doc. Mgr. Maroš Halama, PhD.
Characteristics:
Associated professor, senior researcher, certificated trainer of European Battery Academy, head of Laboratory for Corrosion Testing and VIB Lab (Lab for Research and Innovations of Batteries) at Technical University of Košice, Faculty of Materials, Metallurgy and Recycling, Broker at the Promatech Center. He serves as advisor for Clean Technologies and e-Mobility at Government Office for Research and Innovations in Slovakia. He advises InoBat in research, development and testing of advanced materials used not only in Li-ion batteries and other energy systems, but also on the application of nanotechnologies for the achievement of better performance of batteries, application of artificial neural networks in prediction of the life-time of materials and safety issues. As co- chair of Task Force Safety at Batteries Europe Partnership (BEPA), he is managing strategic research and innovation agenda (SRIA) across member states in safety and hazard of batteries systems. He leads hydrogen strategy in Kosice self-government region and initiatives linked to Hydrogen Valley project together with industrial stakeholders. His core research is focused on corrosion in different sectors from energy, mobility, construction and healthcare, failure analysis across industry. safety and prediction techniques.
Professional Profile:
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-2424-3643
Educational Activities:
- Corrosion and protection of materials
- Nanosafety
- Hydrogen Applications
- Batteries and Electrochemical Systems
- Books:
- Corrosion Training (2017)
- Hydrogen strategy for Kosice Region (2021)
- Materials for green technologies (2022)
Research Activities:
Corrosion, Surface Treatments, Batteries, Hydrogen Technologies, Nanomedicine, Industrial Failures, Expertise
List of major projects:
- SCORPENES, European Defence Agency (2023-2027)
- HORIZON EUROPE, EASTGATEH2: Small Scale Hydrogen Valley in Kosice Region (2025-2031)
- APVV-22-0324: Development of electrocatalytic materials for hydrogen production by water electrolysis (2023-2026)
- VEGA 2/0072/22: Research of the resistance and prevention of modern structural materials against hydrogen embittlement (2022-2025)
- KEGA : Preparation of new hybrid engineers for battery systems, energy storage and hydrogen technologies (2020-2023)
- IPCEI HENRI: Study of bimetallic corrosion compatibility of steels under hydrogen exposure, Nafta a.s. (2024-2025)
Most important publications:
- Effect of Nanoarticle Size on Cystein-Gold Surface Interactions, In: Particle & Particle Systems Characterization, Vol. 70001, Wiley (2025), pp. 1-14 https://doi.org/10.1002/ppsc.202400230
- Corrosion Atlas Case Studies: 2023 Edition, Elsevier, ISBN 978-0-443-13228-5
- Electrochemical Estimations of the Gold Nanoparticle Size Effect on Cysteine-Gold Oxidation, In: Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 169(2), (2022) https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ac4bf8
- Corrosion Challenges Towards a Sustainable Society, In: Materials and Corrosion, 73(11), Wiley (2022), https://doi.org/10.1002/maco.202213140
- Microstructure Characteristics, Tribology and Nano-Hardness of HVOF Sprayed NiCrRe Coating, In: Defect and Diffusion Forum, 405(7), (2020) pp.435-439 https://doi.org/0.4028/www.scientific.net/DDF.405.435
Additional Information:
- Vice-president of Slovak Association for Surface Treatment
- Co-chair Task Force Safety at Batteries Europe
- State representative Group at Clean Hydrogen Partnership
- Member COSCO management of RFCS fund, EC
- CnGE European Defense Agency
- Member of Presidency at Slovak Battery Alliance
- Advisor at Kosice Selfgovernment Region