Election of the Faculty Dean
The academic community was recently invited to nominate candidates for the next Dean of our Faculty. The Election Committee subsequently discussed the nominations with the individuals concerned, of whom only two agreed to stand for election. The two candidates are Professor Jan Mareš and Associate Professor Pavel Řezanka. Both candidates will present themselves to the academic community on Thursday, 19 November, at 4:00 PM in Lecture Hall BI. The election itself is scheduled to take place at a meeting of the Academic Senate of the Faculty of Chemical Engineering on 27 November 2026.
Prof. Ing. Jan Mareš, Ph.D.
Jan Mareš has headed the Department of Mathematics, Informatics and Cybernetics since 2023. In addition to his experience managing the department and leading the OptimCyb research group, he serves on the Academic Senate of UCT Prague and its Economic Committee. His research connects artificial intelligence with clinical practice. He develops methods for analysing Raman spectra in cancer diagnostics and for the objective assessment of facial movement and gait disorders. His research on facial movement disorders involves collaboration with university hospitals in Jena and Ravenna. He has completed research stays at UCLouvain in Belgium and the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (STU). He also contributed to the development of a joint double-degree Master's programme with STU and is expanding cooperation with AGH University of Krakow. He studied Technological Process Control and earned his Ph.D. in Technical Cybernetics at the University of Pardubice. In 2024, he was appointed Professor in the field of Machine and Process Control.
Assoc. Prof. RNDr. Ing. Pavel Řezanka, Ph.D.
Pavel Řezanka graduated in Analytical Chemistry from UCT Prague (2006) and simultaneously in Organic Chemistry from the Faculty of Science at Charles University (2006), where he earned his RNDr. degree in Organic Chemistry in 2008. He completed his Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry at UCT Prague in 2010 and obtained his habilitation in the same field in 2014. He works at the Department of Analytical Chemistry at UCT Prague, where he leads the Radioanalytical Methods Research Group. Since 2018, he has served as Vice-Dean for Science and Research at the Faculty of Chemical Engineering. Among other activities, he has contributed to the reform of doctoral studies and the development of information systems supporting Ph.D. students. He is responsible for the follow-up Master's programme in Analytical and Forensic Chemistry and has previously held a similar role for a Bachelor's programme. He is a member of the UCT Prague Teachers' Club, supervises students at all levels of study, and has long been involved in supporting talented secondary school students through the Chemistry Olympiad, the KSICHT chemistry correspondence seminar, and the Běstvina summer science camp. His research is strongly interdisciplinary, combining (radio)analytical, physical, organic, forensic and (nano)materials chemistry. He has authored or co-authored more than 60 publications and participated in numerous research projects.