The 2003 Prize

Applications

1. Mgr. Jaromír Fiurasek, Ph.D. (1976) presented the thesis Conditional generation, reconstruction and cloning of quantum states of light defended in November 2002 at the Palacký University, Olomouc
2. Mgr. Martin Friák, Ph.D. (1974) presented the thesis Electron structure, diffusionless phase transformations and phase stability defended in September 2002 at the Masaryk University, Brno
3. RNDr. Karel Houfek, Ph.D. (1975) presented the thesis Cross sections and rate constants of resonant low-energy electron-molecule collisions defended in June 2003 at the Charles University, Prague
4. Mgr. Hynek Kovarik, Ph.D. (1975) presented the thesis Magnetic transport in two-dimensional electron systems defended in September 2001 at the Charles University, Prague
5. Mgr. David Krejcirik, Ph.D. (1974) presented the thesis Guides d'ondes quantiques bidimensionnels defended in September 2001 at Université de Toulon et du Var
6. Mgr. Jan Kriz, Ph.D. (1974) presented the thesis Spectral properties of planar quantum waveguides with combined boundary conditions defended in August 2003 at the Charles University, Prague
7. RNDr. Ing. Lukas Pichl, Ph.D. (1974) presented the thesis Electron transfer and ionization in collisions of lowly charged ions with atoms and molecules defended in July 2003 at the Charles University, Prague
8. Mgr. Frantisek Sanda, Ph.D. (1976) presented the thesis Particle transfer beyond wek-coupling regime. Evaluation of kinetic method defended in April 2003 at the Charles University, Prague
9. Ing. Libor Snobl, Ph.D. (1976) presented the thesis On integrability and T-duality of principal models defended in November 2002 at the Czech Technical University, Prague

Jury

• Prof. RNDr. Jirí Horejsí, DrSc.
• Prof. RNDr. Václav Janis, DrSc.
• Prof. RNDr. Roman Kotecký, DrSc., chairman

The verdict

At its closing session on November 11, 2003, the jury decided unanimously to award the main prize to

• Mgr. Jaromír Fiurasek, Ph.D.
  for the thesis Conditional generation, reconstruction and cloning of quantum states of light. It is a work of exceptional quality which meets the toughest standards. It brings many interesting and up-to-date results devoted to generation of quantum entangled light states and cloning of continuous coherent signals, which were published in renowned journals.

The jury also decided to distinguish two other theses: those of

• Mgr. David Krejcirik, Ph.D.
  entitled Guides d'ondes quantiques bidimensionnels, for a systematic and technically demanding extension of the theory of geometric bound states to the case of curved layers, and of

• Mgr. Frantisek Sanda, Ph.D.
  entitled Particle transfer beyond wek-coupling regime. Evaluation of kinetic method, for the demonstrated indepedence and effort to formulate clearly limitations imposed on the time evolution of non-equilibrium open small molecular systems strongly interacting with a heat bath.