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Name	Havlas Zdeněk
Position	Head of the Senior Research Group, IOCB Honorary Chair

Zdeněk Havlas, Ph.D., DSc.

Head of the Senior Research Group, IOCB Honorary Chair

Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry ASCR, v.v.i.
Flemingovo nám. 2, CZ-166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic

☎: (+420) 220 183 333


Education
1976-1979	Ph.D. (CSc.) in physical chemistry, under R. Zahradník at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague.
1969-1975	RNDr. degree in physical chemistry, under supervision of P. Hobza at the Charles University, Prague.

Experience
since 1995	Regular visiting researcher, University of Colorado Boulder, USA (Prof. Josef Michl).
1986-1988	Humboldt scholarship with Prof. Hans Bock at the University of J.W. Goethe, Frankfurt, Germany.
1979-1980	Postdoctoral fellow with Prof. Roald Hoffmann at the Cornell University, Ithaca, USA.

Appointments
since 2012	Honorary Chair, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry AS CR, Prague.
since 2011	Member of Government Office for Science, Research and Innovations, Czech Republic, Prague.
since 2007	Head of the Senior Research Team (theoretical chemistry), Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry AS CR, Prague..
since 2006	Member of the Scientific Board of the Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague.
since 2006	Member and Chair of the Steering Committee of the Gilead Science Research Centre, IOCB, Prague.
2002-2012	Director of the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry AS CR, Prague.
2004-2011	Member of the Centre for Complex Molecular Systems and Biomolecules.
since 1979	Researcher, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry AS CR, Prague.

Awards and Fellowships
2015	Czech Senate Silver medal.
2014	Vice-chairman of The Learned Society of the Czech Republic.
2013	De scientia et humanitate optime meritis, AS CR.
2011	Medal of the Czech Chemical Society for significant contribution to natural sciences.
2007	Jana Hellich medal for successful implementation in the field, and solidarity with the city, Podebrady.
2002	Member of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic.
2001	Academic title DSc. in organic chemistry, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, AS CR, Prague.
2001	Award of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic.

Research interest
Quantum and computetional chemistry, structure and dynamics of molecular and biomolecular systems, hydrogen bond and improper hydrogen bond, relativistic effects in organic molecules, excited states.