From Labs to Life: PhD Journeys Unplugged
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The University has awarded doctoral students for their excellent work
Ten graduates from the MU Faculty of Science, along with their supervisors and consultants, have received Masaryk University Vice-Rector’s Awards for excellent results in their doctoral studies. Congratulations.
On November 7, 2024, in the Karel Engliš Great Hall at the Faculty of Law, the Vice-Rector for Research and Doctoral Studies, Šárka Pospíšilová, presented awards to doctoral graduates of Masaryk University. The awardees were selected based on several criteria, including successfully completing their studies within the standard four-year period (extended by a maximum of one year) and simultaneously obtaining and presenting high-quality research results in their dissertations. This year, 31 doctoral students received the award, along with their supervisors and consultants that contributed significantly to the preparation of the thesis.
For the 2023/2024 academic year, the Vice-Rector awarded the following teams from the MU Faculty of Science (sorted alphabetically by the graduate’s last name):
Radovan Coufal and Michal Horsák
Ecological and Evolutionary Biology study programme.
Radovan undertook research on the biodiversity of peatlands and springs and their stability against climate change.
Photo: Martin Indruch
Jakub Holuša and Daniel Nývlt
Physical Geography study programme.
Using a wide range of interdisciplinary techniques and applied scientific approaches, Jakub comprehensively described factors behind the formation of the Moravian Sahara eolian complex during the last ice age and its morphological properties.
Photo: Martin Indruch
Lucia Janáčová and Pavel Bouchal
Biochemistry study programme.
Lucia’s study focused on the molecular mechanisms behind metastasis of solid tumours and the potential for targeted therapeutics.
Photo: Martin Indruch
Tomáš Janoš, Pavel Čupr and Lucie Bláhová
Environment and Health study programme.
Tomáš’s study concentrated on the assessment of health risks associated with human exposure to chemical substances.
Photo: Martin Indruch
Michal Kiaba and Adam Dubroka
Physics study programme.
Michal studied the properties of ultrathin layers of metallic materials and experimentally confirmed behaviours predicted fifty years previously.
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Matej Kosiba and Norbert Werner
Physics study programme.
Using machine learning, Matej analysed galaxy clusters and catalogued extragalactic sources contributing to the cosmic X-ray background.
Photo: Martin Indruch
Petr Macháč and Jiří Pinkas
Chemistry study programme.
Using a wide range of methods, Petr investigated the porosity and thermal stability of porous materials and their potential synthesis for applications in catalytic chemistry.
Photo: Martin Indruch
Kamila Říhová, Petr Beneš and Jarmila Navrátilová
Molecular and Cellular Biology and Genetics study programme.
Kamila investigated signalling pathways involved in bone development, the deregulation of which contribute to the formation of bone tumours.
Photo: Martin Indruch
Ondřej Schindler, Radka Svobodová and Tomáš Raček
Biomolecular Chemistry and Bioinformatics study programme.
As part of his doctoral project, Ondřej studied the availability of empirical methods for calculating partial atomic charges and their development.
Photo: Martin Indruch
Kamil Sobek and Zdeněk Losos
Geology study programme.
Kamil’s study focused on solid solution systems in minerals.
Photo: Martin Indruch
