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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:
Assisstant Professor
Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, UCT, Prague
since 2018
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 10/2022, according to WoS)
Papers in peer-reviewed journals: 39
Invited talks: 5
Number of communications to scientific meetings: 14
Times cited w/o autocitations: 615
H-index: 17
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 M.Sc. thesis defended under my supervision
2022 - P. Touš
5 B.Sc. theses defended under my supervision
2022 - V. Kostková
2021 - M. Pur, D. Himr
2020 - P. Touš, L. Draslarová
Grant projects:
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