Prof. Stanislav Kamba | Phase Transitions Awards | Excellence in Research

Prof. Stanislav Kamba, Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic

RNDr. Stanislav Kamba, CSc., DSc., is a prominent physicist specializing in solid-state physics and dielectric spectroscopy. He graduated from the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at Charles University, Prague, in 1985 and subsequently served in the military. Since then, he has been affiliated with the Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, where he has held various positions, including senior scientist and head of the phonon and dielectric spectroscopy group. Kamba earned his Ph.D. in 1992 with a thesis on lattice dynamics in strongly anharmonic dielectrics and high-temperature superconductors. A distinguished researcher, he has contributed significantly to his field, authoring over 270 scientific publications with more than 7,000 citations and an h-index of 45. Kamba has also received numerous accolades, including the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences Prize for the best scientific work by a young physicist and the Czechoslovak Spectroscopic Society Prize. His research interests encompass a wide range of topics, including phonon dynamics, magnetoelectric properties of multiferroics, and THz spectroscopy. In addition to his research, Kamba actively supervises doctoral students and serves on various advisory boards and committees in the scientific community.

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Summary of Suitability for Excellence in Research

RNDr. Stanislav Kamba graduated from the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at Charles University in Prague in 1985, specializing in solid state physics. He completed his Ph.D. in 1992 with a thesis on the lattice dynamics of strongly anharmonic dielectrics and high-temperature superconductors. His academic credentials lay a solid foundation for research excellence in his field.

Education

1985: Graduated from the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague, specializing in solid state physics.
1987 – 1991: Ph.D. study at Charles University.
1992: Defended Ph.D. thesis titled “Study of the lattice dynamics in strongly anharmonic dielectrics and high Tc superconductors.”
2021: DSc. (Research Professor) habilitation in Soft-mode spectroscopy of ferroelectrics and multiferroics.

Work Experience

1985 – Present: Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague.
- 1985 – 1986: Military service.
- 1988: 6-week research stay at Institute of General Physics RAV, Moscow (Prof. Kozlov and Prof. Volkov).
- 1992: 8-month research stay at ETH Zürich, Switzerland (Prof. Wachter).
- 1993 – 1995: 18-month research stay at the University of Würzburg, Germany (Prof. Schaack) as an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow.
1998 – 2000: Member of the Scientific Council at the Institute of Physics.
2003 – Present: Senior scientist (head of the group of phonon and dielectric spectroscopy).
2007 – 2010: Member of the Committee in the Czech Science Foundation.
2009 – Present: Member of the Committee of the doctoral student program at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University.
2013: Publication chair at the Joint UFFC, EFTF, and PFM Symposium in Prague (2000 participants).
2017 – Present: Member of the Council of the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences and Academic Assembly of the Czech Academy of Sciences.