TALK: Devaky Kunneriath: The Galactic center region
Astronomical Institute, Academy of Sciences, Prague
Abstract
High angular resolution radio interferometry at high frequencies enables us to study in great detail ... more
TALK: Agata Rozanska: Radiative transfer approach for X-ray astronomy
N. Copernicus Astronomical Center, Warsaw, Poland
TALK: Martin Setvak: Meteorologicke druzice Meteosat druhe generace
Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, Satellite Department, Prague
Abstract
Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) a organizace EUMETSAT. Strucna historie a status organizace, clenstvi CR, licencni ... more
TALK: Tapas K. Das: Portrait of a Dark Face
Harish-Chandra Research Institute, India
Abstract
The massive black hole at our Galactic centre possesses largest apparent angular size of the event horizon. ... more
Research fields: Structure, dynamics and evolution of galaxies; Seyfert galaxies and quasars; N-body modelling; spectroscopy
Education:
Master in Physics and Astronomy (1993, Faculty
of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague);
D.E.A. (Diplome d'Etudes Approfondies)
in Astrophysics & Space Techniques (1995, University Paris 7 / Paris-Meudon Observatory);
RNDr. (1999, Charles University in Prague)
PhD in Theoretical Physics, Astronomy & Astrophysics (1999, Charles University in Prague);
PhD in Astrophysics & Space Techniques (1999, University Paris 7 - Denis Diderot / Paris Observatory)
Research positions:
Astronomical Institute - Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (since 1994);
Centre de Recherche Astronomique de Lyon (2003-2005, post-doc within the EU Research Training Network "Euro3D - Promoting 3D spectroscopy in Europe");
Institute for Pure & Applied Mathematics, University of California at Los Angeles (2005, research fellow - program "Grand Challenge Problems in Computational Astrophysics");
Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California - Riverside (2006-2007).
Teaching:
Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague:
- Selected Chapters in Astrophysics (series of undergrad lectures)
-- 2001: Bars, rings and starbursts in dynamics and evolution of disk galaxies;
-- 2002: Spiral galaxies: Theory of spiral density waves;
-- 2003: Chemical evolution of galaxies;
-- 2005: Coevolution of galaxies and supermassive black-holes);
- Galactic Dynamics (undergrad course of exercises; 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006);
Department of Physics & Astronomy, Univ. of California-Riverside:
- Dynamics and Evolution of Galaxies (grad course, 2007);
Faculty of Sciences, Masaryk University in Brno:
- Dynamics and Evolution of Galaxies (undergrad course, 2009)
Other:
- member of the Council of the Astronomical Institute ASCR, v.v.i.
- member of the Czech National Committee for Astronomy
- vice-president of the Czech organizing committee for the International Year of Astronomy 2009
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