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The Czech Academy of Sciences grants awards for achieved results which contribute to the prestige of Czech science in international comparison and from whose first publication or implementation no more than five years have passed. The awards are presented for completed scientific results of excellent and high-quality research strategically orientated on social priorities.
The Award of the CAS for outstanding results of great scientific significance achieved in the resolution of scientific tasks, internal programmes, and international projects financed by the CAS.
The Award of the CAS for young scientific employees for outstanding results of scientific work achieved with the financial support of the CAS before reaching the age of 35.
The Award of the President of the CAS for promotion or popularisation of research, experimental development, and innovation granted to research employees for lifelong work in the area of the advancement of research, experimental development, and innovation, including its promotion or popularisation.
In one calendar year, it is possible to present at most three awards in each category with the total financial means paid out in the calendar year not exceeding in categories a) and b) together a total of CZK 500,000 and in category c) also CZK 500,000. The number of awards of the CAS presented and their amount of money is decided by the President of the CAS at the proposal of expert commissions and after discussion with the Academic Council of the CAS.
Nominations for the Awards of the CAS in categories a) and b) are submitted by the Director of the relevant CAS institute after discussion with the institute council by March 31 of the calendar year.
Nominations for the Awards of the CAS in category c) are submitted by the Director of the relevant CAS institute after discussion with the institute council, the Scientific Council of the CAS, or the Council for Academic Media and Popularisation of the CAS by May 31 of the calendar year.
The Awards of the CAS in categories a) and b) are presented by the President of the CAS usually in the month of September. The Awards of the President of CAS in category c) are presented by the President of the CAS usually on the occasion of the World Development Information Day (October 24).
In 2018, the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences presented the following awards.
author nominated by the Biology Centre of the CAS, prof. Ing. Miroslav Oborník, Dr., for the scientific outcome Evolution and metabolism of marine phytoplankton, accompanied by the premium of 100,000 CZK.
Mgr. Vojtěch Szajkó, Ph.D, from the Institute of History of the CAS, for the outstanding scientific outcome Railways, postal services and telegraphs of the Austrian army in the years 1848–1914, accompanied by the premium of 50,000 CZK.
prof. PhDr. Jan Bažant, CSc., nominated by the Institute of Philosophy of the CAS.
In 2017, the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences presented the following awards.
the team of authors nominated by the Institute of Physiology of the CAS, consisting of MUDr. Josef Houštěk, DrSc., RNDr. Tomáš Mráček, Ph.D., RNDr. Marek Vrbacký, Ph.D., Mgr. Kateřina Tauchmannová, Ph.D., Mgr. Nikola Kovářová, Ph.D., Mgr. Petr Pecina, Ph.D., Mgr. Jana Kovalčíková, for the scientific outcome Energy metabolism and pathogenic mechanisms of mitochondrial diseases, accompanied by the premium of 90,000 CZK.
Filip Vostal, PhD, from the Institute of Philosophy of the CAS, for the outstanding scientific outcome Accelerating Academia: The Changing Structure of Academic Time, accompanied by the premium of 50,000 CZK.
prof. RNDr. Václav Hořejší, CSc., from the Institute of Molecular Genetics of the CAS, v. v. i.
prof. RNDr. Jaroslav Peregrin, CSc., DSc., from the Institute of Philosophy of the CAS, v. v. i.
In 2016, the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences presented the following awards.
Mgr. Martin Kopecký, Ph.D., born in 1981, from the Institute of Botany of the CAS, for the outstanding scientific outcome: Long-term changes of biodiversity in temperate forest vegetation, accompanied by the premium of 70,000 CZK.
In 2015, the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences presented the following awards.
the team of authors nominated by the Institute of History of the CAS, consisting of prof. PhDr. Eva Semotanová, DrSc., doc. Ing. Jiří Cajthaml, Ph.D., for the scientific outcome: Academic Atlas of Czech History, accompanied by the premium of 190,000 CZK.
In 2014, the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences presented the following awards.
Mgr. Eva Chodějovská, Ph.D., born in 1981, from the Institute of History of the CAS, for the outstanding scientific outcome: Historic Towns Atlas of the Czech Republic, vol. 24: Praha-Smíchov. Praha. Historický ústav, 2013. 98 pp. ISBN 978-80-7286-200-9, accompanied by the premium of 50,000 CZK.
RNDr. Aleš Špičák, CSc., from the Institute of Geophysics of the CAS, v. v. i.
Dr. Michael Londensborough, PhD., from the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the CAS, v. v. i.
PhDr. Jiří Prosecký, CSc., from the Oriental Institute of the CAS, v. v. i.
In 2013, the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences presented the following awards.
PhDr. Vojtěch Kyncl, Ph.D., born in 1983, from the Institute of History of the CAS, for the outstanding scientific outcome:Without remorses. Genocide of the Czechs after the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, accompanied by the premium of 30,000 CZK.
prof. RNDr. Michal Křížek, DrSc., from the Institute of Mathematics of the CAS, v. v. i.
prof. RNDr. Miroslav Raab, CSc., from the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the CAS, v. v. i.
prof. Erazim Kohák, Ph.D., from the Institute of Philosophy of the CAS, v. v. i.
In 2012, the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences presented the following awards.
the team of authors nominated by the Institute of Contemporary History of the CAS, consisting of doc. RNDr. Soňa Štrbáňová, CSc., PhDr. Antonín Kostlán, CSc., Mgr. Tomáš Hermann, Ph.D., Mgr. Michal Šimůnek, PhD., RNDr. Jiří Jindra, CSc. (Institute of Contemporary History), PhDr. Milena Josefovičová, Ph.D., PhDr. Jan Hálek, Ph.D., Nataša Kmochová, prom. hist. (Masaryk Institute and Archives), RNDr. Karel Závěta, CSc. (Institute of Physics), prof. RNDr. Jaroslav Spížek, DrSc. (Institute of Microbiology) for the scientific outcome: Czech scholars in exile, 1948–1989, accompanied by the premium of 500,000 CZK.
PhDr. Martin Holý, Ph.D., born in1978, from the Institute of History of the CAS, for the outstanding scientific outcome: In the service of nobility. Tutors of noblemen from the Bohemian Lands (1500–1620), accompanied by the premium of 100,000 CZK.
RNDr. Jiří Grygar, CSc., from the Institute of Physics of the CAS, v. v. i.
doc. RNDr. Karel Hudec, DrSc., from the Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the CAS, v. v. i.
doc. Mgr. Jaroslav Šebek, Ph.D., of the Historical Institute of the CAS, v. v. i.
In 2011, the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences presented the following awards.
Dr. Adéla Kawka, PhD, born in 1977 from the Astronomical Institute of the CAS for the outstanding scientific outcome White Dwarfs in our Galaxy, accompanied by the premium of 100,000 CZK.
RNDr. Marian Karlický, DrSc., Astronomical Institute of the CAS, for the scientific result: Discovery of new radio and X-ray emission of solar flares and their theoretical explanation, accompanied by a sum of 100,000 CZK.
a research team of the J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the CAS, composed of: Prof. RNDr. Ladislav Kavan, DrSc. and RNDR. Ing. Martin Kalbáč, Ph.D., for the scientific result: Electrochemically active nanomaterials based on titanium dioxide and carbon, accompanied by a sum of 100,000 CZK.
a research team of the Institute of Ethnology of the CAS, composed of PhDr. Stanislav Brouček, CSc., doc. PhDr. Lubomír Tyllner, CSc., doc. PhDr. Lydia Petráňová, CSc., PhDr. Jiří Traxler a PhDr. Josef Vařeka, DrSc., for the scientific result: Folk Culture. Ethnographic Encyklopedia of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia, accompanied by a sum of 100,000 CZK.
Mgr. Martin Ondreját, Ph.D., born 1976 (Institute of Information Theory and Automation of the CAS), for the scientific result: A cycle of papers on stochastic nonlinear wave equations, accompanied by a sum of 75,000 CZK.
a research team of the Institute of Botany of the CAS, composed of doc. RNDr. Jan Suda, Ph.D., born 1974 and Mgr. Ing. Pavel Trávníček, born 1978, for the scientific result: Applications of flow cytometry to plant population biology, biosystematics and ecology, accompanied by a sum of 75,000 CZK.
Dr. phil. Pavel Blažek, B.A., D.E.A., born 1974 (Institute of Philosophy of the CAS), for the scientific result: The medieval reception of Aristotle's Philosophy of marriage. From Robert Grosseteste to Bartholomew of Bruges (1246/7–1309), accompanied by a sum of 75,000 CZK.
a research team of the Institute of Hydrodynamics of the CAS, composed of: Ing. Václav Kolář, CSc. and RNDr. Zdeněk Skalák, CSc., for the scientific result: Vortical nature of selected shear flows, accompanied by a sum of 80,000 CZK.
a research team of the J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the CAS, composed of: doc. Martin Hof, Dr.rer.nat., DSc., Mgr. Aleš Benda, Ph.D., Mgr. Jan Sýkora, Ph.D. and Mgr. Jana Humpoličková, Ph.D., for the scientific result: Understanding, control, and preparation of self-assembling biomembrane systems at interfaces, accompanied by a sum 80,000 CZK.
a research team of the Institute of Art History of the CAS, composed of: PhDr. Lenka Bydžovská, CSc., PhDr. Polana Bregantová and PhDr. Karel Srp, Ph.D. (City Gallery of Prague) for the scientific result: Jindřich Štyrský (1899–1942), accompanied by a sum of 80,000 CZK.
A research team composed of: Ing. Blanka Wichterlová, DrSc., Ing. Zdeněk Sobalík, CSc., Mgr. Jiří Dědeček, CSc. (all of the J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, CAS) for their research result : Oxidation-Reduction Zeolite Catalysers for Nitrogen Oxide Transformations of Environmental Significance. The Relationship between the Structure and Activity – with a supplement of 70,000 CZK.

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