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Czech Technical University in Prague
June 2008 – PhD degree in Applied Science / Physical Engineering
June 2003 – Master’s degree in Applied Science / Physical Engineering
Topic of PhD thesis: Millimeter precision laser ranging (written in English)
Fields of interest: light detection, laser systems, programming, electronics, optics
WORK EXPERIENCE
Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, CZ
Research Assistant (full-time); 2005–
Developed an automated computer-based control system of a high-power laser laboratory (programming in Delphi, development of hardware interfaces between the computer and the lab’s instrumentation)
Improved time synchronization scheme of the high-power hybrid laser system
Czech Technical University, Prague, CZ
Research Assistant (part-time); 2003–2005
Participated in development and testing of single photon counting detectors with high time resolution intended for space applications
Satellite Laser Ranging Station, Graz, Austria
Operator / Observer; Oct–Nov 2004
Operated the station’s laser rangefinder (satellite distance measurement)
Observatory and Planetarium of Johann Palisa, Ostrava, CZ
Observer (occasional); 2000–2006
External employee responsible for CCD photometry of variable stars
Operated a telescope with a CCD camera, processed acquired data, published results in international cooperation
Programmed a web-based data archive (http://ostrava.astronomy.cz/)
LANGUAGE SKILLS
English: fluent (spoken and written); currently undergoing Cambridge FCE certification
German: basic knowledge
Czech: native
COMPUTER SKILLS
Programming: Delphi/Pascal, C/C++, PHP, Fortran, Assembler
Webdesign: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP+MySQL
Data processing, math: Matlab, Origin, Maple, Excel
Office apps, graphics: MS Office, OpenOffice.org, Photoshop, GIMP
Operating systems: MS Windows – administrator; Linux – user
OTHER SKILLS
Electronics: basic analog/digital circuit design, PCB design, soldering
Programming of PIC microcontrollers (in assembler)
Experienced in laboratory measurement, automated data acquisition and processing, computer control of instruments
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
KRAL, L. Closed-loop wavelength stabilization of an optical parametric oscillator as a front end of a high-power iodine laser chain. Review of Scientific Instruments, vol. 78, no. 053104, 2007. ISSN 0034-6748.
PROCHAZKA, I. – HAMAL, K. – KRAL, L. Single photon counting module for space applications. Journal of Modern Optics, vol. 54, no. 2-3, p. 141, 2007. ISSN 0950-0340.
KRAL, L. – PROCHAZKA, I. – HAMAL, K. Optical signal path delay fluctuations caused by atmospheric turbulence. Optics Letters, vol. 30, no. 14, p. 1767-1769, 2005. ISSN 0146-9592.
Complete list of publications available at http://kral.astronomy.cz/publications.htm
AWARDS RECEIVED
McKinsey Scholarship (May 2005) – a scholarship for extraordinary students of the Czech Technical University based on a contest
HOBBIES
Astronomy, photography, music, reading, hiking
REFERENCES
Available upon request
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