Born in 1950,
Research fields: Solar atmosphere: flares, prominences,
coronal loops, chromospheric structure; Non-LTE radiative
transfer: numerical methods for multilevel problems, partial
frequency redistribution, accelerated lambda iteration
techniques; Model atmospheres: structure and dynamics of the
chromosphere and flares, physics of isolated plasma
structures (loops, prominences, chromospheric network);
Radiation-hydrodynamics: time-dependent non-LTE problems,
energy balance, heating mechanisms; Spectral diagnostics: MFS
observations, analysis of optical and UV spectra,
semi-empirical models. 1974 graduated from the Faculty of
Mathematics and Physics of Charles University in Prague,
1982 PhD in astrophysics, 1993 DSc in astrophysics, staff
member of the Astronomical Institute, Head of the Solar
Physics Department. Since 1986 external lecturer on Stellar
Atmospheres at Charles University, member of the Supervisory
Board for PhD students at Charles University. Visiting
professor at the Universite de Paris (Orsay) and Observatoire
de Meudon. In 1995 six months stay at Observatoire de Meudon.
Close collaboration with IAS Orsay, Observatoire de Paris,
Wroclaw University, MPA Garching and others.
