Primus Day an opportunity to learn about top projects












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            * Upcoming Primus Day an opportunity
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            * for budding scientists to learn more about successfully-funded projects
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            Astrophysicist Ondřej Pejcha completed his doctorate at Ohio State University in 2013 but 

            that was just the beginning. Pejcha became a postdoc at Princeton, one of the most prestig
            universities in the United States, and clinched a stipend from NASA. His area of study? Th

            binary stars.
            When the top researcher learned about the possibility of founding his own research team th
            University’s Primus Research Programme, he leapt at the opportunity. As of January 2017, h

            promising scientists became the first wave of researchers to receive millions of Czech cro
            To no small degree, Primus is a first step (or stepping stone) to prestigious grants award
            European Research Council. Pejcha applied – and received an ERC Starting grant for his pro

            In-hAT (that’s right, named after the famous children’s book by Dr. Seuss, in this case st
            Catastrophic Interactions of Binary Stars and the Associated Transients).
            Other former Primus recipients from CU who went on to successfully apply for ERC funding i

            Matyáš Fendrych, botanist Filip Kolář, and Jiří Klimeš of the Quantum Physics Department a
            Mathematics and Physics in Prague.
            Both Ondřej Pejcha and Jiří Klimeš will give presentations at the Patriotic Hall at Charle

            Carolinum on January 15, 2020, outlining their research and experience in successfully app
            CU Rector Tomáš Zima will launch Primus Day, while the Vice-Rector for Research Jan Konval
            the programme of the event; the vice-rector has long been a supporter and has described Pr

            exceptional”.
            Charles University provides tens of millions of Czech crowns in funding for the Primus Pro
            Over the last four years, some 90 CU scientists received Primus funding; last year saw 22 

            leaders chosen. The faculties with the most recipients in 2019 were the Faculty of Mathema
            (6), the Faculty of Science (5), and the First Faculty of Science (4).
            The 5th year of the Primus Programme kicks off on March 1. You can find information about 

            deadlines here [ URL "https://cuni.cz/UKEN-1158.html"]

            Translated by: Jan Velinger