Department of Physical Chemistry was established at the Faculty of Science in 1921 as the first department of physical chemistry in Czechoslovakia. Department was founded by prof. Jaroslav Heyrovský, who was later awarded a Nobel price (1959) for his discovery of polarography (1926). Prof. Heyrovský was a Head of the department until 1952, when he has become a director of newly established Institute of Polarography of the Academy of Sciences.
The research in the department was primarily focused on electrochemistry; other branches of physical chemistry has become popular in 60's. Due to a strong interest in polymer science the department has been renamed to the Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry in 1992. Currently, variety of branches of modern physical chemistry, ranging from experimental to theoretical physical chemistry and chemical physics, biophysical chemistry and macromolecular chemistry, are actively investigated in the department.
More information on the research can be found on the pages of individual research groups.
Prof. Miroslav Štěpánek and Dr. Lucie Nová visited the Institut Laue-Langevin in Grenoble. Over the course of two days on the D11 beamline, they measured samples of concentrated polyelectrolyte …
Yuliia Husak, who completed her Students` Professional Activitiy (SOČ) at our department under the supervision of Dr. Michal Mazur and Samuel Kolesár, won 3rd place in the national round!
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Join us at Albertov Zeolite Day 2026 in Prague!
We would like to invite you to a focused morning of talks on zeolites, nanoporous materials and catalysis where you …
Another edition of the Science Fair took place at the beginning of June. Assoiate prof. Peter Košovan and his team represented the chemistry section of the Faculty of Science with …
The Gymnasium in Roudnice nad Labem, together with its 1979 graduates class 4A, awarded the Růžena Urbanová Prize for excellent representation of the school to Yuliia Husak, the winner of …
Ammonia powers the fertilizers that feed half the world, yet making it still relies on a century-old process running at extreme temperatures and pressures. Plasma catalysis offers a greener path …
Our department spent nice two days in Liblice.
The schedule included a little bit of science, a lot of great conversations, and even more laughter and shared moments. It …
The Professor Jaroslav Heyrovský Award for the Best Graduates of Natural Science Programs has been awarded to Samuel Kolesár, B.Sc. In his thesis, he independently designed and implemented the …
On the program Věda Plus, Šárka Martanová spoke with Assoc. Prof. Peter Košovan about the work of his research group and the integration of theoretical models, computer simulations, and …
