Newsletter ITAM 2/2019

Editorial:

Dear science lovers, dear readers,
The Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, CAS wishes to share its results with not only the Science Information Register, but with anyone else interested from among the professional or lay public. This newsletter summarizes the news from June to November 2019 – a short period in terms of scientific life. Even so, there are many results, some of which are presented here. It is certainly worth mentioning that there is interest in our research results from abroad as well. One such place is the Chinese province of Jiangsu. The second is even more exotic – Iraq. It is a place that is undergoing turbulent geopolitical changes, yet still desires to preserve its cultural heritage gems, which of course need taking care of. How to proceed in the field of restoration was explained to keen Iraqi conservationists by Assoc. Prof. Zuzana Slížková, Ph.D.

At home, ITAM received a silver medal for its cooperation with Masaryk University in contributing to education, science and research and their application in society. For many years, ITAM has been active in the Center of Advanced Materials and Technologies for Protection and Security Improvement. An information workshop with practical demonstrations was organized as part of the project, and as the name suggests, the demonstrations were attractive. These included explosions, structures resistant to them, and ballistic tests. The workshop was attended by representatives of the Government and the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic, which finances the project – not a bad autumn report for ITAM.
I hope you enjoy reading our Newsletter, and that it fills you with interest in future issues.

Stanislav Pospíšil, director of the ITAM CAS