Published: 02.12.2020
Every year, students from FChT Departments produce a number of high-quality dissertations in the area of science and research. This was also the case of the previous academic year. Of the large amount of interesting and high-quality dissertations, four outstanding papers were awarded. The Dean of the Faculty Prof. Petr Kalenda decided to acknowledge the authors of these exceptional dissertations by presenting the Students’ Prize including a financial reward.
The graduate Ing. Michaela Janečková, Ph.D. originally completed her bachelor’s degree in Clinical biology and chemistry and in her follow-up master’s degree focused on Analytical chemistry. At the Department of Analytical Chemistry, she decided to take up her doctoral degree in Analytical chemistry under supervision of Prof. Ing. Karel Ventura, CSc. In her research, she developed a methodology for determining several groups of substances, such as amino acids, group B vitamins or formaldehyde. In the experimental part she validated the methods for real sample analysis. She successfully defended her dissertation entitled “Isotachophoretic determination of biologically active compounds – analysis of pharmaceuticals and dietary supplements”.
Another successful student at the Department of Analytical Chemistry was Ing. Jitka Klikarová, Ph.D. She used and deepened her knowledge gained during her bachelor’s and follow-up master’s degree in her doctoral study of Analytical chemistry under supervision of Doc. Ing. Lenka Česlová, Ph.D. In her dissertation she focused on the development of analytical methods for determining selected biologically active substances in various matrices. Using liquid chromatography, she explained the phenolic profile of Italian extra virgin olive oils, as well as the amino acid profile of Czech mead, which can be used to check product quality or detect possible adulteration. The last type of samples included the much-discussed energy drinks, in which the controversial taurine amino acid was investigated. She successfully defended her dissertation entitled “Development of modern analytical methods for analysis of biologically active substances”.
The graduate Ing. Iva Charamzová, Ph.D. started her bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and Technical Chemistry, which is a solid starting point for most fields of study in the follow-up master’s degree. During the subsequent stage of her study she decided for Organic coatings and paints which provided a solid platform for her doctoral degree. At the Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry under supervision of Prof. Ing. Jaromír Vinklárek, Dr. she took up Surface engineering and focused on the preparation of new vanadium complexes suitable as driers for alkyd-based paints and on the study of their catalytic effect during the self-oxidation process of alkyd resins. In the experimental part of the paper she used methods such as infrared spectroscopy, electron paramagnetic resonance, moncrystal X-ray structural analysis and mass spectrometry. Her successfully defended dissertation was entitled “Investigation of vanadium complexes suitable as driers for alkyd-based paints”.
The bachelor’s degree of Ing. Jan Bartáček, Ph.D. was Chemistry and technical chemistry. In his follow-up master’s degree, he studied Organic chemistry, which became the starting point for his further scientific and academic career. At the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Technology his dissertation was supervised by Prof. Ing. Miloš Sedlák, DrSc. in the field of Organic chemistry. In his work he focused on the catalytic activity of prepared pearl-like copolymers intended for Sharpless epoxidation of cinnamyl alcohols. The conclusion of the first part of the paper was that the achieved enantioselectivity, yields and recyclability in these compounds were superior to previously published values. The second part of the paper focused on the issue of palladium catalysed asymmetric 1,4-addition of arylboronic acids to conjugated cyclic enones. The author managed to prepare the first heterogeneous and at the same time recyclable catalyst for this significant reaction. His successfully defended dissertation was entitled “Immobilized catalysts for the enantioselective reactions on activated double bonds”.
Congratulations to all of the award winners and wishing them good health, fortune and every success!
Mgr. Lucie Stříbrná, Ph.D.
Vice-Dean of the Faculty
