Jiří Šimůnek

Function:	Head of Panská Ves observatory
Position:	Research Scientist
Email:
Phone:	+420 487 870 273
Room:	Panská Ves

Education:

• Ph.D.,  Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague, Dissertation „Structure of outer cusp“ , 2005
• M.S.    Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague, specialization Electronics and microelectronics; Thesis: „Study of relaxation processes in the flowing afterglow“, 1987

Employment and academic experience:

• Head of the Observatory and Telemetry station Panská Ves (2007 – present)
• Scientist, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, AS CR, 2004 – present
• Associated scientist, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, AS CR (1994 – 2004)
• Research assistant, Institute of geophysics,  CAS

Professional interests:

Professional interest

• Space plasma physics – physical processes at magnetopause
• Programming of control and telemetry systems
• Backup and security of data
• Telemetry systems

As a member of team „MAGION“ received Awards of the ASCR for outstanding results of major scientific importance, 1999

Selected publications:

• Němeček, Z. ; Šafránková, J. ; Krupařová, Oksana ; Přech, L. ; Jelínek, K. ; Dušík, Š. ; Šimůnek, Jiří ; Grygorov, K. ; Shue, J.-H. , 2015: Analysis of temperature versus density plots and their relation to the LLBL formation under southward and northward IMF orientations, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 120, 5, pp. 3475-3488
• Gutynska, O. ; Šimůnek, Jiří ; Šafránková, J. ; Němeček, Z. ; Přech, L., 2012: Multipoint study of magnetosheath magnetic field fluctuations and their relation to the foreshock, Journal of Geophysical Research, 117, -, pp. A04214/1
• Tkachenko, O. ; Šafránková, J. ; Němeček, Z. ; Šimůnek, Jiří ; Přech, L., 2008: Observations of vortex-like structure in the cusp-magnetosheath region during northward IMF orientation, Annales Geophysicae, 26, 11, pp. 1904-1910
• Šafránková, J. ; Němeček, Z. ; Přech, L. ; Šimůnek, Jiří ; Sibeck, D. ; Sauvaud, J. A. , 2007: Variations of the flank LLBL thickness as response to the solar wind dynamic pressure and IMF orientation, Journal of Geophysical Research, 112, A7, pp. A07201/1-A07201/14
• Merka, J. ; Šafránková, J. ; Němeček, Z. ; Šimůnek, Jiří, 2005: Magion-4 High-Altitude Cusp Study, Surveys in Geophysics, 26, 1-3, pp. 57-69
• Šimůnek, Jiří ; Šafránková, J. ; Němeček, Z. ; Přech, L., 2005: Structure of the high-altitude cusp formed by the horizontal IMF, Advances in Space Research, 36, 10, pp. 1928-1933
• Tříska, Pavel ; Czapek, Alexandr ; Chum, Jaroslav ; Hruška, František ; Šimůnek, Jiří ; Šmilauer, Jan ; Truhlík, Vladimír ; Vojta, Jaroslav, 2005: Space weather effects on the MAGION-4 and MAGION-5 solar cells, Annales Geophysicae, 23, -, pp. 3111-3113

Projects:

• GA ČR. GA14-19376S, Driving of the Earth magnetosphere by ICMEs and CIRs, 2014–2016. Investigator: Šimůnek, J. Details
• GA ČR. GA205/09/0170, The role of solar wind disturbances in Space Weather, 2009-2013. Investigator: Šimůnek, J. Details
• MŠMT. ME09098, Reception and processing of science data of the CLUSTER mission at the Panska Ves observatory, 2009-2011. Investigator: Šimůnek, J. Details