Jan Kucera

Background

Kucera, Jan was born on March 4, 1946 in Prague, Czech Republic. Son of Antonin and Terezie (Horakova) Kucera.

Education

Master of Science, Technology University Prague, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, Technology University Prague, 1979.

Career

Researcher Uranium Industry, Pribram, Czech Republic, 1970-1973. Researcher, department head Nuclear Research Institute, Rez, Czech Republic, 1973-1992. Head laboratory Czech Environmental Institute, 1993-1994.

Group leader Nuclear Physics Institute, since 1994. Advisory board member Czech Metrol. Institute, Prague, since 1993.

Science board member Nuclear Physics Institute, since 2000.

Achievements

• January Kucera has been listed as a noteworthy Chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Society for Testing and Materials, International Society Trace Element Research in Humans, Czechoslovak Society Arts and Sciences, New York Academy of Sciences.

Interests

• Avocations: photography, hiking, skying.

Connections

Married Alena Lesakova, August 2, 1972.

Father:

Antonin Kucera

Mother:

Terezie (Horakova) Kucera

Spouse:

Alena Lesakova