Open Positions


At this moment we do not have any funded position for PhD or Postdoc. Candidates with own funding can always contact Prof. Tomáš Polívka for opportunities. Bachelors and Masters students are encouraged to contact faculty members for thesis topics.




Thesis Offer for Undergraduate Students


If you are interested in writing your bachelor or master thesis in English under the supervision of our group member, please, contact us. For the list of thesis offer in Czech see the Czech version.




Defended theses


PhD theses

ŠEBELÍK Václav Excited State Processes in Linear Conjugated Systems Supervisor: T. Polívka, defended on: 24.09.2020

WEST Robert G. Carotenoid Excited State Processes by Femtosecond Time-Resolved Pump-Probe and Multi-Pulse Spectroscopies Supervisor: T. Polívka, defended on: 14.06.2018

KUZNETSOVA Valentyna Time-resolved spectroscopy of light-induced processes Supervisor: M. Fuciman, defended on: 18.09.2017

KESAN Gürkan Excited States of Carotenoids and Their Roles in Light Harvesting Systems Supervisor: T. Polívka, defended on: 06.02.2017

ŠLOUF Václav Protein Control Over Carotenoid Spectroscopy and Functions Supervisor: T. Polívka, defended on: 19.12.2013

CHÁBERA Pavel Excited state dynamics of carotenoids in solution and proteins Supervisor: T. Polívka, defended on: 17.06.2010



Master theses

ŠÍMOVÁ Ivana Deactivation of the Intramolecular Charge Transfer state in RC-LH1 complexes of genetically modified purple bacteria Rhodobacter sphaeroides Supervisor: V. Šlouf, defended on: 23.05.2019

ŠLOUF Václav Energy transfer pathways in the intrinsic light harvesting complex of Amphidinium carterae Supervisor: T. Polívka, defended on: 01.06.2009

KLOZ Miroslav Energy transfer pathways in reconstituted peridinin chlorophyll complexes Supervisor: T. Polívka, defended on: 02.02.2009



Bachelor theses

ŠTĚPÁNEK Jan Optical path construction for experiments of Quantum mechanics Supervisor: M. Fuciman, defended on: 21.05.2019

VELANOVÁ Hana Formation of complexes of astaxanthin with metal ions and their basic spectroscopic characterization Supervisor: H. Staleva-Musto, defended on: 21.05.2019

KUBÍK Jan Matěj Assembling, tuning and testing of a device for laser-induced cell damaging Supervisor: M. Fuciman, defended on: 21.05.2018

HOROVÁ Nikola Optimization of Supercontinuum Generation in the UV through Near IR Spectral Region Supervisor: M. Fuciman, defended on: 22.05.2017

ŠÍMOVÁ Ivana Femtosecond time-resolved spectroscopy of light harvesting complexes of photosynthetic bacteria Supervisor: V. Šlouf, defended on: 22.05.2017

JÍCHA Jaroslav New equipment for teaching physics at high school: testing, assembly and creation of manuals for experiments Supervisor: V. Šlouf, defended on: 16.01.2017

SVĚDÍNEK Tomáš Optical and optoelectronic measurement Supervisor: M. Durchan, defended on: 16.01.2017

DACHEV Marko Isolation and characterisation of light harvesting complexes from bacteria of the genus Gemmatimonas Supervisor: V. Šlouf, defended on: 16.06.2015

ŠIMONOVÁ Magdaléna Organization of preparatory seminars for participants of Physics Olympiad Supervisor: V. Šlouf, defended on: 27.05.2015

RŮŽIČKA František Preparation of Experiments for General Physics IV Laboratory Supervisor: M. Fuciman, defended on: 15.01.2015

BEDNÁŘ Jan Measurement of parameters of optical elements Supervisor: M. Fuciman, defended on: 28.05.2014

RŮŽIČKA Prokop Measurement of laser beam parameters Supervisor: M. Fuciman, defended on: 28.05.2014

VIDLÁK Karel Generation and optimization of efficiency second harmonic ultrashort pulses Supervisor: P. Hříbek, defended on: 28.05.2012

TROJÁK Josef Metering spectral profile of femtosecond white light Supervisor: T. Polívka, defended on: 26.05.2011

PAVLÍČEK Martin Measurements of nonlinear optical phenomena generated by femtosecond laser pulses. Autocorrelator Supervisor: P. Hříbek, defended on: 26.05.2008

SURYNEK Radek Measurements of nonlinear optical phenomena generated by femtosecond laser pulses. Generation supercontinuum Supervisor: P. Hříbek, defended on: 26.05.2008

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