Honorary Fellowship for Professor Jan Palouš

Foto: Stanislava Kyselová, Academic bulletin

Citation for Professor Jan Palouš Honorary Fellowship

"Professor Jan Palouš has undertaken fundamental research in galactic astronomy and has played a key role in the development of astronomy in the Czech Republic. From early work on the formation of super-star clusters and detailed modeling of the winds from them, he went on to investigate how nuclear starbursts drive galactic winds and feed central black holes. A key contribution has been the discovery of ubiquitous HI supershells and how their dynamics influence the large-scale structure of a galaxy.

Professor Palous has been tireless in encouraging and nurturing the next generation of Czech astronomers, and in promoting the position of the Czech Republic as an active center of European astronomy. He is Chair of the National Committee of Astronomy; President of the Council for International Affairs of the Czech Academy of Sciences, of which he is a former Director, and Head of Galaxies and Planetary Systems at its Astronomical Institute. Professor Palous facilitated his country’s admission to ESO, and sits on the ESO Council. In 2006 he was Chair of the National Organizing Committee for the IAU General Assembly in Prague. For his fundamental research in galactic astronomy and his key role in the development of astronomy in the Czech Republic Professor Palous is most deserving of election to Honorary Fellowship."