Ronald Zirbs
Dipl.-Ing.Dr. Ronald Zirbs
Institute of Colloid and Biointerface Science
Location Muthgasse 11 / Stg 1 / Stk 2, 1190 Wien
Email ronald.zirbs@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-80206
ORCID: 0000-0003-0932-6317, opens in new window.
ResearcherId : K-1137-2014
Career
- 2013 Senior Scientist BOKU Wien
- 2010 - 2013 Universityassistant BOKU-Wien
- 2007 - 2009 PhD at the Martin-Luther-University Halle/Saale AG Prof. Binder
- 2006 - 2007 PhD-thesis TU Wien
- 2005 - 2006 Diploma Thesis at the TU Vienna (IAS) AG Prof. Binder "Directed assembly of Au nanoparticles onto planar surfaces via multiple hydrogen bonds."
- 1999 - 2005 studies at the Vienna University of Technology specializing: Insitute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry (IAS), Division of Macromolecular Chemistry
- 1998 - 1999 military service at the pharmacy
- 1993 - 1998 HTBLVA 17 (Higher Technical School of Chemistry) Department: "Technical Chemistry and Environmental technology"
Awards
- Year: 2015 Awards: Innovation Award 2015 2. Platz
- Year: 2009 Awards: Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft (FFG) Award (Best Cooperation project) Projektleiter
Projects
8 Projects found.
TERRITORIAL CIRCULAR SYSTEMIC SOLUTION FOR THE UPCYCLING OF RESIDUES FROM THE AGRIFOOD SECTOR
Project type: Research project (§ 26 & § 27)
Project management: Zirbs Ronald
BOKU organizational units involved: Institute of Colloid and Biointerface Science
funded by: European Commission (EC)
BOKU Project Leader: 01.10.2021 - 31.03.2025
duration: 01.10.2021 - 31.03.2025
Development of perovskite quantum dot inks for the display industry
Project type: Research project (§ 26 & § 27)
Project management: Zirbs Ronald
BOKU organizational units involved: Institute of Colloid and Biointerface Science
funded by: Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)
Project Leader: 01.08.2021 - 31.07.2022
duration: 01.08.2021 - 31.07.2022
Nanoparticles for biodecomposable polymers made from upcycled PET&PP waste
Project type: Research project (§ 26 & § 27)
Project management: Zirbs Ronald
BOKU organizational units involved: Institute of Colloid and Biointerface Science, Institute of Environmental Biotechnology
funded by: European Commission (EC)
BOKU Project Leader: 01.11.2020 - 30.04.2025
duration: 01.11.2020 - 30.04.2025
Stimuli Responsive Materials for the Rapid Detection and Treatment of Healthcare Associated Infections
Project type: Mobility- & Capacity Building-project
Project management: Reimhult Erik
BOKU organizational units involved: Department of Biotechnology and Food Science, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Resources, Institute of Colloid and Biointerface Science
funded by: European Commission (EC)
Project Staff: 01.10.2020 - 31.03.2025
duration: 01.10.2020 - 31.03.2025
In-house development of infrastructure for Digital Holographic Microscopy and peptoid-synthesis robot
Project type: Research project (§ 26 & § 27)
Project management: Reimhult Erik
BOKU organizational units involved: Institute of Colloid and Biointerface Science
funded by: BOKU Self-Financing
Project Staff: 01.09.2019 - 30.09.2021
duration: 01.09.2019 - 30.09.2021
Ionic Liquid-Aqueous Micellar Systems for Sustainable Catalysis
Project type: Research project (§ 26 & § 27)
Project management: Zirbs Ronald
BOKU organizational units involved: Department of Bionanosciences (DBNS), Institute of Colloid and Biointerface Science
funded by: Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
BOKU Project Leader: 01.07.2013 - 30.06.2016
duration: 01.07.2013 - 30.06.2016
Properties of molecular transport through "hairy" nanochannels
Project type: Research project (§ 26 & § 27)
Project management: Reimhult Erik
BOKU organizational units involved: Institute of Colloid and Biointerface Science
funded by: City of Vienna
Project Staff: 01.01.2013 - 31.10.2016
duration: 01.01.2013 - 31.10.2016
Synthesis of membranes with permeability controlled by an external magnetic field
Project type: Research project (§ 26 & § 27)
Project management: Zirbs Ronald
BOKU organizational units involved: Department of Bionanosciences (DBNS), Institute of Colloid and Biointerface Science
funded by: City of Vienna
BOKU Project Leader: 01.01.2013 - 30.06.2014
duration: 01.01.2013 - 30.06.2014
Publications
46 Publications found.
Sustainable food packaging using modified SiO2 nanofillers in biodegradable polymers
Source: Koreshkov M, Antreich SJ, Bismarck A, Fritz I, Reimhult E, Takatsuna Y, et al. Sustainable food packaging using modified SiO2 nanofillers in biodegradable polymers. Materials Chemistry Frontiers [Internet]. 2024;8:2754. doi:10.1039/d4qm00206g
Journal articles
Theoretical and Experimental Design of Heavy Metal-Mopping Magnetic Nanoparticles
Source: Roma E, Corsi P, Willinger M, Leitner N, Zirbs R, Reimhult E, et al. Theoretical and Experimental Design of Heavy Metal-Mopping Magnetic Nanoparticles. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 2021;13(1):1386-97. doi:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c17759
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Method for High-Yield Hydrothermal Growth of Silica Shells on Nanoparticles
Source: Willinger M, Felhofer M, Reimhult E, Zirbs R. Method for High-Yield Hydrothermal Growth of Silica Shells on Nanoparticles. Materials. 2021;14(21). doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14216646
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Wood Deformation Leads to Rearrangement of Molecules at the Nanoscale
Source: Felhofer M, Bock P, Singh A, Prats-Mateu B, Zirbs R, Gierlinger N. Wood Deformation Leads to Rearrangement of Molecules at the Nanoscale. Nano Letters. 2020;20(4):2647-53. doi:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c00205
Journal articles
Infrared and Raman spectra of lignin substructures: Dibenzodioxocin
Source: Bock P, Nousiainen P, Elder T, Blaukopf M, Amer H, Zirbs R, et al. Infrared and Raman spectra of lignin substructures: Dibenzodioxocin. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy. 2020;51(3):422-31. doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/jrs.5808
Journal articles
Surface-Active Ionic Liquids in Catalytic Water Splitting
Source: Cognigni A, Palvogyi A, Schroder C, Peterlik H, Mullner A, Zirbs R, et al. Surface-Active Ionic Liquids in Catalytic Water Splitting. Australian Journal of Chemistry. 2019;72(1-2):34-41. doi:https://doi.org/10.1071/CH18104
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Influence of Grafted Block Copolymer Structure on Thermoresponsiveness of Superparamagnetic Core-Shell Nanoparticles
Source: Kurzhals S, Schroffenegger M, Gal N, Zirbs R, Reimhult E. Influence of Grafted Block Copolymer Structure on Thermoresponsiveness of Superparamagnetic Core-Shell Nanoparticles. Biomacromolecules. 2018;19(5):1435-44. doi:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.7b01403
Journal articles
Valorization of olive tree leaves: Extraction of oleanolic acid using aqueous solutions of surface-active ionic liquids
Source: AFM C, A C, ELP de F, AJD S, R Z, MG F, et al. Valorization of olive tree leaves: Extraction of oleanolic acid using aqueous solutions of surface-active ionic liquids. Separation and Purification Technology. 2018;204:30-7. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2018.04.042
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Surface-active ionic liquids in water: Targeted nanoreactors for synthesis, catalysis and materials preparation
Source: Schroeder K, Cognigni A, Hejazifar M, Zirbs R, Schroder C. Surface-active ionic liquids in water: Targeted nanoreactors for synthesis, catalysis and materials preparation. American Chemical Society. Abstracts of Papers. 2018;255.
Journal articles
The Role of Chain Molecular Weight and Hofmeister Series Ions in Thermal Aggregation of Poly(2-Isopropyl-2-Oxazoline) Grafted Nanoparticles
Source: Schroffenegger M, Zirbs R, Kurzhals S, Reimhult E. The Role of Chain Molecular Weight and Hofmeister Series Ions in Thermal Aggregation of Poly(2-Isopropyl-2-Oxazoline) Grafted Nanoparticles. Polymers. 2018;10(4). doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10040451
Journal articles
Protein, lipid membrane and cell interactions of PEGylated and POZylated superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles
Source: Reimhult E, Lassenberger A, Gal N, Kurzhals S, Benetti E, Zirbs R. Protein, lipid membrane and cell interactions of PEGylated and POZylated superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles. American Chemical Society. Abstracts of Papers. 2018;255.
Journal articles
Toward a benign strategy for the manufacturing of betulinic acid
Source: Ressmann A, Kremsmayr T, Gaertner P, Zirbs R, Bica K. Toward a benign strategy for the manufacturing of betulinic acid. Green Chemistry. 2017;19(4):1014-22. doi:https://doi.org/10.1039/c6gc02641a
Journal articles
Surface-active ionic liquids for palladium-catalysed cross coupling in water: effect of ionic liquid concentration on the catalytically active species
Source: Taskin M, Cognigni A, Zirbs R, Reimhult E, Bica K. Surface-active ionic liquids for palladium-catalysed cross coupling in water: effect of ionic liquid concentration on the catalytically active species. Rsc Advances. 2017;7(65):41144-51. doi:https://doi.org/10.1039/c7ra07757b
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Thermoresponsive Polypeptoid-Coated Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles by Surface-Initiated Polymerization
Source: Kurzhals S, Pretzner B, Reimhult E, Zirbs R. Thermoresponsive Polypeptoid-Coated Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles by Surface-Initiated Polymerization. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics. 2017;218(13). doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.201700116
Journal articles
Crosslinking of floating colloidal monolayers
Source: Kurzhals S, Suss M, Pejovic J, van Oostrum P, Reimhult E, Zirbs R. Crosslinking of floating colloidal monolayers. Monatshefte für Chemie - Chemical Monthly. 2017;148(8):1539-46. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s00706-017-1997-6
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Monodisperse Iron Oxide Nanoparticles by Thermal Decomposition: Elucidating Particle Formation by Second-Resolved in Situ Small-Angle X-ray Scattering
Source: Lassenberger A, Grunewald T, van Oostrum P, Rennhofer H, Amenitsch H, Zirbs R, et al. Monodisperse Iron Oxide Nanoparticles by Thermal Decomposition: Elucidating Particle Formation by Second-Resolved in Situ Small-Angle X-ray Scattering. Chemistry of Materials. 2017;29(10):4511-22. doi:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.7b01207
Journal articles
Aggregation of thermoresponsive core-shell nanoparticles: Influence of particle concentration, dispersant molecular weight and grafting
Source: Kurzhals S, Gal N, Zirbs R, Reimhult E. Aggregation of thermoresponsive core-shell nanoparticles: Influence of particle concentration, dispersant molecular weight and grafting. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 2017;500:321-32. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2017.04.007
Journal articles
Controlled aggregation and cell uptake of thermoresponsive polyoxazoline-grafted superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles
Source: Kurzhals S, Gal N, Zirbs R, Reimhult E. Controlled aggregation and cell uptake of thermoresponsive polyoxazoline-grafted superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles. Nanoscale. 2017;9(8):2793-805. doi:https://doi.org/10.1039/c6nr08654c
Journal articles
Evaluation of High-Yield Purification Methods on Monodisperse PEG-Grafted Iron Oxide Nanoparticles
Source: Lassenberger A, Bixner O, Gruenewald T, Lichtenegger H, Zirbs R, Reimhult E. Evaluation of High-Yield Purification Methods on Monodisperse PEG-Grafted Iron Oxide Nanoparticles. Langmuir. 2016;32(17):4259-6. doi:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b00919
Journal articles
Surface-active ionic liquids in micellar catalysis: impact of anion selection on reaction rates in nucleophilic substitutions
Source: Cognigni A, Gaertner P, Zirbs R, Peterlik H, Prochazka K, Schroder C, et al. Surface-active ionic liquids in micellar catalysis: impact of anion selection on reaction rates in nucleophilic substitutions. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 2016;18(19):13375-84. doi:https://doi.org/10.1039/c6cp00493h
Journal articles
Knowledge Transfer to Society
1 Publication found.
Sustainable food packaging using modified kombucha-derived bacterial cellulose nanofillers in biodegradable polymers
Source: Koreshkov M, Takatsuna Y, Bismarck A, Fritz I, Reimhult E, Zirbs R. Sustainable food packaging using modified kombucha-derived bacterial cellulose nanofillers in biodegradable polymers. RSC Sustainability [Internet]. 2024;. doi:10.1039/d4su00168k
Journal articles Year: 2024
Media
0 Media found.
Presentations
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- Australia+' '+1
- Austria+' '+6
- Czech+' '+2
- France+' '+1
- Germany+' '+1
- Hungary+' '+1
- Ireland+' '+1
- Turkey+' '+1
- United States+' '+3
17 lecures found.
Year: 2024 - Optimization of bio-based and biodegradable polymers for widespread use in packing through innovative fillers
Art: Lecture - Selected presentation
Autoren: Zirbs, R
Event: 5th international conference on bio-based polymers and composites 2024
Period: 01.09.2024 - 05.09.2024 | Location: Esztergom | Organizer:
Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA)
Year: 2024 - Sustainable Food Packaging Using Modified Kombucha-Derived Bacterial Cellulose Nanofillers in Biodegradable Polymers
Art: Talk - Selected presentation
Autoren: Zirbs, R
Event: NanoInBio2024
Period: 14.04.2024 - 20.04.2024 | Location: Guadeloupe, Frankreich | Organizer:
Universtiy of Lorraine
Year: 2018 - Polypeptoids - Synthetic polymer with functional secondary structures applied in core-shell nanomaterials
Art: Talk - Selected presentation
Autoren: Zirbs, R.
Event: BioNano Summer-School 2018
Period: 12.08.2018 - 18.08.2018 | Location: Hirschegg, Austria
Year: 2018 - Surface-active ionic liquids in water: Targeted nanoreactors for synthesis, catalysis and materials preparation
Art: Talk - Selected presentation
Autoren: Schroeder, K; Cognigni, A; Hejazifar, M; Zirbs, R; Schroder, C
Event: 255th National Spring Meeting of the American Chemical Society ACS 2018 - Nexus of Food, Energy, and Water
Period: 18.03.2018 - 22.03.2018 | Location: New Orleans, LA, USA
Year: 2018 - Polypeptoids - core shell materials
Art: Talk - Selected presentation
Autoren: Zirbs, R.
Event: NanoInBio 2018
Period: 22.05.2018 - 27.05.2018 | Location: Le Gosier, Guadeloupe
Year: 2018 - Protein, lipid membrane and cell interactions of PEGylated and POZylated superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles
Art: Talk - Selected presentation
Autoren: Reimhult, E; Lassenberger, A; Gal, N; Kurzhals, S; Benetti, EM; Zirbs, R
Event: 255th National Spring Meeting of the American Chemical Society ACS 2018 - Nexus of Food, Energy, and Water
Period: 18.03.2018 - 22.03.2018 | Location: New Orleans, LA, USA
Year: 2018 - Polypeptoids
Art: Talk - Selected presentation
Autoren: Zirbs, R.
Event: MACRO 2018
Period: 01.07.2018 - 05.07.2018 | Location: Perth, WA, Australia
Year: 2018 - Polypeptoids - Synthetic polymer with functional secondary structures applied in core-shell nanomaterials.
Art: Talk - Selected presentation
Autoren: Zirbs, R
Event: Biointerphases Seminar 2018
Period: 12.10.2018 | Location: Vienna, Austria
Year: 2017 - Structured, functional polymers for advanced polymer science
Art: Talk - Selected presentation
Autoren: Zirbs, R
Event: BioNano Summer-School 2017
Period: 13.08.2017 - 20.08.2017 | Location: Hirschegg, Austria
Year: 2016 - Novel Pathways for the Synthesis of Superstable Nanoparticles by the use of Ionic Liquids
Art: Talk - Keynote Speaker (Invited Speaker)
Autoren: Ronald Zirbs
Event: COST meeting; EXIL - Exchange on Ionic Liquids; COST CM1206 meeting
Period: 03.10.2015 - 05.10.2015 | Location: Belek, Turkey
Year: 2016 - Thermoresponsive SPIONs
Art: Talk - Selected presentation
Autoren: Kurzhals, S; Zirbs, R; Reimhult, E
Event: World Congress on Living Polymerizations and Polymers (LPP16)
Period: 29.05.2016 - 03.06.2016 | Location: Budapest, Hungary
Year: 2015 - Core-Shell nanoparticles with Ultra-High Dispersant Densities for Advanced Material Sciences
Art: Talk - Keynote Speaker (Invited Speaker)
Autoren: Zirbs, Ronald
Event: CEITEC PhD Retreat 2015
Period: 23.04.2015 - 24.04.2015 | Location: Valtice, Czech Republic
Year: 2015 - Core-Shell nanoparticles with Ultra-High Dispersant Densities for Advanced Material Sciences
Art: Talk - Keynote Speaker (Invited Speaker)
Autoren: Zirbs, Ronald
Event: CEITEC PhD Retreat 2015
Period: 23.04.2015 - 24.04.2015 | Location: Valtice, Czech Republic
Year: 2015 - Melt Grafting for the Synthesis of Core-shell Nanoparticles with Ultra-high Dispersant Density
Art: Talk - Selected presentation
Autoren: Zirbs, Ronald
Event: Advanced Functional Polymers for Medicine
Period: 23.03.2015 - 25.03.2015 | Location: Galway, Ireland
Year: 2014 - Core-shell nanoparticles – Insights in their growth and dynamic behavior by small-angle x-ray scattering.
Art: Talk - Selected presentation
Autoren: Grünewald, T; Lassenberger, A; Vonderhaid, I; Rennhofer, H; Zirbs, R; Amenitsch, H; van Oostrum, PDJ; Capone, B; Reimhult, E; Lichtenegger, HC
Event: 6th ÖGMBT Annual Meeting 2014 - Life Sciences meet Entrepreneurship
Period: 15.09.2014 - 18.09.2014 | Location: Vienna, Austria
Year: 2012 - Self-organizing functional materials of biomimetic folding colloidal patchy polymers
Art: Poster - Selected presentation
Autoren: Peter van Oostrum, Ronald Zirbs, Ivan Coluzza, Christoph Dellago and Erik Reimhult
Event: Gordon Conference “Colloidal, Macromolecular & Polyelectrolyte Solutions”
Period: 05.02.2012 - 10.02.2012 | Location: Ventura, CA, USA
Year: 2012 - Colloidal Dispersions in External Fields”, Bonn, Germany, Self-organizing functional materials of biomimetic folding colloidal patchy polymers
Art: Poster - Selected presentation
Autoren: Peter van Oostrum, Ronald Zirbs, Ivan Coluzza, Christoph Dellago and Erik Reimhult
Event: CODEF III
Period: 20.03.2012 - 23.03.2012 | Location: Bad Godesberg, Germany
Supervised Theses
8 Publications found.
Barrier properties of PLA biocomposites as food packaging material
Quelle: Stadlbauer, Florentina Rosina. Barrier properties of PLA biocomposites as food packaging material [Internet] [Master / Diploma Thesis]. [Austria]: BOKU - Universität für Bodenkultur Wien; 2025. Available from: http://permalink.obvsg.at/bok/AC17500572
Master / Diploma Thesis Jahr: 2025
Eigenschaften der Publikation:Synthesis, Properties and Applications of Core - Shell Nanoparticle Composite Materials
Quelle: Willinger M. Synthesis, Properties and Applications of Core - Shell Nanoparticle Composite Materials [Internet]. Austria: BOKU - Universität für Bodenkultur Wien; 2023. Verfügbar unter: http://permalink.obvsg.at/bok/AC16903341
Doctoral Thesis Jahr: 2023
Eigenschaften der Publikation:TRACKING PHENOLIC COMPONENTS IN WOOD ON THE MICRO AND NANOSCALE
Quelle: Felhofer M. TRACKING PHENOLIC COMPONENTS IN WOOD ON THE MICRO AND NANOSCALE [Internet]. Austria: BOKU - Universität für Bodenkultur Wien; 2021. Available from: http://permalink.obvsg.at/bok/AC16231499
Doctoral Thesis Jahr: 2021
Eigenschaften der Publikation:Optimizations of the solid phase submonomer synthesis of amphiphilic polypeptoid helices
Quelle: Gailit, Paul Erik. Optimizations of the solid phase submonomer synthesis of amphiphilic polypeptoid helices [Internet] [Master / Diploma Thesis]. [Austria]: BOKU - Universität für Bodenkultur Wien; 2020. Available from: http://permalink.obvsg.at/bok/AC15690180
Master / Diploma Thesis Jahr: 2020
Eigenschaften der Publikation:Synthesis of polypeptoid architectures as nanoparticle shells
Quelle: Egelseder M. Synthesis of polypeptoid architectures as nanoparticle shells [Internet] [Master / Diploma Thesis]. [Austria]: BOKU - Universität für Bodenkultur Wien; 2018. Available from: http://permalink.obvsg.at/bok/AC15147841
Master / Diploma Thesis Jahr: 2018
Eigenschaften der Publikation:Investigation of Polypeptoids and Iron Oxide Cores for Core-Shell Nanoparticles
Quelle: Zwölfer T. Investigation of Polypeptoids and Iron Oxide Cores for Core-Shell Nanoparticles [Internet] [Master / Diploma Thesis]. [Austria]: BOKU - Universität für Bodenkultur Wien; 2018. Available from: http://permalink.obvsg.at/bok/AC15216356
Master / Diploma Thesis Jahr: 2018
Eigenschaften der Publikation:Thermoresponsive Polypeptoid Iron oxide Core-Shell Nanoparticles
Quelle: Pretzner B. Thermoresponsive Polypeptoid Iron oxide Core-Shell Nanoparticles [Internet] [Diplomarbeit / Masterarbeit]. [Austria]: BOKU - Universität für Bodenkultur Wien; 2017. Verfügbar unter: http://permalink.obvsg.at/bok/AC13709010
Master / Diploma Thesis Jahr: 2017
Eigenschaften der Publikation:Synthesis of Stable Colloidal Crystals via Self Assembly
Quelle: Süss M. Synthesis of Stable Colloidal Crystals via Self Assembly [Internet] [Master / Diploma Thesis]. [Austria]: BOKU - Universität für Bodenkultur Wien; 2016. Available from: http://permalink.obvsg.at/bok/AC13237198
Master / Diploma Thesis Jahr: 2016
Eigenschaften der Publikation:
Community Services
Functions for scientific journals and panels / societies
Reviewer in (peer-reviewed) scientific journals
- 2019 -
Langmuir,
Reviewer
- 2017 -
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces,
Reviewer
- 2017 -
Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects,
Reviewer
- 2016 -
Polymer Bulletin,
Reviewer
- 2016 -
Nanoscale,
Reviewer
- 2016 -
Open Chemistry,
Reviewer
- 2014 -
Biomacromolecules,
Reviewer
- 2014 -
Central European Journal of Physics,
Reviewer
- 2011 -
European Journal of Physics,
Reviewer
- 2011 -
Central European Journal of Chemistry,
Reviewer
- 2019 -