Background
Zuna, Petr Josef Otakar was born on March 21, 1943 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Son of Jir+289 and Vera Zuna.
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Petr Josef Otakar Zuna
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Education
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Czech Technology University in Prague, 1963. Computer Sciences Corporation in Physical Metallurgy, Czech Technology University in Prague, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy, Czech Technology University in Prague.
Career
Research worker, CKD, heavy machinery works, Prague, 1985-1986;
teaching assistant, Czech Technology U. in Prague, 1963-1989;
associate professor materials science, Czech Technology U. in Prague, 1989=92;
professor, Czech Technology U. in Prague, since 1992;
dean, Czech Technology U. in Prague, 1991-1997;
rector, Czech Technology U. in Prague, since 1997. Deputy chairman Czech Republic Grant Agency, Prague, since 1991. Member of advisory board Czech Republic Ministry Defense, since 1996.
Member preparatory committee for national metallographic conferences, since 1982. Member board Czech Rector's Conference, since 1997. Member supervisory board CKD Holding, since 1997.
Member Common for R and D of Union Tradeand Transport Czech Republic, since 1997. Member managing county Foundation for Human Biomechanics, since 1995.
Achievements
Membership
Member managing county Zvonicek Foundation, Prague, since 1995, Hanzl Foundation, since 1995. Chairman science county National Technology Museum, Prague, since 1997. Member Czech Academy Science (science board since 1997), Nuclear Research Institute (chairman science board since 1997), Engineering Academy Czech Republic (president since 1995), Czech Society New Materials and Technologies (vice president since 1990), Association Mech.
Engineers, International Society for Engineering Education (gold medal 1995), Society for Science and Arts (vice president).
Interests
Connections
Married Marie Krusinová, August 27, 1964. Children: Pavel, January.
