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CTIRAD ČERVINKA CV

Education:

• Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, University of Chemistry and Technology (UCT), Prague, 2015.

• M.Sc. in Physical Chemistry, UCT, Prague, 2012.

• B.Sc. in Chemistry, UCT, Prague, 2010.

Employment:

• Associate Professor 

Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, UCT, Prague  

since 2023

• Assisstant Professor 

Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, UCT, Prague  

2018-2023

Stays abroad:

• Postdoctoral Fellow (Fulbright Grant) with Greg Beran 

Condensed phase quantum chemistry group at the University of California, Riverside, USA

2016-17, 9 months.

• Postdoctoral Fellow (COST Action EXIL) with Agilio Pádua and Margarida Costa Gomes 

Thermodynamics of Ionic Liquids group at the Université Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand France 

2016, 7 months.

• Doctoral Internship (Erasmus+) with Richard Dronskowski

Solid-State and Quantum Chemistry group at the RWTH University, Aachen, Germany

2014, 3 months.

• Doctoral Internship (French Government Grant BGF) with Agilio Pádua

Thermodynamics of Ionic Liquids group of the University Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand France

2013, 3 months.

Research fields:

• Theoretical calculations and computer simulations of the thermodynamic, structural and spectral properties.

• Ab initio construction of phase diagrams for molecular crystals (including both periodic and fragment-based computations of cohesive energies, phonon properties, sublimation equilibrium, polymorphism etc.).

• Molecular-dynamics investigations of thermodynamic and structural properties and interactions of ionic liquids with solid materials.

Bibliographic data  (as of 10/2026, according to WoS)

Papers in peer-reviewed journals: 62

Invited talks: 11

2026 1st Walden Panel on Ionic Liquids, Riga, talk Lack of vapor pressure data for ionic liquids –

  Potential for a computational remedy?

2026 3rd International Symposium on Chemical Thermodynamics for Young Researchers, Laurino, talk Carving paths for ab initio modelling of thermodynamic properties of real-life molecular materials

2025 248th meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Chicago, Illinois, USA, talk First-Principles Insights on Proton-Transfer Energetics in Organic Molecular Crystals

2024 Seminar lecture at École Normale Supériore Lyon, From polymorphism of pharmaceuticals to sublimation of ionic liquids

2024 Seminar lecture at Palacký University Olomouc, Ab initio models of cohesion of molecular crystals

2023 Seminar lecture at Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry Prague, Volatility of Ionic Liquids from First Principles: Where Experiments Can Hardly Reach

2022 Seminar lecture at University of California Riverside, Polymorphism, Anisotropy and Local Disorder of Crystalline Biogennic Acids and Caged Hydrocarbons

2022 18th Central European Symposium on Theoretical Chemistry, Balatonszárszo, Hungary, talk Anisotropy, local disorder and polymorphism of molecular crystals

2022 12th WATOC – World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists, Vancouver, Canada, talk Polymorphism and Structural Anisotropy of Crystalline Biogenic Carboxylic Acids

2022 2nd International Conference on Noncovalent Interactions, Strasbourg, France, talk Structural anisotropy of biogenic molecular crystals mapped to cohesive noncovalent interactions

2021 American Chemical Society Spring 2021 Meeting, held virtually, talk Computational chemistry of ionic liquids: Cohesive properties and interpretation of the phase behavior

Number of communications to scientific meetings: 22

Times cited w/o autocitations: 1 466

H-index: 24

Teaching experience:

• Bachelor courses at UCT Prague: 

Physical chemistry, Physical chemistry of microworld, Theoretical fundamentals of chemistry, Laboratory in Physical chemistry.

• Master courses at UCT Prague

Quantum chemistry.

• Supervisor and co-supervisor of B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. students

1 Ph.D. thesis defended under my supervision

2026 - J. Ludík 

4 M.Sc. thesis defended under my supervision

     2025 - V. Šritterová

     2024 - V. Kostková

     2023 - L. Draslarová

2022 - P. Touš

9 B.Sc. theses defended under my supervision 

2026 - J. Hrubant

2024 - V. Aulich

2023 - V. Šritterová

2022 - V. Kostková

2021 - M. Pur, D. Himr

2020 - P. Touš, L. Draslarová

Grant projects:

• 2023-2027 - JUNIOR STAR research project funded by the Czech Science Foundation (GAČR), Topic: Making ab initio modelling possible for disordered molecular semi-conductive materials.

• 2024-2025 - Barrande mobility project funded by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic (MŠMT), Topic: High-entropy building blocks for sustainable liquids

• 2019 - 2021 - Junior research project funded by the Czech Science Foundation (GAČR), Topic: Cohesive properties and phase equilibria of ionic liquids investigated by state of the art calculations and experiments.

• 2019 - 2022 - INTER-ACTION project LTAUSA funded by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic (MŠMT), Topic: Ab Initio Investigation of Polymorphism of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Supported by State of the Art NMR Crystallographic and Calorimetric Experiments  

Awards:

• 2017 - Participation at the 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting with excellent young scientists, Lindau, Germany.

• 2016 - Fulbright grant dedicated to a postdoctoral research internship in the U. S.

• 2013 - French government grant BGF dedicated to a doctoral research internship in France

• 2012 - Prize of the Rector for outstanding M.Sc. students at the UCT Prague

• 2010 - Prize of the Dean for outstanding B.Sc. students at the UCT Prague

• 2007 - Silver medal at the 39th International Chemistry Olympiad, Moscow, Russia

Languages:

• Czech - mother tongue

• English - fluently

• French - advanced

• German - intermediate

Hobbies:

• Hiking, cycling, cross-country skiing

• Supporting SK Slavia Prague football team

• Gardening

• Dogs

• Classical and folk music