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Dr. Simona Baluchová |
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0000-0002-9602-7069
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S-3322-2017 |
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► Assistant professor Department of Analytical Chemistry E-mail: simona.baluchova@natur.cuni.cz Phone: +420 221 95 1225 Room no.: 114a (building H8) |
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► FIELDS
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§ Fabrication of the electrochemical devices (electrodes, sensing chips,
measuring cells) using additive manufacturing techniques, and their
subsequent characterization and application in electrochemical domains. |
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► TEACHING
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Courses |
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§ Laboratory course in analytical chemistry |
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Student supervision |
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§ 2022 – 2023: Daily supervisor of an Erasmus+
student, a visiting PhD scholar and three regular Dutch MSc students at the
Dept. of Precision and Microsystems Engineering, Delft University of
Technology |
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§ 2019 – 2021: Supervisor-consultant of two
bachelor and one diploma theses at the Dept. of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty
of Science, Charles University |
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► RESEARCH
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2023 |
Principal investigator Dutch Research Council (NWO) [OCENW.XS22.2.114] |
Innovative single-step approach to
printable and flexible diamond sensors |
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2019 – 2021 |
Principal investigator Grant Agency of Charles University [GAUK
390119] |
New porous boron-doped diamond-based
electrode materials for electroanalysis |
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Project activities |
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2022 |
Member of the team – postdoc Dutch Research Council (NWO) [16361] |
Diamond makes sense: Fabrication of novel
micro/nano-structured diamond microelectrodes for advanced electrochemical
sensing |
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2020 – 2021 |
Member of the team – PhD student Czech Science Foundation [GAČR 20-03187S] |
Study of
electrochemical and adsorption processes on nanostructured sp2 and
sp3 carbon surfaces in relation to their physico-chemical
characteristics |
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2017 – 2019 |
Co-researcher Grant Agency of Charles University [GAUK 1390217] |
Development of electrochemical boron-doped
diamond sensors for detection of phenolic compounds |
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2017 – 2019 |
Member of the team – PhD student Czech Science Foundation [GAČR 17-15319S] |
Diamond based microelectrode arrays for dual
mode neural recording |
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► RESEARCH
OUTCOMES |
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Newest publications
(complete list can be found here) |
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S. Feijoo, S. Baluchová, M.
Kamali, J. G. Buijnsters, R. Dewil, A combined
experimental and computational approach to unravel degradation mechanisms in
electrochemical wastewater treatment, Environ. Sci. Water Res. Technol.
(2024). - https://doi.org/10.1039/D3EW00784G |
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Z. Liu, S. Baluchová, Z. Li, Y. Gonzalez-Garcia, C. E. Hall,
J. G. Buijnsters, Unravelling microstructure-electroactivity
relationships in free-standing polycrystalline boron-doped diamond: A mapping
study, Acta Mater. 266 (2024) 119671. - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2024.119671 |
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P. Čambal, S. Baluchová, A. Taylor, L. Míka, M. Vondráček, Z. Gedeonová,
P. Hubík, V. Mortet, K.
Schwarzová-Pecková, Boron-doped {113}, {115} and {118}-oriented
single-crystal diamond electrodes: Effect of surface pre-treatment, Electrochim. Acta, 469 (2023) 143214. |
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Z. Liu, S. Baluchová, B. Brocken, E. Ahmed, P. Pobedinskas, K. Haenen, J. G. Buijnsters, Inkjet Printing-Manufactured Boron-Doped
Diamond Chip Electrodes for Electrochemical Sensing Purposes, ACS Appl.
Mater. Interfaces, 15 (2023), 39915-39925. - https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c04824 |
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S. Baluchová, A. Mamaloukou, R. H. J. M. Koldenhof, J. G. Buijnsters,
Modification-free boron-doped diamond as a sensing material for direct and
reliable detection of the antiretroviral drug nevirapine, Electrochim.
Acta, 450 (2023) 142238. - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2023.142238 |
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M. Zelenský. J.
Fischer, S. Baluchová, L. Klimša, J. Kopeček, M.
Vondráček, L. Fekete, J. Eidenschink, F.-M. Matysik, S. Mandal, O. A.
Williams, M. Hromadová, V. Mortet,
K. Schwarzová-Pecková, A. Taylor, Chem-mechanical polishing influenced
morphology, spectral and electrochemical characteristics of boron doped
diamond, Carbon, 203 (2023) 363-376. - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2022.11.069 |
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Selected conference
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§ Euroanalysis 2023 – invited oral talk & poster |
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§ IUPAC/CHAINS 2023 – oral talk |
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§ International Conference on Diamond and Carbon Materials in 2018,
2019, 2021, 2022 – poster presentations |
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§ XXV International Symposium on Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics
of the Bioelectrochemical Society (BES 2019) – poster |
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§ 52nd Heyrovsky Discussions – oral talk |
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§ 17th International Conference on Electroanalysis (ESEAC
2018) – poster |
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PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE |
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01/2022 – 12/2023 postdoc researcher |
Department of
Precision and Microsystems Engineering, Delft University of Technology |
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05/2021 – 12/2021 researcher |
Department of Functional Materials,
Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences |
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10/2017 – 12/2021 researcher |
Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty
of Science, Charles University |
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03/2018 – 12/2019 researcher |
Department of Natural Sciences, Faculty of
Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague |
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► EDUCATION |
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Obtained at: Faculty of Science,
Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic |
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§ 2017 – 2021 PhD. in Analytical Chemistry
(Defence: 26-11-2021)
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► FOREIGN
SCIENTIFIC TRAINEESHIPS |
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10/2020
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Electroanalysis and Electrochemistry Group Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Lodz,
Poland |
Supervisor: Dr. Łukasz Półtorak |
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02 – 05/2020
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Dr. Wong's electroanalytical
chemistry laboratory, Department
of Molecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia |
Supervisor: Dr. Danny K. Y.
Wong |
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10 – 11/2019
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Chemo- and Biosensors Group, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, University
of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany |
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Frank-Michael Matysik |
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05/2019
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Electroanalysis and Electrochemistry Group Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Lodz,
Poland |
Supervisor: Dr. Andrzej Leniart |
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09 – 12/2016
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Electrochemistry and
Corrosion Research Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra,
Coimbra, Portugal |
Supervisor: Prof. Dr.
Christopher M. A. Brett |
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► SCHOLARSHIPS &
AWARDS |
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2023 |
Award for the best poster presentation at the Pro2Tech Annual Event, Delft, The
Netherlands |
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2017 – 2021 |
STARS-scholarship holder (STARS is a competitive program supporting
talented PhD students at the Faculty of Science, Charles University) - https://stars-natur.cz/ |
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2021 |
Jury prize at Marta Sališová
competition for young scientists (under the age of 30) organized at the
73rd Congress of Czech and Slovak Chemical Societies, Vysoké
Tatry, Slovak Republic |
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2021 |
Charles University’s nominee for the participation in the competition “Jean-Marie Lehn Prize for Chemistry 2021”,
organized by the Embassy of France in the Czech Republic |
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2021 |
Award for the best oral presentation at the 3rd Cross-border seminar on electroanalytical chemistry (CBSEC 2021), online |
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2019 |
Award for the best oral presentation at the VII Doctoral Symposium on Chemistry in Lodz, Lodz, Poland |
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2019 |
Metrohm Prize for the best publication of a
young chemist (under the age of 35) in the field of
electroanalytical chemistry, Prague, Czech Republic |
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2018 |
Jury prize at The Metrohm
Young Chemist Award contest, Zlín, Czech Republic |
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2015 |
First prize at the 17th Student Scientific Conference:
“Chemistry and Technology for Life” in the field of analytical chemistry,
Bratislava, Slovak Republic |
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► PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS |
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since 2023 |
International Society of
Electrochemistry - divisions of
analytical electrochemistry, electrochemical materials science, and molecular
electrochemistry |
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since 2021 |
Czech Chemical Society - division of analytical chemistry |