Finished projects

The effect of the Basal Choteč Event on faunistic communities of the Prague Basin
Granted by: Grant Agency of the Czech Academy of Sciences, code of project: KJB307020602.
Leader of project: Berkyová, S. (Czech Geological Survey & Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science)
Time of solution: 2006–2008.

Integrated biostratigraphy of the Lower Devonian of Central Bohemia matched against magnetic susceptibility and gamma-ray logs in outcrops.
Granted by: Grant Agency of the Czech Academy of Sciences, code of project: KJB300130613.
Leader of project: Slavík, L. (Institute of Geology of the CAS, v. v. i.)
Time of solution: 2006–2008.

Hydrodynamic concept of stromatactis formation in geology.
Granted by: Grant Agency of the Czech Academy of Sciences, code of project: IAAX00130702.
Leader of project: Hladil, J. (Institute of Geology of the CAS, v. v. i.)
Time of solution: 2007–2011.
Video: Studies in experimental sedimentology, case stromatactis cavities – two illustrative video clips showing the examples of simple experiments, both relatedto defining the conditions under which the stromatactis and stromatactis-like cavities may still be formed:
Experiments in Glass of Water & Stromatactis Birth, First 1.5 Second

KONTAKT. Czech-American Joint Programme "KONTAKT", Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic (MŠMT)
Project Code: MEB08011
Middle Paleozoic climatic and sea-level changes and their influence on marine community evolution: a comparison of models from Perunica microcontinent and Laurasian continent.
J. Frýda, Š. Manda, L. Ferrová & S. Berkyová  (Czech Geological Survey, Prague, Czech Republic), M. Elrick (University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America) & L. Koptíková (Institute of Geology of the CAS, v. v. i.)
Time of solution: 2008–2012.

IGCP Project No. 580: Application of magnetic susceptibility as a paleoclimatic proxy on Paleozoic sedimentary rocks and characterization of the magnetic signal.
International Leaders: A.C. da Silva, F. Boulvain, Liège University, Belgium, M.T. Whalen, University of Alaska Fairbanks, U.S.A., J. Hladil, D. Chen, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, S. Spassov, Royal Meteorology Institute, Belgium, X. Devleeschouwer, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
National Coordinator L. Chadimová
Time of solution: 2009–2013 (in O.E.T. in 2014).
Third Annual Meeting of IGCP 580 was held in Prague (October 12-18, Institute of Geology of the CAS)

Czech Science Foundation, GACR: GAP210/10/2351
Palaeomagnetism & geochemistry of volcanic rocks: Implications to palaeosetting and development of the Prague Basin (Late Ordovician - Early Devonian)
Granted by: Grant Agency of the Czech Republic
Leader of project: Pruner, P. (Institute of Geology of the CAS, v. v. i.)
Time of solution: 2010–2014.