From nanotechnology to civil engineering: BUT has eight new professors

President Petr Pavel has appointed new professors based on recommendations from the scientific councils of universities. Among the 91 honorees who received their letters of appointment on June 1, 2026, during a ceremony at Prague’s Karolinum, are eight individuals from the Brno University of Technology. New professorial titles were awarded to representatives from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, the Faculty of Civil Engineering, and CEITEC BUT. Brno University of Technology was represented at the ceremony by Vice Rector Martin Weiter.

Appointment of new professors in the Great Hall of the Karolinum. | Author: MŠMT

President Petr Pavel congratulated the newly appointed professors wished them strength, inspiration, and success, and highlighted the challenges facing the current education system. He specifically mentioned the rise of artificial intelligence, which he believes offers enormous opportunities but also serious risks. In this context, he highlighted the skills he believes are most valuable in an era of rapid technological development–critical thinking and a deep understanding of context.

Opening speech by President Petr Pavel. | Author: MŠMT

The President was followed by the Minister of Education, Youth, and Sports Robert Plaga, who in his speech to the new professors, he emphasized the connection between academic honors and responsibility. “I am firmly convinced that this ceremony will serve as an impetus and further motivation for the development of your teaching, research, and creative work,” he said.

Newly appointed professors upon the recommendation of the BUT Scientific Council

Klára Částková – Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (FME BUT)

Field: Materials Science and Engineering

Professor Částková specializes in the development of advanced ceramic materials, polymers, and composites for specific biomedical, electronic, and catalytic applications. At FME BUT, she heads the Ceramics and Polymers Department at the Institute of Materials Science and Engineering and also serves as a researcher in the Advanced Ceramic Materials group at CEITEC BUT. She is the author of dozens of highly cited publications and the course coordinator and instructor for key courses in the field of non-metallic materials. She is also the author or co-author of several functional samples, prototypes, and one patent. She is a member of the American Ceramic Society and the European Ceramic Society.

Jitka Dluhá – Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication BUT (FEEC BUT)

Field: Electrical Engineering and Communication Technologies

In her research, Professor Dluhá focuses on statistics, specializing in the identification of common patterns and the extraction of information from data. She is a faculty member at the Department of Radio Electronics at FEEC BUT, where she has developed and overseen numerous new courses in the field of data and signal analysis. She has successfully led and participated in a number of national and international projects in basic and applied research. In recent years, she has focused on frequency and time-frequency analysis of data and signals and the design of methodological procedures for analyzing common patterns in time series. She applies her research in a number of fields, including telecommunications, automation, medical data analysis, and computer vision. She maintains and develops collaborations with scientific institutions across various disciplines in the Czech Republic and abroad. She is a member of several professional organizations and serves as an editorial board member for the Radioengineering Journal.

Karel Dvořák – Faculty of Civil Engineering BUT (FCE BUT)

Field: Physical and Construction Materials Engineering

Professor Dvořák specializes in research in the field of chemistry, mineralogy, and the technology of inorganic binders based on cement, lime, and gypsum. Specifically, he focuses on the issue of mechanical activation during the synthesis of Portland clinker minerals. He also studies the use of waste materials in construction. He works at the Institute of Technology of Building Materials and Components at FCE BUT. As part of applied projects and contract research, he works closely with leading industrial partners. He is the co-author of a number of utility models and functional prototypes with direct practical applications, the author of dozens of highly cited publications, and teaches a total of eight courses in the field of construction technologies.

Vilém Neděla – FEEC BUT

Field: Electrical Engineering and Communication Technologies

Professor Neděla is an internationally recognized expert in the field of environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM) and signal electron detection. He works as a researcher at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Technology at FEEC BUT and also leads a research group at the Institute of Scientific Instruments of the Czech Academy of Sciences. For his contributions to the field, he has received prestigious awards, such as the grand prize for the best article in the journal of the Japanese Society of Microscopy and an award from the European Microscopy Society. He is the author of more than one hundred scientific articles in leading journals, a principal investigator on three dozen national and international projects, and the main organizer and lecturer of the Autumn School of Electron Microscopy, which is the largest educational event in the field worldwide.

Dinara Sobola – FEEC BUT

Field: Electrical Engineering and Communication Technologies

Professor Sobola’s research focuses on physical electronics, nanotechnology, and the characterization of materials using advanced methods. Her work in the field of multiferroic materials has gained international recognition and has practical applications in energy harvesting technologies and sensor development. Dinara Sobola works at the FEEC BUT and is also active in research programs at CEITEC BUT. She is also involved in teaching at both institutions. She participates in numerous international projects and collaborates with industry. She is the author or co-author of more than 150 published articles and conference papers, as well as practical outputs in the form of patents, functional prototypes, and software.

Karel Šuhajda – FCE BUT

Field: Building Construction

Professor Šuhajda specializes in building structural systems, structural and material solutions for building envelopes, wooden and composite structures, green roofs and facades, and issues related to building defects, rehabilitation, and reconstruction. A significant focus of his work is also the application of microwave technologies in the rehabilitation of building structures. He has served as Dean of the FCE BUT since February 2026 and is also the Deputy Head of the Institute of Building Structures. He is the academic supervisor for several bachelor’s and master’s degree programs. He is actively involved in teaching, including supervising dozens of bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral theses. He is a principal investigator on TAČR and GAČR projects and the author of dozens of publications with significant citation impact. He combines his professional expertise with practical experience as a certified engineer with ČKAIT and WTA CZ. In this role, he has prepared dozens of expert opinions and technical assessments.

Newly appointed professor upon the recommendation of the Scientific Council of the University of Defense

Jiří Maxa – FEEC BUT

Field: Mechanical Engineering and Materials

In his scientific work, Professor Jiří Maxa focuses on research into supersonic gas flow at low pressures, which is a key component of environmental electron microscopy, and he also devotes his work to external ballistics. He works at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Technology, FEEC BUT, and conducts his research in close collaboration with the Institute of Scientific Instruments of the Czech Academy of Sciences. As an expert in mathematical and physical analysis for this field, he has contributed to nine national and international projects and co-developed a humidification device for electron microscopes, which was featured on the television program Česká hlava. In the field of education, he is a pioneer in teaching modern data digitization systems, such as CAD, CAE (computer simulations for product optimization, ed. note.), and PDM (centralized technical data management, ed. note.). He has introduced a number of new courses and is the author of several university textbooks. In addition to his studies in technical sciences, Jiří Maxa also completed a distance learning program at the Faculty of Theology in Olomouc. He currently serves as a deacon in the Roman Catholic parish in Modřice.

Newly appointed professor upon the recommendation of the Scientific Council of Charles University

Lenka Zajíčková – CEITEC BUT

Field: Biophysics, Chemical and Macromolecular Physics

Professor Lenka Zajíčková has long been engaged in research on plasma technologies and surface treatment of materials. She is the head of the Plasma Technologies research group at CEITEC BUT, which investigates how plasma alters the properties of materials. A key focus of her work is so-called biointerfaces—the interfaces between materials and biological environments—where she studies the binding of biomolecules and proteins and their interactions with cells. She also works at the FEEC BUT, where she works with experimental plasma sources that cannot be operated under standard laboratory conditions. In addition to research, she is also involved in teaching, supervising student theses, and systematically building a new line of research at the intersection of plasma technologies, nanomaterials, and surface characterization. 

The appointment of new professors recognizes their long-term work, professional contributions, and significant roles in the development of individual fields and the university environment. Congratulations to all the new professors at BUT!

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