Permanent address: K Horomericum 1185/57, Prague 6 – Suchdol, 165 00, Czech Republic
Workplace address: Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Kamycka 957, Prague 6- Suchdol, 165 00, Czech Republic
Phone: +420 224 382 731
Mobile: + 420 732 342 753
E-mail: hanc@af.czu.cz
Educational background
1998 – 2003 PhD study – Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (PhD theses on heavy metals in sewage sludge)
1991 – 1995 Master study - Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
1986 – 1990 Comprehensive school
Work experiences
From 2016 - to present, Associate Professor, Department of Agro-Environmental Chemistry and Plant Nutrition, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
From 1997 – 2015, Assistant Professor, Department of Agro-Environmental Chemistry and Plant Nutrition, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
From 2000 – 2010, Secretary of the Commission of Plant Nutrition in the Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
From 2005 – present, professional cooperation with civic associations active in the field of prevention of waste and waste management
From 2007 – present, Member of Czech Biogas Association CzBA
From 2009 – present, Lecturer of Institute for Local Administration - training of officials in the field of waste management
From 2013 – present, Member of the Working Group of the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic focused on the use of biodegradable waste
2020 - present, professional cooperation with the National Pedagogical Institute of the Czech Republic
Membership in the following international scientific societies:
- International Society for Horticultural Science
- European Society for Agronomy
- International Humic Substances Society
- European Federation of Biotechnology (Environmental Biotechnology Division)
Teaching activities
- The issue of Waste Management - Classes for students of the Czech University of Life Sciences (in Czech and English), for employees of state administration, local government and businesses
- The area of Agro-Environmental Chemistry and Plant Nutrition - Classes for students of the Czech University of Life Sciences (in Czech and English)
I am the guarantor of the bachelor's study program Landscape Protection and the Use of Natural Resources and the master's program Waste Technology.
Research activities
My research and publication activities are focused on the management of biowaste and knowledge of processes during composting and vermicomposting (using earthworms). Individually or as a co-author I have published over 170 scientific and professional articles. More than 40 of them are displayed on Web of Science with 450 citations (without self-citations). Researcher ID: U-8984-2019. H-index is 13.
I presented selected papers orally at international conferences, e.g. in Hong Kong (2011, 2013, 2015 - Chairman of the Composting Section), China (Beijing, 2012, Shanghai, 2018), USA (2017), South Africa (2016), Malaysia (2018), Greece (2010 and 2018), Spain (2018), Hungary (2014), etc.
I also participated in the creation and development of patents, utility models and industrial designs, certified methodologies, functional model and proven technology. I am a co-author of a book on composting and composting plants.
From 2009 to 2013 I was the principal investigator and coordinator of the research project on „Optimization of farm vermicomposting technology“. For the research in the field of vermicomposting of biowaste I was awarded the Minister of Agriculture Award for the best realized result of research and experimental development in 2014. I was the principal investigator of the research project of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic „Legislative footings for greater application of composts, especially vermicompost, on agricultural land” (2015-2018) as well as a member of the research team dealing with the 7th European Framework Project „Biofector” (2013-2017). I am currently the principal investigator and coordinator of the research project “Use of Vermicomposting to eliminate micropollutants for safe application of sewage sludge on agricultural land” (2019-2023) and the researcher of the project “Diversification and strengthening the competitiveness of aquaculture by promoting aquaponics as an innovative technology for agricultural food production (2021-2025).
Chosen publications
Hanc, A., Hrebeckova, T., Plíva, P., Cajthaml, T. 2020. Vermicomposting of sludge from a malt house. Waste Management 118: 232-240
Hanc, A., Enev, V., Hrebeckova, T., Klucakova, M., Pekar, M. 2019. Characterization of humic acids in a continuous-feeding vermicomposting system with horse manure. Waste Management 99 : 1-11.
Hanc, A., Hrebeckova, T., Kuzel, S. 2019. Vermicomposting of distillery residues in a vertical-flow windrow system. Waste and Biomass Valorization 10 (12): 3647-3657.
Hanc, A., Boucek, J., Svehla, P., Dreslova, M., Tlustos P. 2017. Properties of vermicompost aqueous extracts prepared under different conditions. Environmental Technology, 38: 1428-1434.
Hanc, A., Castkova T., Kuzel, S., Cajthaml, T. 2017. Dynamics of a vertical-flow windrow vermicomposting system. Waste Management & Research 35: 1121-1128.
Hanc, A., Ochecova, P., Vasak, F. 2017. Changes of parameters during composting of bio-waste collected over four seasons. Environmental Technology, 38: 1751-1764.
Hanc, A., Dreslova, M. 2016. Effect of composting and vermicomposting on properties of particle size fractions. Bioresource Technology, 217: 186-189.
Hanc, A., Vasak, F. 2015. Processing separated digestate by vermicomposting technology using earthworms of the genus Eisenia. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 12: 1183-1190.
Hanc, A., Chadimova, Z. 2014. Nutrient recovery from apple pomace waste by vermicomposting technology. Bioresource Technology, 168: 240-244.
Hanc, A., Szakova, J., Ochecova, P. 2014. Differences in the mobility of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn during composting of two types of household bio-waste collected in four seasons. Bioresource Technology, 168: 204-213.
Hanc, A., Pliva, P. 2013. Vermicomposting technology as a tool for nutrient recovery from kitchen bio-waste. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, 15: 431-439.
Hanc, A., Szakova, J., Svehla, P. 2012. Effect of composting on the mobility of arsenic, chromium and nickel contained in kitchen and garden waste. Bioresource Technology, 126: 444-452.
Hanc, A., Novak, P., Dvorak, M., Habart, J., Svehla, P. 2011. Composition and parameters of household bio-waste in four seasons. Waste Management, 31: 1450-1460.
Research stay abroad
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2004
University of Oslo and waste company Lindum, Norway, 2014
University of Iceland, Iceland, 2015
Further education
Socrates Intensive Programme "Rhisosphere Management in Environmental Technologies & Organic Farming" - University of Agricultural Science, Vienna, Austria; Limburg Universitair Centrum, Belgium; Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet, Sweden; Univerza Ljubljani, Slovenia; Liverpool John Moores University, U.K.
Completion of the course "Improving pedagogical competencies for teachers"
The passing rate of lifelong learning "Waste Management" organized by the Institute of Chemical Technology Prague
Knowledge of languages
English (active); Russian (graduation exam); German (passive)
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