Irena Kratochvílová

As Prof. Ing. Irena Kratochvílová, Ph.D. (Hrubá)
married, 2 children
Citizenship Czech Republic

Education and Qualifications

1993–1998      Ph.D., Faculty of Nuclear Physics, Czech Technical University, Prague, thesis: “Material Changes After Proton Implantation into Dielectric Crystals”

2006               Assoc. Professor, habilitation lecture “Molecular Nanosystems”, Faculty of Nuclear Physics, Czech Technical University, Prague

Professional Career

1996–2015      lectures for the MSc. students of the Faculty of the Nuclear Physics, Czech Technical University, Prague

1997–2015      academic researcher – Group of Functional Materials, Institute of Physics, AS CR, v.v.i., Na Slovance 2, Prague 8, 182 21, Czech Republic

2000–2002      post-doc position, Penn State University, U.S.A. - Molecular electronic laboratory at Penn State University, U.S.A.

2002–2006      interrupted for maternity leave

2007–2015      boss of AFM/STM laboratory Institute of Physics, AS CR

2014-2015       boss of Physical Properties of Biomaterials group, Institute of Physics, AS CR

Experimental skills: IR spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, AFM/STM,  photolithography, luminescence, conductivity measurements

Research Areas and Interests

Organic materials for electronic applications, MFI zeolites, ferroelectric materials, nanodiamonds, DNA, bioactive and biocompatible materials for medical applications, preparation and characterization of drug delivery systems

Teaching Activities

1996-2012 – lectures for the MSc./PhD. students of the Faculty of the Nuclear Physics, Czech Technical University, Solid State Physics, Molecular nanosystems

2 books for MSc. students of the Faculty of the Nuclear Physics

Thesis supervising

Master theses defended 4, PhD thesis 8

Patents: PV2014 – 320: Polyepitope recombinat vaccines for protection against Lyme borreliosis in human and veterinar medicine,

305059: Layer protecting the surface of zirconium alloys used in nuclear reactors

PCT WO2015039636-A1: Layer for protecting surface of zirconium alloys

Grant Projects Responsible Person:  10 Czech Projects, 4 International Projects

Awards:

Czech Head 2014 nomination

Cooperation of the Year 2014

Award TAČR 2015

Number of papers (WOS): 63, h-index 14, citations (WOS): 582, 4 books

Languages: English, Czech, Russian