Mgr. Róbert Kvak
Department: | Department of Meteorology |
Position: | Ph.D. student |
E-mail: | |
Phone: | +420 272 016 051 |
Room: | 121 |
Education:
- 2011 - 2014: Department of Geography and Geology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Matej Bel University, Banská Bystrica (BS); Bachelor thesis title: Climate of Sihlianska plateau (Slovakia)(supervisor: Mgr. Lenka Balážovičová, PhD.)
- 2014 - 2017: Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague (M.S.); Diploma thesis title: Effects of orography on spatial distribution of convective precipitation in Banská Bystrica district (Slovakia)(supervisor: RNDr. Miloslav Müller, Ph.D.)
- since 2017: Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague (PhD student); Doctoral thesis title: Dynamics of convective storms over complex terrain in the Western Carpathians (supervisor: RNDr. Marek Kašpar, Ph.D.; advisors: RNDr. Miloslav Müller, Ph.D., RNDr. Petr Zacharov, Ph.D.)
- 2018 – 2020: Secondary specialized school, Pod Bánošom 80, Banská Bystrica (two years extra mural course in the field: Beekeeper)
Employment and academic experience:
- 2011 - 2015: Meteoinfo, s.r.o.; position: meteorologist
- since 2016: Institute of Atmospheric Physics CAS; position: PhD student
- 2017 - 2018: Elsevier; position: editor of Atmospheric sciences in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences
- since 2017: conducting practicals in subjects “Meteorology and climatology” and “Natural hazards and risks” at Faculty of Science, Charles University
Professional interest:
- mountain meteorology
- severe convection
- relationship between complex terrain and precipitating phenomena
- extra-curricular educational activities in fields of the Earth's atmosphere and physical geography
Projects:
- LM2023030 , ACTRIS – participation of the Czech Republic, 2023-2026, investigator (IAP): Sedlák Pavel, team: Pešice, P.; Kvak, R.;
- NFP313010BWT8 , BLEPOSK – Vývoj systému pre hodnotenie hrozby bleskových povodní a na podporu tvorby návrhov modro-zelenej infraštruktúry, 2022-2023, investigator (IAP): Kvak Róbert
- TAČR SS02030040 , PERUN - Prediction, Evaluation and Research for Understanding National sensitivity and impacts of drought and climate change for Czechia, 2020-2026, lead investigator: Tolasz, R. (ČHMÚ), investigator (IAP): Sokol Zbyněk, team: Beranová, R., Bližňák, V., Kašpar, M., Müller, M., Pokorná, L., Rulfová, Z., Zacharov, P., Řezáčová, D., Kvak, R.
- GAUK GAUK-400120 , Dynamics of convective storms over complex terrain in the Western Carpathians, 2020-2022, investigator (IAP): Kvak Róbert, team: Kašpar, M.
- GA ČR GA19-05011S , Spatial and temporal dynamics of hydrometeorological extremes in montane areas, 2019-2021, investigator (IAP): Kašpar Marek, team: Müller, M., Bližňák, V., Kvak, R.
- GA17-23773S , Extremeness and predictability of precipitation events depending on their properties and atmospheric conditions, 2017-2019, investigator (IAP): Müller Miloslav, team: Kašpar, M., Bližňák, V., Zacharov, P., Kvak, R.,
Publications:
- Kvak, R., Okon, L´., Bližňák, V., Méri, L., Kašpar, M., 2023: Spatial distribution and precipitation intensity of supercells: Response to terrain asymmetry in the Western Carpathians, Central Europe, Atmospheric Research, 292, 106885
- Kvak, Róbert, 2023: Prírodná krajina Slovenska v zovretí nížin a veľhôr, Geografické rozhledy, 32, 4, 10-13
- Kvak, R., 2018: Fenomén horského počasia, Geografické rozhledy, 27 (5), 12-15