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Earth Sciences Year Book 2002 Faculty of Science Masaryk University Brno Masaryk University Brno, Czech Republic, 2001

Section Earth Sciences The section Earth Sciences is constituted by 3 departments and one institute: Department of Geography Department of Geology and Paleontology Department of Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry Institute of Physics of the Earth, with total strenght of 39 pedagogical and scientific workers, 12 technical workers, about 430 bachleor and master students and 100 PhD students. Functioning of the section is administrated by quaternary section committee leaded by the section head. CONSTITUTION OF THE SECTION COMMITTEE Prof. RNDr. Pavel Prošek, CSc. section head (to 31.5. 2002) Doc. Josef Zeman, CSc. Section head (from 1.6. 2002) Doc. RNDr. Jiří Kalvoda, CSc. head of Dept. of Geology and Paleontology Prof. RNDr. Milan Novák, CSc. head of Dept. of Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry RNDr. Švancara, CSc. head of Institute of Physics of the Earth. Guarantors of study programmes also participate in the section committee work when necessary. Other information focused on the pedagogical and publication activities and on the scientific and operating performance is concentrated in the next desription of the section units..

Department of Geology and Paleontology TEACHING AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES The scientific activities of the Department of Geology and Paleontology were carried out in several working teams. In the sedimentology and paleontology of the Tertiary the studies were concentrated on the reedition of the Karpatian Stratotype and relicts of Miocene sediments on the eastern margin of the Bohemian, sequence stratigraphy of the Carpathian Foredeep as well as on the Miocene paleontology and palynology (R. Brzobohatý, N. Doláková, Š. Hladilová, S. Nehyba). In the Paleozic the studies were concentrated on the paleobiogeography and tectonostratigraphic development and correlation of the Variscan Terranes in Central and Eastern Europe and Asia Minor and Central, Cambrian sediments in SE Moravia and Permian sediments in the Boskovice Furrow and Devonian - Carboniferous biostratigraphy and tectonics (J. Kalvoda, J. Leichmann, S. Nehyba, R. Melichar) as well as geochemical and tectonic modelling of the fluid migration in the Palaeozoic of the Moravo-Silesian region ( M.Slobodník). The study of crystalline rocks were concentrated on the pebbles in Culm conglomerates, inner structure of feldspars and crystalline rocks of the Upper Moravia Ravine and volcanism of the Vrbno Group (J. Leichmann, A. Přichystal). Most of the topics of the scientific researches were solved within the grant project CEZ J07/98: Geological processes and their environmental impact contact of Variscides and Alpides (J. Kalvoda, J. Leichmann, Š. Hladilová, S. Nehyba, A. Přichystal). The Quartenary researches were aimed at raw materials of artefacts, evolutionary trends in Quarternary mammals and Quartenary of the Mokrá Plateau (A. Přichystal, R. Musil). Hydrogeological studies included cooperation with the Brno City Municipality in compilation of the extensive project of subsurface contamination in the Brno City for the purposes of the Territorial City Plan and compilation of the Information system of the mineral water (localities Teplice, Ondrášov). The mentioned studies were supported by numerous grant projects, presented in several domestic and international conferences and published in many scientific papers (see below). Beside the active participation the members of the department organized several conferences - 8. Quaternary 2002, Brno 22.11.2002, 5 th Workshop of the IGCP/UNESCO Project No. 442 Raw materials of the Neolithic/Aeneolithic polished stone artefacts: their migration paths in Europe, Bratislava Šlapanice u Brna, 1 st 5 th September 2002, 5 th workshop Natural Science Methods in Archaeology and Anthropology, Brno, 22 nd 24 th May 2002, Short course of trace fossils study ( in cooperation with UP Olomouc and Jagellonian University, Cracow) - Olomouc 10-12.4.2002 and Moravian-Silesian Paleozoics 2002. Organizer A. Prichystal, cooperation with Czech geological Service. February 12 th. The department has been also involved in the popularization of science. A Prichystal participated in a series of lectures Geological hazards in the Moravian Museum, Brno In the scientific research field, the forefront interest of the department lay in the grant project CEZ J07/98: Geological processes and their environmental impact contact of Variscides and Alpides. Some of the broad themes of the project were solved together with the members of the Department of Geochemistry, Petrology and Mineralogy (M. Novák, Z. Losos, J. Zeman) and similar approach was adopted also in some other grant projects. The fact that several working teams have worked across the boundaries of the departments was one of the reasons that after long discussions both Department of Geology and Paleontology and Department of Geochemistry, Petrology and Mineralogy merged in the Institute of Geological Sciences created from January 1st 2003. In the educational sphere the major changes were connected with the transition to the European credit system and three level teaching bachelor magister PhD. An important event was Student geological conference organized by PhD students of both the Department of Geology and Paleontology and Department of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Petrology in February. More than 40 students presented their contributions and participated in a field trip. STRUCTURE OF PERSONNEL Head: Jiří Kalvoda (Assoc. Prof., RNDr., CSc.) Professors: Rostislav Brzobohatý (RNDr., CSc.) Rudolf Musil (RNDr., D.Sc.) (part time 0.15) Antonín Přichystal (RNDr., CSc.)

Associate Professors: Šárka Hladilová (Ing., CSc.) Marek Slobodník (RNDr., CSc.) Assistant Professors: Nela Doláková (RNDr., CSc.) Tomáš Kuchovský (Mgr., Ph.D.) Jaromír Leichmann (RNDr., Dr.) Rostislav Melichar (RNDr., Dr.) Slavomír Nehyba (RNDr., Dr.) Vladimír Pelikán (RNDr., Ing., DrSc.) (part time) Research Assistants: Miloš Kosík Technicians: Libuše Plchová Petr Gajdošík Secretary: Soňa Holečková Adjunct Lecturers: Jan Čurda (RNDr.) - Czech Geol. Survey Prague Juraj Franců (RNDr., CSc.) - Czech Geol. Survey Brno Jindřich Hladil (Assoc. Prof., RNDr., CSc.) - Czech Acad. of Sci., Praha Michal Kováč (Assoc.Prof., RNDr., CSc.) - Komenský University, Bratislava, Slovakia Oldřich Krejčí (RNDr.) - Czech Geol. Survey Brno Milan Látal (Ing., CSc.) Water Management Technology, Brno Josef Malý (Prof. Dr. CSc.) - Fac. of Construct. Tech. Univ. Brno Libor Michele (Ing.) Aquaprotec, Brno Jozef Michalík (RNDr., D.Sc.) - Geol. Inst. of Slovak Acad. of Sci. Bratislava Jitka Novotná (RNDr.) - Geotest Brno Jiří Otava (RNDr., CSc.) - Czech Geol. Survey Brno Dušan Plašienka (RNDr., CSc.) - Geol. Inst. of Slovak Acad. of Sci. Bratislava Lumír Woznica (Ing., CSc.) - Brno Ph.D. Students: Full time Vojtěch Dvořák (Mgr.) Jan Kučera (Mgr.) Ivo Baroň (Mgr.) Milan Geršl (Mgr.) Filip Jelínek (Mgr.) Stanislav Lejska (Mgr.) Chuyen Ngoc Nguyen Dana Richterová (Mgr.) Lenka Sedláčková (Mgr.) David Wilimský (Mgr.) Kateřina Zachovalová (Mgr.) Part time Helena Gilíková (Mgr.) - Czech Geol. Survey Brno Martina Roblíčková-Zelinková (Mgr.) - Moravian Museum Brno Oldřich Krejčí (RNDr.) - Czech Geol. Survey Brno Pavla Petrová (Mgr.) - Czech Geol. Survey Brno Stanislav Houzar (RNDr.) - Moravian Museum Brno

THESES DEFENDED IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2000/2001 Ph.D. theses: Petrová P. (2002) : Paleoekologicke zhodnoceni sedimentu karpatu v jizni casti karpatske predhlubne na zaklade trendovych analyz (R. Brzobohatý) Diploma theses: Dvořák V. (2002): Tectonics of the Northern part of the Moravian Karst Bednaříková S. (2001): Geological and petrological evaluation of crystalline rocks in the Upper Moravian Basin. Supervisor: A. Přichystal Jan Kučera (2002): Hydrothermal mineralization at the SE border of the Nízký Jeseník Mts. Supervisor: M.Slobodník Zdeněk Železný (2002): Hydrogeological problems in the industrial area Dornych east of Brno centre. Supervisor : M.Slobodník PROJECT GRANTS RECEIVED Grant Agency of the Czech Republic 205/02/0897 Systematics of the genus Eoparastaffella at the Tournaisian-Visean boundary. J. Kalvoda 205/00/0356 Geochemical and tectonic model of the fluid migration in the Palaeozoic of the Moravo-Silesian region. M.Slobodník., cooperation: R.Melichar, B.Fojt, Z.Losos (PřF MU), Z.Dolníček, J.Zimák (PřF UP), P.Novotný (VM Olomouc) Ph.Muchez (KU Leuven). 205/00/0550 Relicts of Miocene sediments on the eastern margin of the Bohemian Massif. Š. Hladilová, cooperation N. Doláková, S. Nehyba. 404/00/0547 Pre-Neolithic settlement of Southern Bohemia. A. Přichystal. 205/01/0331 Volcanism of the disintegrated passive continental margin, example of the southern part of the Vrbno Group. Co-investigator: A. Přichystal IAA8001202 The Late Aneolithic in Moravia: a Catalogue of Bell Beaker Culture cementaries. Co-investigator: A. Přichystal 404/02/1038 Extraction and utilisation of stone raw materials in prehistoric Moravia. Co-investigator: A. Přichystal FRVŠ 767 Siliceous weathering products on rocks of the Bohemian Massif. Investigator: D. Richterová. Co-investigator: A. Přichystal 205/00/0212 Model of uranium mineralisation at the Rožna deposit. Cooperation: J. Leichmann. 205/01/0085

Reedition of the Karpatian Stratotype. R. Brzobohatý, cooperation: Š. Hladilová, N. Doláková 205/01/0331 Volcanism of the disintegrated passive continental margin, example of the southern part of the Vrbno Group Cooperation: A. Přichystal. 205/03/1204 Depositional architecture of the Lower Badenian deposits in th southern and middle part of the Carpathian Foredeep in Moravia. S. Nehyba Ministry of Education CEZ:J07/98:143100004 Geologic processes and their environmental impacts contact between the Variscides and the Alpides. J. Kalvoda (co-workers A. Přichystal, S. Nehyba, J. Leichmann, Š. Hladilová). Project Nr. 228/275 of the bilateral Czech-Slovak scientific cooperation Correlation of the organisms and environments during Karpatian and Lower Badenian in the Carpathian Foredeep and Vienna Basin. Š. Hladilová (co-workers N. Doláková, S. Nehyba, cooperation with the Department of Geology and Paleontology, Faculty of Science, Komenský University Bratislava M.Kováč, N. Hudáčková, E. Halásová, M. Slamková, A. Ruman). Grants from other institutes Internal grant UK Praha Reconstruction of the environment and late Variscian evolution of the eastern part of the Bohemian Massif: sedimentary and paleontological record of the Boskovice Furrow. S. Nehyba (cooperation) CEEPUS A 105. Kalvoda J. Aktion Textural evolution: new look on the origin of durbachites (Univ Vienna) Kontakt - Cs-Slov. Vedecko technicka spoluprace- Role frakcni krystalizace miseni magmata a subsolidovych alteraci pri vyvoji felsickych magamtickych systemu. (GU SAV Bratislava) CONFERENCES (SYMPOSIA, SEMINARS) ORGANIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT STAFF MEMBERS Moravian-Silesian Paleozoics 2002. Organizer A. Prichystal, cooperation with Czech geological Service. February 12 th. 8. Quaternary 2002, part A in the town Mikulov, The Dolní Věstonice-Pavlov Project, chairman J. Svoboda, 20.- 21.11.2002, part B in the city Brno, all fields of Quaternary study, chairman of the Organizing Committee R. Musil, member of the Organizing Committee L. Sedláčková Short coure of trace fossils study ( in cooperation with UP Olomouc and Jagellonian University, Cracow) - Olomouc 10-12.4.2002. Nehyba S. (organizer): 5 th Workshop of the IGCP/UNESCO Project No. 442 Raw materials of the Neolithic/Aeneolithic polished stone artefacts: their migration paths in Europe, Bratislava Šlapanice u Brna, 1 st 5 th September 2002. 5 th workshop Natural Science Methods in Archaeology and Anthropology, Brno, 22 nd 24 th May 2002. Student geological conference, Brno February 13 th 14 th with international participation. INVITED LECTURES AND RESEARCH STAYS OF STAFF ABROAD

Leichmann J., Int conference Pangeo Austria, Salzburg, Juni 2002 Leichmann J., Int conference URANIUM 2002, Praha, September 2002 Leichmann J., Conference of CTS, Poland, April 2002 Slobodník, M. Study of the chloride and CH4-CO2 fluid systems, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, 4.9.-5.10.2002 Slobodník, M. Workshop on geodynamic setting of major basin-hosted lead-zinc mineral provinces (Project GEODE), Univ. Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain, June 6-10, 2002. Musil R., Die Equiden von Bilzingsleben II. Evolutionäre Trends bei den Pferden des europäischen Quartärs.- XII. Bilzingsleben-Kolloquium Homo erectus-seine Kultur und Umwelt. Bilzingsleben-Forschung von 1969 bis 2002, Fr. Schiller-Universität, 23.-29.9.2002. Musil R., Die Ursiden von Bilzingsleben II. Evolutionäre Trends der Bären des europäischen Quartärs.-.- XII. Bilzingsleben-Kolloquium Homo erectus-seine Kultur und Umwelt. Bilzingsleben-Forschung von 1969 bis 2002, Fr. Schiller-Universität, 23.-29.9.2002. Musil R., Mammals in Central and SO Europe, 19.-23.6.2002, University Cambridge. Musil R., Hunting game in Palaeolithic cultures, their utilisation by Palaeolithic people.- Quaternary 2002, Mikulov. Musil R., The Mokrá-Plateau the exceptional region of the Moravian Karst.- Quaternary 2002, Brno. Hladilová Š., Miocene Molluscs (Bivalvia, Gastropoda) of Hungary paleontology, paleoecology, taphonomy, Budapest, Hungary, 4. 22. 2. 2002, CEEPUS A105 Doláková N.: Palynology Miocene, Pleistocene. Krakow, Poland, 18. 29.3.2002, CEEPUS A105 Doláková N.: Invited lecture - Palynology in the Miocene sediments in the Carpathian Foredeep (Czech Republic) and Modry Kamen basin (Slovakia) Instytut Botaniky im. Szafera Polska Akademia Nauk, Krakow - Poland, March 2002 Doláková N. (2002): International workshop EEDEN program ESF Krakow - Poland 29.6-1.7. 2002 Doláková N. (2002): 6. Paleobot. Palynol. Conferrence Athens - Greek, 29.8-2.9.2002 Nehyba S., Hladilová Š., Doláková N. (2002): International conference - ESSEWECA, Bratislava - Slovakia, 5-6.6. 2002 Slamková M., Doláková N. (2002) - International conference EEDEN program ESF, Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt - Germany 15-20.11.2002 Brzobohatý, R. & Kováč M.: Karpatian Stage State of the Art. - EEDEN Program Meeting, The Middle Miocene Crisis, November 13th to November 16th 2002, Frankfurt a. Main. Brzobohatý R.: Stratigraphic range of myctophid species (otoliths) in the European lower and middle Miocene and ist significance in the Central Paratethys Realm. ESSEWECA/EEDEN Workshop, Bratislava, 5th to 7th June 2002. Nehyba S., Molasse Meeting, Wien, 5-7.April 2002 Melichar R.: Visualization of paleostress analysis, 7th Meeting of the Czech Tectonic Studies Group, May 9 12, 2002, Zelazno, Poland Rez J., Melichar R.: 3D-tectonics of the Devonian rocks near the town of Adamov (the Brno Massif), 7th Meeting of the Czech Tectonic Studies Group, May 9 12, 2002, Zelazno, Poland

Tomek Č., Bábek O., Melichar R., Kalvoda J.: An updated view on the Tectonic structure of nonmetamorphosed variscan units at the Eastern margin of the Bohemian Massif, 7th Meeting of the Czech Tectonic Studies Group, May 9 12, 2002, Zelazno, Poland Dvořák V., Melichar R.: Tectonics of the Northern part of the Moravian Karst, 7th Meeting of the Czech Tectonic Studies Group, May 9 12, 2002, Zelazno, Poland. (poster) Hroza M., Melichar R.: Generalized Angelier-Mechler s/arthaud s method, 7th Meeting of the Czech Tectonic Studies Group, May 9 12, 2002, Zelazno, Poland, (poster). Novotný R., Melichar R.: Paleostress analysis and special slip indicators on fault planes in the surroundings of Malenovice, W of Zlín town (Rača unit, Western Carpathians), 7th Meeting of the Czech Tectonic Studies Group, May 9 12, 2002, Zelazno, Poland OTHER INTERNATIONAL CONTACTS AND CO-OPERATION OF STAFF Leichmann J., One month stay at the University Salzburg, April 2002 Ceepus project Leichmann J., One month stay at the University Salzburg, September 2002, MSMT education Project Leichmann J., Two weeks stay at the Vienna university Aktion Project Leichmann J., Two weeks stay at the GU SAV Bratislava Kontakt project Leichmann J., CEEPUS field excursion for students in the Alps, CEEPUS project, September 2002 Slobodník M. Cooperation within project: Sediment-hosted Zn-Pb ore deposits (coordinator Prof. Muchez, Kath. Univ. Leuven) part of the Western Europe project GEODE. Musil R., Prof. Šušterčič, dr. Miheve, Karst Research Institut, Slovenian Academy of Sciences, tutorial to the quaternary stratigraphy. Musil R., Summery semester 2002. Lectures to the Quaternary period for the Department of Geology and Paleontology, Faculty of Sciences, Komenský University, Bratislava. Musil R., The field research of the Za hájovnou cave in the Javoříčko Karst, 20.-25.5.2002. Musil R. The field palaeontological research of fissures in the Mokrá quarry in the year 2002. Musil R., Research fellowship of Ms M. Ábelová from the Komenský University at Bratislava, 1.-18.10.2002. Musil R., responsible for the visiting professor Dr. Anastásia Markova of the Geographical Instittut of the Russian Academy Moscow, 19.11.-30.11.2002. The lecture for students: The Last Glacial in the Ost Europe on the basic of new research. Doláková N. European Science Foundation Programme EEDEN (Environments and of the Eurasian Neogene). Ecosystem Dynamics Doláková N.: European Science Foundation Programme NECLIME (Neogene Climate Evolution in Eurasia) Přichystal A., Project IGCP/UNESCO 442, coordinator for the Czech Republic Přichystal A., Project N.E.W.S. Brno-León-Utrecht 2001/2: Geological mapping of bedrock in the city of León (Nicaragua) and determination of geological hazards (principal investigator) Přichystal A., Project Bell Beaker Culture s Chipped Stone Industry in Moravia and Poland, IAE of Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków

Brzobohaty R., Field reseach in Italian Lower Miocene (together with IRSNB cooworkers, otoliths, Colli Torinese and Alba Region), 15th to 29 th June 2002. Brzobohaty R., Project Study of the Oligocene and Lower Miocene fish otoliths of northern Italy, Acces to Belgian Collection (ESF), Brussel (Inst. Roy. Sci. Nat. Belgique), 8th to 26th July 2002. Brzobohaty R., Environment and Ecosystems Dynamics of the Eurasian Neogene, The Middle Miocene Crisis, November 13th to November 16th 2002, Frankfurt a. Main. Brzobohaty R., ESSEWECA/EEDEN Workshop, Bratislava, 5th to 7th June 2002. STUDENTS STUDYING ABROAD David Burger 4 month at the Salzburg University, CEEPUS project OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Leichmann J. projekt CEEPUS (Czech Republic, Austria, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary),. Project Kontakt (Czech Republic Austria), International project of Czech Slovak technical-scientific cooperation Brzobohatý R.: Vice dean of the Faculty of Science ( Masaryk University), member of the Scientific Council of the Masaryk University and Faculty of Science MU, member of the Expert Council (Environmental Ministery of the Czech Republik), member of the Editorial board of the Folia Fac. Sci. Nat Univ. Masaryk. Brunensis, member of the Palaontologische Gesellschaft, PhD thesis supervisor, reviewer of Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia, Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. Hladilová Š.: member of the Paläontologische Gesellschaft and Paleontological Society, reviewer of Geological Research in Moravia and Silesia, member of the Academic Senate of the Faculty of Science Masaryk University, guarantor of the study programmes (geology), member of the of the Subject commission for the Ph.D. study of geological sciences of the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University Kalvoda J.: member of the Pander Society, member of the Subcommission on Carboniferous Stratigraphy (IUGS - UNESCO), member of the Earth Sciences Subcommision 205 of the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (GAČR), member of the Scientific Board of the Czech Geological Survey, PhD. theses supervisor,. projekt CEEPUS. Melichar R.: member of the Czech Tectonic Studies Group Council, redactor of the journal Natural Historical Studies of the Museum of the Prostějov Area, a member of the committee of Brno department, Czech Geological Society. Musil R.: member of the International Commission of the History of Geological Sciences (INHIGEO), member of the Stratigraphic Commission of the Czech Republic, member of the National Commission INQUA, editor of the Folia Historica (Fac.of Sci. MU), PhD. theses supervisor. Pelikán V.: member of the commission for awarding of scientific degrees at the Technical University Bratislava and at the Technical University Brno, compilation of the Information system of the mineral water (localities Luhačovice, Teplice nad Bečvou, Slatinice, Karlova Studánka), expert reviewer in hydrogeology, PhD. theses supervisor. Přichystal A.: Vicechairman of the Czech National Geological Committee, representant of the Czech Republic in the Commission for magmatism in CBGA, member of the editorial board of the Czech Geological Survey Prague, member of the editorial board of the Geologia Sudetica (Warszawa-Wroclaw), reviewer of the publication Geological research in Moravia and Silesia, reviewer of the publication Ve službách archeologie III, reviewer of the Geologica Carpathica and Slovak Geological Magazine, president of the Subject commission for the Ph.D. study of geological sciences of the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, member of the International Commission of the History of Geological Sciences (INHIGEO, Union of Geological Sciences - IUGS), member of the scientific board of the Fac. of Sci. of Palacký University Olomouc and Fac. of Sci. Of Masaryk University Brno, PhD. theses supervisor

Slobodník M.: department contact person for the communication with the Mining Union, redactor of the journal: Geological research in Moravia and Silesia (MU Brno, GS Brno), member of advisory committee for the programme of research and development of the Ministery of environment Geosphere. Kuchovský T.: cooperation with the Brno City Municipality, compilation of the extensive project of subsurface contamination in the Brno City for the purposes of the Territorial City Plan Pelikán V.: member of the commission for awarding of scientific degrees at the Technical University Bratislava and at the Technical University Brno, compilation of the Information system of the mineral water (localities Teplice, Ondrášov), expert reviewer in hydrogeology, PhD. theses supervisor. Persons visited the department Prof F. Koller University of Vienna field work one week, Aktion project Dr I. Broska GU SAV Bratislava CL study of apatites, two weeks, Kontakt Project. Prof. F. Šusteršič lecture New findings on the influence of the tectonic on the origin of caves

Department of Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry TEACHING AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES The activities of the Department of Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry in 2002 were focused both on the educational tasks and on solution of objectives issuing from participation in grant projects and international cooperation. In the scientific research field, the forefront interest of the department lay in: the Project CEZ J07/98: Geological processes and their environmental impact contact of Variscides and Alpides (Z. Losos, M Novák, M. Suk, J. Zeman,); Project CEZ J07/98: Structural-functional relationships of biomolecules and their role in metabolism (J. Zeman); the International Geological Correlation Program No. 405 ( Anthropogenic Impact of Weathering Processes - leaders P. Sulovský, J. Zeman) and in the cooperation with universities and other scientific institutions in Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland and USA. The latter expressed itself above all by publications and organization of joint field excursions. The members of the department have also participated in several grant projects bestowed by the Grant Agency of Czech Republic, Grant Agency of the Ministry of Environment, Grant Agency of the Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic and Grant Agency of the Ministry of Culture. The research at the Department was focused on several fields. The strong interest was concentrated on geochemical, mineralogical and petrological research of weathering processes - both by laboratory experiments and field-testing. The former involved test modeling of dissolution of silicates (J. Faimon) and carbonates (J. Zeman) and precipitation of dissolved species, the latter included monitoring of processes leading to destruction of architectural artefacts, mortars (M. Gregerová) and natural monuments - caves (M. Gregerová, J. Zeman, J. Štelcl, J. Faimon) including speleotherapy (J. Štelcl, J. Faimon). Especially on environmental problems are focused research topics as long term water-rock-atmosphere interaction, surface geochemical processes modeling, sorption and desorption of heavy metals on rock and minerals, environmental impact of geological processes and human activity, partly solved within Project of Ministry of Environment VaV/630/3/00: Ecological and geological (Ecogeological) research of pollutant migration in cooperation with the Czech Geological Survey in Brno (J. Zeman). The research in mineralogy and petrology was focused particularly on rocks and minerals occurring on the territory of the Bohemian Massif and the Western Carpathians: ore occurrences in the Jeseníky Mts. - B. Fojt, V. Vávra, Z. Losos; mineral assemblages in rocks of the Žulová massif - Z. Losos - and of the Třebíč durbachite massif P. Sulovský, V. Vávra; minerals of granitic pegmatites from the Moldanubicum - M. Novák, J. Staněk; leucocratic granitic rocks with tourmaline and dumortierite - M. Novák; mafic and ultramafic rocks from the eastern part of the Bohemian massif - M. Suk; clastic sediments of the Drahany Uplands and the crystalline rocks therein J. Kotková, M. Novák, P. Sulovský; uranium mineralization (P. Sulovský) and environmental consequences of its mining - J. Zeman. Much of our work was supported by the instrumentation available at the department e.g., X-ray diffractometer, electron microprobe (EDS, WDS), optical microscopy laboratory, chemical laboratory with the new AAS instrument Pye Unicam and their background - sample preparation laboratory. The department has also been responsible for the popularization of science, especially in cooperation with the Moravian Museum, Brno and by contributions to the journals for mineral collectors - Mineral, issued in Brno, Bulletin of Department of Mineralogy and Petrology, National Museum, Prague and organizing field trips in cooperation with the Czech Geological Survey. The long-lasting collaboration with geological organizations and other institutions, based in particular on laboratory instrumentation of the department and external education, has found an important place among the activities of the department. STRUCTURE OF PERSONNEL Head: Milan Novák (Prof., RNDr. CSc. ) Professors: Bohuslav Fojt (RNDr., CSc., part-time) Miloš Suk (RNDr., Dr.Sc., part-time)

Associate Professors: Miroslava Gregerová (RNDr., CSc.) Zdeněk Losos (RNDr., CSc.) Josef Zeman (RNDr., CSc.) Assistant Professors: Jiří Faimon (Ing., Dr.) Jana Kotková (RNDr., CSc.) Petr Sulovský (RNDr., Ph.D) Ondřej Šráček (Ing., M.Sc., PhD) Jindřich Štelcl (RNDr., CSc.) Václav Vávra (RNDr., Ph.D.) Technicians: Pavel Kadlec Jiří Povolný Ilona Zavadilová Secretary: Běla Hrbková Adjunct Lecturers: Pavel Dlapa (RNDr., Ph.D.) Komenský University Bratislava Pavel Müller (RNDr., CSc.) Czech Geological Survey Brno Zuzana Krejčí (RNDr.) Czech Geological Survey Brno František Hrouda (Prof. RNDr., CSc.) Charles University Praha Ph.D. Students: Full time Mgr. David Buriánek Mgr. Renata Čopjaková Mgr. Jan Filip Mgr. Patrik Kabátník Mgr. Antonín Kopřiva Mgr. Magda Koubová Mgr. O. Kruml Mgr. Hana Müllerová Ing. Nguyen Ngoc Chuyen (Vietnam) Mgr. Monika Němečková Mgr. Martin Stejskal Mgr. K. Vybíhal Part time Mgr. Iva Bartáková (Academy of Science, Analytical Institute, Brno) Mgr. Jiří Babůrek (CGS, Prague) Mgr. Martin Komárek Mgr. Pavel Ondráček (Anviaqua, Brno) RNDr. Pavel Pospíšil (VUT, Brno) Mgr. Jiří Sejkora (National Museum, Prague) Mgr. Jan Šikula (CGS, Brno) THESES DEFENDED IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2000/2001

Diploma theses defended in 2002: Filip, J. - Mineral assemblages of axinite from selected localities of the Bohemian Massif. Kruml O. - Binding and release of copper on selected samples of sedimentary rocks Šimčíková, M. Paragenesis of the Ti-minerals in the rocks of the Žulová massif. Thonová, N. Impact of oil and gas exploration on the environment Vybíhal K. - Binding and release of cadmium on selected samples of sedimentary rocks PROJECT GRANTS RECEIVED Projects CEZ J07/98: J07/98: 143100004 Geological processes and their environmental impact contact of Variscides and Alpides, Leader: J. Kalvoda, fellowship of Z. Losos, M. Novák, M. Suk, J. Zeman, Projects CEZ J07/98: 143100005 Structural-functional relationships in biomolecules. Leader: J. Koča fellowship J. Zeman. International Geological Correlation (Joint UNESCO and IUGS Programme) Project No. 405 Anthropogenic impacts on weathering processes - leaders P. Sulovský and J. Zeman. Grant Agency of the Czech Republic 103/00/0607 Salt transport in the porous structure of concrete and conditions of efflorescence formation on its surface (2000-2002). Leader: Ing. Karel Bauer, CSc., (REAT, s.r.o. Praha) - fellowship of M. Gregerová 205/00/6146 The model of uranium mineralisation at the Rožná deposit (2000 2002). Leader: B. Kříbek, ČGÚ Praha), fellowship of P. Sulovský. 525/00/0785 Acidification processes in sulfide waste. Leader: M. Mandl fellowship J. Zeman. 205/99/D049 Using of accessory minerals as the indicators of petrologic development of ignous rocks in the eastern part of Bohemian massif. Fellowship V. Vávra. 103/02/0990 Research into Non-force Effects and Aggressive Environment Affecting the Ageing of Historical Structures with Special Emphasiv on Charles bridge. 2002-2004 Leader: Prof. Jiří Witzany, DrSc., (CTU Praha) - fellowship of M. Gregerová Grant Agency of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic A3046002 Accessory minerals of Ti, Nb, Ta and W as indicators of geochemical evolution of magmatic and hydrothermal systems in the Bohemian Massif (2000-2002). Leader: V. Šrein, - fellowship of M. Novák Grant Agency of the Ministry of Culture RK99P03OMG014 Study of classical localities in Moravia (1999-2002) Leader: M. Novák Grant Agency of the Ministry of Environment

Project VaV/630/3/00: Ecological and geological (Ecogeological) research of pollutant migration (Ministry of Environment; in cooperation wit Czech Geological Survey) fellowship J. Zeman. CONFERENCES (SYMPOSIA, SEMINARS) AND SHORT COURSES ORGANIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT MEMBERS Lecture cycle Geological Sciences in Third Millenium, parts II Dynamics of the planet Earth and III Impact process geological phenomenon? Organized by the Czech Geological Society (J. Kotková). Short course of prof. Urs Schaltegger (Université de Geneve, Switzerland) From protolith to exhumation: isotopic dating of complex metamorphic evolution (May 2002, organized by J. Kotková). International summer course Environmental Geoscience (fifth run) - organized and led by P. Sulovský, with participation of O. Šráček. The 18-days course, attended by students of the University of Bristol (UK), Technical University Freiberg (BRD) and Masaryk University, was sponsored by EU within the Socrates Programme. Short course: Contaminaçāo de Águas Subterrâneas por Vazamentos de Postos de Combustível (Contamination of Groundwater by Leaks from Gas Stations), ABAS (Brazilian Association of hydrogeologists), Rio de Janeiro, Geological Survey of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 11-13, 2002 (O. Šráček) Workshop presentations: Acid mine drainage, Transport of metals and radionuclides, Workshop: Innovative Approaches to the In-Situ Assessment and Remediation of Contaminates Sites, Pan-American Advanced Study Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 29, 2002 (O. Šráček) Short course: Modelagem hidrogeoquímica aplicada a atenuação natural de aquiferos (Hydrogeochemical modeling applied in natural attenuation of aquifers), ABAS Sāo Paulo, Universidade de Sāo Paulo, Sāo Paulo, Brazil, August 13.-14., 2002 (O. Šráček) Short course: Principios hidráulicos e hidroquímicos aplicados al medio ambiente de las aguas subterraneas (Hydraulical and hydrogeochemical principles applied in groundwater environment), Instituto de Investigaciónes Geológicas y del Medio Ambiente (IGEMA), Universidad de Mayor de San Andrés, La Paz, Bolivia, July 4.-5., 2002 (O. Šráček) Workshop: Applications of modeling in hydrogeology and environmental geochemistry), Czech Association of Hydrogeologists (ČAH), Masaryk Univerzity, Brno, 4. 12. 2002 (O. Šráček) Conference Uranium deposits: From their genesis to their environmental aspects. International Workshop (IAGOD, CGS, Masaryk University), Prague 10. 1. 9. 2002 vice-chairman: J. Zeman INVITED LECTURES AND RESEARCH STAYS OF STAFF ABROAD M. Novák - University of Vienna, Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography, scientific working stay, 2 weeks, October 2002, J. Kotková - Université de Genéve, Switzerland, scientific working stay, 2 weeks, October 2002 Invited talk: High-pressure granulites as tracers of mountain-building processes Z. Losos - University of Wienna, Dept. of Mineralogy and Crystallography, scientific working stay (EUprogram HYDROSPEC ), 1 month - November 2002 O. Šráček - Mining contamination, Dep. of Mineralogy, Universität Salzburg, Austria, November 2002. O. Šráček - Arsenic calamity in Bangladesh, UFZ Center for Environmental Research, Leipzig, Germany, November 2002. O. Šráček - Contamination from waste rock piles, UFZ Center for Environmental Research, Halle, Germany, November 2002.

OTHER INTERNATIONAL CONTACTS AND CO-OPERATION OF STAFF Slovak Caves Administration and Slovak Speleological Society - cooperation with the on the field of karst rock radioactivity and cave sediment research, (J. Faimon, J. Štelcl). Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia M. Janák, I. Broska, I. Petrík, P. Uher thermodynamics, variscan metamorphism in Western Carpathians and organization of a joint meeting of the Czech and Slovak Geological Societies in 2003 (J. Kotková) Slovak geological institute, Bratislava, Slovakia M. Kohút - organization of a joint meeting of the Czech and Slovak Geological Societies in 2003 (J. Kotková) NIGL at British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Great Britain R.R. Parrish, A. Gerdes - U-Pb zircon, monazite and rutile dating of crystalline rocks from the Visean conglomerates, preparation of a joint publication (J. Kotková) Erlangen University, Germany G. Zulauf - orthogneisses of the Eger Crystalline Complex preparation of a joint publication (already published in Terra Nova; J. Kotková) Giessen University, Germany W. Dörr - U-Pb zircon and monazite dating of a very-high pressure garnetite, preparation of a joint publication (J. Kotková) Salzburg University, Austria F. Finger monazite electron probe dating of a very-high pressure garnetite, preparation of a joint publication (J. Kotková) Université de Genéve U.Schaltegger U-Pb dating of durbachites of the Jihlava and Třebíč Massifs (J. Kotková) University of Göttingen A. Mücke: Research on mineralogy and chemistry of cassiterites from Czech Republic (Z. Losos) Wienna University, Institut of Mineralogy and Crystallography A. Beran: IR-spectroscopy of minerals. (Z. Losos). University of Manitoba, Winnipeg P. Černý: Mineralogy, petrology and geochemistry of granitic pegmatites, (J. Staněk, M. Novák) University of Manitoba, Winnipeg F.C. Hawthorne, J.B. Selway, M. Cooper: Crystal chemistry of tourmaline and B-rich silicates. (M. Novák) Geological Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava P. Uher: Geochemistry and crystal chemistry of Nb,Ta-oxide minerals (M. Novák) Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa S.T. Ercit: Classification of the pyrochlore group minerals (M. Novák). University of Vienna, Vienna A. Beran: Optical spectra of nominally anhydrous minerals (M. Novák) Dr. Dieter Rammlmair, Bundesanstalt fur Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe, Hannover, SRN: collaboration on the project of enhanced hardpan formation (P. Sulovský) University of Bristol, Department of Earth Sciences Vala Ragnarsdottir: Socrates course Environmental Geosciences, 14. 29.9.2002, Czech Republic (P. Sulovský) Technical University Freiberg Jorg Matschullat (Socrates course Environmental Geosciences, Ulrich Knittel study of durbachites (P. Sulovský) Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic Pavel Dlapa: Geochemistry of aluminum in soils (J. Zeman). Dep. of Civil Eng., Universidade Federal Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May-June 200 (O. Šráček).

Dep. of Hydrogeology and Eng. Geology, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic, October- December 2002 (O Šráček). OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES J. Faimon: member of the academic senate of the Faculty of Science J. Kotková: chairwoman of the Czech Geological Society, member of the editorial board of the Journal of the Czech Geological Society. Z. Losos: national representative in the IMA (International Mineralogical Association) commission for history and education of mineralogy; member of the national committee of IAGOD; member of the Mineralogy group of Czech Geological Society M. Novák: national representative of Czech Republic in the IMA (International Mineralogical Association); member of the Commission for New Minerals and Mineral Names in IMA; member of the Commission on Museums in IMA; national representative of Czech Republic in EMU (European Mineralogical Union); member of the Main Committee of the Czech Geological Society; member of the the Council of the National Museum, Praha; member of the editorial board of the Acta Musei Moraviae, Sci. geol.; member of the editorial board of the magazine Minerál; member of the Mineralogical Association of Canada; member of the Society of Mineralogical Museum Professionals; member of the commission for appointment to the associate professor (Holub, Košler). M. Suk: member of the WG7 Litosphere programme; editor of the Krystalinikum; member of the Council of the Ministry of Education of Slovak Republic; Masaryk University; member of the editorial board of the Journal of the Czech Geological Society; member of the editorial board of Geologica Carpathica; member of the editorial board of Journal of the Slovak Geological Survey; member of the editorial board of the EGRSE. P. Sulovský: national representative in the mineralogy section of the Carpathian - Balkanian Association; member of the national committee of the IGCP. V. Vávra: member of the editorial board of the Krystalinikum; editor of the Scripta Univ. Masarykiana. J. Zeman: Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia external Assoc. Professor, Ph.D. advisor, member of MSc. Council; deputy of the editor-in-chief of Universitní noviny magazine; member of the editorial board of Universitas Masarykiana Foundation; member of the Board of Education of the High School Brno-Řečkovice. O. Šráček: member of the Ground Water Arsenic Research Group, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.

Department of Geography PEDAGOGICAL AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES The Department of Geography belongs with its 20 members and with number of students to the biggest departments of the faculty. Students on the graduate degree can chose one of four specialisations: physical geography, climatology and hydrology, cartography with geoinformatics and remote sensing, and regional geography with regional development. The study of the future secondary teachers program combines Geography with Mathematics, Biology, Geology, History and English. Besides the mentioned there is possible to study 3 years bachleor study Applied geography and Mathematics The PhD students are orientad on physical geography, cartography and geoinformatics, and regional geography with regional development. In correspondebnce with inovation and changes in study strcture at the Faculty of Science basic changes have been prepared at the geography deparment in this year. Such innovation allows broader both vertical and horizontal linkage to other study programes at the Faculty. In the field of grant research 10 grant projects have been elaborated at the department. The research program is chiefly focused on the following problems: the reconstruction of the climate and scenarios of climatic changes; the application of statistical methods in the analysis of time series; microclimate and topoclimate; climate of polar regions; the problems of atmospheric pollution; precipitation-runoff relation in selected watersheds; characterization of ecosystems according to their animal component, problems of the contemporary social and economic transformation of the Czech Republic; regional geographic studies of small territories; the preparation of data and the GIS management of chosen regions and their application to specific problems; the theory and methods of teaching geography. Information about grants and other scientific projects, soluted on the department, about international cooperation and co-operation with other Czech and foreign institutions are showed in next parts of this yearbook. Within the Department of Geography the Laboratory of Geoinformatics and Cartography is active in the field of GIS and remote sensing being the best equipped laboratory in the Moravian region. The Laboratory has many international co-operation contacts. Its members deal not only with scientific research within a grant program, but with several important business contracts (using student s activities). We can state that due to the activities of the members and their results and achievements the department belongs to the top geographical institutions in the Czech Republic and is comparable with similar institutions abroad. STRUCTURE OF DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL Head: Pavel Prošek ( Prof., RNDr., CSc.) Professors: Rudolf Brázdil (RNDr., DrSc) Associate Professors: Milan V. Drápela, (RNDr., CSc.) Alois Hynek (RNDr., CSc.) Jaromír Karásek (RNDr., CSc.) Milan Konečný (RNDr., CSc.), Head of the Laboratory on Geoinformatics and Cartography Stanislav Řehák, (RNDr., CSc.) Jaroslav Vašátko (RNDr., CSc.) Research Assistants: Petr Daněk (Mgr.), until June 2002 Petr Dobrovolný (RNDr., CSc.) Vladimír Herber (RNDr., CSc.) Miroslav Kolář (RNDr., CSc.)

Zdeněk Máčka (Mgr.) Ondřej Mulíček (Mgr.), from July 2002 Eva Reinöhlová (Ing.), until July 2002 Karel Staněk (Mgr., PhD.) Václav Toušek (RNDr., CSc.) Antonín Věžník (RNDr., CSc.) Assistants for Temporary Contract (grant): Jarmila Brázdilová (RNDr.) Kamil Láska (Mgr.) Technicians: Radek Neužil Jana Vaverková Secretary: Eva Zedníčková Librarian: Bohumila Zitterbartová Adjunct Lecturers: Jan Helešic (RNDr.), Dept. of Zoology and Ecology, Fac of Science, Masaryk University Brno Jan Lacina (Ing., CSc.), Institute of Geonics, AS CR, Brno Jiří Löw (Ing.arch., CSc.), Löw & Comp., Brno Jaroslav Maryáš (RNDr., CSc.), Dept. of Regional Development and Management, Fac. of Economy and Administration, Masaryk University Brno Josef Pokorný (Ing.), District Office of Břeclav Josef Slavík (RNDr.), GEOtest Brno Josef Štekl (RNDr., CSc.), Institute of Atmospheric Physic, Prague Zdeňka Tarabová (RNDr.), pensioner Milan Viturka (RNDr., CSc.), Dept. of Regional Development and Managemant, Fac. of Economy and Administration, Masaryk University Brno Ph.D. Students: Full time Linda Bartošová, (Mgr.) Klára Benišová (Mgr.) Jiří Goláň (Mgr.) Kateřina Chromá (Mgr.) Irena Jašíková (Mgr.) Richard Jašš (Mgr.) Martin Just (Mgr.) Pavel Klapka, (Mgr.) Kateřina Klečková (Ing.) Hana Kolářová, (Mgr.) Pavel Kostlán, (Mgr.) Leona Kovaříková (Mgr.) Jarmila Macková (Mgr.) Petr Matuška (Mgr.) Eva Mulíčková (Mgr.) Václav Novák (Mgr.) Zbyněk Petřík, (Mgr.) Olga Prosová (Mgr.) Jiří Riezner (Mgr.) Pavel Roštínský (Mgr.) Hana Rothova (Mgr.) Radek Řeřicha (Mgr.) Hana Skokanová (Mgr.) Viktorie Šťastná (Mgr.) Petr Štěpánek (Mgr.) Martin Veselý (Mgr.) Josef Vozanka (Mgr.) Petr Vystoupil (Mgr.) Jiří Zbořil (Mgr.)

Part time Dušan Adam (Mgr.) - Businessman, Brno Radek Bednařík not known University, Brno Květoslava Brátová (Ing.) - District Government, Tachov Jana Čechová (Mgr.) not known Tomáš Grim (RNDr.) - Cadastral Office, Opava Štefan Handžák (Mgr.) - Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute, Košice Pavla Hlavinková (Mgr.) - Institute of Geonics, AS CR Brno Jan Hradecký (Mgr.) - Fac. of Science, Ostrava University Antonín Hrabica (Mgr.) not known Martin Hradský (Mgr.) - SPT Telecom, Brno Kateřina Hrušková (Mgr.) - Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute, Bratislava Martin Jílek Geodis Brno Viktor Jaroš (Mgr.) - Institute of Geonics, AS CR Brno Eva Kallabová (Mgr.) - Institute of Geonics, AS CR, Brno Petr Klusáček (Mgr.) not known Vojtěch Kučera (Mgr.) not known Emil Kudrnovský (Mgr.) not known Josef Kunc (Mgr.) - GAREP, Brno Jiří Ludík (Ing. arch.) - businessman Petr Mackovčín (Mgr.) - Agency for Environmental Protection, Brno Zdeněk Máčka (Mgr.) - Institute of Geonics, AS CR Brno Radim Machů (Mgr.) - businessman Michaela Mahdalová (Mgr.) not known Ondřej Mulíček (Mgr.) - Municipal authorities of Brno Monika Mulková (Mgr.) - Fac. of Science, Ostrava University Nataša Násadová (Mgr.) - mother leave Marika Nechutová (Mgr.) - not known Hana Novotná (Mgr.) - not known Gabriela Petříková (Mgr.) not known Josef Pitner (RNDr.) - Work Office, Brno Josef Pokorný (Ing.) - District Goverment, Břeclav Klára Popková (Mgr.) - Technical University, Liberec Anna Rafajová (Mgr.) not known Pavel Sedlák (Mgr.) - Dep. of Geography, Fac. of Science, Palacky University, Olomouc Daniel Seidenglanz (Mgr.) - GAREP, Brno Jiří Suda (Mgr.) - Dept. of Geography, West Bohemian University, Plzeň Hana Svatoňová (PhDr. Mgr.) - Fac. of Education, Masaryk University Brno Jiří Šmída (Mgr.) - Technical University, Liberec Bohumír Trávníček (Mgr.) not known Robert Tomas (Mgr.) - Czech Geological Survey, Praha Petr Tonev (Mgr.) not known Bohumila Tomšíčková (Mgr.) - INCOMA, Brno Jarmila Valíčková (Mgr.) not known Vít Vašek (Mgr.) BERIT Brno Lenka Vašková (Mgr.) - Work Office, Brno Radek Veselý (Mgr.) not known Robert Veselý (Mgr.) - Institution of Territorial Development, Brno Petr Wilam (Mgr.) not known Petr Žufan (Mgr.) - Fac. of Science, Ostrava University THESES DEFENDED PER ACADEMIC YEAR 2000/20001 Diploma theses: Benišová, Klára: The Place Preferences of the Secondary Pupils of Brno and Svitavy. (supervisor: P. Daněk)

Čadová, Anna: Cartographic aids maps for the sightless. (supervisor: M. V. Drápela) Černá, Hana: The Microregionalization of the Brno Metropolitan Area. (supervisor: V. Toušek) Divišek, Jan: Changes in the spatial pattern of express train connections in the Czech republic. (supervisor: S. Řehák) Drlíková, Lenka: Tišnov s Railways The fragment of the transport way. (supervisor: S. Řehák) Hladík, Jan: Contemporary Trends In The Developmen Of The Industrial Production In Brno Region. (supervisor: V. Toušek) Holomková, Eva: Using GPS for creating and refilling GIS database. (supervisor: M. V. Drápela) Chmelíková, Simona: New aspect of Valašskokloboucko border region. (supervisor: S. Řehák) Chromá, Kateřina: Extremely dry and extremely wet periods in the Czech Republic. (supervisor: R. Brázdil) Kalábová, Martina: Geographical differenciation of education and it s conditioning. (supervisor: P. Daněk) Kosinková, Kateřina: Regional development of wider surroundings of the water reservoir Rozkoš. (supervisor: V. Herber) Mahdalová, Michaela: Soil erosion hazards in the Uherské Hradiště district. (supervisor: P. Dobrovolný) Nepraš, Vladimír: Social economic geographical overview of northen African countries. (supervisor: A, Věžník) Palcrová, Šárka: The Restructuralisation of Economy and its Impact on Situatin at Employment Market in South Moravian Region. (supervisor: V. Toušek) Podhorská, Jana: Organic Agriculture in the Czech Republic. (supervisor: E. Reinöhlová) Prosová, Olga: Regional Development of the Chrudim district. (supervisor: V. Herber) Pudel, Tomáš: Geographical Names on the Maps and their Transcription. (supervisor: M. V. Drápela) Pyšná, Martina: The Drainage of Mírovka Regional Case Study. (supervisor: V. Herber) Skokanová, Hana: Possibilities and Barriers of regional development of the area between Brno city and Tišnov town. (supervisor: V. Herber) Sovadina, Martin: Hailstorm in the Czech Republic and its impacts. (supervisor: R. Brázdil) Šrubař, Michal: Actual definition of nationality/ethnicity in Central and South-Eastern Europe. (supervisor: S. Řehák) Vystoupil, Petr: Progress and possibilities of development of tourism in the district of Blansko. (supervisor: V. Toušek) Žáček, Richard: The Development of tourism in chosen areas of Mikulovsko. (supervisor: E. Reinöhlová) Ph.D. Thesis: Máčka, Z.: Fluvial forms and processes in selected drainage basins of the river Moravia. (supervisor: J. Karásek) Bíl, M.: Use of geomorphometric teqnigues in the study of neotectonic (on the example of Vsetínské vrchy Mts.). (supervisor: J. Karásek)

GRANTS BESTOWED FOR PROJECTS Grant Agency of the Czech Republic 205/01/1067 Brázdil, R. (collaborators: P. Dobrovolný, Museum of Local History, Litoměřice, Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the CAS, Prague, Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, Ostrava): Meteorological extremes and their impacts in the Czech Lands since the 16th century. The project is oriented on the reconstruction of weather extremes and analysis of their impacts in the Czech Republic since the 16th century based on documentary evidence and instrumental data. 205/99/1142 Jeřábek, M. (sub-coordinator: S. Řehák, collaborators: P. Daněk, E. Reinöhlová, V. Toušek, cooperation with the Institute of Sociology, Czech Academy of Sciences and four iniversities in the Czech Republic) The role of the borderland in regional development of the Czech Republic with respect to the involvement of the Czech Republic in the European structures. The project examines spatial variability of effects caused by proximity of the (various types of the state) border on a broad scale of economic, social, and political phenomena and processes. (Including a detailed study of 15 microregions.) 403/01/0726 Vágner, J. (sub-coordinator: A. Hynek, co-authors: V. Herber, P. Daněk, V. Toušek) Secondary Lodging in the Czech Republic and the links to other forms of travelling. Field survey of second homes spatial distribution, human experience. Research programs of Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports MSM 143100007: Research programme 1999-2003 Prošek, P. coordinator: Ecology of Coastal Antarctic Oasis collaborators: K.Láska, P.Dobrovolný (Dept. of Geography) J.Gloser, M.Barták, V.Cepák (Dept. of Plant Physiology and Anatomy), J.Havel, D.Gajdošová, L.Pokorná (Dept. of Analytical Chemistry), O.Komárek (Dept. of Zoology and Ecology) Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports Program INGO, LA 118/2000 (2000 2005) Prošek, P. (manager): Construction of the Czech scientific station in the Antarctica. Development Fund of Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports 747/2002 Herber, V., Hynek, A.: Advanced teachers training - Summer Geographical School 819/2002 Hynek, A., Herber, V.: Regional geographical studies with respect to the Czech entering European Union innovative teaching methods Project EU Leonardo da Vinci: Konečný, M. project manager (co-author: Brázdilová, J., Kolář, M.): GIP working stays of postgraduate students in 2001, 2002. Acronym:GI Placement, II. CZ/00/A/F/PL/134188. Konečný, M. project manager (co-authors: Staněk, K., Goláň, J., Brázdilová, J., Kolář, M.): Geographic Information Systems and Agricultural Education in Europe. Acronym: GISA2E, F/01/B/P/PP-118054, 2001 2003. 5 th Framework Programme of EU Konečný, M. project manager (co-authors: Staněk, K., Veselý, M., Kolař, M.): WirelessInfo. Acronym: No. IST-2001-32595, from Nov. 2001 duration 12 months.