Awards of the CAS

In 2024, the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences presented the following awards

Award of the CAS for outstanding results of great scientific significance were received by following recipients:

• Ing. Miroslav Kárný, DrSc., nominated by the Institute of Information Theory and Automation of the CAS, for the scientific outcome General prescriptive theory of dynamic decision making under uncertainty and incomplete knowledge accompanied by the premium of 100,000 CZK;
  
  
• prof. PhDr. Jan Županič, Ph.D., nominated by the Institute of History of the CAS, for the scientific outcome Habsburg Nobility. The Transformation of the Elites of the Danubian Monarchy in the Long 19th Century, accompanied by the premium of 100,000 CZK.

Award of the CAS for young scientific employees for outstanding results of scientific work were presented to:

• MSc. Iris Sammarco, Ph.D., nominated by the Institute of Botany of the CAS, for the outstanding scientific outcome Environmentally induced epigenetic variability is heritable and allows plants to adapt to changing natural conditions, accompanied by the premium of 100,000 CZK;
  
  
• Mgr. Jaroslav Bartík, Ph.D., nominated by the Institute of Archaeology of the CAS, Brno, for the outstanding scientific outcome Prehistoric exploitation and workshop area at Brno – Stránská skála, accompanied by the premium of 100,000 CZK;
  
  
• PhDr. Michaela Žáková, Ph.D., nominated by the Institute of History of the CAS, for the outstanding scientific outcome Poor Aristocrats? Strategies Used by Noble Ladies to Preserve Their Social Status in the „Long“ 19th Century, accompanied by the premium of 100,000 CZK.

Award of the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences for Promotion or Popularization of Research, Development and Innovation to:

• doc. Ing. Slavomír Entler, Ph.D., nominated by the Institute of Plasma Physics of the CAS, accompanied by the premium of 250,000 CZK.

In 2023, the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences presented the following awards

Award of the CAS for outstanding results of great scientific significance were received by following recipients:

• Ing. Mgr. Jaroslav Hlinka, Ph.D., nominated by the Institute of Computer Science of the CAS, for the scientific outcome Modelling epileptic seizure dynamics accompanied by the premium of 100,000 CZK.
  
  
• prof. RNDr. Daniel Růžek, Ph.D., nominated by the Biology Centre of the CAS, for the scientific outcome Emerging viral diseases: from molecular pathogenesis to novel therapeutic approaches, accompanied by the premium of 100,000 CZK.
  
  
• doc. Dr. phil. Rudolf Kučera, Ph.D., and prof. PhDr. Ota Konrád, Ph.D., nominated by the Masaryk Institute and Archives of the CAS, for the scientific outcome Paths out of the Apocalypse. Physical Violence in the Fall and Renewal of Central Europe, 1914–1922, accompanied by the premium of 150,000 CZK.

Award of the CAS for young scientific employees for outstanding results of scientific work were presented to:

• Mgr. Adéla Hladká, Ph.D., nominated by the Institute of Computer Science of the CAS, for the outstanding scientific outcome Detection of between-group differences on item level in multi-item measurements, accompanied by the premium of 50,000 CZK;
  
  
• Ing. Nikola Holubová, Ph.D., nominated by the Biology Centre of the CAS, for the outstanding scientific outcome Biology and diversity of Cryptosporidium spp. in birds, accompanied by the premium of 50,000 CZK
  
  
• Mgr. Martin Zach, Ph.D., nominated by the Institute of Philosophy od the CAS, for the outstanding scientific outcome A complementary Account of Scientific Modelling: Modelling Mechanisms in Cancer Immunology, accompanied by the premium of 50,000 CZK.

Award of the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences for Promotion or Popularization of Research, Development and Innovation to:

• prof. Ing. Miloslav Šimek, CSc., nominated by the Biology Centre of the CAS, accompanied by the premium of 200,000 CZK.
  
  
• Dr. Ing. Jiří Kotek, FEng., dr. h. c., nominated by the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the CAS, accompanied by the premium of 100,000 CZK.
  
  
• doc. PhDr. Martin Jemelka, Ph.D., nominated by the Masaryk Institute and Archives of the CAS, Brno, accompanied by the premium of 200,000 CZK.

In 2022, the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences presented the following awards

Award of the CAS for outstanding results of great scientific significance were received by authors teams and individuals:

• team of authors nominated by the Institute of Photonics and Electronics of the CAS, consisting of Mgr. Marek Piliarik, Ph.D., Hadrien Marc Louis Robert, Ph.D., Ing. Kristýna Holanová, Łukasz Bujak, Ph.D., Mgr. Milan Vala, Ph.D., Verena Puttrich, Ph.D., a RNDr. Zdeněk Lánský, Ph.D., for the scientific outcome Photothermal light modulator for ultrasensitive 3D nanoscopy, accompanied by the premium of 150,000 CZK;

• MSc. Ivan Jarić, Ph.D., nominated by the Biology Centre of the CAS, for the scientific outcome Societal extinction of species, accompanied by the premium of 100,000 CZK.

• Dr. Giedre Šabasevičiūtė, nominated by the Oriental Institute of the CAS, for the scientific outcome Sayyid Qutb: An Intellectual Biography, accompanied by the premium of 150,000 CZK.

Award of the CAS for young scientific employees for outstanding results of scientific work were presented to:

• Ing. Ivo Šulák, Ph. D., nominated by the Institute of Physics of Materials of the CAS, for the outstanding scientific outcomes
  
  1. High temperature degradation mechanisms of advanced multiphase materials for critical gas turbine compoments,
  2. Effect of advanced coatings on fatigue resistance of nickel superalloys for critical gas turbine compoments: high temperature degradation mechanisms
  accompanied by the premium of 50,000 CZK;

• RNDr. Martin Volf, Ph.D., nominated by the Biology Centre of the CAS, for the outstanding scientific outcome Localized induction mechanisms turn trees into mosaics of diverse anti-herbivore defences, accompanied by the premium of 50,000 CZK;

Award of the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences for Promotion or Popularization of Research, Development and Innovation to:

• Ing. Vladimír Ždímal, Dr., nominated by the Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS, accompanied by the premium of 150,000 CZK.
  
  
• doc. PhDr. Petr Hlaváček, Ph.D., nominated by the Institute of Philosophy of the CAS, accompanied by the premium of 150,000 CZK.
  
  
• Mgr. Balázs Komoróczy, Ph.D., nominated by the Institute of Archaeology of the CAS, Brno, accompanied by the premium of 200,000 CZK.

In 2021, the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences presented the following awards

Award of the CAS for outstanding results of great scientific significance were received by authors teams and individuals:

• team of authors nominated by the Astronomical Institute of the CAS, the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the CAS, and the Institute of Plasma Physics of the CAS, consisting of prof. RNDr. Petr Heinzel, DrSc., RNDr. František Fárník, CSc., Dr. Ing. Štěpán Štverák, prof. Dr. Arkadiusz Berlicki, Dr. Ing. Pavel Trávníček, Ing. Zdeněk Kozáček a Ing. Jan Břínek, Ing. Jan Souček, Ph.D., RNDr. David Píša, Ph.D., Ing. Ivana Kolmašová, Ph.D., prof. RNDr. Ondřej Santolík, Dr., Ing. Luděk Uhlíř, Ing. Radek Lán a Ing. Jiří Baše, Mgr. Radek Melich, Ph.D., Ing. František Procháska, Ph.D., and Ing. Jan Václavík, for the scientific outcome Solar Orbiter: Participation of institutes of the CAS in a top-class ESA mission towards the Sun, accompanied by the premium of 150,000 CZK;

• team of authors nominated by the Institute of Experimental Medicine of the CAS, consisting of Mgr. Soňa Vodenková, Ph.D., doc. MUDr. Tomáš Büchler, Ph.D., Mgr. Klára Červená, MUDr. Veronika Veškrnová, MUDr. Pavel Vodička, CSc., Ing. Veronika Vymetálková, Ph.D., for the scientific outcome 5-fluorouracil and other fluoropyrimidines in colorectal cancer: Past, present and future, accompanied by the premium of 100,000 CZK.

• Dušan Coufal, Th.D., nominated by the Institute of Philosophy of the CAS, for the scientific outcome A Joust of Faith: Polemic on the Chalice at the Council of Basel, 1431–1433, accompanied by the premium of 100,000 CZK.

Award of the CAS for young scientific employees for outstanding results of scientific work were presented to:

• Mgr. Jan Geletič, Ph.D., from the Institute of Computer Science of the CAS, for the outstanding scientific outcome Local climate zones and its specification, delineation, validation and application, accompanied by the premium of 50,000 CZK;

• RNDr. Alena Sucháčková, Ph.D., and RNDr. Jana Marešová from the Biology Centre of the CAS, for the outstanding scientific outcome Butterfly distribution in the Northern Hemisphere under Quaternary climate changes, accompanied by the premium of 50,000 CZK;

• RNDr. Martin Palus, Ph.D., from the Biology Centre of the CAS, for the outstanding scientific outcomes a) Bispecific IgG neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 variants and prevents escape in mice, b) Broad and potent neutralizing human antibodies to tick-borne flaviviruses protect mice from disease, accompanied by the premium of 50,000 CZK.

Award of the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences for Promotion or Popularization of Research, Development and Innovation to:

• Mgr. Roman Neruda, CSc.., nominated by the Institute of Computer Science of the CAS, accompanied by the premium of 150,000 CZK.

• Mgr. Miloslav Jirků, Ph.D., nominated by the Biology Centre of the CAS; accompanied by the premium of 250,000 CZK.

• PhDr. Eva Doležalová, Ph.D., nominated by the Institute of History of the CAS. accompanied by the premium of 100,000 CZK.

In 2020, the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences presented the following awards.

Award of the CAS for outstanding results of great scientific significance were received by authors teams and individuals:

• author nominated by the Biology Centre of the CAS, prof. RNDr. Julius Lukeš, CSc., for the scientific outcome Dark matter of the ocean: from the discovery of diplonemid protists to their transformation into model organisms, accompanied by the premium of 100,000 CZK,

• the team of authors nominated by the Institute of History of the CAS, consisting of doc. PhDr. RNDr. Jan D. Bláha, Ph.D., Bc. Richard Boukal, RNDr. Tomáš Burda, Ph.D., doc. Ing. Jiří Cajthaml, Ph.D., Bc. Vojtěch Cehák, Bc. Marek Fáber, RNDr. et Mgr. Dana Fialová, Ph.D., Ing. Jakub Havlíček, Ph.D., Ing. Tomáš Janata, Ph.D., Mgr. Petra Jílková, RNDr. Zdeněk Kučera, Ph.D., RNDr. Silvie Rita Kučerová, Ph.D., Bc. Kristýna Ledecká, RNDr. Jiří Martínek, Ph.D., Mgr. Jitka Močičková, doc. PhDr. Jan Němeček, DrSc., JUDr. Daniela Králíková roz. Němečková, Ph.D., Bc. Jiří Padevět, Bc. Daniel Paluba, Ing. Pavel Seemann, Ph.D., prof. PhDr. Eva Semotanová, DrSc., Ing. Petr Soukup, Ph.D., Bc. Lucie Stará, RNDr. PhDr. Markéta Šantrůčková, Ph.D., doc. RNDr. Přemysl Štych, Ph.D., Bc. Zuzana Vaňková, doc. PhDr. Tomáš Vilímek, Ph.D., Ing. Růžena Zimová, Ph.D., doc. PhDr. Zlatica Zudová-Lešková, CSc., for the scientific outcome Czech Historical Atlas. Chapters on the History ofthe 20th Century, accompanied by the premium of 100,000 CZK;

• the team of authors nominated by the Masaryk Institute and Archives of the CAS, consisting of doc. PhDr. Martin Franc, Ph.D., PhDr. Věra Dvořáčková, Ph.D., Mgr. Jan Boháček, PhDr. Daniela Brádlerová, Ph.D., PhDr. Tomáš Gecko, Ph.D., PhDr. Tomáš Hermann, Ph.D., PhDr. Adam Hudek, Ph.D., PhDr. Milena Josefovičová, Ph.D., PhDr. Adéla Jůnová Macková, Ph.D., PhDr. Hana Kábová, Ph.D., prom. hist. Nataša Kmochová, PhDr. Miroslav Kunštát, Ph.D., PhDr. Jan Mervart, Ph.D., PhDr. Vítězslav Sommer, Ph.D., Mgr. Jiří Šoukal, Mgr. Emilie Těšínská, for the scientific outcome Martin Franc — Věra Dvořáčková a kol., History of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences I. (1952–1962), accompanied by the premium of 150,000 CZK.

Award of the CAS for young scientific employees for outstanding results of scientific work were presented to:

• Mgr. Jana Brejchová, Ph.D., from the Institute of Physiology the CAS, for the outstanding scientific outcomes a)Determination of δ-opioid receptor molecules mobility in living cells plasma membrane by novel method of FRAP analysis; b) Plasma membrane cholesterol level and agonist-induced internalization of δ-opioid receptors; colocalization study with intracellular membrane markers of Rab family, accompanied by the premium of 50,000 CZK;

• RNDr. Petr Zouhar, Ph.D., from the Institute of Physiology the CAS, for the outstanding scientific outcome Systemic Role of the Metabolism and Secretory Functions of Adipose Tissue, accompanied by the premium of 50,000 CZK;

• Martin Bouda, Ph.D., from the Institute of Botany of the CAS, for the outstanding scientific outcome Calibrated 3D models of water transport in plants, accompanied by the premium of 50,000 CZK.

Award of the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences for Promotion or Popularization of R & D & I to:

• RNDr. Vladimír Wagner, CSc.., nominated by the Institute of Plasma Physics of the CAS

• prof. RNDr. Petr Pyšek, CSc., nominated by the Institute of Botany of the CAS

• Mgr. Milan Dufek, nominated by the Institute of Philosophy of the CAS

In 2019, the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences presented the following awards.

Award of the CAS for outstanding results of great scientific significance were received by authors teams:

• the team of authors nominated by the Institute of History of the CAS, consisting of PhDr. Jindřich Dejmek, DSc., PhDr. Ľudovít Hallon, DrSc., prof. PhDr. Drahomír Jančík, CSc., PhDr. Dušan Kováč, DrSc., PhDr. Miroslav Londák, DrSc., PhDr. Elena Londáková, CSc., doc. PhDr. Jan Němeček, DrSc., prof. JUDr. Jan Kuklík, DrSc., PhDr. Petr Prokš, CSc., doc. Mgr. Jaroslav Šebek, Ph.D., for the scientific outcome Czechoslovakia. History of the State, accompanied by the premium of 200,000 CZK;
• the team of authors nominated by the Masaryk Institute and Archives of the CAS, consisting of PhDr. Dagmar Hájková, Ph.D., PhDr. et Mgr. Pavel Horák, Ph.D., doc. PhDr. Martin Jemelka, Ph.D., PhDr. Martin Klečacký, Ph.D., doc. Dr. phil. Rudolf Kučera, Ph.D., doc. PhDr. Ota Konrád, Ph.D., Mgr. Lucie Merhautová, Ph.D., doc. PhDr. JUDr. Jakub Rákosník, Ph.D., PhDr. Josef Tomeš, Ph.D., Mgr. Richard Vašek, Ph.D., PhDr. Luboš Velek, Ph.D., for the scientific outcome The Czechoslovak Republic: 1918–1939, accompanied by the premium of 200,000 CZK.

Award of the CAS for young scientific employees for outstanding results of scientific work were presented to:

• RNDr. Petra Suková, Ph.D., from the Astronomical Institute of the CAS, for the outstanding scientific outcome Study of nonlinear phenomena in dynamics of particles around black hole, accompanied by the premium of 50,000 CZK;
• Mgr. Jan Kolář, Ph.D., from the Institute of Botany of the CAS, for the outstanding scientific outcome Interactions between human societies and the environment in prehistory, accompanied by the premium of 50,000 CZK.

Award of the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences for Promotion or Popularization of R & D & I to:

• doc. RNDr. Martin Pivokonský, Ph.D., nominated by the Council for Academic Media and Popularization of the CAS;
  
  
• PhDr. Bronislav Ostřanský, Ph.D., nominated by the Oriental Institute of the CAS;
  
  
• RNDr. Mgr. Alice Koubová, Ph.D., Ph.D., nominated by the Institute of Philosophy of the CAS. 

In 2018, the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences presented the following awards.

Awards of the CAS for outstanding achievements of scientific importance were received by authors team and individuals:

• author nominated by the Institute of Information Theory and Automation of the CAS, doc. Ing. Jiří V. Outrata, DrSc., for the scientific outcome Stability of solutions to parameter-dependend optimization and equilibrium problems, accompanied by the premium of 100,000 CZK,

• the team of authors nominated by the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the CAS, consisting of Ing. Jiří Náprstek, DrSc., Ing. Radomil Král, Ph.D., for the scientific outcome Theoretical background and implementation of the finite element method for multi-dimensional Fokker–Planck equation analysis, accompanied by the premium of 150,000 CZK,

• 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.

Awards of the CAS for young scientists for outstanding scientific achievements were presented to:

• Tommaso Moraschini, Ph.D., from the Institute of Computer Science of the CAS, for the outstanding scientific outcome A collection of papers on Algebraic Logic, accompanied by the premium of 50,000 CZK;

• Mgr. Ondřej Vild, Ph.D., from the Institute of Botany of the CAS, for the outstanding scientific outcome Restoration of plant biodiversity of traditionally managed forests, accompanied by the premium of 50,000 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.

Awards of the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences for Promotion or Popularization of R & D & I to:

• Ing. Libor Juha, CSc., nominated by the Institute of Physics of the CAS;

• prof. RNDr. František Vyskočil, DrSc., prof. h. c., nominated by the Institute of Physiology of the CAS.;

• 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.

Awards of the CAS for outstanding achievements of scientific importance were received by authors team and individuals:

• the team of authors nominated by the Institute of Physics of the CAS, consisting of Dr. rer. nat. Lukáš Palatinus, RNDr. Mariana Klementová, Ph.D., Mgr. Petr Brázda, Ph.D., RNDr. Václav Petříček, CSc., MPhys Cinthia Antunes Corrêa, Ph.D., for the scientific outcome Crystal structure determination from electron diffraction tomography data, accompanied by the premium of 160,000 CZK,

• author nominated by the Biology Centre of the CAS, prof. RNDr. Marku Jindrovi, CSc., for the scientific outcome Receptor for juvenile hormone insects, accompanied by the premium of 100,000 CZK,

• 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.
  
  

Awards of the CAS for young scientists for outstanding scientific achievements were presented to:

• Dr. Rhys Taylor, PhD, from the Astronomical Institute of the CAS, for the outstanding scientific outcome Understanding the origin of optically dark hydrogen clouds: dark galaxies or tidal debris?, accompanied by the premium of 50,000 CZK;

• RNDr. Filip Kolář, Ph.D., from the Institute of Botany of the CAS, for the outstanding scientific outcome Evolutionary response of plants to Quarternary climatic oscillations, accompanied by the premium of 50,000 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.

Awards of the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences for Promotion or Popularization of R & D & I to:

• 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.

• the team of authors nominated by the Institute of Microbiology of the CAS, consisting of prof. RNDr. Josef Komenda, Ph.D., DSc., Ing. Roman Sobotka, Ph.D., RNDr. Jana Knoppová, Mgr. Vendula Krynická, Ph.D., for the scientific outcome: Biogenesis and protection of Photosystem II, accompanied by the premium of 205,000 CZK;

• the team of authors nominated by the Institute of Molecular Genetics of the CAS, consisting of doc. RNDr. Petr Svoboda, Ph.D., Ing. Matyáš Flemr, Ph.D., MUDr. Radek Malík, Ph.D., Mgr. Jana Nejepínská, Ph.D., doc. Radislav Sedláček, Ph.D., for the scientific outcome: RNA interference in mammals, accompanied by the premium of 200,000 CZK;

• 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.

• RNDr. Františku Slaninovi, CSc., from the Institute of Physics of the CAS, for the scientific outcome: Author monograph: “Essentials of Econophysics Modelling” (Oxford University Press), accompanied by the premium of100 000 CZK;

• the team of authors nominated by the Institute of Molecular Genetics of the CAS, consisting of RNDr. Jiří Hejnar, CSc., Mgr. Magda Matoušková, Ph.D., Mgr. Filip Šenigl, Ph.D., Mgr. Kateřina Trejbalová, Ph.D., Ing. Jiří Plachý, CSc., Mgr. Dalibor Miklík for the scientific outcome: Transcriptional regulation of retroviral vectors, and retrotransposons, accompanied by the premium of 150,000 CZK;

• doc. Karel Novotný, Ph.D., M. A., from the Institute of Philosophy of the CAS, for the scientific outcome: Novotný, K., La genèse d’une hérésie. Monde, corps et histoire dans la pensée de Jan Patočka (The Genesis of a Heresy. World, Body and History in the Thought of Jan Patočka) Bibliothèque de l‘histoire de la philosophie. Nouvelle série. Librairie Philosophique J. Vrin, Paris 2012, 184 s. ISBN 978-2-7116-2464-5,
  Novotný, K., Neue Konzepte der Phänomenalität. Essais zur Subjektivität und Leiblichkeit des Erscheinens (New Concepts of Phenomenality. Essais on Subjective and Bodily Character of appearing Phenomena) Orbis Phaenomenologicus, Bd. 26, Verlag Königshausen und Neumann, Würzburg 2012, 199 s. ISBN 978-3-8260-4555-4,
  K. Novotný, P. Rodrigo, J. Slatman, S. Stoller (Eds.), Corporeity and Affectivity. Dedicated to Maurice Merleau-Ponty. Studies in Contemporary Phenomenology, vol. 10, Brill Academic Publishers, Boston – Leiden 2013, 350 s. ISBN 978-90-04-26133-4, accompanied by the premium of 100,000 CZK;

• Mgr. Michal Švanda, Ph.D., born in 1980, from the Astronomical Institute of the CAS, for the outstanding scientific outcome: Contributions to the progress in helioseismic methods, accompanied by the premium of 50,000 CZK;
   
• Mgr. Jan Vondrák, Ph.D., born in1979, from the Institute of Botany of the CAS, for the outstanding scientific outcome: Phylogenetic approach to taxonomy of critical groups in lichenized fungi, accompanied by the premium of 50,000 CZK;
   
• 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.

Awards of the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences for Promotion or Popularization of R & D & I to:

• 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.

• the team nominated by the Grant Agencyof CAS consisting of doc. RNDr. Marian Karlický, DrSc. and Mgr. Miroslav Bárta, Ph.D. (Astronomical Institute) for the scientific outcome: New model of magnetic reconnection in solar flares, accompanied by the premium of 100,000 CZK;
   
• the team nominated by the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the CAS, consisting of Ing. Daniel Horák, CSc., Ing. Michal Babič, Ph.D., Ing. Hana Macková, Ph.D., Ing. Petr Šálek, Ph.D., Ing. Zdeněk Plichta for the scientific outcome: Functional magnetic polymer nano- and microspheres for minimally invasive, accompanied by the premium of 180,000 CZK;
   
• the team nominated by the Institute of Philosophy of the CAS, consisting of prof. PhDr. František Šmahel, DrSc., dr. h. c., Mgr. Robert Novotný, Ph.D., Mgr. Pavlína Mašková a prof. PhDr. Lenka Bobková, CSc. for the scientific outcome:Luxembourgs – the crown of Bohemia in the centre of Europe, accompanied by the premium of 130,000 CZK;

• RNDr. Vít Latzel, Ph.D., born in 1978, from the Institute of Botany of the CAS, for the outstanding scientific outcome: Unsuspected evolutionary power of parents, accompanied by the premium of 30,000 CZK;
   
• RNDr. Daniel Sojka, Ph.D., born in1978, from the Biology Centre of the CAS, for the outstanding scientific outcome:Blood digestion in ticks – insight into the multi-enzyme hemoglobinolytic machinery, accompanied by the premium of 30,000 CZK;
   
• 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.

Awards of the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences for Promotion or Popularization of R & D & I to:

• 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 2011, the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences presented the following awards.

Awards of the CAS for outstanding achievements of scientific importance were received by:

• the team of authors consisting of RNDr. Antonín Šimůnek, PhD, RNDr. Jiří Vackář, PhD, from the Institute of Physics of the CAS for the scientific outcome: Hardness of Covalent and Ionic Crystals, accompanied by the premium of 300,000 CZK
   
• the team of authors consisting of Prof. Ing. Michal Haindl, DrSc., Ing. Jiří Filip, PhD, Ing. Jiří Grim, PhD, RNDr. Vojtěch Havlíček, PhD, Ing. Martin Hatka from the Institute of Information Theory and Automation of the CAS for the scientific outcome Mathematical Modelling of Visual Surface Properties, accompanied by the premium of 500,000 CZK
   
• the team of authors nominated by the Grant Agency of the Academy of Sciences of the CR consisting of Zdeněk Hodný, MD, PhD, MSc Lenka Rossmeislová, PhD, MSc Hana Hanzlíková, PhD, MSc Kateřina Krejčíková, MSc Markéta Vančurová from the Institute of Molecular Genetics of the CAS for the scientific outcome The Role of PML in Cellular Senescence, accompanied by the premium of 500 000 CZK
   
• the team of authors nominated by the Council of the programme "Nanotechnologies for Society" consisting of Prof. RNDr. Blanka Říhová, DSc, RNDr. Miroslav Flieger, PhD from the Institute of Microbiology of the CAS, Prof. RNDr. Viktor Brabec, DSc from the Institute of Biophysics of the CAS, Assoc. Prof. Ing. Emil Pollert, DSc from the Institute of Physics of the CAS, Prof. Ing. Karel Ulbrich, DSc from the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the CAS, RNDr. Jarmila Králová, PhD from the Institute of Molecular Genetics of the CAS, RNDr. Ladislav Kohout, DSc from the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS, Prof. Pavel Martásek, MD, DSc from the First Faculty of Medicine, Charles Univertsity, Prof. RNDr. Martin Kotora, PhD from the Faculty of Science, Charles Univertsity, Prof. RNDr. Pavel Anzenbacher, DSc from the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University Olomouc and Prof. RNDr. Vladimír Král, DSc from the Institute of Chemical Technology Prague for the scientific outcome Nanoparticulate and Supramolecular Systems for Targeted Drug Delivery, accompanied by the premium of 500,000 CZK
   
• the team of authors consisting of Prof. PhDr. Pavel Materna, PhD, Bjørn Thoring Flagstad Jespersen, PhD from the Institute of Philosophy of the CAS and Assoc. Prof. RNDr. Marie Duží, PhD from the Technical University of Ostrava for the scientific outcome Procedural Semantics for Hyperintensional Logic, accompanied by the premium of 200,000 CZK
   
• PhDr. Ivan Pavlů, DSc, nominated by the Grant Agency of the Academy of Sciences of the CR from the Institute of Archaeology of the CAS, Prague for the scientific outcome Artefacts in the Neolithic Society. Their Status and Role., accompanied by the premium of 200,000 CZK
   

Awards of the CAS for young scientists for outstanding scientific achievements were presented to:

• 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. Linda Nedbalová, PhD, born in1976, from the Institute of Botany of the CAS for the outstanding scientific outcome Snow Algae: Unique Microorganisms from Extreme Places on Earth and Promise for Biotechnology, accompanied by the premium of 100,000 CZK

• a team of authors consisting of: RNDr. Jaroslava Plomerová, DrSc., RNDr. Vladislav Babuška, DrSc., RNDr. Luděk Vecsey, Ph.D. (Institute of Geophysics) for the scientific outcome: Continental lithospheric mantle – mozaic of micro-plates with fossil 3D anisotropic structure, accompanied by a sum of 350 000 CZK
• a team of authors consisting of: prof. RNDr. Pavel Pudlák, DrSc., Mgr. Emil Jeřábek, Ph.D., prof. RNDr. Jan Krajíček, DrSc., doc. RNDr. Jiří Sgall, DrSc. (Institute of Mathematics) for the scientific outcome: Theories, proofs and computational complexity, , accompanied by a sum of 400 000 CZK
• a team of authors consisting of: RNDr. Libor Matějka, CSc., DSc., Ing. Adam Strachota, Ph.D., Ing. Josef Pleštil, CSc., Ing. Jiří Brus, Dr., RNDr. Miroslav Šlouf, Ph.D., Ing. Milena Špírková, CSc. (Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry) for the scientific outcome: Nanostructured organic-inorganic polymer systems, accompanied by a sum of 400,000 CZK
• prof. RNDr. Jiří Šponer, DrSc. (Institute of Biophysics) for the scientific outcome: The role of molecular interactions in structure, dynamics, function and evolution of nucleic acids, accompanied by a sum of 150 000 CZK
• a team of authors consisting of: prof. PhDr. Petr Sommer, CSc., DSc., prof. PhDr. Josef Žemlička, DrSc., Mgr. Pavlína Mašková, Mgr. Robert Novotný, Ph.D. (Institute of Philosophy) for the scientific outcome: The Přemyslids – building the Bohemian State, accompanied by a sum of 500,000 CZK
• a team of authors consisting of: PhDr. Jaroslava Pečírková, CSc., PhDr. Milada Homolková, Ph.D., Mgr. Markéta Pytlíková, Mgr. Hana Sobalíková-Kreisingerová (Institute for the Czech Language) for the scientific outcome: Old Czech Bible of Dresden and Olomouc, accompanied by a sum of 335,000 CZK

• Mgr. Richard Wünsch, Ph.D., born in 1977 (Astronomical Institute) for the scientific outcome: Modelling of star formation, accompanied by a sum of 100,000 CZK
• Mgr. Eva Machová, Ph.D., born in 1977 (Institute of Physiology) for the scientific outcome: Evidence of the early impairment of central cholinergic neurotransmission in mouse model of Alzheimer's disease and its contribution to the progression of the disease, accompanied by a sum of 100,000 CZK
• doc. PhDr. Zdeněk R. Nešpor, Ph.D., born in 1976 (Institute of Sociology) for the scientific outcome: Czech Sociology of Religion in international and interdisciplinary contexts, accompanied by a sum of 100,000 CZK

In 2009, the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS) presented the following awards:

• a research team of the Institute of Mathematics of the CAS, v.v. i., composed of doc. RNDr. Eduard Feireisl, DrSc., and prof. RNDr. Antonín Novotný, CSc. (Université du Sud Toulon Var, Francie) for the scientific result: Singular limits in thermodynamics of viscous fluids, accompanied by a sum of 100,000 CZK
• a research team of the Institute of Molecular Genetics of the CAS, composed of prof. MUDr. Jiří Forejt, DrSc., Ing. Zdeněk Trachtulec, Dr., RNDr. Soňa Gregorová, Ing. Petr Jansa, CSc., Mgr. David Homolka and Mgr. Ondřej Mihola for the scientific result: Collection of papers on functional genetics and genomics of the house mouse (Mus musculus) as a mammalian model system, accompanied by a sum of 100,000 CZK

• RNDr. Janu Kyselému, Ph.D., born 1974 (Nuclear Physics Institute of the CAS), for the scientific result: Collection of studies on Climate Extremes and their Modelling, accompanied by a sum of 40,000 CZK
• doc. Mgr. Michalovi Hájkovi, Ph.D., born 1974 (Institute of Botany of CAS), for the scientific result: Set of studies on fen ekology, accompanied by a sum of 40,000 CZK

• a research team of the Institute of Physics of Materials of the CAS, composed of RNDr. Jiří Čermák, DSc., Ing. Lubomír Král, Ph.D., Ing. Bohumil David, Ph.D. and Mgr. Ivo Stloukal, Dr., for the scientific result: Hydrogen storage in chosen Mg-Ni-based alloys, accompanied by a sum of 80,000 CZK
• a research team of the Institute of Mikrobiology of the CAS, composed of doc. RNDr. Ondřej Prášil, Ph.D., Mgr. Michal Koblížek, Ph.D., Mgr. Radek Kaňa and Mgr. Michal Mašín, Ph.D., for the scientific result: New optical methods for study of phytoplankton, accompanied by a sum of 80,000 CZK
• Mgr. Ivo Purš (Institute of Art History of the CAS) for the scientific result: Investigation of the library of Ferdinand of Tyrol - cultural and art historical aspects, accompanied by a sum of 40,000 CZK

In 2008, the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS) presented the following awards:

• 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 of the Institute of Information Theory and Automation of the CAS composed of: prof. Ing. Jan Flusser, DrSc., Ing. Filip Šroubek, Ph.D., RNDr. Barbara Zitová, Ph.D., Ing. Tomáš Suk, CSc., for the scientific result: Object recognition by means of image fusion, accompanied by a sum of 100,000 CZK

• a research team of the Biology Centre CAS composed of: Prof. RNDr. Julius Lukeš, CSc., RNDr. Milan Jirků, Silvie Foldynová-Trantírková, Ph.D., Mgr. Eva Vondrušková-Horáková, Ph.D., Mgr. Eva Zemanová-Chocholová, Ph.D., RNDr. Alena Zíková, Ph.D., for the scientific result: Functional genomics, genotypization and molecular diagnostics of flagellates of the order Kinetoplastida, pathogenic parasites of man, accompanied by a sum of 100,000 CZK

• Ing. Petr Cintula, Ph.D., born 1978 (Institute of Computer Science of the CAS), for the scientific result: Collections of Papers on Formal Fuzzy Logic and Mathematics, accompanied by a sum of 75,000 CZK
   
• doc. Mgr. Luděk Bláha, Ph.D., born 1972 (Institute of Botany of the CAS), for the scientific result: Cyanobacterial water blooms in the Czech Republic – trends and new mechanisms of toxicity, accompanied by a sum of 50,000 CZK

• PhDr. Jan Zouplna, Ph.D., born 1977 (Oriental Institute of the CAS), for the scientific result: From yishuv to Israel: The formative years of the Israeli political elites, 1919–49, accompanied by a sum of 50,000 CZK

In 2006, the Academy Council of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS), upon the recommendation of the Commission on Awards of the CAS, presented the following awards:

• a research team composed of: Prof. Ing. Zdeněk Strakoš, DrSc. (Institute of Computer Science CAS), the head of the team, Prof. Ing. Miroslav Tůma, CSc. (Institute of Computer Science CAS), Doc. Dr. Ing. Miroslav Rozložník (Institute of Computer Science CAS), for the scientific result: Analysis, Implementation and Application of Krylov Methods, accompanied by a sum of 100,000 CZK

• a research team composed of: Prof. Ing. Vladimír Mareček, DrSc. (The J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry CAS), Prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Samec, DrSc. (The J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry CAS) for the scientific result: Organised Layers at Polarised Liquid Interfaces, accompanied by a sum of 100,000 CZK

• a research team composed of: PhDr. Polana Bregantová (Institute of Art History CAS), PhDr. Lenka Bydžovská, CSc. (Institute of Art History CAS), Prof. PhDr. Ivo Hlobil, CSc. (Institute of Art History CAS), PhDr. Anděla Horová (Institute of Art History CAS), Doc. PhDr. Vojtěch Lahoda, CSc. (Institute of Art History CAS), Mgr. Ivana Panochová, Ph.D. (Institute of Art History CAS), PhDr. Marie Platovská (Institute of Art History CAS), Prof. PhDr. Rostislav Švácha, CSc. (Institute of Art History CAS), PhDr. Antonín Dufek, Ph.D. (The Moravian Gallery in Brno), Doc. Ing. arch. Pavel Halík, CSc. (Faculty of Architecture, TU in Liberec), PhDr. Jiří Hilmera, CSc. (retired), Jana Pauly (National Technical Museum in Prague), Mgr. Tereza Petišková (Faculty of Art and Design, University of J. E. Purkyně in Ústí nad Labem), PhDr. Eva Petrová (former researcher of the Institute of Art History CAS), Prof. PhDr. Sylva Petrová (University of Sunderland, Great Britain), Prof. PhDr. Miroslav Petříček, Dr. (Faculty of Philosophy and Arts, Charles University in Prague), PhDr. Ludvík Ševeček (The Regional Gallery of Fine Arts in Zlín), for the scientific result : History of Czech Fine Arts, Part V (1939-1958), accompanied by a sum of 100,000 CZK

• Mgr. Dr. Filip Kadlec, born 1971 (Institute of Physics CAS), for the scientific result: Implementation of Novel Experimental Methods inTime-Resolved Terahertz Spectroscopy of Condensed Matter, accompanied by a sum of 25,000 CZK
   
• Mgr. Zdeněk Kaplan, Ph.D., born 1972 (Institute of Botany CAS), for the scientific result: Taxonomy and Nomenclature of the family Potamogetonaceae, accompanied by a sum of 25,000 CZK

• Ing. Mgr. Martin Lux, born 1971 (Institute of Sociology CAS), for the scientific result: Socio-economic Housing Research, accompanied by a sum of 25,000 CZK

• a research team composed of: Ing. Oldřich Schneeweiss, DrSc. (Institute of the Physics of Materials CAS), Ing. Yvonna Jirásková, CSc. (Institute of the Physics of Materials CAS), RNDr. Jiří Čermák, DSc. (Institute of the Physics of Materials CAS), RNDr. Milan Svoboda, CSc. (Institute of the Physics of Materials CAS), for the scientific result: Surfaces and Interfaces in Construction Materials – Application of Modern Technologies and Computational Modelling, accompanied by a sum of 70,000 CZK

• a research team composed of: Ing. Bohumil Štíbr, DrSc. (Institute of Inorganic Chemistry CAS), RNDr. Bohumír Grüner, CSc.(Institute of Inorganic Chemistry CAS), RNDr. Josef Holub, (Institute of Inorganic Chemistry CAS), Ing. Mario Bakardjiev, CSc. (Institute of Inorganic Chemistry CAS), RNDr. Drahomír Hnyk, CSc. (Institute of Inorganic Chemistry CAS), Ing. Zbyněk Plzák, CSc. (Institute of Inorganic Chemistry CAS), Ing. Jiří Fusek, CSc. (Institute of Inorganic Chemistry CAS), for the scientific result: Cluster Boran Analogues of Cyclopentadienyl Anion and Ferrocene, accompanied by a sum 70,000 CZK

• Ing. Petr Škrdla, Ph.D. (Institute of Archaelogy CAS in Brno) for the scientific result: The Upper Paleolithic on the Middle Course of the Morava River, The Dolní Věstonice Studies, accompanied by a sum of 35,000 CZK

In 2005, the Academy Council of the Czech Academy of Sciences, upon the recommendation of the Commission on Awards of the CAS, presented the following awards:

• Dr. Tomáš Jungwirth (Institute of Physics, CAS) for the scientific result : Ferromagnetism and New Spintronic Phenomena in Semiconductors – accompanied by a supplement of 50,000 CZK

• A research team of the Institute of Molecular Genetics, CAS, composed of: Prof. RNDr. Václav Hořejší, CSc. (head of the team), RNDr. Ladislav Anděra, CSc., RNDr. Pavla Angelisová, CSc., Mgr. Tomáš Brdička, Mgr. Naděžda Brdičková, Mgr. Jan Černý, PhD, Mgr. Karel Drbal, PhD, PhMr. RNDr. Ivan Hilgert, DrSc., MUDr. Ondrej Horváth, RNDr. Vladimír Kořínek, CSc., Mgr. Ing. Jiří Špička for the scientific result: The Significance of Membrane Microdomains and their Novel Protein Components in Immunoreceptor Signalling (a collection of ten papers) – accompanied by a supplement of 100,000 CZK

• A research team composed of: PhDr. Klára Benešovská, CSc. (Institute of Art History, CAS), PhDr. Jan Frolík, CSc. (Institute of Archeology, CAS, Prague), Mgr. Jana Maříková-Kubková (Institute of Archeology, CAS, Prague), PhDr. Ivan Muchka (Institute of Art History, CAS) for: The Permanent Exposition “The Story of Prague Castle” – accompanied by a supplement of 100,000 CZK

• Mgr. Michal Dovčiak, Ph.D., born 1973 (Astronomical Institute, CAS) for the scientififc result: Radiation of Accretion Discs in Strong Gravity - accompanied by a supplement of 25,000 CZK

• Ing. Petr Halada, Ph.D., born 1972 (Institute of Microbiology, CAS) for the scientific result: The Development of Proteomic Methods for the Identification and Structural Characterisation of Biologically and Biotechnologically Relevant Proteins (a collection of papers) – accompanied by a supplement of 25,000 CZK

• Mgr. Bronislav Ostřanský, Ph.D., born 1972 (Oriental Institute, CAS) for his research on The Perfect Man and his World in the Mirror of Islamic Mysticism. The Divine Dispensations for the Remedy of the Human Kingdom – accompanied by a supplement of 25,000 CZK

• A research team of the Institute of Scientific Instruments, CAS, composed of : Ing. Josef Halámek, CSc., Ing. Pavel Jurák, CSc. for the scientific result: New Methods of Noninvasive Diagnostics of Nervous and Cardiovascular Diseases – accompanied by a supplement of 70,000 CZK

• A research team of the Institute of Microbiology, CAS, composed of: Ing. Peter Šebo, CSc. (head of the team), Ing. Radim Osička, Dr., Mgr. Jiří Mašín, Ing. Marek Basler, Mgr. Jana Vodolánová for the scientific result: Investigation of the Mechanism of Membrane Translocation of the Adenylate Cyclase Toxin – accompanied by a supplement of 70,000 CZK

• A research team of the Institute of Biophysics, CAS, composed of: RNDr. Michal Štros, CSc. (head of the team), Ing. Alena Bačíková, Mgr. Eva Muselíková-Polanská, Božena Krönerová for the scientific result: Understanding DNA Binding of the RNA Polymerase I Transcription Factor UBF - accompanied by a supplement of 50,000 CZK

In 2004, the Academy Council of the CAS, upon the recommendation of the Commission on Awards of the CAS, presented the following awards:

• RNDr. Eduard Feireisl, DrSc. (Mathematical Institute, CAS) for his Collection of Works on Mathematical Theory of the Dynamics of Compressible Fluids complete with a monograph Dynamics of Viscous Compressible Fluids – with a supplement of 50,000 CZK

• Doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Hubálek, DrSc. (Institute of Vertebrate Biology, CAS) for his study: Biology of the West Nile Virus causing West Nile Fever (a collection of papers) – with a supplement of 50,000 CZK

• PhDr. Jan Němeček, DrSc. (Institute of History, CAS) for his monograph: From an Alliance to Separation: Relations between Czechoslovak and Polish Representations in Exile, 1939–1945 – with a supplement of 50,000 CZK

• A research team of the Institute of Physics, CAS: RNDr. Kateřina Luterová, Ph.D., born 1972 , RNDr. Petr Fojtík, Ph.D., born 1975 for their work: Optical Properties of Silicon-based Semiconductor Nanostructures – with a supplement of 40,000 CZK

• Ing. Michal Hocek, CSc., born 1969 (Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, CAS) for his collection of works on the Development of Original Methods of Synthesising New Kinds of Purine Derivatives, and for Discovering Several New Cytostatics – with a supplement of 25,000 CZK

• PhDr. Jiří Woitsch, born 1976 (Institute of Ethnology, CAS) for the monograph: Forgotten Potash. Potash Producers and Potash Production in the 18th and 19th Centuries – with a supplement of 25,000 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.

In 2003, the Academy Council of the Czech Academy of Sciences, upon the recommendation of the Commission on Awards of the CAS, presented the following awards:

• A research team of the Institute of Physics, CAS, composed of: Ing.Martin Nikl, CSc., (coordinator), prom. fyz. (graduate physicist) Pavel Boháček, Ing. Karel Nitch, CSc., RNDr. Eva Mihóková, CSC., Ing. Jan Rosa, CSc., RNDr. Josef Novák, CSc., for the scientific result: Monocrystals PbW04 - Scintillation Material for High Energy Physics. Physical Description and Optimisation of Material – accompanied by a supplement of 100,000 CZK

• Prof. Ing. Pavel Hobza, DrSc. (The J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, CAS) for the scientific result: Noncovalent Interactions and their Role in Biodisciplines, primarily in the Determination of the Structure and Dynamics of the DNA-base Pairs and DNA Oligomers – accompanied by a supplement of 50,000 CZK

• A research team composed of: Doc. PhDr. Petr Sommer, CSc., (Institute of Philosophy, CAS- Centre for Medieval Studies of the CAS and Charles University), PhDr. Dušan Třeštík, CSc., (Institute of Philosophy, CAS - Centre of Medieval Studies of the CAS and Charles University), Prof. PhDr. Josef Žemlička, DrSc., (Institute of Philosophy, CAS - Centre of Medieval Studies of the CAS and Charles University), Mgr. Pavel Soukup (Institute for Contemporary History - Research Centre for the History of Science), Mgr. Robert Novotný (Institute of Philosophy, CAS - Centre of Medieval Studies of the CAS and Charles University), Mgr. František Grunt (Animare Porteus Civic Group), PhDr. Milena Bravermanová (Prague Castle Administration), Mgr. Jiří Militký (National Museum, Prague) for : The Centre of Europe around the Year 1000 A. D. – International Exhibition and Science Catalogue – accompanied by a supplement of 100.000 CZK

• RNDr. Vojtěch Šimon, PhD., born 1968 (Astronomical Institute, CAS) for: The Parametres of Selected Astrophysical Sources of High Energy Particles – accompanied by a supplement of 25,000 CZK

• Ing. Radim Osička, PhD., born 1973 (Institute of Microbiology, CAS) for: The Relationships of the RTX Structure and Function of Proteins of Pathogenic Gram-Negative Bacteria – accompanied by a supplement of 25,000 CZK

• Mgr. Jaroslav Cuhra, born 1972 (Institute for Contemporary History, CAS) for: The Czechoslovak-Vatican Dealings of 1968–1979 – accompanied by a supplement of 25,000 CZK

• RNDr. Petr Heinzel, DrSc. (Astronomical Institute, CAS) for: Analysis of the Spectral Data of Hydrogen in the Solar Atmosphere Obtained by the SOHO Satellite – accompanied by a supplement of 35,000 CZK

• Doc. Ing. Vladimír Křen, DrSc. (Institute of Microbiology, CAS) for: Enzymic Synthesis and the Biotransformation of Glycosides and Natural Substances – accompanied by a supplement of 35,000 CZK

• PhDr. Jindřich Dejmek, PhD. (Institute of History, CAS) for: Czechoslovakia, its Neighbours and the Great Powers of the 20th Century – accompanied by a supplement of 35,000 CZK