Joachim Sauer

Professor Joachim Sauer received the Dr. rer. nat. degree in Chemistry from Humboldt University in Berlin in 1974, and the Dr. sc. nat. degree from the Academy of Sciences in (East-)Berlin in 1985. He is Senior  Researcher at Humboldt University in Berlin where he was Professor of Theoretical Chemistry from 1993 – 2017. Since 2006 he is an external member of the Fritz Haber Institute, Berlin (Max Planck Society). He is  member of several Academies including the German National Academy Leopoldina and Foreign Member of the Royal Society. He holds a honorary doctorate of University College London.

His research has explored the application of quantum chemical methods in chemistry, with emphasis on surface science, particularly adsorption and catalysis. For 12 years he was chairman of the Collaborative  Research Center of the German Research Foundation "Aggregates of transition metal oxides” and was co-founder and principal investigator of the Cluster of Excellence “Unifying concepts in catalysis” in Berlin (research group page). He is one of the editors of Journal of Catalysis and he is on the Editorial Advisory Board of Journal of the American Chemical Society.

He has published more than 395 research papers, notably in the area of modeling the structure and reactivity of transition metal oxide catalysts, zeolites and metal-organic frameworks, and he has given more than 495 invited lectures.

Jiří Čejka

Email: jiri.cejka@natur.cuni.cz

Jiří Čejka received PhD at the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences in 1988. He spent 6 months stay at Technical University of Vienna under the supervision of Prof. J.A. Lercher. He got the professorship at the Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, in 2004.

He holds part-time position as a Professor of Physical Chemistry at Faculty of Science, Charles University, since 2016.

His research interests involve synthesis of zeolites, mesoporous, and novel nano-structured materials, physical chemistry of sorption and catalysis, and investigation of the role of porous catalysts in transformations of hydrocarbons and their derivatives.

Jiří Čejka is an author of more than 270 publications in international impacted journals (ResearcherID B-1833-2013, sum of the times cited 7308, H-index 46) and is co-editor of 6 books.

Ivan Němec

Phone: +420 221 951 247
Email: ivan.nemec@natur.cuni.cz

Ivan Němec completed his Ph.D. in 1998 at the Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science. Since 2009 he holds the position of the associate professor at the Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science. Since the end of 2016 he holds the position of the vice-dean of the Chemistry Section, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science.

His research is focused on preparation and characterization of novel materials for non-linear optics (NLO) based on hydrogen-bonded molecular crystals and the applications of the vibrational spectroscopy in the solid state. (http://web.natur.cuni.cz/anorchem/solid.htm).

Ivan Němec has authored over 95 publications (ResearcherID S-1734-2016, sum of the times cited 945, H-index 18).

Jiří Mosinger

Email: jiri.mosinger@natur.cuni.cz

Jiří Mosinger completed his Ph.D. in 1995 at the Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Science at Charles University where he is currently associate professor. He holds also part-time research position at Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic (Institute of Inorganic Chemistry).

His research is focused on chemistry and photochemistry of porphyrinoids, singlet oxygen production/detection, photoactive supramolecular systems and photoactive nanomaterials (nanofibers, nanoparticles) for medical applications. (research group page: http://web.natur.cuni.cz/anorchem/PSCP/)

Jiří Mosinger is an author of more than 60 publications in international impacted journals (ResearcherID G-8831-2014) with over 1450 citation, H-index 20.

Miroslav Štěpánek

Phone: +420 221 951 292
Fax: (+420) 224919752
Email: miroslav.stepanek@natur.cuni.cz

Filip Uhlík

Phone: +420 221 951 290
Email: filip.uhlik@natur.cuni.cz

I do computer simulations, both classical and quantum, from small molecules to nanomaterials and continuum.

Róbert Gyepes

Email: robert.gyepes@natur.cuni.cz

doc. RNDr. Róbert Gyepes, Ph.D., born 3rd October 1968 in Revúca, former Czechoslovakia (currently Slovakia)

Professional Qualification

• 1986‑1992 Graduate in Chemistry (M.S.) Charles University, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Praha, Diploma work: “Reactions of allyltitanocenes with ethylaluminium compounds“
• 1992-1995 PhD. Study at the J. H. Institute of Physical Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. PhD. work: “Structure and reactivity of titanocene derivatives"
• 1994 Three months study at the University of Ulm for studying single-crystal diffraction methods
• 1998: 9-month postdoc stay at Hokkaido University, Japan

Work experience

• 1995-2005: assistant at the Dept. of Inorganic Chemistry, Charles University, Praha
• from 2005: associate professor at the Dept. of Inorganic Chemistry, Charles University, Praha

Main activities

Member of the X‑ray structural laboratory at the Department of Inorganic Chemistry of the Charles University. Main scientific activities include single crystal structure determination of small molecules for different science fields and DFT studies of organometallic compounds.

Andreas Erlebach

Email: erlebaca@natur.cuni.cz

Andreas Erlebach obtained his Ph.D. in 2019 in the Computational Materials Science group of Prof. Marek Sierka at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena. Subsequently, he joined the group of Prof. Nachtigall at the Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry of the Charles University in Prague.

His scientific work focuses on the computationally efficient in silico design of advanced materials including, e.g., the development and application of machine learning potentials for atomistic simulations of zeolites.

Michal Mazur

Phone: +420 221 951 291
Email: michal.mazur@natur.cuni.cz

Dr. Michal Mazur received his master degree in Chemistry in 2012 from Jagiellonian University in Cracov, Poland. Then he joined the Department of Synthesis and Catalysis in J. Heyrovsky Institute  of Physical Chemistry in Prague, Czech Republic, where he completed his PhD in 2016 (at Charles University, Prague) under the supervision of Prof. Jiří Čejka. He finished his postdoctoral position at the University of St Andrews in Prof. Russell Morris’s group in 2018. Currently, he holds the position of assistant professor at Charles University in Prague, where he is a Head of the Transmission Electron Microscopy Laboratory. He is part of the Charles University Centre of Advanced Materials (CUCAM).

His research is focused on the synthesis, post-synthesis modification, and application of various materials, especially two-dimensional zeolites and ultrasmall metal nanoparticles supported at zeolites.

He is also interested in characterization methods, mainly X-ray diffraction and TEM and STEM imaging and electron diffraction of materials (including cRED method)
Michal Mazur has co-authored more than 70 publications with over 1400 citations and an H-index of 19. He is a co-author of 2 book chapters.

Maksym Opanasenko

Email: maksym.opanasenko@natur.cuni.cz

Maksym Opanasenko received his master degree in Chemistry from the Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia. He continued his PhD study at L.V. Pisarzhevsky Institute of physical chemistry (the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine) and obtained his PhD in porous polymeric and composite materials in 2011. From 2011 Maksym joined the group of Prof. J. Čejka at J. Heyrovsky Institute of physical chemistry. In 2014 he was Visiting Associate in the group of Prof. R. Morris at St. Andrews University (UK). From 2016 Maksym holds a position of Assistant Professor at Faculty of Science, Charles University. His research interests are focused on the design of new inorganic and hybrid organic-inorganic materials, their application as adsorbents and catalysts.

Maksym Opanasenko is an author of 59 publications (ResearcherID F-5202-2014, sum of the times cited 1185, H-index 17)

Highlights of research:

• Novel synthetic routes for inorganic and hybrid organic-inorganic materials

Mariya Shamzhy

Email: mariya.shamzhy@natur.cuni.cz
Website: https://web.natur.cuni.cz/kfmch/nanoengineering/

Mariya Shamzhy received her master degree in Chemistry from the Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia. Then she joined L.V. Pisarzhevsky Institute of Physical Chemistry (the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine), where she completed her PhD in 2013. She spent 1 year as Post-doctoral Fellow at J. Heyrovsky Institute of physical chemistry under the supervision of Prof. J. Čejka. In 2014–2016 she continued her research work at J. Heyrovsky Institute being supported by the Grant agency of the Czech Republic. Mariya holds a position of Assistant Professor at Faculty of Science, Charles University from 2017.

Her research interests are focused on the design and FTIR study of nanostructured materials, their application as catalysts for the synthesis of fine chemicals.

Highlights of research:

• Tailoring the active sites in zeolite-based catalysts
• Characterization of nanostructured materials using FTIR spectroscopy

Jan Přech

Email: jan.prech@natur.cuni.cz

Jan Přech graduated with a master’s in engineering from the University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague, in 2012. He then continued his research studies at the J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry (Czech Academy of Sciences) under the supervision of Professor Jiří Čejka. He completed his PhD in physical chemistry, receiving the Jean-Marie Lehn prize in Chemistry 2016 for the best PhD thesis. After working for 18 months as a postdoctoral research associate in the group of Professor Valentin Valtchev, at the Laboratory of Catalysis and Spectrochemictry, Universite de Normandie, in Caen (France), he joined the Charles University Centre of Advanced Materials (CUCAM) in Prague (Czechia), in 2018. Since 2020, Jan has held the position of Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Science, Charles University.
His current research interests include catalytic applications of Lewis acidic zeolites, 2-dimensional zeolites and metal@molecular sieve composites.

Jan Přech is a co-author of more than 48 publications in international impacted journals (ResearcherID F-6733-2014, H-index 18).

Milan Eliáš

Email: milan.elias@natur.cuni.cz

Mgr. Milan Eliáš received his master degree in Chemistry, Geology and Environmental Science at the Palacký University in Olomouc in 2011. Since 2013 he worked at J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry in Prague, Czech Republic in the Department of Electrochemical materials under the leadership of Dr. Jirkovký as researcher in area of Photocatalysis. In 2017 he started work on position of technician and equipment specialist at the Faculty of science in the Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry.

His job is not only providing technical support but also ensure, that all researchers will have everything that they need, so they can focus on science only.

Oleg Rud

Mobile: +420 774 268 913
Email: oleg.rud@natur.cuni.cz

I am a researcher at Charles University with a focus on advanced computational experiments in physical chemistry. My work centers on theoretical and simulation-based studies of polyelectrolyte aqueous solutions, including gels, colloids, and desalination processes.

Academic Background:

• Ph.D. in Polymer Physics from the Russian Academy of Sciences: My dissertation explored the theory and modeling of core-shell structures in star-branched amphiphilic polyelectrolytes.
• Postdoctoral Fellowship at Charles University: I conducted hybrid Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations of pH-sensitive polyelectrolyte hydrogels and SF-SCF modeling of hydrogels and water desalination process.
• Visiting Researcher at ETH Zurich and the Institute of Macromolecular Compounds: I focused on modeling curved dendron brushes and polymer stars.

Research Contributions:

• Principal Investigator for a project funded by the Czech Grant Agency (GAČR grant 19-17847Y), where I developed innovative desalination methods using hydrogel technology.
• Current Work: Engaged in theoretical modeling of supercapacitors with polymer brush-modified electrodes, continuing to advance the field of physical chemistry through computational and theoretical research.

Pavla Eliášová

Phone: +420 221 951 064
Email: pavla.eliasova@natur.cuni.cz

Pavla Eliášová (born Chlubná) obtained her Master degree in Chemistry and Geology at Palackého University in Olomouc in 2010. She continued in her PhD study at Charles University in Prague while working at J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of ASCZ under supervision of Prof. Jiří Čejka. She received her Ph.D. in 2014. She worked as Research Fellow in Centers for Nanomaterials and Chemical Reactions at Institute of Basic Science in Daejeon (Republic of Korea) in the group of Prof. Ryong Ryoo for one year. Since 2016 she has a full-time position as Assistant Professor at the Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry at the Charles University.

Her research interests includes synthesis and characterization of zeolites with two-dimensional structures and/or hierarchical porosity with application in catalysis and two-dimensional metal carbides with potential application in spintronic and catalysis.

Pavla Eliášová is an author of 31 publications in international impacted journals (ResearcherID F-5300-2014, sum of the times cited 878, H-index 14).

Highlights of research:

• Synthesis and characterization of hierarchical zeolites
• Synthesis of novel two-dimensional metal carbides (MXenes)

Robert Mundil

Phone: +420 221 951 063
Email: robert.mundil@natur.cuni.cz

Robert defended his PhD thesis in 2018 at the Department of Polymers, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague. He joined Philippe Zinck’s lab (UCCS, Université de Lille, France) as a postdoc from 2019 to study the development and properties of novel thermoplastic elastomers. He moved back to the Czech Republic and became a member of the Soft Matter research group (Dpt. of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Charles University) in October 2020.

His current research is focused on the synthesis and characterization of (responsive) block copolymers.