1987 and 1991, respectively. In 1994, he received his PhD from the Institute of
Terrestrial Ecology, Department of Soil Geochemistry of Swiss Federal Institute of
Technology, Switzerland. He worked for the company AQUATEST, the Czech
Republic as an expert in mathematical modeling; later, he became Director of
Research and Development of AQUATEST company. In 2004, he joined Technical
University of Liberec, Faculty of Mechatronics, Informatics and Interdisciplinary
Studies, the Czech Republic. In 2007, he habilitated with a thesis “The use of
elemental Fe nanoparticles for reduction of contaminants in-situ.” Since 2012 he
has worked at the Institute for Nanomaterials, Advanced Technology and Innovation
(CxI), Technical University of Liberec, the Czech Republic as the Director of
Research and Head of Department of Nanomaterials in the Natural Sciences. In
2014, he became Professor of applied sciences in engineering. He leads a team of
more than 40 scientists and participates in international and national projects, mostly
aimed at applications of new remedial methods. In the project NANOREM (large
collaborative project of 7. FP EU), he was responsible for a work package of zerovalent iron research and production. His research interests include the description
and application of nanotechnologies and nanomaterials in remediation technologies,
risks of nanomaterials, and other in situ remediation technologies. He is the author of
over 130 scientific papers in international scientific journals and proceedings recognized by WOS. He participated in more than 50 international conferences including
several invited lectures. He is the author of five books or book chapters, five patents,
and several other applied results including verified technologies, utility models, and
prototypes. His WOS papers have received a total number of 1900 citations and his
H-index has reached 21.
Institute for Nanomaterials, Advanced Technology and Innovation, Technical University of Liberec, Liberec, Czech Republic
Prof. Radek Zbořil received his PhD from Palacký University Olomouc, the
Czech Republic in 2000. He was on different fellowships at, e.g., the University of
Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA, or the University of Tokyo, Japan. Since 2010
he has been a professor at Palacký University Olomouc and the General Director of
the Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials. In 2011, he received
an award from the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic
for an outstanding performance in research, experimental development, and innovations. Professor Zbořil is the principal investigator of more than 30 national and
international projects with the total funds of over EUR 64 million allocated to
Palacký University Olomouc. Professor Zbořil is the author and co-author of more
than 520 papers. His publications have received over 23,000 citations and his
H-index has reached 66. Professor Zbořil features on the Highly Cited Researchers
2018 list. His research interests include nanomaterials—iron, iron oxide, noble
metals, carbon-based (graphene derivatives, carbon dots) nanostructures, magnetic
nanoparticles, and hybrid systems and their advanced nanoarchitecture and applications in water treatment; energy materials; antimicrobial technologies; catalysis;
biosensing; medicine (MRI, drug delivery); and biotechnologies. Professor Zbořil
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Terrestrial Ecology, Department of Soil Geochemistry of Swiss Federal Institute of
Technology, Switzerland. He worked for the company AQUATEST, the Czech
Republic as an expert in mathematical modeling; later, he became Director of
Research and Development of AQUATEST company. In 2004, he joined Technical
University of Liberec, Faculty of Mechatronics, Informatics and Interdisciplinary
Studies, the Czech Republic. In 2007, he habilitated with a thesis “The use of
elemental Fe nanoparticles for reduction of contaminants in-situ.” Since 2012 he
has worked at the Institute for Nanomaterials, Advanced Technology and Innovation
(CxI), Technical University of Liberec, the Czech Republic as the Director of
Research and Head of Department of Nanomaterials in the Natural Sciences. In
2014, he became Professor of applied sciences in engineering. He leads a team of
more than 40 scientists and participates in international and national projects, mostly
aimed at applications of new remedial methods. In the project NANOREM (large
collaborative project of 7. FP EU), he was responsible for a work package of zerovalent iron research and production. His research interests include the description
and application of nanotechnologies and nanomaterials in remediation technologies,
risks of nanomaterials, and other in situ remediation technologies. He is the author of
over 130 scientific papers in international scientific journals and proceedings recognized by WOS. He participated in more than 50 international conferences including
several invited lectures. He is the author of five books or book chapters, five patents,
and several other applied results including verified technologies, utility models, and
prototypes. His WOS papers have received a total number of 1900 citations and his
H-index has reached 21.
Institute for Nanomaterials, Advanced Technology and Innovation, Technical University of Liberec, Liberec, Czech Republic
Prof. Radek Zbořil received his PhD from Palacký University Olomouc, the
Czech Republic in 2000. He was on different fellowships at, e.g., the University of
Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA, or the University of Tokyo, Japan. Since 2010
he has been a professor at Palacký University Olomouc and the General Director of
the Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials. In 2011, he received
an award from the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic
for an outstanding performance in research, experimental development, and innovations. Professor Zbořil is the principal investigator of more than 30 national and
international projects with the total funds of over EUR 64 million allocated to
Palacký University Olomouc. Professor Zbořil is the author and co-author of more
than 520 papers. His publications have received over 23,000 citations and his
H-index has reached 66. Professor Zbořil features on the Highly Cited Researchers
2018 list. His research interests include nanomaterials—iron, iron oxide, noble
metals, carbon-based (graphene derivatives, carbon dots) nanostructures, magnetic
nanoparticles, and hybrid systems and their advanced nanoarchitecture and applications in water treatment; energy materials; antimicrobial technologies; catalysis;
biosensing; medicine (MRI, drug delivery); and biotechnologies. Professor Zbořil
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