On the occasion of the Dies academicus, the Rector awarded important personalities, scientists, and successful students in various categories. This year, the Rector's Award in physics for outstanding students of MU doctoral study programs was awarded to Július Vida. Congratulations!
Dies Academicus took place on 23 May 2024 in the auditorium of the Faculty of Law. The rector of Masaryk University, Prof. Martin Bareš, awarded personalities who help spread a good name for the entire university. The Rector's Awards were given in many categories. Among the laureates were employees and students for outstanding results of their studies. You can read about all the awardees here (Czech only). For Physics, the successful laureate was Mgr. Július Vida, Ph.D.
Július Vida finished his studies this January with a successful defense of his dissertation thesis, "Application of coplanar dielectric barrier discharge for modification of printed functional coatings." He worked in the research group Plasma Nanotechnologies and Bioapplications at the Department of Plasma Physics and Technology under his supervisor, Assoc. Prof. Tomáš Homola.
CaviPlasma technology for the cleaning of wastewater from hard-to-remove pollutants wins the TA ČR Award in the category SOCIETY and also becomes the absolute winner with the title Czech Idea 2024.
Prof. Šárka Pospíšilová, a prorector for research and doctoral studies, gave awards to new MU absolvents for exceptional results during their postgraduate studies. In the physics field, two fresh graduates from the Physics departments were awarded: Dr. Michal kiaba and Dr. Matej Kosiba.
