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Neuron Awards 2015

During the Neuron Science Future evening we announced the names of five new holders of the Neuron Award for Young Scientists. This honour was presented every year to scientists under 40 for outstanding scientific results. Along with the award, the laureates received cheques totalling 1,250,000 crowns in recognition of their work so far. On the second evening, 1 December 2015, the Neuron Awards for Contribution to World Science were presented at the Profesní dům on Malostranské náměstí to the best Czech scientists, whose research has significantly advanced world scientific knowledge and who have left an indelible mark on science.

Laureates

  • prof. PhDr. Ivo Možný, CSc.

    Social sciences

    prof. PhDr. Ivo Možný, CSc.

    Neuron Award for Contribution to World Science 2015 – social sciences He studies the development of the modern European family and its reproduction in a society in transformation.

  • prof. RNDr. Eduard Feireisl, DrSc.

    Mathematics

    prof. RNDr. Eduard Feireisl, DrSc.

    Neuron Award for Contribution to World Science 2015 – mathematics He works on a theory that will make it possible to study models of flowing liquids.

  • prof. Petr Hořava, Ph.D.

    Physics

    prof. Petr Hořava, Ph.D.

    Neuron Award for Contribution to World Science 2015 – physics He works mainly on string theory.

  • Mgr. Tomáš Cvrček, Ph.D.

    Social sciences

    Mgr. Tomáš Cvrček, Ph.D.

    Neuron Impuls holder 2015 – social sciences The aim of Tomáš Cvrček's project is to create a comprehensive public database, the Central European Historical Microdata Center (CEHMC), which will collect, process and open up such data for Central and Eastern Europe to international researchers and to the general public.

  • RNDr. Jana Dobrovolná, Ph.D.

    Medicine

    RNDr. Jana Dobrovolná, Ph.D.

    Neuron Impuls holder 2015 – medicine She developed a unique method that makes it possible to isolate R-loops and identify the proteins involved in their metabolism. Her research may reveal new biomarkers of pre-cancerous lesions and so make early detection easier.

  • RNDr. Vít Jelínek, Ph.D.

    Mathematics

    RNDr. Vít Jelínek, Ph.D.

    Neuron Impuls holder 2015 – mathematics His research connects combinatorics, theoretical computer science and discrete geometry.

  • RNDr. Jan Vybíral, Ph.D.

    Mathematics

    RNDr. Jan Vybíral, Ph.D.

    Neuron Impuls holder 2015 – mathematics He works on the theoretical analysis and the practical application of compressed sensing methods.

  • doc. Mgr. Richard Štefl, Ph.D.

    Chemistry

    doc. Mgr. Richard Štefl, Ph.D.

    Neuron Impuls holder 2015 – chemistry The human genome contains a vast number of non-coding genes, the missing link for understanding many cellular mechanisms and diseases. It is this “dark matter of the genome” that is the subject of Richard Štefl's project.

  • Mgr. Anna Fučíková, Ph.D.

    Physics

    Mgr. Anna Fučíková, Ph.D.

    Neuron Impuls holder 2015 – physics She studies semiconductor nanoparticles and their optical properties. The results of her research and its further development should find use as phosphors for LEDs and solar cells, or as fluorescent labels in biology and elsewhere.

  • PhDr. Petr Koura, Ph.D.

    Social sciences

    PhDr. Petr Koura, Ph.D.

    Neuron Award for Young Scientists 2015 – social sciences A historian specialising in Czech political and cultural history of the 20th century, the history of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, memory culture and films on historical subjects.

  • doc. Ing. Jaroslav Hrabák, Ph.D.

    Medicine

    doc. Ing. Jaroslav Hrabák, Ph.D.

    Neuron Award for Young Scientists 2015 – medicine With his team he developed a procedure for identifying pan-resistant bacteria quickly and improving patients' chances of survival.

  • doc. RNDr. Stanislav Hencl, Ph.D.

    Mathematics

    doc. RNDr. Stanislav Hencl, Ph.D.

    Neuron Award for Young Scientists 2015 – mathematics A mathematician working on the theory of the deformation of bodies.

  • Dr. Ing. Jan Macák

    Chemistry

    Dr. Ing. Jan Macák

    Neuron Award for Young Scientists 2015 – chemistry A chemist who is the co-author of a world-unique method of producing nanotubes from titanium dioxide. They will find use in solar panels that are more efficient and cheaper than today's silicon ones. In medicine they can serve to filter viruses or proteins.

  • Mgr. Hynek Němec, Ph.D.

    Physics

    Mgr. Hynek Němec, Ph.D.

    Neuron Award for Young Scientists 2015 – physics A physicist who wants to contribute to the development of photovoltaic cells made of nanoparticles.

Videos and medallions

  • Medallions of the Neuron Awards 2015 laureates

Photo gallery from the awards ceremony

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