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Dr. Anton Popelka is a Research Associate at the Center for Advanced Materials of QU since 2013. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in 2012 from the Polymer Technology program of the Polymer Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences in Slovakia. His present research is mainly focused on surface modification of different types of polymeric materials by atmospheric and low-temperature pressure plasma techniques, especially applicable in packaging, membranes, and biomedical applications. Dr. Popelka has authored/coauthored 1 U.S. patent, 5 book chapters, and over 130 peer-reviewed publications with more than 1500 citations and h-index 22. Moreover, Dr. Popelka has also participated in many international conferences and symposiums (about 30). He has also participated in and led many projects awarded by the QNRF, QU, and industry; these projects have mainly focused on modifying polymers with eco-friendly low-temperature plasma technology. Since 2024, he has been managing editor of Emergent Materials journal, Springer in partnership with Qatar University.

Academic positions

  • present2013

    Researcher

    Center for Advanced Materials, The Office of VP for Research, Qatar University, P.O. Box: 2713, Doha-Qatar

  • 20132012

    Researcher

    Department of Composites Materials, Polymer Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, 845 41 Bratislava 45, Slovakia

Education

  • PhD. 2012

    PhD. study in Technology of Polymer Materials program

    Department of Composite Materials, Polymer Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, 845 41 Bratislava 45, Slovakia

  • Eng. 2008

    Master study in Materials Engineering (Chemistry and technology processing and rubber making) program

    Faculty of Industrial Technology, Alexander Dubcek University of Trencin, I. Krasku 491/30, 020 01 Puchov, Slovakia

Honors, Awards and Grants

  • 2014
    Molecules Best Paper Award 2014
    2nd Prize
    Ahmad Asadinezhad, Igor Novák, Marián Lehocký, František Bílek, Alenka Vesel, Ita Junkar, Petr Sáha and Anton Popelka
    Polysaccharides Coatings on Medical-Grade PVC: A Probe into Surface Characteristics and the Extent
    of Bacterial Adhesion
    Molecules 2010, 15(2), 1007–1027; doi:10.3390/molecules15021007
    Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/15/2/1007