President of the Czech Academy of Sciences in 2018 awarded the following medals:

The Honorary Medal „De scientia et humanitate optime meritis“

• Prof. dr. Harald ROSE, University of Ulm, Germany
• Prof. Gérard ROLAND, Ph.D., University of California, United States of America
• Prof. Ing. Václav SKLENIČKA, DrSc., Institute of Physics of Materials of the CAS

The Bernard Bolzano Honorary Medal for Merit in Mathematical Sciences

• Prof. RNDr. Miloslav FEISTAUER, DrSc., dr. h. c., Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University
• Prof. RNDr. Antonín NOVOTNÝ, CSc., Université de Toulon, France

The Ernst Mach Honorary Medal for Merit in Physical Sciences

• Prof. RNDr. Jiří BIČÁK, DrSc., dr. h. c., Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University
• RNDr. Jiří J. MAREŠ, CSc., Institute of Physics of the CAS
• Doc. RNDr. Dušan BRUNCKO, CSc., Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Prof. Dr. Hubert EBERT, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany
• Prof. RNDr. Ivan HUBENÝ, CSc., University of Arizona, United States of America
• Prof. RNDr. Jiří ZAHRADNÍK, DrSc., Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University

The František Pošepný Honorary Medal for Merit in the Geological Sciences

• Prof. Ing. Zdeněk VAŠÍČEK, DrSc., Institute of Geonics of the CAS

The Jaroslav Heyrovský Honorary Medal for Merit in Chemical Sciences

• Prof. RNDr. Zdeněk SAMEC, DrSc., J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry of the CAS

The Gregor Johann Mendel Honorary Medal for Merit in Biological Sciences

• Prof. Dr. med. Hans-Georg KRȀUSSLICH, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Germany
• Doc. Ing. Jan KREKULE, DrSc., Institute of Experimental Botany of the CAS
• RNDr. Marcel REJMÁNEK, University of California, United States of America
• RNDr. Jaroslav KUNEŠ, DrSc., Institute of Physiology of the CAS

The Jan Evangelista Purkyně Honorary Medal for Merit in Biomedical Sciences

• Prof. MUDr. Jiří FOREJT, DrSc., Institute of Molecular Genetics of the CAS
• Prof. RNDr. Václav HOŘEJŠÍ, CSc., Institute of Molecular Genetics of the CAS

The Karel Engliš Honorary Medal for Merit in the social and Economics Sciences

• Prof. Bryn GREER-WOOTTEN, York University, Canada

The Josef Dobrovský Honorary Medal for Merit in Philological and Philosophical Sciences

• PhDr. Vladimír SVOBODA, CSc., Institute of Philosophy of the CAS

The František Palacký Honorary Medal for Merit in the Historical Sciences

• Prof. dr hab. Michał PUŁASKI, Instytut Historii Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego Kraków, Poland
• Prof. Dr. Gary B. COHEN, University of Minnesota, United States of America

The Jan Patočka Memorial Medal

• PhDr. Josef ZUMR, CSc., Institute of Philosophy of the CAS
• Doc. PhDr. Jiří PECHAR, Institute of Philosophy of the CAS

The Vojtěch Náprstek Honorary Medal for Merit in Science Popularisation

• Mgr. Jana MAŘÍKOVÁ KUBKOVÁ, Ph.D., Institute of Archaeology of the CAS, Prague
• RNDr. Jiří SÁDLO, CSc., Institute of Botany of the CAS
• Ing. D. SEPHTON, British Council

Honorary Medal for Merits in the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

• Doc. PhDr. Radomír VLČEK, CSc., Institute of History of the CAS
• Prof. Ing. Pavel KRATOCHVÍL, DrSc., Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the CAS

President of the Czech Academy of Sciences in 2017 awarded the following medals:

The Honorary Medal “De scientia et humanitate optime meritis”

• Prof. Hiroshi NAKATSUJI, Director, Quantum Chemistry Research Institute, Kyoto Technoscience Center, Japan

The Bernard Bolzano Honorary Medal for Merit in Mathematical Sciences

• Prof. Samuel R. BUSS, Department of Mathematics, University of California
• Prof. RNDr. Eduard FEIREISL, DrSc., Institute Mathematics of the CAS

The Ernst Mach Honorary Medal for Merit in Physical Sciences

• Prof. RNDr. Marian KARLICKÝ, DrSc., Astronomical Institute of the CAS
• Prof. Jean-Luc MARTIN, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale, Switzerland

The František Pošepný Honorary Medal for Merit in the Geological Sciences

• doc. RNDr. Jozef MICHALÍK, DrSc., Slovenská akadémia vied

The František Křižík Honorary Medal for Merit in Technical Sciences and for Implementation of Results of Scientific Research

• Ing. Josef HALÁMEK, CSc., Institute of Scientific Instruments of the CAS

The Jaroslav Heyrovský Honorary Medal for Merit in Chemical Sciences

• Prof. Joseph WANG, D.Sc., dr. h. c., Department of NanoEngineering, University of California

The Gregor Johann Mendel Honorary Medal for Merit in Biological Sciences

• Prof. RNDr. František KRAHULEC, CSc., Institute of Botany of the CAS
• Prof. Roger Laurence KITCHING, D.Sc., Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University, Australia

The Josef Dobrovský Honorary Medal for Merit in Philological and Philosophical Sciences

• Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Stefan Michael NEWERKLA, Institut für Slawistik, Universität Wien

Honorary Medal for Merits in the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

• Ing. Petr BOBÁK, CSc., Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics of the CAS

President of the Czech Academy of Sciences in 2016 awarded the following medals:

The Honorary Medal “De scientia et humanitate optime meritis”

• Prof. PhDr. Jaroslav PÁNEK, DrSc., dr. h. c. multi., Institute of History of the CAS, v. v. i.

The Bernard Bolzano Honorary Medal for Merit in Mathematical Sciences

• Doc. RNDr. Marián FABIAN, DrSc., Institute of Mathematics of the CAS, v. v. i.
• Prof. RNDr. Vladimír MÜLLER, DrSc., Institute of Mathematics of the CAS, v. v. i.

The Ernst Mach Honorary Medal for Merit in Physical Sciences

• Doc. RNDr. Petr HADRAVA, DrSc., Astronomical Institute of the CAS, v. v. i.
• Prof. RNDr. Jaroslav POLÁK, DrSc., dr. h. c., Institute of Physics of Materials of the CAS, v. v. i.

The František Křižík Honorary Medal for Merit in Technical Sciences and for Implementation of Results of Scientific Research

• Prof. Ing. Pavel VLASÁK, DrSc., FEng., Prof. h .c. Institute of Hydrodynamics of the CAS, v. v. i.
• Ing. Milan HÁJEK, CSc., Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS, v. v. i.

The Jaroslav Heyrovský Honorary Medal for Merit in Chemical Sciences

• Prof. Ing. František KAŠTÁNEK, DrSc., Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS, v. v. i.
• Prof. Emil PALEČEK, DrSc., Institute of Biophysics of the CAS, v. v. i.
• Prof. Ing. Pavel HOBZA, DrSc., FRSC, dr. h. c., Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS, v. v. i.

The Gregor Johann Mendel Honorary Medal for Merit in Biological Sciences

• Prof. Ing. Jiří KOPÁČEK, Ph.D., Biology Centre of the CAS, v. v. i.
• Prof. RNDr. Boris VYSKOT, DrSc., Institute of Biophysics of the CAS, v. v. i.

The Jan Evangelista Purkyně Honorary Medal for Merit in Biomedical Sciences

• Prof. Jerzy DUSZŃSKI, DSc., President, Polish Academy of Sciences

The Josef Dobrovský Honorary Medal for Merit in Philological and Philosophical Sciences

• Prof. PhDr. Jana NECHUTOVÁ, CSc., Faculty of Masaryk University in Brno

The František Palacký Honorary Medal for Merit in Historical Sciences

• Prof. Leslie SKLAIR, PhD., LSE, The University of London
• Prof. PhDr. Lubomír KONEČNÝ, Institute of Art History of the CAS, v. v. i.
• Prof. PhDr. Josef ŽEMLIČKA, DrSc., Institute of History of the CAS, v. v. i.

The Jan Patočka Memorial Medal

• Prof. Dr. Felix UNGER, Dr. h. c., President, European Academy of Sciences and Arts

The Vojtěch Náprstek Honorary Medal for Merit in Science Popularisation

• RNDr. Jana ŠROTOVÁ, editor magazine Ziva
• PhDr. Zdeněk VEJVODA, Ph.D.,Inbstitute of Ethnology of the CAS, v. v. i.
• Prof. RNDr. Jan SUDA, Ph.D., Chairman of the Editorial Board Ziva

The Honorary Medal “De scientia et humanitate optime meritis”

• Prof. MUDr. Josef SYKA, DrSc., dr. h. c., Institute of Experimental medicine of the CAS, v. v. i.
• Prof. Philip G. ZIMBARDO, Department of Psychology, Jordan Hall, Stanford University, USA
• Prof. Dr. Rolf-Dieter HEUER, CERN Director-General, Geneva, Switzerland

The Ernst Mach Honorary Medal for Merit in Physical Sciences

• Prof. RNDr. Petr HEINZEL, DrSc., Astronomical Institute of the CAS, v. v. i.
• Prof. Dr. Alexander I. LICHTENSTEIN, Institut für Theoretische Physik, Hamburg
• Prof. Dr. Jörg NEUGEBAUER, director Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany
• RNDr. Jan PETZELT, DrSc., Institute of Physics of the CAS, v. v. i.

The František Křižík Honorary Medal for Merit in Technical Sciences and for Implementation of Results of Scientific Research

• Prof. Ing. Karel HRBÁČEK, DrSc., Institute of Physics of Materials of the CAS, v. v. i.

The Jaroslav Heyrovský Honorary Medal for Merit in Chemical Sciences

• Prof. RNDr. Jiří JANATA, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA
• Prof. Takashi KAKIUCHI, PhD., Emeritus Profesor, Kyoto University, Japan
• Prof. RNDr. Miloš V. NOVOTNÝ, DrSc., Indiana Univ, Dept Chem, Bloomington, USA
• Prof. Mgr. Pavel JUNGWIRTH, CSc., DSc., Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS, v. v. i.

The Gregor Johann Mendel Honorary Medal for Merit in Biological Sciences

• RNDr. Zdenka NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, CSc., Institute of Botany of the CAS, v. v. i.
• RNDr. Robert NEUHÄUSL, DrSc. - in memoriam, Institute of Botany of the CAS, v. v. i.
• Prof. MUDr. Bohuslav OŠŤÁDAL, DrSc., Institute of Physiology of the CAS, v. v. i.
• Prof. RNDr. Karel ŠIMEK, CSc., dr. h. c., Biology Centre of the CAS, v. v. i.
• Prof. RNDr. Michaela VORLÍČKOVÁ, DrSc., Institute of Biophysics of the CAS, v. v. i.

The Josef Dobrovský Honorary Medal for Merit in Philological and Philosophical Sciences

• PhDr. Josef HEJNIC, CSc., Institute of Philosophy of the CAS, v. v. i.
• PhDr. Zdenka RIBAROVA, Institute of Slavonic Studies of the CAS, v. v. i.

The František Palacký Honorary Medal for Merit in Historical Sciences

• Prof. PhDr. Pavel OLIVA, DrSc., Institute of Philosophy of the CAS, v. v. i.

The Jan Patočka Memorial Medal

• Univ.-Prof. Dr. phil. Friedrich STADLER, Institut Wiener Kreis, Universität Wien, Österreich

The Vojtěch Náprstek Honorary Medal for Merit in Science Popularisation

• RNDr. Radek MIKULÁŠ, CSc., DSc., Institute of Geology of the CAS, v. v. i.
• Ing. Daniel STACH, Czech television presenter, reporter CT 24, Prague
• Mgr. Ivan BOHÁČEK, chief editor of the magazine Universe, Prague

Honorary Medal for Merits in the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

• Prom. fyz. Pavel BOHÁČEK, Institute of Physics of the CAS, v. v. i.
• Ing. Josef MATOUŠEK, DrSc., Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics of the CAS, v. v. i.

• Prof. Avram Noam CHOMSKY, Professor Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

• RNDr. Pavel KREJČÍ, CSc., Institute of Mathematics of the CAS, v. v. i.

• Prof. RNDr. Jan PALOUŠ, DrSc., Astronomical Institute of the CAS, v. v. i.
• RNDr. Jan STŐCKEL, CSc., Institute of Plasma Physics of the CAS, v. v. i.
• Prof. RNDr. Vladislav ŠIMÁK, DrSc., Institute of Physics of the CAS, v. v. i.

• Doc. RNDr. Jaromír ULRYCH, DrSc., Institute of Geology of the CAS, v. v. i.

• Prof. Ing. Karel ULBRICH, DrSc., Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the CAS, v. v. i

• RNDr. Vlasta JANKOVSKÁ, CSc., Institute of Botany of the CAS, v. v. i.
• Prof. Maxim D. Frank-KAMENETSKII, Ph.D., DrSc., Department of Biomedical Engineering. Boston University, Boston, USA
• RNDr. Bohdan SLAVÍK, DrSc., Institute of Experimental Botany of the CAS, v. v. i.

• Prof. Christopher A. SIMS, PhD., Department of Economics, Princeton University, Princeton, USA
• Prof. JUDr. Václav PAVLÍČEK, CSc., dr. h. c., Institute of State and Law of the CAS, v. v. i.

• Dr. Robert LUFT, Senior Researcher, Collegium Carolinum, Műnchen, Germany
• Prof. PhDr. Petr SOMMER, CSc., DSc., Institute of Philosophy of the CAS, v. v. i.
• Prof. Dr. Zénon S. KALUZA, Laboratoire d’études sur les Monothéismes, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Paris

• Prof. PhDr. František ŠMAHEL, DrSc., Dr. h. c. mult., Institute of Philosophy of the CAS, v. v. i.
• RNDr. Adolf FILÁČEK, CSc., Institute of Philosophy of the CAS, v. v. i.

• Marek JANÁČ, Documentarist, Czech Radio, Prague
• PhDr. Markéta PRAVDOVÁ, Ph.D., Researcher, deputy director of the Institute of the Czech Language of the CAS, v. v. i.
• PhDr. Jitka STAŇKOVÁ, DrSc., Institute of Ethnology of the CAS, v. v. i.

• JUDr. Drahoslava VANÍČKOVÁ, Head Office of the CAS

• Prof. Roger BALIAN, Institut de Physique Théorique, Saclay, France
• RNDr. Zdeněk HAVLAS, DrSc., Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS, v. v. i.

• Prof. RNDr. Pavel DRÁBEK, DrSc., The Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen
• Dr. Jaroslav KAUTSKÝ, Ph.D., Flinders University of South Australia, Australia
• Prof. RNDr. Vladimír SOUČEK, DrSc., Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague
• Prof. Ing. Zdeněk STRAKOŠ, DrSc., Institute of Computer Science of the CAS, v. v. i.

• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gunther Friedrich EGGELER, Institut fűr Werkstoffe-Werkstoffwissenschaft, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Deutschland
• Prof. RNDr. Martin ČERNOHORSKÝ, CSc., Masaryk University in Brno

• Prof. Ove STEPHANSOON, Helmholtz-Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Deutschland

• Prof. Ing. Zdeněk BITTNAR, DrSc., Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Mechanics
• Prof. Ing. František MARŠÍK, DrSc., Institute of Thermomechanics of the CAS, v. v. i.

• Prof. Nobuyoshi KOGA, Ph.D. – CSc., Chemistry Laboratory, Graduate School of Education, Hiroshima University, Japan
• Prof. Ing. Rudolf ZAHRADNÍK, DrSc., J.Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry of the CAS, v.v.i.

• RNDr. Jan KVĚT, CSc., Institute of Botany of the CAS, v. v. i.
• Prof. RNDr. František SEHNAL, CSc., Biology Centre of the CAS, v. v. i.

• Prof. MUDr. Pavel MAREŠ, DrSc., Institute of Physiology of the CAS, v. v. i.
• MUDr. Radim ŠRÁM, DrSc., Institute of Experimental Medicine of the CAS, v. v. i.
• Prof. Barbara CANNON, Ph.D., Stockholm University, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden

• PhDr. Emilie BLÁHOVÁ, CSc., Institute of Slavonic Studies of the CAS, v. v. i.

• Andrew J. Feustel, PhD, American Astronaut, NASA, USA

• Prof. RNDr. Vojtěch Rödl, CSc., Emory University, Atlanta, USA
• Ivo Vrkoč, DrSc., Institute of Mathematics of the CAS, v. v. i.

• Ing. Karel Jungwirth, DrSc., the PALS Research Center of the Institute of Plasma Physics of the CAS, v. v. i. and the Institute of Physics of CAS, v. v. i.
• Prof. Dr. Dieter Vollhardt, Institut für Physik, Universität Augsburg, Germany

• Prof. RNDr. František Vyskočil, DrSc., Dr.h.c., Institute of Physiology of the CAS, v. v. i.

• Prof. PhDr. Pavel Říčan, CSc., Institute of Psychology of the CAS, v. v. i.

• Prof. Dr. Joachim Bahlcke, Historisches Institut, Universität Stuttgart, Germany
• Prof. dr. hab. Wojciech Iwańczak, Uniwersytet w Kielcach, Poland

• Prof. PhDr. Stanislav Sousedík, CSc. Catholic Theological Faculty, Charles University in Prague

• PhDr. Veronika Kratochvílová, Public Affairs Section of the CAS
• Ing. Dana Sephtonová, British Council, Czech Republic
• Ing. Květa Stejskalová, CSc., J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry of the CAS, v. v. i.

• Ing. Jaroslav Bulička, CSc., Head Office of the CAS, v. v. i.
• PhDr. Jarmila Burgetová, Library of the CAS, v. v. i.
• RNDr. Václav Novák, CSc., Institute of Physics of the CAS, v. v. i. (in memoriam)
• RNDr. Dana Wagnerová, DrSc., Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the CAS, v. v. i.

• Prof. RNDr. Helena Illnerová, DrSc., Institute of Physiology of the CAS, v.v.i.
• Prof. MUDr. Pavel Klener, DrSc., 1st Department of Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine Charles University and Prague Center for individual Care
• Prof. Ing. Pavel Kratochvíl, DrSc., Dr.h.c., Institutce of Macromolecular Chemistry of the CAS, v.v.i.
• Prof. RNDr. Josef Paldus, DrSc., F.R.S.C., University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
• RNDr. Jiří Velemínský, DrSc., Institute of Experimental Botany of the CAS, v.v.i.

• Doc. Ing . Jiří V. Outrata, DrSc., Institute of Information Theory and Automation of the CAS, v.v.i.
• Prof. Dr. Pekka Neittaanmäki, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
• Prof. Dr. David Preiss, University of Warwick, Coventry, Great Britain

• Dr. Nicole Jaffrezic-Renault, Claude Bernard University,Lyon, France
• Ing . Jiří Náprstek, DrSc., Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the CAS, v.v.i.
• RNDr. Ivan Šolc, CSc., Institute of Plasma Physics of the CAS, v.v.i.

• Doc. Ing. Drahoslav Lím, DrSc., San Diego, USA (in memoriam)

• Prof. RNDr. Jiří Komárek, DrSc, Institute of Botany of the CAS, v.v.i.
• RNDr. Ivana Macháčková, CSc., Institute of Experimental Botany of the CAS, v.v.i.

• Prof. Solomon L. Moshé, M.D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA

• Prof. Orley C. Ashenfelter, Ph.D., BA, Princeton University, USA

• Prof. PhDr. Ladislav Matějka, Ph.D., University of Michigan, Cambridge, USA

• PhDr. Dušan Kováč, DrSc., Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
• Prof. JUDr. Radomír Václav Luža, Ph.D., Tulane University, New Orleans, USA
• Prof. PhDr. Vojtěch Mastný, Ph.D., The George Washington University, Washington, USA

• PhDr. Ivan Dubský, CSc., Institute of Philosophy of the CAS, v.v.i.
• Dr. Klaus Nellen, Institut fűr die Wissenschaftel vom Menschen, Vienna, Austria
• PhDr. RNDr. Jiří Polívka, Faculty of Arts of Charles University in Prague

• Mgr. Miroslav Bobek, Czech Radio, Prague
• Mgr. Vladimír Kořen, Czech Television, Prague
• Doc. Ing. Jan Krekule, DrSc., Institute of Experimental Botany of the CAS, v.v.i.
• Mgr. Antonín Vítek, CSc., Academy of Sciences Library, Prague / Library of the CAS, v.v.i., Prague
• PhDr. Dušan Třeštík, CSc., Institute of History of the CAS, v.v.i.

• PhDr. Ivana Kadlecová, Library of the CAS, v.v.i., Prague

• Prof. Ing. Otto Exner, Dr. techn., DrSc., Dr.h.c., research scientist of the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry CAS
• Prof. RNDr. Miroslav Fiedler, DrSc., research scientist of the Institute of Mathematics CAS
• Prof. Dr. Theodor Wolfgang Hänsch, of the Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Garching, Germany

• Prof. Imre Csiszár, DrSc., of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary
• Prof. Ivan Kiguradze of the A. Razmadze Mathematical Institute Tbilisi, Georgia
• Prof. Flemming Tops, PhD., of the University of Copenhagen, Denmark

• Prof. Peter Heinz Dederichs of the Institut für Festkörperforschung, Jülich, Germany
• Dr. Gérard Jamelot of the Université Paris-Sud, Franc
• Prof. Anatoly Nikitin, DrSc., Institute of Mathematics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine

• Prof. Dr. David L. Denlinger of the Ohio State University, USA
• Prof. Susan M. Gasser of the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland
• Doc. Ing. Antonín Stratil, DrSc., research scientist of the Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics CAS

• Prof. MUDr. Helena Tlaskalová-Hogenová, DrSc., research scientist of the Institute of Microbiology CAS

• PhDr. Vladimír Vavřínek, CSc., Institute for Slavonic Studies CAS

• Prof. Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann, PhD., of the Princeton University, USA
• Prof. Dr. Christian Lequesne, Director of CEFRES (French Institute for Research in Social Sciences), Prague
• Valentina Vladimirovna Marjina, DrSc., of the Institute of Slavonic Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
• Prof. Frank I. Michelman of Harvard University, USA

• Dr. phil. Heinrich Pfeiffer, Dr.h.c.mult., Prof.h.c.mult., of the Alexander v. Humboldt Stiftung, Germany