The tradition was started in 1967 and maintained for 24 years by Professor A.A.Vlcek, then director of the J.Heyrovský Institute. Later on the organization of these meetings circulates among senior scientists (electrochemists) of the J. Heyrovský Institute under patronage of the director of the Institute.
The Heyrovsky Discussion took place always in one of the conference centers of the Czech Academy of Sciences. Originally, the Discussions were held at the baroque castle Liblice close Prague, later in originally medieval (now renaissance) castle Bechyne in Southern Bohemia and than it has taken place at the renaissance castle Trest in Bohemian-Moravian Highlands.
The following topics were discussed so far: (Molecular electrochemistry themes are highlighted)
1967 Adsorption at Electrodes
and its Influence upon Electrode Processes
1968 Adsorption and Processes
on Catalytic Electrodes
1969 Mechanism of Redox
Reaction Proper
1970 Intermediates and Products
of Electrode Reactions
1971 Products and Intermediates
of Redox Reactions
1972 New Principles in
Electroanalytical Chemistry
1973 Deposition and Oxidation
of Metals
1974 Electrochemistry in
Non-Aqueous Solvents
1975 Electrochemical Phenomena
in Biological Systems
1976 Redox Reactions of
Coordination Compounds
1977 New Horizons in
Polarography
1978 Electrochemical Energy
Conversion
1979 Electrochemistry in
Environmental Protection
1980 Electrochemical Phenomena
on Membranes and Biomembranes
1981 Fundamentals of
Preparative Organic Electrolysis
1982 New Principles in
Electroanalysis
1983 Photochemical Stimulation
of Redox Reactions
1984 Electrochemical Processes
in Two-Phase Liquid, Microemulsion and Micellar
Systems
1985 Recent Aspects of
Electrocatalysis
1986 New Aspects of
Electrochemical Materials Fundamentals
1987 Ecoelectrochemistry
1988 Electrochemistry of
Separation and Synthetic Processes at Liquid/Liquid
Interfaces
1989 Catalytic Homogeneous
Processes Combined with Electrochemical Charge or
Group Transfer
1990 Electrochemistry on
Organized Molecular and Polymolecular Structures
1992 Electroanalysis and the
Environment
1993 Progress in Organic and
Organometallic Electrochemistry
1994 Electrochemical Processes
on Liquid Membranes
1995 Electrochemistry of
Biologically Active Compounds and Their Models
1996 Advanced Techniques in
Electrochemistry
1997 Electrochemistry at
Liquid/Liquid Interface
1998 Electrochemistry for
Analytical Separations
1999 Organic Electrochemistry
2000 Nanostructures on
Electrodes
2001 Chemistry on Polarised
Liquid-Liquid Interfaces
2002 Electrochemical Impedance
Analysis
2003 Electrochemistry of
Biological Systems and Their Models
2004 Emerging Topics,
Applications and Methodologies in Electrochemistry
on Liquid-Liquid Interfaces
2005 Electrocatalysis in
Nanoscale
2006 Electrochemical Impedance
Analysis
2007 Electrochemistry of
molecules with multiple redox centers
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It is hoped that continuing the
tradition of the Heyrovský Discussions will foster further
progress of electrochemical science in the spirit of creative
international cooperation.