Research group of molecular spectroscopy
Head of the group:
Prof. Ing. Karel Volka, Ph.D.
Staff:
Prof. Dr. RNDr. Pavel Matějka
Assoc. Prof. Ing. Vladimír Setnička, Ph.D.
Ing. Martin Člupek, Ph.D.
Mgr. Iryna Gončarová, Ph.D.
Ing. Vadym Prokopec, Ph.D.
Mgr. Alla Synytsya, Ph.D.
Cooperation:
Prof. Marie Urbanová
(Dpt. Physics and Measurements)
Technical staff:
Bohumír Vaňas
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Post-graduate students:
Ing. Marcela Dendisová
Ing. Minh Do Thi
Ing. Tomáš Hrubý
Ing. Alžběta Kokaislová
Ing. Jana Novotná
Ing. Pavlína Novotná
Mgr. Sergey Orlov
Ing. Michal Tatarkovič
Under-graduate students:
Bc. Zuzana Cieslarová
Bc. Milena Kalhousová
Bc. Lenka Kouklová
Bc. Václav Čmolík
Bc. Martin Špergl
Bc. Danuše Vavřinová
Lukáš Havránek
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Research focus
What are we concerned to?
Molecular spectroscopy comprises a broad range of spectral methods
which can be used for qualitative, quantitative as well as for structural analysis
of molecules. Methods of vibrational spectroscopy, including infrared spectrometry (FTIR),
Raman scattering and vibrational circular dichroism (VCD), and NMR spectrometry are the main
topics of our research group. They are supplemented by absorption spectrometry,
molecular spectrofluorimetry and electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectrometry in
the visible and ultraviolet range.
We pay attention to biospectroscopy, both on the level
of analysis of natural biological materials and on the level of model systems
of interacting mostly chiral biomolecules. We study plant materials with the aim
to develop methods suitable pro environmental monitoring, as well as animal
tissues considering biomedicinal applications. For individual types of experiments,
we design and construct novel types of cells and other accessories.
Besides the measurement techniques we pay interest to the development of spectral
data processing using modern multivariate chemometric methods.
We collaborate deeply with the other groups of the department,
in particular with the group of molecular recognition. We concentrate
on the structural analysis of layers deposited on solid-state supports.
Furthermore, we study intra- and inter-molecular interactions, formation of
complexes and associates. That means, we study generally the structure of
supramolecular systems, especially for chiral molecules.
Join our group!
If you are interested in our topics, do not hesitate to contact
Prof. Volka, Assoc. Prof. Urbanová or
Assoc. Prof. Matějka
Publications
Grants
- Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport - Research Project
Title: Physicochemical method of analysis and description of chemical systems and biosystems
Period: 2005 - 2009
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