Farewell and final statistics
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Photos from the last project meeting
Final seminar of the Center
Lukáš Laibl in Respekt
A brand-new article about our junior researcher Lukáš Laibl and his research on trilobites can be found the recent number of Respekt. The full version of the article is available (for subscribers) here.
Alda Vieira successfully completed her PhD
Analysis of fracturing processes leading to caldera collapse
While the final manifestations of caldera-forming eruptions can be easily observed on the Earth’s surface and are thus relatively well studied, the physical conditions and causes of caldera collapse and the mechanisms of brittle failure of the underlying rocks are still a mystery. The aim of a long-standing project by a joint team from the Faculty of Science of the UK and the Czech Technical University in Prague was to understand under what conditions the gravitational collapse of calderas occurs and what effect the shape of the underlying magma mantle, its size and depth in the Earth’s crust has. New research has shown, using a combination of geological data and mathematical modelling, that magma pressure oscillations lead to intense brittle failure in places, and therefore to a reduction in the strength of the magma crust ceiling, but that collapse and caldera formation can only occur under specific conditions.
Somr M., Žák J., Kabele P., Tomek F. (2023): Analysis of fracturing processes leading to caldera collapse. Earth-Science Reviews 241, 104413 (DOI)
Successful spring PhD conference
On April 27, 2023, we had a PhD conference of the Center with intimate and friendly atmosphere and excellent students’ presentations. The program and the book of abstracts can be downloaded from here. Thanks to the organizers!
Traditional spring PhD student conference announced
Successful completion of PhD by Kateřina Němečková
On Monday March 20, 2023, Kateřina Němečková associated to the Center for Geosphere Dynamics successfully defender her PhD thesis entitled „Detecting biomarkers of expremophiles in Martian analogues“ under the supervision of prof. Jan Jehlička. On the photo with her supervisor and one of the reviewers, prof. Peter Vandenabeele from Ghent University (Belgium) and other members of the comittee. Congratulations!
Rafael Baieta completed his PhD
On December 14, 2022, Rafael Baieta successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled “A study of the behavior of selected metals in affected environments using isotopic approach” completed under supervision of prof. Martin Mihaljevič. On the photo you find Rafael with the external reviewers Dr. Tomáš Navrátil (left) and Dr. Václav Tejnecký (right). Congratulations, Rafael!