Jiří Balík
Jiří Balík (born November 30, 1953 in Tábor ) is a Czech agricultural engineer, he was Rector of the Czech Agricultural University in Prague from 2010 to January 2018 .
Live and act
After graduating, Balik studied agricultural sciences with a focus on crop production at the Czech Agricultural University in Prague from 1973–1978. After passing his engineering exam with distinction, he was a doctoral candidate from 1979 to 1982 and a scientific assistant in the Agricultural Faculty, Department of Agroecology, Soil Chemistry and Plant Nutrition from 1982 to 1994. In 1994 he became an associate professor in the Faculty of Agricultural Biology, Food and Natural Resources and in 2001 a full professor. At the same time he was deputy from 1994 to 1996 and from 2010 director of the department of agroecology, soil chemistry and plant nutrition. His specialty is plant nutrition with basic nutrients, their application, transfer into the rizosphere and utilization of plant residues.
Dissertation with the topic: Contribution to the availability of nitrates in the soil 1982. Habilitation with the topic: Ion interaction in the soil solution and its influence on the yield and quality of forage oats and silage maize; Venia Legendi in agrochemistry and plant nutrition 1994
From 1997 to 2003 he was Dean of Studies at the Faculty of Agriculture, 2000–2003 Vice-Rector for Science and Research, 2003–2010 Vice-Rector for Communication and Building and Property Management.
In 2010, Balik was elected as the successor to Jan Hron as rector of the University in Prague-Suchdol and was confirmed in this office on October 9, 2013 for the period until February 2018. He has been Rector Emeritus since January 31, 2018, when he transferred the university leadership to Prof. Ing.Petr Sklenička .
Balik is married and has two children
honors and awards
- 2014: Admission to the Brotherhood of Santa Maria dell'Anima ("Anima Brotherhood")
- 2017: Honorary doctorate from the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
Study visits and teaching assignments
- University of Bonn
- Justus-Liebig university of Giessen
- Humboldt University of Berlin
- Institute for Soil Science and Photosynthesis; University of Pushchino Russia
Memberships in science organizations
- International Soil Chemistry Society
- European Society for Agronomy
- International Fertilizer Society
- Society for Crop Science
- German Society for Plant Nutrition
Publications
- 96 scientific publications
- 268 citations in academic papers
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Rector Balik on the website of the CZU Prague
- ↑ Prof. Jiri Balik elected as rector for a second term
- ↑ Change of Rectorate to Petr Sklenicka at the CZU in Prague
- ↑ University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna: honorary doctorates . Retrieved November 23, 2017.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Balík, Jiří |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Balik, Jiří |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech agronomist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tábor |