The Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences has successfully defended its prestigious HR Excellence in Research award, which it has held since April 2019. The Institute defended this award at the highest possible level, in the form of an extension without any additional conditions and without the need for any mandatory corrective measures.
Astrophysicist and science popularizer Jiří Grygar from the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences received the Neuron Foundation Award for promoting a love of science at the Prague Planetarium.
One of the winners of this year's CRYTUR Award for the best thesis in materials science, selected from more than fifty entries from Czech and Slovak universities, was Ing. Monika Kotyková, who, while studying at the Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague, also works in the Department of Optical Materials at the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
Martin Nikl from the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences received the Czech Technical University Medal, First Class. He received the award for his significant contribution to the development of scientific and educational cooperation between the Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering of CTU and the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences in the field of materials research and applications (lasers, sensors, scintillation materials).
Filip Křížek's materials research was awarded the Lumina Quaeruntur fellowship by the Czech Academy of Sciences. The scientist is working on the development of new materials and components for a new generation of quantum technologies.
The 2025 Academic Award, an award given each year to three outstanding individuals whose past research results promise good prospects for the future, was presented to Lukáš Palatinus, a scientist at the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
Professor Tomáš Jungwirth from the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences has been included in the Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list of the world's most cited scientists for the fourth time. This annual list recognizes researchers whose contributions have demonstrated broad and significant influence in their fields.
On Friday, November 7, during the Open Days at FZU, the winners of the FZU photo competition were announced and received their awards from FZU Director Michael Prouza. In the employee category, first place went to a photograph byintern Lucie Krejčová entitled Crack. The student category was dominated by Adam Lorenc, a second-year student at Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, whose photographs of crystalline silicon carbide took first and second place.
Leading scientists and talented experts received awards, which include financial support for their research, from Radomír Pánek, President of the Czech Academy of Sciences. Lukáš Palatinus received the prestigious Praemium Academiae Award, while Filip Křížek received the Lumina quaeruntur Award. Both award winners work at the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
