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Surname(s)MATULA

First name(s)Svatopluk

Address of Univ.     Kamycka 129, 165 21 Prague 6, Czech Republic, EU

Professor of Soil and Water

Gender:  

 Male

Work experience

Dates

1977 - 1981 

Occupation or position held

PhD student, Czech Technical University Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Dept. of Drainage and Irrigation

Type of business or sector: University

Name of employer

Czech Technical University Prague , Fac. of Civil Eng.

Main activities and responsibilities

PhD student             Dept. of Drainage and Irrigation

Dates

1982 - 1987 

Occupation or position held

Research worker, Faculty of Civil Engineering.

Type of business or sector: University

Name of employer

Czech Technical University Prague, Fac. of Civil Eng.

Main activities and responsibilities

Computerised  Measuring Systems,  measurements of  the   different   physical properties

Dates

1987 - 1990 

Occupation or position held

Senior research worker and teacher, Soil Science - Soil Hydrology,

Drainage Systems, at the Dept. of Drainage and Irrigation

Type of business or sector: University

Name of employer

Czech Technical University Prague , Fac. of Civil Eng.

Main activities and responsibilities

Teaching and research activities:

Soil Physics, Drainage Construction and Design

Dates

1990 - 1991 

Occupation or position held

Assistant professor, Dept.  of  Soil Science and Geology

Type of business or sector: University

Name of employer

University of Agriculture Prague, Faculty of Agronomy

Main activities and responsibilities

Teaching activities:

Soil Physics, Soil Survey and Experimental Measurements

Dates

1991 - 2000 

Occupation or position held

Associate professor, Dept. of  Soil Science and Geology

Type of business or sector: University

Name of employer

University of Agriculture Prague, Faculty of Agronomy

Main activities and responsibilities

Teaching activities:

Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Soil and Water Relationship, Soil Physics, Soil Survey and Experimental Measurements, Agricultural Water Management,......

Dates

2000 – till now

Occupation or position held

Full professor, since 2009 Head of the Dept. of Water Resources

Type of business or sector

University

Name of employer

University of Life Sciences in Prague, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources

Main activities and responsibilities

Teaching activities: Soil Physics, Soil Survey, Hydrogeology, Hydropedology, Soil and Water Relationship, Water Management, Hydrology,......

Education and training

Dates

1977 - 1981 

Title of qualification awarded

PhD student, PhD

Principal subjects / occupational skills covered

Soil Physics, Soil and Water Relationship, Hydrogeology, Soil Hydrology, Water Management

Dates

1970-1976

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

Czech Technical University Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Dept. of Drainage and Irrigation,

Level in national or international classification

MSc in Civil Eng. / Water Construction and Water Management

Dates

1977-1981

PhD in Drainage and Irrigation / Soil Science - Hydropedology

Personal skills and competences

Mother tongue(s)

Czech Language

Other language(s) + Self assessment

English,

Russian, (basic knowledge),

German, (basic knowledge),                             

Dutch, (passive knowledge),

Spanish – ability to read and understand the scientific text

Relevant skills and competences for the specific project

Experience in the field of the Project:

1989 - 90 - research worker and external teacher of Soil Physics at the Wageningen Agricultural University, the Netherlands.

1992 -  visiting  research  worker  in  USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD, USA and visiting scientist of  the  University of Maryland, Faculty of Agronomy, College Park, MD, USA.

1995 – International Postgraduate Course on Hydrometeorology, WMO, Israel

1998 – 3 month study and research stay in Wageningen University, the Netherlands financed by EU Program TEMPUS

2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 – frequently lecturing abroad – the Netherlands, Greece, Denmark, Spain, Egypt, Turkey, Finland, Austria, USA, Finland

Scientific activities: Several scientific projects financed by Grant Agencies (national and international), IT projects for University education, E-learning projects, projects for the practice in the field of natural resources, hydrology, hydropedology, hydrogeology and environmental protection, supervising, expert knowledge for the court, advising service. All those activities dealing with soil science, hydrogeology, environmental protection, water management, hydrology.

In  2006 – 2008  involved in 6th FP of the Europea Union – WATERMAN

Now EU project EDUWAT in Syria and  EU-HYDI – European project – Ispra, Italy.

Computer literacy:             Pascal, Fortran, Turbobasic, Visual Basic as the languages for programming

                                               Windows XP, Word, Excel, Excess, other  use of MS Office, .........

Additional information

Academic positions:

1991 - 1992 –    Vice-dean of the Faculty of Agronomy, Czech University of Agriculture, Prague

2000 – 2003 –   Vice-dean of the Faculty of Agronomy, Czech University of  Agriculture, Prague

2003 – 2010  – Vice-dean of the Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague. Responsibility: International Relations and Information Technologies

2009 – till now - Head of the Dept. of Water Resources, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague

Leading positions:              1991 - till now - the head of several research teams -  running projects of the

Czech and International Grant Agencies, students’ supervisor in the CR and abroad (Austria, Ethiopia), international lecturer abroad

- regular teacher in BSc program Soil and Water Relationship in Finland since 2004, regular teacher of the MSc Programme / courses Soil and Water Relationship and Hydrogeology for the Programme Natural Resources and Environment - in English

Membership in professional societies: British Soil Science Society, Soil Science Society of America, International Union of Soil Science, Czech Agric. Academy of  Science, Czech Soil Science Society, ICID, European Geosciences Union

Date    24/2/2012