Curriculum Vitae

Education and Training

Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, 1949-1953, macromolecular chemistry/ physical chemistry, M.S. (Ing.) 1953.
Ph.D. studies at Research Institute for Synthetic Resins, Pardubice, 1953-1957, Ph.D. degree Institute of Physical Chemistry, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences

1957-1965, Research Institute for Synthetic Resins and Lacquers, Pardubice
1965-till now, Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences (CSAS), (later Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (ASCR), Prague, 1976-1990 head, Department of Polymer Physics, 1972-92 head, Laboratory/Department of Polymer Networks and Mechanical Properties, later Department of Polymer Networks and Gels), current emeritus Principal Scientist retired

1958 Ph.D. from Institute of Physical Chemistry, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences (CSAS)
1970 DrSc. from Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences (CSAS)

Professor of Macromolecular Chemistry (since 1996)
Associate Professor of Physics, Charles University, Prague (since 1994)
Adjunct Professor, Department of Bioengineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (since 1997)

Annual Prize of CSAS, 1971
Silver medal of Charles University 1978
Annual Prize of CSAS, 1981
State Prize of Czechoslovakia, 1988
Silver medal of City of Paris, 1990
Annual Prize of ASCR, 1995
Doctor Honoris Causa, Wroclaw Polytechnic University, Poland 1997
Heyrovský Medal for Merits in Chemical Sciences, ASCR, 2000
P.J. Flory Polymer Research Award, 2004
Honorary Chairman: 24th PNG, 82nd PMM meeting Polymer Networks and Gels, Prague 2018
International Award of The Society of Polymer Science, Japan, 2019

Founding member (1974), Vice-Chairman (1986-90), Chairman (1990-94), and Treasurer (1994-2003) of international Polymer Networks Group (http://www.polymernetworksgroup.org)
Founding member: Learned Society of the Czech Republic (https://www.learned.cz)
Chairman (1997-2001), Vice-Chairman (2001-2003), Member (until 2019), Board of Directors, Foundation for Promotion of Science
Chairman (until 2009) and Member of Steering Committee “Consortium for Research of Nanostructured and Crosslinked Polymeric Materials, Czech Republic
Member of Scientific Committee of the Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research (IPF), Dresden 1992-1998
Coordinator of Area of Excellence “Structure-Property Relationships” of European Commission Network of Excellence “Nanostructured Multifunctional Polymer-Based Materials and Nanocomposites” (NANOFUN-POLY) (2004- 2008)
National Representative in European Polymer Federation (1988-2003)
Member: American Chemical Society
Member: Czech Chemical Society (since 1949)
Member of Scientific Board: POLYCHAR World Forum on Advanced Materials

Scientific interest: Formation, Structure and Properties of Polymer Networks and Gels
Number of peer reviewed publications: about 320, by October 22, 2018
Number of citations: about 10110
H-index: 47