M.S.: Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, 1949
Ph.D: Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, 1955
D.Sc: Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Czechoslovak
Academy of Sciences, Prague, 1968
Appointments
Research Chemist, Research Institute for Textiles, Hradec
Králové, 1949-1952
Assistant Professor, Institute of Chemical Technology,
Prague, 1952-1959
Head, Department of Organic Synthesis, Institute of
Macromolecular Chemistry, Czechoslovak Academy of
Sciences, Prague, 1960-1969
Head, Laboratory of Polymer Stabilization, Institute of
Macromolecular Chemistry, Czechoslovak Academy of
Sciences, Prague, 1969-1991
(retired), Chief Research Fellow, Department of
Electronic Phenomena, Institute of Macromolecular
Chemistry, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague, 1991
to date
Fields of Interest
Synthesis of stabilizers and model compounds
Mechanisms of polymer degradation
Chemistry of activity and transformations of polymer
stabilizers
Photophysics of photoantioxidants and light stabilizers
Stabilization of commodity, engineering and specialty
polymers
Material recycling and upgrading of plastics waste by
restabilization and compatibilization
