, PhD. Institute of Experimental Physics Slovak Academy of Sciences Anomalous scaling of advected fields in turbulent environments. supervisor: RNDr. Marián Jurčišin, PhD. Institute of Experimental Physics Slovak Academy of Sciences Study of cooperative phenomena in coupled electron and spin systems. supervisor: RNDr. Pavol Farkašovský, DrSc. Institute of Experimental Physics Slovak Academy of Sciences Theory of Teaching of Physics Interactive methods and technologies in teaching physics of the micro-world. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Jozef Hanč, PhD. Non-formal physics education. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Marián Kireš, PhD.
Analytical Chemistry Development of green analytical procedures. supervisor: doc. Mgr. Vasiľ Andruch, CSc. consultant: RNDr. Jana Šandrejová, PhD. Research of analytical techniques suitable for in-situ measurements. supervisor: prof. Dr. Yaroslav Bazeľ, DrSc. consultant: RNDr. Rastislav Serbin, PhD. Analysis of biologically active substances using new sorbents by LC methods. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Taťána Gondová, CSc. Study of the application possibilities of collision-reaction cell technology in trace analysis. supervisor: doc. Ing. Viera Vojteková, PhD. Mass spectrometry analysis of bioactive, functional, and geological materials. supervisor: doc. Ing. Viera Vojteková, PhD. Inorganic Chemistry Heterospin coordination compounds. supervisor: prof. RNDr. Juraj Černák, CSc. Ionic complexes on the base of quinoline-8-ol derivatives. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Ivan Potočňák, PhD. Macrocyclic ligands based on N-, O-, S- donor atoms as feasible chelating agents for metals. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Zuzana Vargová, PhD. Nanoporous materials for sorption applications. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Vladimír Zeleňák, PhD. Physical Chemistry Preparation and characterization of nanostructured materials and application in energetics. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Renáta Oriňáková, DrSc. Nanodevices with functional molecular elements. supervisor: prof. RNDr. Andrej Oriňák, PhD, Quantum chemistry calculations for interpretation of the nanospecific phenomena.
supervisor: prof. RNDr. Andrej Oriňák, PhD. Biochemistry The study of di- and tri-substituted acridines and derivatives of antracene with biopoymers. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Mária Kožurková, CSc. consultant: RNDr. Ladislav Janovec, PhD. The study of new zinc(ii) complexes with bioactive ligands. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Mária Kožurková, CSc. Study of properties active pharmaceutical ingredients for increased solubility of drugs. supervisor: prof. Ing. Marián Antalík, DrSc. Interaction of surface modificated nanoparticles with Biosystems. supervisor: prof. Ing. Marián Antalík, DrSc. Excited states of biomolecules supramolecular complexes. supervisor: prof. Ing. Marián Antalík, DrSc. The development and applying of DNA-nanoparticle conjugates in biomedicine research. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Viktor Víglaský, PhD. Organic Chemistry Synthesis, NMR spectra, biological and complexation properties of new iso/thio/semicarbazide conjugates of acridines, indoles and quinolines with carbohydrates and peptides. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Ján Imrich, CSc. Organocatalysis in the asymmetric synthesis of biologically active compounds. supervisor: prof. RNDr. Jozef Gonda, DrSc. Stereoselective synthesis and biological activity functionalized sphingosines. supervisor: prof. RNDr. Jozef Gonda, DrSc. consultant: doc. RNDr. Miroslava Martinková, PhD. Animal Physiology The influence of ecological factors on the behavioral changes in model reptile species in natural conditions. supervisor: RNDr. Igor Majláth, PhD.
The relation between the changes in postnatal neurogenesis and development of neurodegeneration. supervisor: RNDr. Enikő Račeková, PhD. Institute of Neurobiology Slovak Academy of Sciences The stimulation of endogenous neuroprotective mechanisms after traumatic spinal cord injury. supervisor: RNDr. Jaroslav Pavel, PhD. Institute of Neurobiology Slovak Academy of Sciences Neuronal adaptation to stress: using of LC-MALDI and MALDI-TOF/TOF proteomics for rat neuronal tissue protein profiles. supervisor: MVDr. Miroslava Némethová, PhD. Institute of Neurobiology Slovak Academy of Sciences Protective mechanism in ischemic tolerance. /part-time supervisor: RNDr. Petra Bonová, PhD. Institute of Neurobiology Slovak Academy of Sciences Isolation and cultivation of Schwann cells in vitro. /part-time supervisor: MVDr. Ivo Vanický, PhD. Institute of Neurobiology Slovak Academy of Sciences The effect of xenobiotics in human and animal food on embryo development. supervisor: MVDr. Dušan Fabian, DrSc. Institute of Animal Physiology Slovak Academy of Sciences consultant: RNDr. Janka Kubandová, PhD. Institute of Animal Physiology Slovak Academy of Sciences Plant Physiology Biological and ecological role of lichen secondary metabolites. supervisor: prof. RNDr. Martin Bačkor, DrSc. Influence of selected natural factors on plant endopolyploidy. supervisor: prof. RNDr. Pavol Mártonfi, PhD. Influence of selected biotic factors on plant endopolyploidy. supervisor: prof. RNDr. Pavol Mártonfi, PhD. Biosynthesis and accumulation of isoflavnonoids and other phenolic compounds in model plant Lotus japonicus. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Peter Paľove-Balang, PhD.
Genetics Validation of candidate genes involved in hypericin biosynthesis. supervisor: prof. RNDr. Eva Čellárová, DrSc. Genetic and phytochemical characterization of lesser known representatives of the genus Hypericum for biotechnological applications. supervisor: prof. RNDr. Eva Čellárová, DrSc. Mobilome of bacterial communities and its role in adaptation to extreme conditions. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Peter Pristaš, CSc. Molecular Cytology Isolation, cultivation and phenotypic characteristics of in the tumor-associated immune cells from the abdominal cavity tumors. supervisor: prof. RNDr. Peter Fedoročko, CSc. consultant: RNDr. Marián Petrovič, PhD., RICB, s.r.o. Modulation of the effect of histon deacetylases (ihdac) by secondary metabolites of Hypericum spp. on tumor models. supervisor: prof. RNDr. Peter Fedoročko, CSc. consultant: RNDr. Rastislav Jendželovský, PhD. Reaction of central canal lining of rat on the minimal spinal cord injury during development and in adulthood with ambition to define its regenerative potential. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Zuzana Daxnerová, CSc. supervisor: RNDr. Juraj Ševc, PhD. Interaction of microorganisms and heavy metals: heavy metal toxicity, detoxification, nanoparticles. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Peter Pristaš, CSc. consultant: prof. RNDr. Jana Kaduková, PhD. Supramolecular amyloid complexes of proteins. supervisor: RNDr. Zuzana Gažová, CSc. General Ecology and Ecology of Individuals and Populations Relictual arthropods (Arthropoda) of subterranean habitats of Slovakia - ecology and molecular phylogeny. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Ľubomír Kováč, CSc.
Subterranean arthropod communities (Arthropoda) of talus slopes in the karst plateau of the Western Carpathians. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Ľubomír Kováč, CSc. consultant: RNDr. Andrej Mock, PhD. Butterfly communities (Lepidoptera) of peat bogs of Slovakia - succession, ecology, conservation. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Ľubomír Panigaj, CSc. Autumn swarming of bats: function, mechanism and importance. supervisor: Mgr. Peter Kaňuch, PhD. consultant: RNDr. Marcel Uhrin, PhD. Ecophysiological adaptations of plants to environment with increased content of heavy metals. supervisor: prof. RNDr. Martin Bačkor, DrSc. Informatics Properties of combinated types of neural networks. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Gabriela Andrejková, CSc. Knowledge based system creation for the relative values handling of the judged phenomenon. supervisor: doc. Ing. Štefánia Gallová, CSc. Optimization of real parameters with differential evolution. supervisor: doc. Ing. Štefánia Gallová, CSc. Dynamic optimization for enhancing of generation diversity mechanisms in evolutionary algorithms. supervisor: doc. Ing. Štefánia Gallová, CSc. Adaptive global optimization over continuous spaces. supervisor: doc. Ing. Štefánia Gallová, CSc. Attack Graph-based Security Metrics. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Jozef Jirásek, PhD. Cross-modal interactions and spatial auditory processing. supervisor: doc. Ing. Norbert Kopčo, PhD.
Plasticity and attention in spatial hearing. supervisor: doc. Ing. Norbert Kopčo, PhD. Natural language processing. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Stanislav Krajči, PhD. Heterogeneous Concept Lattices. /part-time supervisor: doc. RNDr. Stanislav Krajči, PhD. Graph theoretical and algorithmic aspects of communication networks. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Gabriel Semanišin, PhD. Community detection in social networks. supervisor: doc. RNDr. Gabriel Semanišin, PhD. Natural User Interface in experiments control and automatization. supervisor: doc. Ing. Zoltán Tomori, CSc.