Position: scientist
Branch: Research Group of Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Mititgation Modelling
Workplace:
ÚVGZ AV ČR, v. v. i.
Bělidla 4a
Brno
603 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.
Awards
2014 – Medal of the Rector of Mendel University in Brno for long term successful scientific research activity
2019 – Medal of the Rector of Mendel University in Brno for pedagogical activity
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
Membership
since 2025 I am a member of the board of NAUTV (National Accreditation Office for Tertiary Education)
– since 2003 I am a member and from 2011-2024 I was the chairman of the management board of the AKTION Austria-CZ grant agency,
– in 2014 I was appointed RVVI member of its expert panel
– since 2015 I am the head of the MendelGlobe scientific center (joint workplace of MENDELU and CzechGLobe)
– chairman of the subject council for doctoral studies in the field of Applied Bioclimatology,
– member of the subject council for doctoral studies in the field of General Plant Production
– member of the subject council for doctoral studies in the field of Landscape Creation and Protection
– member of the editorial board of Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis
– member of the Slovak Bioclimatological Society
– member of the ČAZV
– member of the Scientific Council of the AF MENDELU
– member of the Scientific Council MENDELU
– member of the board of the Institute for Global Change Research (CzechGlobe) of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
– member of the advisory board of the Minister of Agriculture
Brief scientometrics
WOS Total documents: 174
Web of Science Core Collection publications: 137
number of monographs: 8
total citation WOS : 3 892 without self citations
H index (WOS): 37
