The Institute of Geophysics is a public research institution whose mission is to conduct fundamental and applied research in the Earth sciences, to maintain a network of Earth observation facilities, and to engage in education and informing the public on scientific issues of high societal importance.
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We are opening new researcher positions
The Institute of Geophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IG CAS) in Prague is seeking outstanding researchers to fill up to 4 full-time researcher positions, from junior post-doctoral to mid-career level. The relevant fields of research are broadly defined across...
In memory of Gary Kocurek (1952-2024)
We have learned a very sad news from Dianna Kocurek about her husband Gary, chairman of our International Advisory Board: on June 5, Gary Kocurek died in a traffic accident while riding his bicycle near their farm in central Texas. Gary Kocurek on a CEMSEG conference...
We deeply regret to announce the death of our long-time colleague Dr Josef Pek
Dr Josef Pek, born May 7, 1952 in Kladno then Czechoslovakia passed May 16th 2024 in Prague of natural causes after protracted health complications. Josef joined the Institute of Geophysics of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences after graduating from the Faculty of...
Guest lecture: Andrew A. Delorey – 13 June / 16.00
On Thursday, June 13, there will be a lecture by: Andrew A. Delorey (Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA) Place: GFÚ Lecture Hall / 4:00 pm Host: Petr Kolínský (Structure of Continental Lithosphere) Measuring the Nonlinear Elasticity of Rocks...