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Education

2004–2012

Ph.D. programme, Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic & Institute of Geology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, v. v. i.
PhD. thesis: The basic composite section in the Barrandian Lower Devonian succession of the beds using magnetic susceptibility stratigraphy.
Supervisor: Dr. J. Hladil, DrSc.

1999–2004 MSc. programme, Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic.
MSc. thesis: Evolution of sedimentary environment and the magnetic-susceptibility stratigraphic correlation of the Emsian–Eifelian sections variously affected by the Choteč Event (Holyně, Choteč, Koněprusy – Devonian limestones in the Barrandian area)

Special training courses

2009

Flügel-Course – Carbonate facies and depositional environment (GeoZentrum Nordbayern, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany)

2005 10 months, Course in mineralogy focused on the gemology – lifelong learning course (Charles University in Prague, Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Mineral Resources, Prague, Czech Republic).

  

Prizes awarded

2012 Award of the Czech foundation „Nadace Nadání Josefa, Marie a Zdeňky Hlávkových“ – award for best students and university graduates in Prague, Brno and young researchers of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
2014 Otto Wichterle Award – an honour given by the Czech Academy of Sciences to stimulate and encourage selected, exceptionally outstanding, promising young scientists at the Czech Academy of Sciences for their remarkable contributions to the advancement of scientific knowledge in a given area of science.

   

Career details

Since 2012 External lecturer at Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic: Carbonate sedimentology (MG421P16) – a course for graduate and undergraduate students
2006–2015 Deputy head of the Laboratory of Geological Processes, Institute of Geology of the CAS, v. v. i., Prague, Czech Republic
Since 2005 Full-time research scientist, Laboratory of Terrane Architecture and Evolution of Litosphere (Laboratory of Geological Processes now), Institute of Geology of the CAS, v. v. i., Prague, Czech Republic
2004 Part-time research scientist, Laboratory of Terrane Architecture and Evolution of Litosphere, Institute of Geology of the CAS, v. v. i., Prague, Czech Republic

   

Memberships

Since 2013 Voted Secretary of the International Geoscience Programme of the UNESCO and IUGS – Czech National Committee for IGCP
Since 2012 Voted Corresponding Member, The Subcommission on Devonian Stratigraphy
Since 2010 Voted Committee Member, International Geoscience Programme of the UNESCO and IUGS – Czech National Committee for IGCP

  

Popularization

Andrle, M., Koptíková, L., Hladil, J., Böhmová, V., Navrátil, T., Rohovec, J. & Lisá L. (2011). Prachoví stopaři z cechu geologického. 21. století – Revue objevů, vědy, techniky a lidí, 2011, 3: 10-13. In Czech.
 
Koptíková, L. (2008). Zemní pyramidy s granátovou čepičkou. Vesmír, 87, 3, 156-160. In Czech. Mikuláš, R., Skála, R., Koptíková, L. & Hladil, J. (2009). Impaktová struktura Alamo v USA. Vesmír, 88, 96-100. In Czech.
 
Koptíková, L. (2011). Lecture for public “Kameny okolo nás“, Nursery school, Záhoří-Pipice, 31.3. 2011. In Czech.
 
Koptíková, L. (2011). Lecture for public “Co jste nevěděli o Kozákovu“, Nursery school, Záhoří-Pipice, 26.9. 2011. In Czech.
 
Matyáš, J. with the cooperation of Hladil, J. & Koptíková, L. (2010). Prach vzbudil zájem vědců – Výzkum drobných zrnek pomůže nejen letecké dopravě, ale i průmyslovým firmám. Lidové noviny, příloha Orientace/Věda, 29.5. 2010. In Czech.
 
Matyáš, J. with the cooperation of Hladil, J., Koptíková, L. & Vaverka, P. (2007). Mikroskopická vstupenka do minulosti – Bakterie a další organismy žijící v extrémním prostředí prozrazují, jak dříve ožívala krajina po ekologických katastrofách. Lidové noviny, příloha Věda, 31.3. 2007. In Czech.
 
Mikuláš, R., Skála, R., Koptíková, L. & Hladil, J. (2009). Impaktová struktura Alamo v USA. Vesmír, 88: 96-100. In Czech.
 
Pultarová, T., Speváková, Š., Kunz, V., Herskovič, J., Koptíková, L., Hladil, J., Rohovec, J., Langrová, A. & Navrátil, T. (2011). Prach v Čechách. Česká televize, ČT2, pořad PORT, 10. 6. 2011. In Czech.  
 
Cooperation on the photo exhibiton (providing of photos) "Barevný svět hornin pod mikroskopem“ v rámci akce Den Země 2011, Akademie věd ČR, Národní 3, Praha 1. 4. 4. 2011 – 29. 4. 2011. Exhibiton curators: Matěj Machek a Prokop Závada (Geophysical Institute of the CAS, v. v. i.).