prof. Ing.
Jan Čechal
Ph.D.
CEITEC, RG-1-13 – Head
+420 54114 9274
jan.cechal@ceitec.vutbr.cz
Curriculum vitae
Education and academic qualification
- 2023, Professor of Applied Physics: Brno University of Technology
- 2014, Habilitation in Applied Physics: Brno University of Technology
- 2006, Ph.D.: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Specialization: Physical and Material engineering
- 2001, Master degree in engineering: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Specialization: Physical engineering
Career overview
- 2018 - present: Research Group Leader, CEITEC BUT, Czech Republic.
- 2014 - present: associate professor, Institute of Physical Engineering, Brno University of Technology
- 2012 - 2017: Researcher, CEITEC, Brno University of Technology
- 2008 - 2014: assistant professor, Institute of Physical Engineering, Brno University of Technology
- 2010-2012: scietific post-doctoral fellow, Max-Planck-Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany.
- 2005 - 2007: technical staff, Institute of Physical Engineering, Brno University of Technology
Pedagogic activities
- 2006-2009, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020-2021: Surfaces and thin films (biannually, Lectures, TA)
- 201-: Microscopy and Spectroscopy;
- 2014-: Nanostructure Diagnostics;
- 2012 - 2020: Theoretical and continuum mechanics (TA)
- 2005-2009, 2012-: Selected chapters from physics I, physics II, and physics for Bachelors' students
- 2005 – 2009, 2012 – Physics I, II (Mechanics, Electricity, Lectures, TA)
- 2009 Quantum and statistical physics (TA)
- 2002-2005, 2007, 2013- Physics I, II (TA)
Scientific activities
- Molecular self-assembly procesess at surfaces.
- Studies on fundamental processes taking place during surface nanostructures growth. Selective growth of metallic materials on locally modified surfaces.
- Analysis of surfaces and thin films by XPS and SR-PES. Preparation and characterisation of thin films.
- Scanning tunneling microscopy
Academic internships abroad
- 2010 - 2012: Max-Planck-Institute for Solid State Research, Marie Curie Fellowship.
- 2003, 2004: 5 and 8 weeks at Material Science Beamline, Elettra Synchrotron Light Laboratory, Trieste.
- 2000: 4 monts (ERASMUS) at University of Salford (UK).
Projects
- 2017 – 2019 Self-assembled layers of molecular nano-magnets on graphene on metal and dielectric substrates, MEYS, InterCost programme, Czech Republic (Principal Investigator, 74 kEur)