Petr Klán
Professor of organic chemistry
Contact
Department of Chemistry and RECETOX
Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5/A8, 625 00 Brno, Czech republic
E-mail: klan(at)sci.muni.cz
Phone: +420-54949-4856
Fax: +420-54949-2443
Education and Academic Qualifications
2007 – Professor, Masaryk University, Brno
2002 – Associate Professor (habilitation), Masaryk University, Brno
1998 – Assistant Professor, Masaryk University, Brno
1998 – Ph. D., Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA (chemistry; Prof. Peter J. Wagner)
1986 – M. S. (RNDr.), Masaryk University, Brno
Employment Summary
since 1998 – Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno
1993-1998 – Graduate assistant, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
1991-1993 – R&D position, Synthon, Netherlands at Lachema, Brno
1986-1991 – R&D position, Lachema (a former pharmaceutical company), Brno
Academic and Professional Activities
since 2023 – Member of the Alfred Bader Prize Grant Committee
since 2021 – Member of the Experientia Grant Committee
since 2021 – Associate editor of Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences
since 2020 – Member of the ChemPlusChem International Advisory Board
since 2012 – Member of the Czech Science Foundation evaluation panels
since 2017 – Member of the Committee of the Organic, Bioorganic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Branch of the Czech Chemical Society
2008-2015 – National treasurer of European Photochemistry Association
since 2003 – Member of the Scientific Board of the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno
2003-2010 – Vice-dean for research, development, foreign relations, and doctoral studies, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno
Awards
2024 – The MUNI Scientist Award for outstanding research results (Masaryk University, Brno)
2022 – The Minister of Health's award for health research and development (awared by Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic)
2022 – The MUNI Scientist Award for outstanding research results (Masaryk University, Brno)
2017 – Elected member of the The Learned Society of the Czech Republic
2014 – The Rudolf Lukeš Prize (awarded by the Czech Chemical Society)
2013 – The Award of the President of the Czech Science Foundation
2009 – The Rector's Award for Outstanding Creative Activity (Masaryk University, Brno)
Scientific and Pedagogical Activities
Physical organic photochemistry; Mechanisms of organic reactions; Kinetic flash photolysis; Organic synthesis; Spectroscopy; Ice and snow chemistry; Environmental photochemistry.
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