Dr. Matej Baláž graduated in chemistry at Faculty of Science, P. J. Šafárik Unviersity in Košice, Slovakia in 2011. Since then, he works in the Department of Mechanochemistry at the Institute of Geotechnics, Slovak Academy of Sciences in Košice, Slovakia. He received his Ph.D. degree in 2015 and since then, he has been working as a postdoctoral researcher in the field of mechanochemistry. His areas of research include inorganic synthesis (sulfides), waste treatment (eggshell), organic synthesis (oximes) and nanomaterials production (Ag nanoparticles).