The 2010 Prize

Applications

1. Ing. Vaclav Klika, Ph.D. (1983) presented the thesis Towards long-term prediction of tissue remodelling defended in October 2009 at the Czech Technical University
2. Mgr. Petr Marek, Ph.D. (1981) presented the thesis Non-classicality of quantum states: decoherence and purification defended in July 2009 at the Queen's University of Belfast
3. Ing. Ondrej Turek, Ph.D. (1982) presented the thesis Schroedinger operators on metric graphs defended in December 2009 at the Czech Technical University
4. Ing. Matej Tusek, Ph.D. (1982) presented the thesis Spectral Analysis of Two-Dimensional Quantum Models defended in December 2009 at the Czech Technical University

Jury

• Prof. RNDr. Jiri Horejsi, DrSc., chair
• Prof. RNDr. Peter Presnajder, DrSc.
• Prof. Dr. Simone Warzel

The verdict

At its closing session on November 29, 2010, the jury decided to award the main prize to

• Mgr. Petr Marek, Ph.D.
  for the thesis Non-classicality of quantum states: decoherence and purification which made important contributions to the problem of decoherence of quantum states in the context of quantum information protocols, in particular for a study of the entanglement properties of a new class of nonclassical states.

The jury also decided to give a honourable mention to the thesis of

• Ing. Vaclav Klika, Ph.D.
  entitled Towards long-term prediction of tissue remodelling containing interesting theoretical studies within the framework of non-equilibrium thermodynamics that concern a possible coupling of mechanical loading and chemical reactions in tissues. These theoretical results may find applications in medicine.