doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Mikulášek, CSc.

Curriculum vitae

Person Identification

• doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Mikulášek, CSc.,
• born 1947, married, no children

Workplace

• Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics of the Faculty of Science of the Masaryk University in Brno, Kotlářská 2, 611 37 Brno
• Nicholas Copernicus Observatory and Planetarium in Brno, Kraví hora 2, 616 00 Brno

Employment Position

• Associate professor

Education and Academic Qualifications

• 2000: doc. (associate professor) of theoretical physics and astrophysics, The introduction into physics of stars, Masaryk University, Brno
• 1981: RNDr., astrophysics, The study of the peculiar star CQ UMa, Charles University, Prague
• 1980: CSc. (the equivalent of PhD.), The study of the peculiar star CQ UMa, Astronomical Institute of Czechoslovak Academy of Science in Ondřejov

Employment Summary

• 2000-: Masaryk University in Brno, associate professor
• 1995-2000: Masaryk University in Brno, assistent professor
• 1972-: N. Copernicus Observatory and Planetarium in Brno, director
• 1970-1972: Technical University in Brno, assistant

Pedagogical Activities

• Common Astronomy - 3/1
• Astronomical Observation - 3/1
• Introduction into Physics of Stars - 3/1
• Introduction into Physics of Stellar Systems - 3/1
• Practical Astrophysics - 2/3
• Variable stars - 2/0
• Physics of hot stars - 2/0

Scientific and Research Activities

• Principle investigator of the grant GACR 205/02/0445: "The physics of hot stars and stellar systems with hot components" (2002-4)
• Principle investigator of the project 2002/131(51): "Complex study of cool chemically peculiar stars", of the Bilateral Czech-Slovak Co-operation in Research (2002-3)
• Study of chemically peculiar stars
• Study of variable stars
• Study of optical properties of earth atmosphere
• Didactics of astrophysics and astronomy

University Activities

• Member of the Accademic Senate of Faculty 2002-5

Extrauniversity Activities

• Member of Scientific Council of the Astronomical Institute of Accademy of Science of Czech Republic in Ondrejov (since 1994)
• Member of the National Astronomical Comitee of IAU
• Member of attestation comitees of Astronomical Institutes in Ondrejov and Tatranska Lomnica (Slovakia)
• Referee of grant projects of all grant agencies in CR and SR
• Opponent of doctoral and diploma theses
• 1994-1996: member of Comission 3 - Science on Earth and Universe of Grant Agency of Accademy of Science
• 1990-2002: member of the Council of the Association of Observatories and Planetariums
• Member of editorial board of KOZMOS (Slovakia)
• 1-st clarinetist and the head of wood instruments of Symphonic orchestra of railwaymen (since 1967)
• Founder and artistic director of the ensemble Chamber Wind Harmony Brno (since 1994)

Appreciation of Science Community

• Minor planet "Mikulášek"

Selected Publications

• Mikulášek, Zdeněk - Svoreň, Ján - Žižňovský, Jozef. Atmospheric Extinction at the Brno and Skalnaté Pleso Observatories. III. Model of extinction derived for Skalnaté Pleso from IHW/IAU medium-band photometrical observation of comets in 1985-90. Contributions of the Astronomical Observatory Skalnaté Pleso, Tatranska Lomnica, Slovak Republic : Astronomický ústav SAV, 33, 1, od s. 21-28, 8 s. ISSN 1335-1842. 2003.
• Mikulášek, Zdeněk - Žižňovský, Jozef - Zverko, Juraj - Polosukhina, Nina S. Improved period of a slowly rotating cool magnetic CP star HD 188 041. Contributions of the Astronomical Observatory Skalnaté Pleso, Tatranska Lomnica, Slovak Republic : Astronomický ústav SAV, 33, 1, od s. 29-37, 9 s. ISSN 1335-1842. 2003.
• Dušek, Jiří - Mikulášek, Zdeněk. Preliminary analysis of light curves of the seven carbon stars. Contributions of the Astronomical Observatory Skalnaté Pleso, Tatranska Lomnica, Slovak Republic : Astronomický ústav SAV, 33, 1, od s. 13-17, 5 s. ISSN 1335-1842. 2003.
• Svoreň, Ján - Žižňovský, Jozef - Mikulášek, Zdeněk - Tremko, Jozef. Atmospheric Extinction Derived from Cometary Observations. In Optics of Cosmic Dust, proceedings of a NATO Advanced Research Workshop Slovak Republic. NATO Science Series. Dordrecht/Boston/London : Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002. s. 183-202. ISBN 1-4020-0819-8.
• Mikulášek, Zdeněk - Pintér, Theodor - Rybanský, Milan. Space weather and we. In 1-st international conference on applications of natural, technological and economical sciences. Szombathely, Hungary : Berzsenyi Dániel Föiskola, 2002. s. 201-204. ISBN 963 9290 68 8.
• Hric, Ladislav - Mikulášek, Zdeněk - Gális, Rudolf. Zákryt hviezdy planétkou Lictoria. In Proceedings of the Stellar Conference, Bezovec 2002. 1. vyd. Brno : B.R.N.O. - sekce pozorovatelů proměnných hvězd ČAS, 2002. s. 27-31. ISBN 1213-9300.
• Dušek, Jiří - Mikulášek, Zdeněk. Výsledky fotometrického studia sedmi uhlíkových hvězd. In Proceedings of the Stellar Conference, Bezovec 2002. 1. vyd. Brno : B.R.N.O. - sekce pozorovatelů proměnných hvězd ČAS, 2002. s. 13-17. ISBN 1213-9300.
• Mikulášek, Zdeněk. Introduction of "Elementary" O-C Values and Their Applications. In Proceedings of the 33rd Conference on Variable Stars Research, 8th-11th November 2001, Brno. Ed.: M. Zejda. Brno : Hvězdárna a planetárium M. Koperníka v Brně;, 2002. s. 117-120. ISBN 80-85 882-13-2.
• Mikulášek, Zdeněk. CQ UMa - hvězda na celý život. In Proceedings of the Stellar Conference, Bezovec 2002. 1. vyd. Brno : B.R.N.O. - sekce pozorovatelů proměnných hvězd ČAS, 2002. s. 3-8. ISBN 1213-9300.
• Mikulášek, Zdeněk - Žižňovský, Jozef. Further improvement of the period and new R light curve of CQ UMa. Information Bulletin on Variable Stars, Budapest, Hungaria : Konkoly Observatory, 2001, 5188s. 1-3. ISSN 0374 - 0676. 2001.
• Mikulášek, Zdeněk - Papoušek, Jiří - Tremko, Jozef - Žižňovský, Jozef. Atmospheric extinction at the Brno and Skalnate Pleso Observatories II. Interpretaion of Observations. Models of Extinction. Long-term and Seasonal Variations. Prediction. Contributions of the Astronomical Observatory Skalnaté Pleso, Tatranska Lomnica, Slovak Republic : Astronomický ústav SAV, 31, 2s. 90-118. ISSN 1335-1842. 2001.