About Lukasz Cwiklik
Prof. Lukasz Cwiklik, PhD, DSc
J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry CAS
Current position
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full professor, senior scientist at the J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague (since 2010)
Other academic posts:
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Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague (scientist, with the group of Prof. Pavel Jungwirth, since 2009)
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Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague (external faculty, since 2016)
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BBA Biomembranes (Editorial Board member, since 2019)
Academic carrier
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2019: Full Professor
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2012: DSc (habilitation) at the J. Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland
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2005: PhD at the Department of Theoretical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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2001: MSc at the Department of Theoretical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
Professional experience
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visiting scientist at the Faculty of Physics, Unviversity of Technology, Tampere, Finland; in the group of Prof. Ilpo Vattulainen (2013-2017)
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postdoctoral position at The Fritz Haber Research Center for Molecular Dynamics, Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel; in the group of Prof. Victoria Buch (2007-2009)
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postdoctoral position at The Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and at Center for Biomolecules and Complex Molecular Systems, Prague, Czech Republic; in the group of Prof. Pavel Jungwirth (2005-2007)
Scientific interests
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properties of biologically relevant interfaces, investigated using computational/theoretical and experimental approaches
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structure and stability of human tear film
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properties of pulmonary surfactant
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lipid membranes, films, layers, multilayers
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bio/non-bio interfaces, biocompatibility of solid surfaces
Methods
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Computational: classical molecular dynamics
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Experimental: Langmuir films, mesofluidics, fluorescence microscopy
Other
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languages: English, Polish (native), Czech
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hobbies: swimming, new technologies
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my name in Polish: Łukasz Ćwiklik