Position: scientist
Branch: Department of Climate Change Impacts on Agroecosystems
Workplace: ÚVGZ AV ČR, v. v. i.Bělidla 4aBrno603 00
Email: zalud.z@czechglobe.cz
Phone: +420 725 950 925
Research Focus
bioclimatology, biometeorolgy and agrometeorology, crop modeling, climate change impacts on crop growth and development, soil-climate-crop interactions
Education
1985-1987 Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry in Brno MSc. in plant production – graduated with distinction (dean´s award)
1992–1995 Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, Department of Water, Atmosphere and Environment, Institute of Meteorology Ph.D. in agricultural and forestry meteorology
Appointments
1989 -2002: Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry in Brno – Department of Landscape Ecology, research scientist
2003-2007: associate professor (field: Landscape Ecology) at Mendel University in Brno
2007-present: professor (field: Special and General Plant Production),Institute of Agrosystem and Bioclimatology, Mendel University in Brno
2010 – present: senior researcher at CzechGlobe – Global Change Research Institute AS CR, v.v.i.
Important research visits and fellowships
1996 WMO – course on crop modeling (Israel, Tel Aviv),1990-1995 BOKU Wien – PhD study, 1997, University Hannover, Germany, 3 months,1997 University Wageningen, Netherlands 1 month, 1995 – 2009 BOKU Wien, Austria, in total 10 months of research and lecturing fellowship stays, 2003 USDA Fort Collins research unit, USA, 2 month, 2004-2012 National Drought Mitigation Centre – Lincoln Nebraska, USA – in total 4 months of research stays
Brief scientometrics
number of articles in impacted journals: 69
number of articles in other scientific journals: 45
number of monographs: 8
total citation WOS : 1438 without self citations
H index (WOS): 34
