Iva Ambrožová - personal page

Ing. Iva Ambrožová (born Jadrníčková), Ph.D.

Affiliation

Department of Radiation Dosimetry
Nuclear Physics Institute
The Czech Academy of Sciences

Address

Na Truhlářce 39/64
180 00 Prague
Czech Republic

Contact

email: ambrozova [at] ujf.cas.cz
tel: +420 266 177 228

Field of research

Dosimetry and microdosimetry in high-energy radiation fields, including dosimetry onboard spacecraft and in heavy charged particle beams also used in radiotherapy.

Education

• 2003 - 2006: Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, field nuclear engineering, academic degree Ph.D. (dissertation thesis Spectrometry of linear energy transfer and its use in radiotherapy and radiation protection in high-energy particle fields)
• 1998 - 2003: Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, field nuclear engineering, academic degree Ing. (diploma thesis Measurement of the radiation field at the department PET radiopharmacies, ÚJV Řež)

Work experience

• October 2003 - present: Nuclear Physics Institute, Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic (PhD student, researcher)
• October 2007 – October 2008: National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Japan (postdoctoral fellow)
• March – October 2003: National Radiation Protection Institute (assistant)

Membership in scientific societies

• Czech society for radiation protection
• ICCHIBAN working group
• EURADOS working groups 11, 9, 2

Current projects

• Research Center of Cosmic Rays and Radiation Events in the Atmosphere (CRREAT)
• Metrology for advanced radiotherapy using particle beams with ultra-high pulse dose rates (UHDpulse)
• Metrology for Earth Biosphere: Cosmic rays, ultraviolet radiation and fragility of ozone shield (BIOSPHERE)
• Lunar VIcinity Complex Environmental Explorer (LVICE2)