prof. RNDr.

Jan Franců

CSc.

FME, IM DMA – Professor

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prof. RNDr. Jan Franců, CSc.

Curriculum vitae

Education and academic qualification

  • 1971-09-01 - 1976-08-31

    Prague
    Study of Mathematics, specialization of Mathematical Analysis at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague.
    employment type 100 %

  • 1977-09-01 - 1980-08-31

    Prague
    Doctoral study at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague.
    employment type 100 %

Additional information:

6.12.1978: the RNDr. degree, FMP, Charles University in Prague

  • 10.12.1981: the CSc. degree (PhD), FMP Charles University in Prague
  • 1.6.1993: the doc. degree (associate professor in mathematical analysis), Faculty of Science, Masaryk University in Brno
  • 1.11.2005: the prof. degree (full professor in aplied mathematics), Brno University of Technology

Career overview

  • 1980-1988: Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Research Worker
  • 1989-1990: Regional Computing Center, BUT, Research Worker,
  • since 1990: Institute of Mathematics, Faculty Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology
  • 1990: Research Worker
  • 1990-1994: Assistant Professor
  • 1994-2005: Associate Professor
  • since 2005: Full Professor

Pedagogic activities

  • Teaching of mathematical subjects at FMP, Charles University in Prague (1978-1980) and at Faculty of Science, Masaryk Univerisity in Brno (1980-1995), supervising 6 diploma papers
  • BSC study programme at FME BUT: Mathematics 1, 2, 3, 4 and Numerical Methods
  • BSC and MSC study programme, study branch Mathematical Engineering: Partial Differential Equations, Functional Analysis I, Modern Methods of Solving Differential Equations, Introduction to TeX
  • Creating of 3 new subjects for Mathematical Engineering, 2 subjects for PhD study at FME BUT and 3 lecture notes for these subjects
  • Supervised 10 diploma papers and 5 PhD students
  • Supervisor of 6 Ph.D. students
  • Teaching of courses: Partial Differential Equations and Nonlinear Operator Theory for Diploma courses at ICTP (International Centre for Theoretical Physics) in Trieste (1993-1996)
  • Teacher of courses in Erasmus Teacher Mobility program in Paris and Gothenburg.

Scientific activities

  • Modeling of heterogeneous media with periodic structure, particularly composite materials (homogenization of partial differential equations, homogenization of linear elasticity equations, homogenization of evolution equations with hysteresis operator)
  • Mathematical modeling in fluid dynamics (melt flow during production of single crystal by Czochralski method, flow in vaneless machines)
  • Nonlinear functional analysis methods suitable for mathematical modeling (monotone operators, weakly continuous operators, two-scale convergence)

University activities

  • 2003-2007: head of the Applied Analysis Department, Institute of Mathematics, FME BUT
  • 2004: organized the inter-state round of SVOČ - Competition for the Best Student Scientific Paper in Mathematics at FME BUT,
  • 2005: organized the Memorial Seminar to 80th Aniversary of Professor Miloš Zlámal
  • 2006: organized the Seminar to 70th Birthday of Professor Alexander Ženíšek,
  • since 2006: member of the Editorial Board of VUTIUM Press
  • kontact person of bilateral Erasmus project - student and teacher mobility:  since 2003 University P. and M. Curie Paris 6 (France), since 2005 Chalmers University of Technology  Gotheburg (Sweden)
  • 2005: organized the Memorial Seminar to 90th Aniversary of Professor Miloš Zlámal

 

Non-University activities

  • 1982-2002: secretary of Brno branch of the Union of Czechoslovak Mathematicians and Physicists
  • since 1992: ember of Editorial Board of scientifical journal Applications of Mathematics
  • since 1993: member of Board of Czech Mathematical Society
  • since 2000: member of Jury for competitions SVOČ (Competition for the Best Student Scientific Paper in Mathematics).
  • since 2003: member of state examination board at Silesian University in Opava
  • Erasmus - Teachers Mobility:
  • 2004, 2007, 2009: University P. M. Curie Paris-6                 
  • 2006, 2011: Chalmers University Gotheburg (Sweden)
  • 2007, 2008 opponent of two Ph.D. dissertations on Mid-Sweden Univerzity in Ostersund (Sweden)
  • opponent of Ph.D. papers at FMPI UK Bratislava, IM SAV Bratislava, MI SU Opava, opponent of habilition paper at FMP UK Prague
  • member of committees at FMP UK Prague, FMPI UK Bratislava...

Prizing by scientific community

  • 1980: Price of the Czech Literary Fund for scientific paper
  • 2002: Merited member of the Union of Czech Mathematicians and Physicists

Projects

  • Project of Fond for Development of Higher Education: Support of interfaculty study of Mathematical Engineering (1994, applicant)
  • Grant Agency of the Czech Republic: 201/95/1557 Mathematical Modelling of Engineering problems (1995-96, co-worker)
  • Grant Agency of the Czech Republic: 201/97/0153 Mathematical Modelling of some nonlinear problems in Continuum Mechanics (1997-99, co-worker)
  • Grant Agency of the Czech Republic: 201/00/0557 Mathematical modelling of some problems in Continuum mechanics (2000-2002, co-worker)
  • Grant Agency of the Czech Republic: 201/03/0570 Mathematical modelling of some problems in Continuum mechanics (2003-2005, co-workes)
  • Grant Agency of the Czech Republic: 201/08/0874 Mathematical problems of modelling composite materials (2008-2010, applicant)

Sum of citations (without self-citations) indexed within ISI Web of Knowledge

15

Sum of other citations (without self-citations)

36