doc. RNDr. Jiří Prchal, Ph.D.

doc. RNDr. Jiří Prchal, PhD. (nar. 1978)

I am experimental physicist with focus on the properties of solids at low temperatures, magnetic fields and (my most favorite) external pressures.

Education:

• 1993–1997: high school Gymnázium Zborovská (recently Gymnázium Christiana Dopplera), Prague
• 1997–2002: Charles University, Faculty of Math and Phys, Solid State Physics; diploma thesis: “Experimental study of electronic properties of the system RT(1-x)T’(x)Al” https://kfkl.cz/kfes/lide/prchaldp.pdf
• 2002–2006: Ph.D. at Charles University, Faculty of Math and Phys; thesis: “Study of magnetic properties of RT1(1-x)T2(x)Al compounds” (https://dodo.is.cuni.cz/bitstream/handle/20.500.11956/4907/140025403.pdf)
• 2022: habilitation thesis “Pressure impact on physical behavior of intermetallics” (https://dodo.is.cuni.cz/bitstream/handle/20.500.11956/172361/JPrchal_Habilitace-short.pdf)

Abroad experience:

• 2003: HMI Berlin, Germany (2 months)
• 2004: ILL/ESRF/CNRS/CEA Grenoble, France (6 weeks; HERCULES course)
• 2004–2005: 12-months stay in National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) Tsukuba, Japan
• 2007–2008: 6-months stay in ITU Karlsruhe, Germany
• 2010: ILL/ESRF 1-week specialized Hercules course, dedicated to study of matter using neutron and synchrotron radiation upon application of high pressures

Grant projects:

• FRVŠ 1842/G6, GAUK 282/2004/B-FYZ/MFF, GAČR 202/07/P153, GAČR P204/15–03777S (co-investigator)

• Leader of 5 student grant projects GAUK (GAUK1584017, GAUK188115, GAUK368115, GAUK546214, GAUK358121 (evaluated as “Extremely good”)

Publication activity (overall / last 5 years):

35/9 presentations on international conferences (6/3 oral), co-author of 82/22 papers in impacted journals (h-index acording to WOS: 12, number of citations: 359, without self-citations: 234)

Conferences organization:

• SCES2017, JdA2015, ECNS2011 – member of the local organization committee
• EHPRG2019 – conference chair (https://ehprg2019.org/)

Teaching at FMP CU:

• Lectures “Magnetic Properties of Solids”, “High Pressure Physics”
• Lecture “Principles of Physics I – General Physics and Classical Mechanics” – interfaculty study program Science (https://studyscience.eu/)
• Practicals “Practical Course I – Mechanics and Molecular Physics”, “Practical Course III – Optics”
• Supervisor of (successfully defended) 8 Bc., 5 MSc. and 2 Ph.D. theses

Professional interest:

Magnetism in rare-earth and uranium based intermetallics, magnetic structure determination using neutron diffraction, study of physical properties under pressure, high-pressure experimental techniques.