"Why This Website?"
This website initially started as a solution for my CV needs. I often found myself repeatedly creating CVs with varying content for different purposes. To streamline this process, I created this website to consolidate all the essential information from various CVs into one place. Over time, it has evolved to collect and showcase more of my work and interests."
Martin Hruška
Researcher at UCT Prague
(hruskaa@vscht.cz)
Curriculum vitae
Experience
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University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague
Scientific Researcher (full-time) | Teacher (part-time) | Department of Physics and Measurements | 2019 - Present
https://ufmt.vscht.cz -
Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physics
Scientific Researcher (part-time) | Department of Analysis of Functional Materials | 2020 - Present
https://www.fzu.cz/en/research/divisions-and-departments/division-4/department-28 -
Dům dětí a mládeže Praha 2
Summer Camp/Ski Instructor (part-time) | Floorball trainer (part-time) | Oddělení sportu | 2010 - Present
https://www.ddm-ph2.cz/ -
Komunitní škola Esencia (Centrum Esencia)
Math/Physics Teacher (as self-emlpoyed) | 2022
https://skolaesencia.cz/
Education
DOCTORAL DEGREE
Technical Cybernetics (2019-2020); Measurement and Signal Processing in Chemistry (2020 – 2024) | UCT Prague | Sep 2019 - Sep 2024Thesis: Hruska, M. Utilisation of nanostructured and nanoporous materials for chemical sensors. Dissertation, UCT Prague, June 2024.
Download | Opponent's review - Prof. Sabrina Grassini | Opponent's review - Dr. Jan Grym
MASTER'S DEGREE
Sensory and Cybernetics in Chemistry | UCT Prague | 2017 - 2019Thesis: Hruska, M. Thermally and optically modulated desorption of gases on chemical sensor layers. Masters's thesis, UCT Prague, June 2019.
Download | Opponent's review - Dr. Sergii Chertopalov
BACHELOR'S DEGREE
Technical Teacher Training | UCT Prague | 2017 - 2021Thesis: Hruska, M. Use of mobile phone for spectrophotometric measurements. Bachelor's thesis, UCT Prague, August 2021.
BACHELOR'S DEGREE
Chemistry | UCT Prague | 2014 - 2017Thesis: Hruska, M. Photo- and thermo-induced processes in thin films of chemical sensors. Bachelor's thesis, UCT Prague, June 2017.
International Experience
2023, Nov, France, Toulon
Institut Matériaux Microélectronique Nanosciences de Provence – IM2NP
ISEN Yncréa Méditerranée, Aix Marseille Univ, Université de Toulon, CNRS, IM2NP, 83000 Toulon, France
Dr. Lionel Patrone | Short term stay
2023, Nov, Estonia, Tartu
University of Tartu, Institute of Physics
Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, W. Ostwald Street 1, Tartu 50411, Estonia
Prof. Raivo Jaaniso | Short term stay
2023, Mar, Japan, Hokkaido, Kitami
Kitami Institute of Technology
Kitami Institute of Technology, 165 Koen-Cho, Kitami, Hokkaido, 090-8607, Japan
Prof. Midori Kawamura | 3-month Erasmus+ internship
2022, Nov, France, Toulon
Institut Matériaux Microélectronique Nanosciences de Provence – IM2NP
ISEN Yncréa Méditerranée, Aix Marseille Univ, Université de Toulon, CNRS, IM2NP, 83000 Toulon, France
Dr. Lionel Patrone | 1-month internship
Output: http://doi.org/10.3390/NANO12234297
2022, Oct, Estonia, Tartu
University of Tartu, Institute of Physics
Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, W. Ostwald Street 1, Tartu 50411, Estonia
Prof. Raivo Jaaniso | Short term stay
2021, Oct, Estonia, Tartu
University of Tartu, Institute of Physics
Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, W. Ostwald Street 1, Tartu 50411, Estonia
Prof. Raivo Jaaniso | Short term stay
2019, Oct, France, Toulon
Institut Matériaux Microélectronique Nanosciences de Provence – IM2NP
ISEN Yncréa Méditerranée, Aix Marseille Univ, Université de Toulon, CNRS, IM2NP, 83000 Toulon, France
Dr. Lionel Patrone | Short term stay
Output: http://doi.org/10.1149/MA2020-01312314MTGABS
Licenses & Certifications
Thermography for science and research
Issued by "TMV SS" spol. s r.o. Measuring and Control Instrument Manufacturing | Issued Jan 2022Web Page | Certificate
Soft Skills
One semester University Course by Procter & Gamble | Issued May 2018Web Page
Floorball trainer with a license "C"
Issued by Czech Floorball - the national floorball association in Czech Republic | Issued May 2022 - Expires Jun 2023Web Page | Certificate
Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer
Issued by NI (National Instruments) in the frame of university subject at the UCT Prague | Issued Jan 2018 - Expires Jan 2020Web Page | Certificate
Awards & Honors
ICPAM-13, Organizing Committee Prize
13th International Conference on Physics of Advanced Materials, September 24-30, 2021, Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain | September 2021Organizing Committee Prize for the best oral presentation delivered by a young scientist Martin Hruška for the paper entitled: Nanostructured metals as active layers for gas sensors.
Web Page | Photo | Certificate
Edwards Award 2019
4th place in the competition for the best diploma thesis | November 2019Thesis: Thermally and optically modulated desorption of gases on chemical sensor layers
Photo | Certificate
Crytur Award 2019
1th place in the competition for the best diploma thesis in material sciences | June 2019Thesis: Thermally and optically modulated desorption of gases on chemical sensor layers
Web Page | Certificate
ABB University Award 2017
1th place in the competition for the best university thesis (category Bachelor thesis) | June 2017Thesis: Photo- and thermo-induced processes in thin films of chemical sensors
Web Page | Photo | Certificate
Memberships
IMEKO TC24
International Measurement Confederation, Technical Committee 24 - Chemical Measurements | (2022 - present)The goal of TC24 is to connect experts and to ensure international interchange of opinions and experiences in the field of chemical measurements..
IMEKO TC24 Web Page |
Grants & Projects
Sensors and Detectors for Future Information Society (SenDiSo) [Team Member]
Ministry of Education Youth and Sports project no. CZ.02.01.01/00/22_008/0004596 | 01.01.2024 – 30.06.2028Link
Black metals surface-decorated by MXenes as sensitive chemiresistor layers [Team Member]
Czech Science Foundation (GACR), project no. 23-05002S | 01.01.2023 – 31.12.2025Link
Black metals decorated with surface receptors as high-potentiality materials for gas sensing [Team Member]
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic project no. 8F21008 and project no. JP22420 from the International Visegrad Fund | 01.11.2021 – 31.10.2024Web Page of the Project | Link
Nanostructured metals and metalloids as active layers for chemiresistors [Principal Investigator]
UCT Prague, Specific university research (IGS) – grant No. A2_FCHI_2021_012 | 2021Utilisation of highly porous black metal structures (MBs) to increase the sensitivity of QCM sensors in combination with a secondary active self-assembled monolayer (SAM) [Principal Investigator]
UCT Prague, Specific university research (IGS) – grant No. A2_FCHI_2020_013 | 2020Publications
Talks
A separate list of the posters created can be found and downloaded at: web.vscht.cz/~hruskaa/posters/.
Software & Projects
Smartphone Spectrophotometer
The project was created as part of my bachelor's thesis on the topic "Use of mobile phones for spectrophotometric measurements" in a study program Technical Teacher Training at the Department of Teaching and Humanities at UCT Prague. Please, feel free to use any part of it in your educational or student projects.
Web Page of the Project | Hruska, M. Use of mobile phone for spectrophotometric measurements. Bachelor's thesis, UCT Prague, August 2021.MATLAB QCM BvD Fitting Toolbox
The MATLAB QCM_BvD_Fitting_Toolbox is a specialized tool for researchers and scientists working with Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) in the context of QCM-IA (Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Impedance Analysis). This toolbox streamlines the process of analyzing the QCM impedance data using the Butterworth-Van Dyke (BVD) equivalent circuit model. The toolbox enables users to fit experimental QCM impedance data with the highly accurate BVD circuit model, providing insights into mass changes and viscoelastic properties of adsorbed materials.
SensorDataAnalyst
SensorDataAnalyst is a software developed in NI LabVIEW environment designed for the analysis of sensor data, with a primary focus on gas sensors. This tool allows users to perform in-depth analysis by fitting data with a first-order step response model - facilitating the determination of crucial parameters such as time constants and response characteristics. Features:
- Data Fitting: Utilize the software to fit sensor data with a first-order step response model.
- Parameter Extraction: Extract important parameters like time constants and response details from the fitted data.
- Manual and Automatic Operation: Choose between manual control or automatic operation based on valve switching (ON/OFF - 0/1) data.
- 10.05.2024 Product version 1.2.0 - added option of SNR calculation from transient response according to [2, 3] also for automatic analysis - added option of SNR calculation from transient response according to [2, 3] - fixed issue with window rescalling and indicator's descriptions - added calculation of baseline drift from linear baseline substraction
- 30.01.2024 Product version 1.1.2 - fixed issue with window rescalling - added function of BASELINE SUBTRACTION: Subtract linear baseline from the data, according to the points defined by cursors (Y = a*X+b), subtracted data are then positioned to the mean/middle of the fitted linear BASELINE (DATA - Y + mean(Y))
- 05.01.2024 Product version 1.1.0 - added option for bi-exponential fitting of the data to the manual FIT tab. The biexponential FIT follows the equation: y(t) = K0*(1-exp(-t/Tau0)) + K*(1-exp(-t/Tau)) + y0, which represents two separate transfer functions or two separate physical/chemical processes which form the response and follow the dynamics of the first order, respectively.
- 04.12.2023 Product version 1.0.3 - added option for calculation of SNR, SNR is calculated as the ratio of signal mean to 3-times the standart deviation of the signal, according to what was used in [1], for QCM noise.
- 02.12.2023 Product version 1.0.1 - added dR FIT output to manual FIT
- 28.11.2023 Product version 1.0.0 - proper scale for Plot 3 data - Y - Axis 3 - better initialization - fixed error with subsequent data loading
- 28.11.2023 Product version 1.0.0 - Data Fitting: Utilize the software to fit sensor data with a first-order step response model. - Parameter Extraction: Extract important parameters like time constants and response details from the fitted data. - Manual and Automatic Operation: Choose between manual control or automatic operation based on valve (ON/OFF - 0/1) data.
- References: [1] Uttenthaler, E., Schräml, M., Mandel, J., & Drost, S. (2001). Ultrasensitive quartz crystal microbalance sensors for detection of M13-Phages in liquids. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 16(9-12), 735-743. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0956-5663(01)00220-2 [2] M.R. Guascito, E.P. Murray, G. Dutta, A. Gosai, D. Sim, T. Huang, S.S. Kim, Peptide-Functionalized Carbon Nanotube Chemiresistors: The Effect of Nanotube Density on Gas Sensing, Sensors 2023, Vol. 23, Page 8469 23 (2023) 8469. https://doi.org/10.3390/S23208469. [3] K. Chikkadi, M. Muoth, W. Liu, V. Maiwald, C. Hierold, Enhanced signal-to-noise ratio in pristine, suspended carbon nanotube gas sensors, Sens Actuators B Chem 196 (2014) 682-690. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.SNB.2014.02.058.
For My Students
"I began teaching during my early years of PhD studies. During that period, I created a few (hopefully) useful materials for my students. Here are a few links to the ones related to the subjects I've taught."
Physics I
"On those simple websites, you will gradually discover assignments and solutions for homework from the Physics I seminars at UCT Prague."
Photography
Just some pics, I've been lucky to take...
