New director of the Institute of Hydrodynamics
On October 3, 2025, RNDr. Václav Šípek, Ph.D., was officially appointed Director of the Institute of Hydrodynamics of the Czech Academy of Sciences. He received the appointment decree from the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prof. RNDr. Radomír Pánek, Ph.D., who was accompanied by the Vice-President of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Ing. […]
A new laboratory approach to extract soil water for stable isotope analysis from large soil samples
In a recent article published in the prestigious international journal Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, researchers from the Institute of Hydrodynamics of the Czech Academy of Sciences present a newly developed method for extracting soil water intended for the analysis of hydrogen and oxygen stable isotopes. Kocum, J., Haidl, J., Gebouský, O., Falátková, K., Šípek, […]
Mixed Adsorbents: Synergic Effects Improve Problematic Compounds Removal During Drinking Water Treatment
A new article published in the journal AWWA Water Science by scientists from the Institute of Hydrodynamics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic describes the use of mixed adsorbents in water treatment. Sichrová, K., Čermáková, L., Novotná, K., Pivokonská, L., Zušťáková, V., Pivokonský, M. (2025). Mixed Adsorbents: Synergic Effects Improve Problematic Compounds […]
Martin Pivokonský again in Top 2% of the most influential scientists
Congratulations to Martin Pivokonský (director of the Institute), who this year defended his place in the „Top 2% of the most influential scientists in their fields in the world“. Not only did he defend his position, but he improved his ranking by 4.5% thanks to the higher citation rate of his papers in the year […]
Exhibiton WATER as a part of multimedia exhibiton Go to the source!
During autumn you can visit our exhibition WATER as part of the exhibition Go to the source! by artists Christoph Höschel and Leo Trostcenko at the Austrian Cultural Forum in Prague. This exhibition is part of the project „IMAGINE CLIMATE DIGNITY: Artistic Collaborations“. This is an interesting project combining environmental interest, art and science. Date: […]
Exhibition WATER now at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Exhibition WATER is back to Prague. Now it is on display at the Library of the Czech University of Life Sicences Prague. Be aware of opening hours and its changes. 2. 5. – 27. 6. 2024 You are welcome!
Fundamental chemical aspects of coagulation in drinking water treatment – Back to basics
Scientists from ÚH summarize and describe in detail the current knowledge about coagulation and published it in the prestigious Journal of Water Process Engineering. Pivokonský, M., Novotná, K., Petříček, R., Čermáková, L., Prokopová, M., Načeradská, J. (2024). Fundamental chemical aspects of coagulation in drinking water treatment – Back to basics. Journal of Water Process Engineering. […]
Our exhibition Water is now presented in Prague
The exhibition „Water“ prepared by scientists from the Institute of Hydrodynamics is now presented in the Antonín Švehla’s Library in Prague. From 5th January to 22nd February 2024 (Monday to Thursday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m, Friday 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.) On the 10th January at 5 p.m. a guided tour of the exhibition […]
A new database of hydrological and environmental metadata launched
High quality field data are crucial to success in the hydrological and environmental research. As such monitoring is often expensive and time consuming, it is convenient to share such data among research institutions. However, to facilitate the sharing, one must know the “who, where, and what”. That is why the hydrologists from the Institute of […]