Jarmila Kodymová
Mailing Address Institute of Physics
Academy of Sciences CR
Na Slovance 2
182 21 Prague 8
Czech Republic
Phone +420 26605 2699
Fax +420 286890265
E-mail kodym@fzu.cz
Position Head
of Department of
Chemical Lasers
Division of High Power Systems
Education 1978 Ph.D. in Physical and
Mathematical Sciences, Academy of Sciences, Prague
1971 Postgraduate course “Reaction kinetics”, Academy of Sciences, Prague
1968 M.S. at University of Chemical Technology, Prague
Research Activities 1985
– present research on Chemical
Oxygen-Iodine Laser (COIL)
1980 – 85 research on kinetics in Photodissociation Iodine laser
1970
– 80 research on kinetics in plasma of
molecular gases generated by
low-temperature electric discharge, and plasma chemistry processes
1968 – 70 research on biophysics
Current Research Interests
· Chemical lasers, primarily COIL
· Chemical generation of atomic iodine for COIL
· Laser chemistry and kinetics
· Fluid dynamics in mixing reacting flows
· Reactivity of chemically generated singlet oxygen
· Photochemistry in near IR region