Research Themes

Environmental Geochemistry

• Biogeochemical cycling of elements (with particular focus on metals and metalloids released from anthropogenic sources)
• Interactions between environmental compartments (soil, water, atmosphere, biota, waste materials)
• Isotope geochemistry and contamination tracers
• Improvement of analytical procedures/techniques in environmental

Environmental Geochemistry Group  http://egg.natur.cuni.cz/               
Group Leader: Martin Mihaljevič (mihal@natur.cuni.cz)

Members: Vojtěch Ettler, Petr Drahota, Jakub Trubač, Maria Vaňková, Marek Tuhý, Marie Fayadová

Exobiology

• Raman spectroscopy including field application of portable devices
• Exobiology and distribution of biomarkers in rocks
• Transformation of organic matter during geological processes
• Geochemistry of organic matter and carbon

Exobiology Group  http://web.natur.cuni.cz/ugmnz/exo             
Group Leader: Jan Jehlička (jehlicka@natur.cuni.cz)
Members: Adam Culka, Filip Košek

Mineral Resources

• Geology and genesis of ore deposits (especially gold deposits)
• Ore deposits prospection and exploration
• Fluid inclusions, paleofluids, hydrothermal geochemistry
• Geology of industrial minerals and rocks (construction geomaterials)

• Provenance, properties and durability of natural stone from cultural heritage objects

Contact: Jiří Zachariáš (zachar@natur.cuni.cz), Richard Přikryl (prikryl@natur.cuni.cz), Aneta Kuchařová (aneta.stastna@natur.cuni.cz)

Rock Geochemistry

• Geochemistry of HPT mineral associations
• Basic and ultramafic rocks
• Isotope geochemistry and dating

Contact: Emil Jelínek (jelinek@natur.cuni.cz) in collaboration with Lukáš Ackermann, Geological Institute of CAS (Ackermann@gli.cas.cz)

Natural Radionuclides

• Minerals of the natural radionuclides
• Uranium in glass and glaze and its migration under natural conditions
• Dating method for Quaternary profiles (230Th/234U and 210Pb)
• Radon in water and radioactivity of mineral waters

Contact: Viktor Goliáš (wiki@natur.cuni.cz)