Radim Kettner Award

Professor Radim Kettner (1891–1967) was one of the most prominent Czech naturalists and has been considered as a founder of modern Czech geology. His scientific career was closely connected to the Institute.​ The Radim Kettner Award is delivered every year to acknowledge publications in top-class scientific journals and thus also promotion of the Institute in the international scientific community. The Award is bestowed in three cathegories. First two are Best paper published by a faculty member and by an undergraduate or gradute student, where the only criteria are excellence, originality, and potential impact of the research to international audience, while the third is an award for outstanding contribution to the Institute. It can be given to anyone, even outside the University, who significantly contributed to the development and success of the Institute. The Award laureates receive a commemorative medal and the Award is also associated with a 10,000 CZK reward. Members of the Award committee are Jindřich Hladil (Institute of Geology, Czech Academy of Sciences), Martin Košťák (Institute of Geology and Palaentology), Michal Mergl (University of West Bohemia in Pilsen), Jan Pašava (Czech Geological Survey), Martin Svojtka (Institute of Geology, Czech Academy of Sciences) and Jiří Žák (Institute of Geology and Palaentology).

Laureates of the Radim Kettner Award

2020

Valéria Vaškaninová (Faculty member) for publication in Science

Jiří Pešek and Oldřich Fejfar (Outstanding contribution to the Institute) for their life-long work and teaching activities

2019

Lucie Vaňková (Student) for publication in Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Jaroslava Hajná a Stanislav Opluštil (Faculty member) for publications in Gondwana Research and International Journal of Coal Geology

Zlatko Kvaček (Outstanding contribution to the Institute) for establishing the internationally recognized palaeobotany school

2018

Filip Scheiner (Student) for publication in Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Katarína Holcová (Faculty member) for publication in Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Rudolf Trnka (Outstanding contribution to the Institute) for 25-years work for the Institute

2017

Lukáš Laibl (Student) for publication in Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Petr Kraft (Faculty member) for publication in Gondwana Research

Petr Čepek (Outstanding contribution to the Institute) for his life-long teaching activities 

2016

Jan Hošek (Student) for publication in Catena 

Jaroslav Hajná and Stanislav Opluštil (Faculty member) for publications in Gondwana Research and Earth-Science Reviews

Martin Souček (Outstanding contribution to the Institute) for generous donation of unique fossil material to collections of the Chlupáč Museum of the Earth History