Professor Ladislav Skrbek

Curriculum Vitae - Prof. RNDr. Ladislav Skrbek, DrSc. 
Born: Jilemnice, Czech Republic 5. 9. 1955 

 Education: Physical Faculty, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia; M.Sc. 1980 Physical Faculty, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia; CSc. (Ph.D. equivalent) 1983 Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague, RNDr. 1983 Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague, DrSc. (DSc. equiv.) 1997 Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague, Doc. (Associate Prof.) 2003 Charles University in Prague, Professor of Physics, 2006

Positions: Research Fellow, Institute of Physics AS CR, Prague, Low Temperature Dpt.: 1983- 2008 Helsinki University of Technology, Finland: Postdoctoral position 1985-1986 University of Birmingham, School of Physics and Astronomy, Birmingham, United Kingdom: Research Fellow 1991-1993 and Senior Research Fellow 1994-1997 University of Oregon, Department of Physics, Eugene, Oregon, USA: Research Professor 1997 –2000 Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague, Deputy Head 2004-2007 and Head 2008-2014, Department of Low Temperature Physics: Since 2014: vice-dean for development, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics

Membership of professional organizations and committees: Union of Czech Mathematicians and Physicists, Czech Physical Society (CPS): since 1985 Chairman of the Expert group Low Temperatures, CPS Committee member: 1988-1991, 2002-2006 European Physical Society: since 1986, Low Tem. Phys. Committee member since 2016 C5 IUPAP Committee on Low Temperature Physics: 1987-1993 Slovak Research and Development Agency (APVV) in Bratislava, Slovakia, member of the Council of Natural Sciences and chairman of the expert group for mathematics, informatics and physics: 2004-2007 Czech Science Foundation (GAČR): panel member since 2009, vice-chairman of the Council of Natural Sciences: 2011-2012 Member of the Scientific Board of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, 2014-2021 Member of the Charles University Scientific Board, since 2018 Editorial Board member, Journal of Low Temperature Physics: since 2009 Member and Chair (2016-18) of the Steering Committee for Int. Conf. of Quantum Fluids and Solids QFS 

Research: Experimental and theoretical studies of condensed matter physics at low temperatures, superfluidity and superconductivity, low temperature thermometry, fluid dynamics, properties of two-dimensional systems, classical and quantum heat transport and turbulence. Coauthor of 180+ original research papers registered on Web of Science, including publications in high impact journals such as Nature (2), PNAS (4), Physical Review Letters (12), Physical Review B, E, Fluids (32). Over last five years cryogenic fluid dynamics: cryogenic turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard convection and two-fluid convection, superfluidity and quantum turbulence. Invited speaker at a number of international conferences (International Conferences on Low Temperature Physics LT (5 times+ Half-Plenary 2022 at LT29), Quantum Fluids and Solids (QFS) (5), European Turbulence Conference ETC13, Warsaw 2011 - Plenary, member of various International or Programme Committees, Charrman of the QFS 2016 in Prague; Director of international meetings on quantum turbulence in Trieste (2009) and Abu Dhabi (2011, 2012, 2014 and planned for 2024). Principal investigator of seven scientific projects GAČR: 20-00918S, not yet fully finished and evaluated, 17-03572S, (2017-2019), 203/11/0442 (2011-2015), 14-02005S (2014-2016), evaluated as ``successful”; 202/02/0276 (2008-2012), 202/05/0218 (2005-2007), and 202/02/0251 (2002-2004), all of them evaluated as ``excellent"