Dr. Pavla Eliášová’s group focuses on the development of new materials for heterogeneous catalysis, particularly for photo- and electrocatalytic processes in solar fuel production.
The team concentrates on the conversion of carbon dioxide into hydrocarbons and alcohols, as well as on water splitting for hydrogen generation – processes that represent potential pathways toward alternative energy sources.
The team works on the synthesis and characterization of two-dimensional transition metal carbides/nitrides known as MXenes, and hierarchically porous zeolites, which find applications in heterogeneous catalysis and environmental processes, including photo- and electrocatalytic solar fuel production.
Dr. Pavla Eliášová
Pavla Eliášová obtained her Master’s degree in Chemistry, Geology and Environmental Protection from Palacký University in Olomouc and her Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the Faculty of Science, Charles University, where she worked in the group of Professor Jiří Čejka. She gained postdoctoral experience at the Institute for Basic Science in South Korea and completed research stays in the USA, the United Kingdom, and France. Since 2016, she has been working at the Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, and at the CUCAM research centre.
Dr. Eliášová is a laureate of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award 2023, was listed among the Top Women Scientists in the Czech Republic 2023 by Forbes, and received the Czech Head Award 2014 and Neuron Impuls Junior Award 2016. She is the author and co-author of 39 publications, and her h-index is 20. She also received the Werner von Siemens Award 2018 in the category “The most important result of basic research” and the Bedřich Hrozný Award for Creative Work 2016, both awarded to a team of which she was a member. In addition, she was awarded the Josef Hlávka Prize for the Best Students and Graduates 2015, the Dean’s Prize for Graduates 2014, and 1st Place in the Jean Marie Lehn Prize for Chemistry for PhD Students 2013.
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