RNDr. Mgr. Petr Soudek, Ph.D.

Born: 16.03.1971 in Vsetín

Education:

1996 - 2004 Charles University, Prague, Faculty of Science, Anatomy and Plant Physiology
Ph.D. thesis entitled: Study of accumulation toxic metals and radionuclides by higher plants and its potential utilization for phytoremediation
Qualification degree: Ph.D.
1994 - 1998 Charles University, Prague, Faculty of Catholic Theology
Subject of study: religion
Qualification degree: M.Sc.
1994 - 1995 Charles University, Prague, Faculty of Science, Chemistry teaching
Subject of study: teaching qualification of chemistry
Qualification degree: M.Sc.
1989 - 1995 Charles University, Prague, Faculty of Science, Biochemistry
Diploma thesis entitled:Characterization of factors influence of peroxidase production by culture of horseradish (Armoracia rusticana L.) cultivated in vitro.
Qualification degree: M.Sc.


Experiences abroad:

July 2009 research fellowship, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt (GmbH), Germany
Sept. 2008 research fellowship, The Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer, Israel
Sept. - Oct. 2003 ARI fellowship, The Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer, Israel
June 2003 Czech-Germany bilateral cooperation, Leipzig
Oct. 2002 Czech-Germany bilateral cooperation, Sythen, Leipzig
Dec. 2000 - Jan. 2001 11th International Course - Desert Agrobiology, The Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer, Israel


Professional experiences:

from 2009 Charles University, Prague, Faculty of Science, Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry
pozice: external lecturer, lecture: Phytoremediation
from 2008 Charles University, Prague, Faculty of Science, Experimental Biology of Plants
pozice: external lecturer, lecture: Xenobiochemistry of Plants
from 2018 Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR, Prague Laboratory of Plant Biotechnologies
Position: senior scientist, deputy head of department
Work activity: remediation and accumulation of xenobiotics, biotransformation of organic compounds, uptake and distribution of radionuclides and heavy metals in plants, plant tissue culture, peroxidases, plant stress response
2007 - 2018 Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR, Prague Laboratory of Plant Biotechnologies
Position: research assistant, deputy head of department
Work activity: remediation and accumulation of xenobiotics, biotransformation of organic compounds, uptake and distribution of radionuclides and heavy metals in plants, plant tissue culture, peroxidases, plant stress response
1994 - 2006 Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry AS CR, Prague Department of Plant Tissue Cultures
Position:

master student (1994-1995)
Ph.D. student, researcher(1995-2005)
 research assistant, deputy head of department (2005-2006)
Work activity: study of influence of conditions of in vitro cultivation on production of peroxidase, optimization of in vitro cultivation technologies, study of plant accumulation of heavy metals, remediation and accumulation of xenobiotics, biotransformation of organic compounds, uptake and distribution of radionuclides and heavy metals in plants, plant tissue culture, peroxidases, plant stress response
Sept. 1994 - June 1995 Teacher of chemistry, Primary school of Jan Masaryk, Prague<
Feb. 1994 - June 1994 Professor of chemistry, Private gymnasium of Josef Škvorecký, Prague (secondary school)
1993 - 1994 Science services assistant, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague


Others:

Member of scientific board

  • XENOWAC 2009 (International Conference on Xenbiotics in the Urban Water Cycle, Paphos, Cyprus, 11.-13. March 2009
  • 4th International Conference on Energy and Environmental Science, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 4.-5. September 2014
  • 5th International Conference on Energy and Environmental Science, Penang, Malaysia, 3.-4. September 2015


Chairman

  • First European Conference on Bioremediation, Chania, Crete, Greece (2.-5. July 2001)
  • XENOWAC 2009 (International Conference on Xenbiotics in the Urban Water Cycle, Paphos, Cyprus, 11.-13. March 2009)


Raporter

  • Workshop of COST Action 837, Bordeaux, France, (25.-27. April 2002)
  • Workshop of COST Action 837, Stockholm, Sveden, (12.-15. June 2003)


Member of expert committee

  • member of the advisory committee of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports for Mobility within the framework of bilateral and multilateral scientific and technical cooperation (from 2018)


Member of examination committee

  • member of magister and doctor examination committee on Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Science, Charles University of Prague (from 2010)
  • member of bachelor, magister and doctor examination committee for master-degree program Environmental Chemistry on Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University of Prague (from 2012)
  • member of qualification committee IEB CAS (2012, 2014, 2017)


Membership in journal editorial board

  • member of editorial board of „International Journal of Applied Agricultural Research“


Member of international organizations

  • member of International Phytotechnology Society"
  • člen "Asia-Pacific Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering Society“


Supervising person for work with radioisotopes

  • 24.1.2007 – expert exam (SÚJB)


Awards of mine and of students I (co-)supervised
of mine::

  • The best on "Workshop of COST Action 837", Bordeaux, Francie, (25.-27. April 2002)
  • The best poster on "9th FECS conference and 2nd SFC Meeting on Chemistry and the Environment", Bordeaux, Francie, (29. August - 1. September 2004)
  • Second place in best poster on "International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology 2006", Leipzig, Německo, (13. July 2006)


of students I (co-)supervised:

  • Ivana Špirochová: second place in SVOČ  SVOČ 1999 (Ústav chemie ochrany prostředí, VŠCHT)
  • Lucie Víchová: first place in SVOČ 2004 (Ústav chemie ochrany prostředí, VŠCHT)
  • Adéla Katrušáková: second place in SVOČ 2005 (Ústav chemie ochrany prostředí, VŠCHT)
  • Marina Ursu: fourth place in SVOČ SVOČ 2010 (Ústav chemie ochrany prostředí, VŠCHT)


Public activities

  • Councilor of Kladno city (2010-2014)
  • Member of the environmental commission of the city council Kladno (2010-2018)
  • Vice chairman of managing board of NSEV Kladno-Čabárna (2011-2018)
  • Chairman of expert group of TOP09 of the Central Bohemia Region for the environment and a member of the national expert group of TOP09 for the environment (2010-2014)
  • Member of steering committee of the Integrated Development Plan of Kladno in the ROP (2014-2015)
  • Deputy member of steering committee of the Integrated Development Plan of Kladno in the IOP (2014-2015)
  • Member of committee for Education, Training and Employment of Central Bohemia Region Council (2016-2017)
  • Chairman of registered association KLADEŇÁCI.CZ, z.s. (2017-now)
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