Members

Members of the CXI scientific council

Doc. RNDr. Miroslav Brzezina, CSc.
Prof. Dr. Ing. Miroslav Černík, CSc.
Prof. Ing. Vojtěch Dynybyl, Ph.D.
Ing. Marcel Gómez, Ph.D.
Prof. Ing. Václav Kopecký, CSc.
Ing. Petr Košvanec
Doc. Ing. Miroslav Malý, CSc.
prof. Ing. Lucie Obalová, Ph.D.
Doc. Ing. Michal Petrů, Ph.D.
Doc. RNDr. Jana Říhová Ambrožová, Ph.D.
Prof. Ing. Eva Schmidová, Ph.D.
Ing. Radek Trtílek
Doc. Ing. Petr Tůma, CSc.

 

Doc. RNDr. Miroslav Brzezina, CSc.

From 1990 to 1992 he worked in Germany at the Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. He has been working at the Technical University of Liberec since 1993. From 2008 to 2015 he was the Dean of the Faculty of Science, Humanities and Pedagogy at TUL, subsequently he held the position of Vice-Dean of the Faculty. Currently, he holds the position of Rector. Professionally, as a mathematician, he is mainly interested in the theory of potentials.

Prof. Dr. Ing. Miroslav Černík, CSc.

In 1994, he received his Ph.D. from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, majoring in Natural Sciences. Since 2014 he has been a professor at FM TU Liberec, majoring in Natural Engineering. His professional focus is research on in-situ remediation technologies and processes, especially the application of nanomaterials in environmental technologies.

Prof. Ing. Vojtěch Dynybyl, Ph.D.

Professor at ŠKODA AUTO University. He graduated from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague, majoring in automation and robotization of technological processes. Habilitated and appointed professor at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague in the field of Design and Process Engineering. His teaching and scientific activities are focused on the field of design, machine parts and engineering production. He is a member of the editorial board of MM Science and a member of the Czech Society for Automation. He is the author of a number of publications with references in Web of Science and Scopus databases and one monograph. He is nominated to VR CXI as an expert in VS2 competitive engineering for the field of process engineering.

Ing. Marcel Gómez, Ph.D.

He graduated from the Faculty of Environmental Protection Technology, Faculty of Water Technology (2008) and received his PhD in 2014. He works as a manager in Severočeské vodovody a kanalizace, a.s., before that he worked as the head of the specialized group "Energy and wastewater" in the Association of Wastewater Experts of the Czech Republic (CzWA). He focuses on water treatment, wastewater treatment and chemical engineering. He has published on the subject in reputable scientific journals. He is nominated to the CXI CoR as an expert in VS1 Materials Research for the field of water treatment and chemical engineering.

Prof. Ing. Václav Kopecký, CSc.

Professor at the Faculty of Mechatronics, Informatics and Interdisciplinary Studies at TUL. Since 2008, he has served as Dean of the Faculty of Mechatronics, Informatics and Interdisciplinary Studies at TUL for two terms. Currently, he is the Head of the Physical Measurements Department at the Institute for Nanomaterials, Advanced Technologies and Innovations at TUL. He is interested in laser anemometry, optical measurement methods and fluid mechanics. He is proposed to the VR CXI as a VS3 system integration expert for the area of physical measurements.

Ing. Petr Košvanec

He graduated from the University of Transport and Communications, Žilina, - Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, major in operation and maintenance of rail vehicles. Since 2011 he has been the managing director of Alfico s.r.o., before that he was the director of the Railway Vehicle Repair Centre Ústí n.L. (ČD Cargo, a.s.). He works or has worked on many research and development projects. He also worked on the transformation of the state railway carrier into a commercial joint stock company, on the implementation of the environmental management system at the railway carrier and on the introduction of a quality system in the field of welding and production of steel structures. He is nominated to VR CXI as a VS2 competitive engineering expert for the transport machinery sector.

 

Doc. Ing. Miroslav Malý, CSc.

Associate professor at the Faculty of Engineering, TUL. Habilitated in 1996 at the Technical University of Liberec in the field of design of machines and equipment. From 2009 to 2014 he served as Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Technical University of Liberec. Member of the Executive Committee of CAHP - Czech Association for Hydraulics and Pneumatics (col. member of the international organization Comité Européen des Transmissions Oléohydrauliques et Pneumatiques). He is nominated to the CXI CoR as an expert in VS2 Competitive Engineering for the area of machine and plant design.

 

prof. Ing. Lucie Obalová, Ph.D.

She is a professor at VŠB. She graduated in Chemical Engineering at the University of Chemical Technology in Prague (1991) and obtained her PhD in Process Engineering at the Technical University of Ostrava (2003). She was appointed Associate Professor in 2005 and Professor in 2009. She works at the Technical University of Ostrava, Centre of Energy and Environmental Technologies as the Director of the Institute of Environmental Technologies. Her research focuses on chemical and reactor engineering, heterogeneous catalysis and photocatalysis, reduction of N2O and NOx from waste gases, kinetics and mechanisms of chemical reactions and adsorption on solids. He is nominated to VR CXI as an expert in VS1 Materials Research for the environmental technologies area.

Doc. Ing. Michal Petrů, Ph.D.

He graduated from the Technical University of Liberec, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, in the field of Machine and Equipment Design (2008), in 2012 he obtained his PhD in the same field and in 2016 he habilitated. Currently, he works at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering as Head of the Department of Machine Parts and Mechanisms and at the Institute for Nanomaterials, Advanced Technologies and Innovations as Head of the Research Department. His scientific, pedagogical and professional focus is on complex research and development of new parts, structures and systems, development of smart mechanisms and advanced technologies for Industry 4.0, electromobility, development of autonomous elements, augmented reality and artificial intelligence structures and systems. He is proposed to join VR CXI as a VS2 competitive engineering expert for the area of machine and plant design.

Doc. RNDr. Jana Říhová Ambrožová, Ph.D.

Associate professor at the University of Technology in Prague. Graduated from the Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, General Biology (1995), completed her PhD studies at the University of Science and Technology in Prague, Applied and Landscape Ecology (1999). Habilitated in 2010 - Agricultural and Forestry Hydrology, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, ČZU Prague. She is working at the Institute of Water and Environmental Technology, University of Science and Technology Prague. Main focus is hydrobiology, microbiology, water and wastewater technologies, cooling water, biological audits in practice, ecology and toxicity. She is nominated to VR CXI as an expert in VS1 Materials Research for the area of water treatment.

Prof. Ing. Eva Schmidová, Ph.D.

She is a professor at the Jan Perner Transport Faculty of the University of Pardubice, specifically at the Teaching and Research Centre in Transport, which is a specialized workplace for teaching and research in the field of technical disciplines related to transport. He is the head of the Materials and Mechanics Section. He is mainly involved in rail transport issues. She is nominated to the CXI VR as a specialist in VS2 Competitive Engineering for the area of transport machinery.

Ing. Radek Trtílek

In 1987 he graduated in nuclear engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague. He has 30 years of experience in radioactive waste management, including construction, licensing and operation of nuclear power plants. Also with managing a service company and a research and engineering organization, participation in expert missions of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). His current position is Director of the Radioactive Waste and Decommissioning Division at the Institute of Nuclear Research (ÚJV Řež, a. s.). He is nominated to the CXI CoR as an expert in VS1 Materials Research for the area of waste disposal.

Doc. Ing. Petr Tůma, CSc.

Associate professor at FM TUL. Habilitated at the Technical University of Liberec, Faculty of Mechatronics, Informatics and Interdisciplinary Engineering Studies, also in Technical Cybernetics, in 2003. From 2011 to 2020, he served as Director of the Institute for Nanomaterials, Advanced Technologies and Innovations, which he was directly responsible for establishing. He also previously served as Technical Plant Director at Cadence Innovation (2004-2005). He is a member of the Scientific Council of BIC Brno, the VR TUL and the VR FM. He is interested in robotics, mechatronics and automatic control of electronic systems. He is nominated to VR CXI as an expert in VS3 system integration for the area of technical cybernetics.