Curriculum vitae
Born January 9,
1959, Prague. Study: mathematical physics, Charles University,
1983. PhD topic: "Plasma Accelerators", finished in 1987.
Associated professor in 1996, topic "Theoretical models of
z pinches". CTU Professor of applied physics in 2005, topic
"Particle in Cell simulations of plasma fibers". Member of professional board Physics of the Earth and Universe of the GA
ASCR (2006–2008), member of the Board of the Centrum for Theoretical Astrophysics ASCR (2007–2012), member of editorial boards of 4 physical
journals Czechoslovak Journal of Physics, Astropis, etc.),
founder of the Aldebaran Group for Astrophysics,
former member of the Board for doctoral Studies in West Bohemian
University, CTU, FEE CTU, and FMP ChU, member of the Masaryk
University Scientific Board (2018–2020), member of the IAU, Czech Astronomical Society, several
years chairman of the Editorial board of the Symposium of Plasma
Physics and Technology. Participant of GA ASCR, GACR, and MEYS grants.
Education
Education
in Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Nuclear
Sciences CTU, Palacky University – Theoretical Mechanics, Statistical Physics,
Quantum Theory, Waves and Instabilities in Plasma, Plasma
Theory, Astrophysics. Author of 8 lecture notes and series of 3 university
textbooks. Seven successful PhD students, 18
successfully finished diploma students.
Scientific research
Coordinator of the
development of the 3D program PIC package 3D, author of the
package kernel and of the particle and field solvers. Interested
in plasma numerical simulations, plasma theory, especially
plasma waves, turbulences and instabilities.
Publications
Author and co-author
of more than 100 papers in scientific journals and proceedings
of international conferences. Author or co-author of
18 books (Czech language): Astronomie a
fyzika na přelomu tisíciletí I a II (2004, 2005); Hvězdy, planety, magnety
(2007); Astronomie a fyzika – nové obzory (2010); Úvod do teorie plazmatu
(2011); Blýskání aneb třináctero příběhů o plazmatu (2011); Astronomie a fyzika
– svítání (2015); Z kuchyně do vesmíru (2016); Vybrané kapitoly z teoretické
fyziky (2017), Astronomie a fyzika – souvislosti (2018); Jak vznikal svět
(2019); Vybrané kapitoly z teoretické fyziky I až III (2020); Duchové vesmíru
(2021); Hvězdy, planety, magnety – 2nd. edition
(2021); Astronomie a fyzika – hledání (2022); Proklaté skloky (2023).
Present work
3D Particle in Cell
Thermalization of beam-target plasma interaction
Runaway electrons
Popularization
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