Staff, contact addresses

Members of the Group of Meteor Physics are listed here. The last three digits of the telephone number are given for each person. When calling from abroad, dial +420-204-620xxx. The fax number is the same for all people: +420-204-620263.
 
 

Pavel Spurny, scientist Head of the Group and head of the Czech part of the European Fireball Network. Main research interests: Computations of meteor orbits and trajectories, physics of meteor flight in the atmosphere, radiation of meteors at very high altitudes. Video observations. E-mail: spurny@asu.cas.cz; Phone number: 153; Personal homepage

 

Jiri Borovicka, scientist Head of the Department of Interplanetary Matter. Main research interests: Spectroscopy of meteors and persistent trains, physics of meteor flight in the atmosphere. Video observations. E-mail: borovic@asu.cas.cz; Phone number: 153; Personal homepage

 

Zdenek Ceplecha, scientist Founder of the Group, Nestor of meteor astronomy. Main research interests: All aspects of meteor physics. Phone number: 122; Personal homepage

 

Petr Pecina, scientist Main research interests: Theoretical problems of meteor physics, analysis of meteor radar observations, relation between radar and video data. Radar observation. E-mail: ppecina@asu.cas.cz; Phone number: 129; Personal homepage

 

Rostislav Stork, scientist Main research interests: Video observation of meteors. E-mail: stork@asu.cas.cz; Phone number: 245; Personal homepage

 

Pavel Koten, scientist Main research interests: Photometry of meteors, study of the light curves. Video observation. E-mail: koten@asu.cas.cz; Phone number: 245; Personal homepage

 

Drahomira Novakova, PhD student Main research interests: Analysis of meteor radar data. Radar observation.  E-mail: dnovak@asu.cas.cz; Phone number: 145;

 

Petr Pridal, technician and observer Meteor radar engineer. Radar observation. E-mail: pridal@asu.cas.cz; Phone number: 243 or 327 (radar);

 

Jaroslav Bocek, technician and observer Construction and service of meteor optical cameras, including the stations of the Czech part of the European Fireball Network. Video observation. E-mail: bocek@asu.cas.cz; Phone number: 322

 

Jaroslava Keclikova, technician  Measurement of photographic negatives. E-mail: jarkamph@asu.cas.cz; Phone number: 236

 

Ales Kolar, observer Photographic observations at the Ondrejov Observatory; development and archiving of large format negatives. E-mail: kolar@asu.cas.cz; Phone numbers: 213, 338

 

Helena Hodanova, technician Development of negatives from all-sky cameras from all stations, other photographic work, basic evaluation and archiving of the negatives, organization work connected with the operation of the Czech part of the European Fireball Network. E-mail: helene@asu.cas.cz; Phone number: 241

 

Hana Ceplechova, secretary Secretary for the whole Department of Interplanetary Matter  E-mail: hanamph@asu.cas.cz; Phone number: 160

On the work of the Group also participate about 40 external observers who operate the cameras at the stations of the European Fireball Network, university students who prepare their diploma work in our group (currently Pavel Macho) and emeritus scientists Milos Simek and Jaroslav Rajchl.