Dr. Dipl.-Ing. Jan David
Teaching:
- Fundamentals of Physical Chemistry (Grundlagen der Physikalischen Chemie; lectures/Vorlesungen)
- Physical Chemistry Lab Course (Physikalisch-chemische Laborübung)
- Physical Chemistry Applications Lab Course (Anwendungen der Physikalischen Chemie)
- Selected experiments in Environmental Chemistry Lab Course (Beginners/Advanced)
Main Research:
- Assessment of microplastic particles in soil
- Polymer materials & Environment
- Thermal analysis (TGA, TGA-MS, DSC, pyrolysis ...)
Further or Former Interests:
- Synthesis, characterization, stability and environmental fate of engineered inorganic nanoparticles; mainly Ag2S nanoparticles, DLS, nanoTrace, ICP-OES, SEM, TEM.
- Synthesis and characterization of specialty organic polymers, low-molecular-weight compounds or nanoparticles for organic electronic, sensor or biomedical applications
- Application potential of humic acids
- Degradation, stability, physical behavior and environmental fate of vide supra compounds
- Thermal analyses of vide supra mentioned compounds (TGA, DSC, TM-DSC, TGA-MS, nanothermal-AFM/SThM)
Career background
2011–2014
- Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Brno, Czech Republic
- Assistant professor – Computer Science for Chemists
- Junior Researcher – Materials for organic electronics (assistance in organic synthesis, characterization of materials – performance, stability, etc.)
2010
- FOSFA a.s., Břeclav, Czech Republic
- R&D trainee
- Specialty fertilizers and phosphates, phosphate-rich wastewater treatment
Education
2007–2011
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Brno, Czech Republic
Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry (with 1 year of Ph.D. studies in Macromolecular chemistry).
2002–2007
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Brno, Czech Republic
Dipl.-Ing. (M.Sc.) in Chemistry and Technology of Environmental Protection major
(with a minor in Materials Chemistry).
Internships
05–08/2009: Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, U.S.A. Humic substances, physical & analytical chemistry (Prof. Ray von Wandruszka).
10/2005–02/2006: Fakultät für Technische Chemie, Technische Universität Wien, Austria. Polymer synthesis & analysis (Prof. Robert Liska), Inorganic materials recycling (Prof. Christian Edtmeier).
Publications:
2019
DAVID, J; DOLEŽALOVÁ WEISMANNOVÁ, H.; STEINMETZ, Z.; KABELÍKOVÁ, L; DEMYAN, M.S.; ŠIMEČKOVÁ, J.; TOKARSKI, D.; SIEWERT, C.; SCHAUMANN, G.E. and KUČERÍK, J.: Introducing a soil universal model method (SUMM) and its application for qualitative and quantitative determination of poly(ethylene), poly(styrene), poly(vinyl chloride) and poly(ethylene terephtalate) microplastics in a model soil. Chemosphere, 2019, DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.03.078
2018
DAVID, J; STEINMETZ, Z.; KUČERÍK, J.; and SCHAUMANN, G.E.: Quantitative Analysis of Poly(ethylene terephtalate) Microplastics in Soil via Thermogravimetry-Mass Spectrometry. Analytical Chemistry, 2018, DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b00355
STŘÍTESKÝ, S.; VALA, M.; DAVID, J.; ŠAFAŘÍKOVÁ, E.; VÍTEČEK, J.; WEITER, M.: Solution processable diketopyrrolopyrrole semiconductor: towards bio-electronic applications. Chemical Papers, 2018, DOI: 10.1007/s11696-018-0479-6
2016
STEINMETZ, Z.; WOLLMANN, C.; SCHAEFER, M.; BUCHMANN, C.; DAVID, J.; TRÖGER, J.; MUÑOZ, K.; FRÖR, O.; SCHAUMANN, G.E.: Plastic mulching in agriculture. Trading short-term agronomic benefits for long-term soil degradation? Science of the Total Environment, 550, 690–705, 2016. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.01.153
2014
MOŽÍŠKOVÁ, P.; HEINRICHOVÁ, P.; ŠEDINA, M.; DAVID, J.; VALA, M.; WEITER, M.: The influence of transport layers on the photodegradation stability of polymer solar cell structures. Journal of Polymer Engineering, 34, 2, 113–123, 2014. DOI:10.1515/polyeng-2013-0170
DAVID, J.; ŠMEJKALOVÁ, D.; HUDECOVÁ, Š.; ZMEŠKAL, O.; VON WANDRUSZKA, R.; GREGOR, T., KUČERÍK, J.: The physico-chemical properties and biostimulative activities of humic substances regenerated from lignite. SpringerPlus, 3, 156, 2014. DOI:10.1186/2193-1801-3-156
2012
KUČERÍK, J.; DAVID, J.; WEITER, M.; VALA, M.; VYŇUCHAL, J.; OUZZANE, I.; SALYK, O.: Stability and physical structure tests of piperidyl and morpholinyl derivatives of diphenyl-diketo-pyrrolopyrroles (DPP). Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 108, 2, 467–473, 2012. DOI:10.1007/s10973-011-1896-8
HEINRICHOVÁ, P.; ZHIVKOV, I.; MLADENOVA, D.; DAVID, J.; VALA, M.; WEITER, M.: The Study of the Influence of Deposition Method on Electrical and Optical Properties of PPV Polymer with High Glass Temperature. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 398, 2012. DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/398/1/012057
2011
DAVID, J.; WEITER, M.; VALA, M.; VYŇUCHAL, J.; KUČERÍK, J.: Stability and structural aspects of diketopyrrolopyrrole pigment and its N-alkyl derivatives. Dyes and Pigments, 89, 2, 137–143, 2011. DOI:10.1016/j.dyepig.2010.10.001
2010
ČTVRTNÍČKOVÁ, A.; DRASTÍK, M.; DAVID, J.; KUČERÍK, J.: Surface and solution behavior of surfactants produced from lignite humic acids. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 20, 7A, 1764–1771, 2011
DAVID, J.; VOJTOVÁ, L.; BEDNAŘÍK, K.; KUČERÍK, J.; VÁVROVÁ, M.; JANČÁŘ, J.: Development of novel environmental friendly polyurethane foams. Environmental Chemistry Letters, 8, 4, 381–385, 2010. DOI:10.1007/s10311-009-0236-8
2007
MÁROVÁ, I.; OBRUČA, S.; ONDRUŠKA, V.; HRDLIČKOVÁ, J.; DAVID, J.; VOJTOVÁ, L.; JANČÁŘ, J.: Biodegradation of polyurethane foams modified by carboxymethyl cellulose by several bacteria. Journal of Biotechnology, 131, 2, S170–S171, 2007. DOI:10.1016/j.jbiotec.2007.07.901
VOJTOVÁ, L.; VÁVROVÁ, M.; BEDNAŘÍK, K.; ŠUCMAN, E.; DAVID, J.; JANČÁŘ, J.: Preparation and ecotoxicity assessment of new biodegradable polyurethane foams. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A –Toxic/Hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering, 42, 5, 677–683, 2007. DOI:10.1080/10934520701244482
Selected Conference Papers:
DAVID, J., STEINMETZ, Z., ŠILHÁNKOVÁ, L.; KUČERÍK, J., SCHAUMANN, G.E. Possibilities and limits of quantitative determination of microplastic particles in model soil via thermogravimetry-mass spectrometry. Selber Kopplungstage 2018 - 7th Coupling Days on Hyphenated Techniques "Thermal Analysis to Evolved Gas Analysis", October 16th–18th, 2018, Selb, Germany
DAVID, J., STEINMETZ, Z., KUČERÍK, J., SCHAUMANN, G.E. Pilot tests of determination of microplastic particles in solid environmental matrices via thermogravimetry-mass spectrometry German Water Chem. Society, 7th Late Summer Workshop "Microplastic in the Aquatic Environment", September 25-28th 2016, Haltern am See, Germany.
DAVID, J; FREBORT, Š.; KUBÁČ, L.; KRAJČOVIČ, J.; KUČERÍK, J.; WEITER, M. Physical structure and stability tests of novel diketopyrrolopyrroles for organic solar cells. CEEC-TAC3 25.-28.8.2015, Ljubljana, Slovenia. ISBN: 978-3-940237-37-7.
DAVID, J.; ŠMEJKALOVÁ, D.; HUERTA-ANGELES, G.; VELEBNÝ, V.; KUČERÍK, J. Physicochemical properties of dry native and modified hyaluronan. CEEC-TAC3 25.-28.8.2015, Ljubljana, Slovenia. ISBN: 978-3-940237-37-7
WEITER, M.; VALA, M.; OUZZANE, I.; HONOVÁ, J.; KRAJČOVIČ, J.; DAVID, J.; VYŇUCHAL, J.; LUŇÁK, S. Soluble Diketo-pyrrolo-pyrroles for Organic Electronics and Photonics. The 11th International Symposium on Functional pi- electron systems, 1, 2013
CIHLÁŘ, Z.; DAVID, J.; KUČERÍK, J.: Development of hydrogels based on humic acids. Chemické Listy, 104(s), 6, 513, 2010.
DAVID, J.; KUČERÍK, J.: Physical-Chemical Properties and Application Potential of Humates Prepared from Regenerated Lignites. Advances in natural organic matter and humic substances research 2008–2010, XV Meeting of the International Humic Substances Society, Proceedings vol. 3 http://digital.csic.es/handle/10261/26346. Sevilla & Puerto de la Cruz, Spain: International Humic Substances Society, Institutional Repository of Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 262–265, 2010.
DAVID, J.; WEITER, M.; VALA, M.; VYŇUCHAL, J.; KUČERÍK, J.: Stability and physical structure tests of DPP-based luminiscent derivates. In Medicta 2009, Abstracts: France, 92, 2009.
DAVID, J.; VOJTOVÁ, L.; DOMBEKOVÁ, J.; KUČERÍK, J.; MRAVCOVÁ, L.; VÁVROVÁ, M.; JANČÁŘ, J.: Synthesis, Characterization and Modification of PLGA-PEG Biocompatible Hydrogels. In 8th World Biomaterials Congress 28 May–1 June 2008 Amsterdam RAI, The Netherlands, Abstracts2View Abstracts on CD-ROM PC & Mac CD-ROM. Amsterdam: Abstracts2View–Marathon Multimedia, 1186–1186, 2008.