Curriculum

Born:

Prague, Czech Republic

Education:

2003 - PhD degree in geology - University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA

1997 - Master’s degree in geochemistry, Charles Univ., Prague, Czech Republic

1995 - Bachelor's degree in geological sciences, Charles Univ., Prague, Czech Republic

1990-2003 –short courses and fellow positions in astronomy, planetary geology and impact craters in the Czech republic, Italy, USA and Sweden.

1980-89 piano and 1990-92 trumpet

Jobs:

since 2003 – Research Geologist in Shell International Exploration and Production, Houston, TX, USA

1998-2003 – Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Geosciences, University of (teaching undergraduate courses, assisting other faculties, etc.)

2000 – summer internship HS Resources, Houston, TX, USA (well log interpretation and corelation, isopach maps construction)

1999/2000 – Head Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Geosciences, University of Houston, TX, USA (besides regular teaching duties also responsible for communication between faculties and ~12 teaching assistants, work distribution, managing lab teaching resources)

1997-1998 - Vice-Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of the TV programs section, the Astropis Society, Prague, Czech Republic (making strategic business decisions, marketing, negotiating collaboration and finances with business partners, organizing a 3-member group working on TV shows, writing scripts for the TV shows)

1992-1998 - associated staff member, the Stefanik’s Observatory, Prague, Czech Republic (guiding visitors, lecturing for public)

1994/95 and 1996/97 - The language school Hantych, Prague, Czech Republic (english teacher)

1993-97 – geophysical and geochemical prospecting for environmental purposes (several times), Faculty of Natural Sciences, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (collecting samples, setting up profiles and measuring in the field)

1990 - summer internship at the Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Science, Ondřejov, Czech Republic (data gathering, data files preparation for processing)

 

and

 

1988-1998 – a house cleaner J

Public activity:

1999/2000 – Graduate Students Representative, Dept. of Geosciences, Univ. of Houston, TX, USA

1994-96 - member of the Academic Senate of the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Charles Univ., Czech Republic

1992-98 – author of a number of magazine articles, TV and radio shows popularizing science, Prague, Czech Republic

 

Interests

Impact cratering – see SEIS – Suspected Earth Impact Sites

Multi-scale geologic modeling and data integration

Separating science from myths and religion – mainly in the areas of environment (energy, natural resources, global climate change), impact geology, alternative medicine etc.

History, psychology, filosophy, religionistics, sociology

Classical music

Outdoor sports – biking, climbing, hiking, swimming, running etc.