Awards of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (ASCR) presented in 2009

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

The ASCR Award for Outstanding Scientific Results of Major Significance

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a research team of the Institute of Mathematics of the ASCR, 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 ASCR, v. v. i., 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

The ASCR Award to Young Researchers for Outstanding Achievements

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RNDr. Janu Kyselému, Ph.D., born 1974 (Nuclear Physics Institute of the ASCR, v. v. i.), 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 ASCR, v.v. i.), for the scientific result: Set of studies on fen ekology, accompanied by a sum of 40 000 CZK

The ASCR Award for an Exceptionally Successful Solution of Programme and Grant Project:

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a research team of the Institute of Physics of Materials of the ASCR, v. v. i., 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 ASCR, v. v. i., 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 ASCR, v. v. i.) 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