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Medals of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic awarded in 2008
President of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic in 2008 awarded the following medals:
The Honorary Medal „De scientia et humanitate optime meritis“
- prof. Dr. Ing. Pavel Novák, University Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain
The Bernard Bolzano Honorary Medal for Merit in the Mathematical Sciences
- prof. Stephen A. Cook, FRS, University of Toronto, Canada
The Ernst Mach Honorary Medal for Merit in the Physical Sciences
- prof. Dr. Matthias Scheffler, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany
- prof. Michel A. Van Hove, City University of Hong Kong, China
The František Křižík Honorary Medal for Merit in the Technical Sciences and for the Implementation of Results of Scientific Research
- prof. Ing. Petr Moos, CSc., Faculty of Transportation Sciences of Czech Technical University in Prague
- Ing. Vladimír Pekárek, CSc., Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the ASCR, v. v. i.
- prof. Ing. Miroš Pirner, DrSc., Dr.h.c., Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the ASCR, v. v. i.
- prof. Ing. Jaromír Příhoda, CSc., Institute of Thermomechanics of the ASCR, v. v. i.
The Jaroslav Heyrovský Honorary Medal for Merit in the Chemical Sciences
- RNDr. Rudolf Polák, CSc., J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the ASCR, v. v. i.
- prof. Alexander Wlodawer, Ph.D., National Cancer Institute at Frederick, USA
The Gregor Johann Mendel for Merit in the Biological Sciences
- prof. Sune Linder, Southern Swedish Forest Research Center, Alnarp, Sweden
- prof. Peter K. Vogt, Ph.D., the Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, USA
- prof. Dr. Robin A. Weiss, University College London, Great Britain
The Jan Evangelista Purkyně Honorary Medal for Merit in the Biomedical Sciences
- RNDr. Jaroslav Kuneš, DrSc., Institute of Physiology, ASCR, v. v. i.
The Josef Dobrovský Honorary Medal for Merit in the Philological and Philosophical Sciences
- prof. PhDr. Radoslav Večerka, DrSc., Dr.h.c.mult., Masaryk University, Brno
The František Palacký Honorary Medal for Merit in the Historical Sciences
- prof. PhDr. Ivan Vojtěch, Institute of Ethnology, ASCR, v. v. i.
Jan Patočka Memorial Medal
- prof. Dr. Bruno Nettl, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Nevada-Urbana, USA
- Nathali Roussarie, L´Associatiion Jan Hus, Paris, France
The Vojtěch Náprstek Honorary Medal
- Mgr. Josef Matyáš (chief editor), Ing. Eva Hníková, Mgr. Eva Vlčková, Mgr. Matouš Lázňovský and Bc. Luděk Vainert (membres of section Science redaction of the newspaper Lidové noviny)
Honorary Medal For Merits in the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
- RNDr. Jiří Grygar, DrSc., Institute of Physics ASCR, v. v. i.
- JUDr. Jaroslav Seidl, Institute of Plasma Physics of the ASCR, v. v. i.
