Rudolf Zahradník#
Sadly, this member passed away. | |
Membership Number: | 1935 |
Membership type: | ORDINARY |
Section: | CHEMICAL SCIENCES |
Elected: | 1999 |
Main Country of Residence: | CZECH REPUBLIC |
Rudolf Zahradník passed away October 31, 2020.
Positions Held
- First director of the J Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry
- 1993 - 2001 President of the Czech Academy of Sciences
- 1994 - 1997 Founding chairman of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic
Fields of Scholarship
- Quantum chemistry
- Molecular spectroscopy
Honours and Awards
- 1998 Czech Republic's Medal of Merit in 1998
- 1999 Austrian Decoration for Science and Art
- 1993 Doctorate honoris causa from the TU Dresden and University of Fribourg
- 1994 Doctorate honoris causa from University of Pardubice
- 1996 Doctorate honoris causa from Georgetown University
- 1998 Doctorate honoris causa from Charles University
- 1998 Doctorate honoris causa from Clarkson University