Director of the Veksler and Baldin Laboratory of High Energy Physics
Richard Lednický, Doctor of Science in Physics and Mathematics.
Date and place of birth:
14 October 1945, Vitkovice (Ostrava), Czechoslovakia
Education:
- 1968 Faculty of Physics and Mathematics, Charles University, Prague
- 1973 Candidate of Science in Physics and Mathematics («Pair Resonance Production in π+ p Interactions»)
- 1990 Doctor of Science in Physics and Mathematics («Multiple Particle and Resonance Production, Spin Correlations»)
Professional career:
- 1969–1990 Junior Scientist, Scientist, Researcher, Senior and Leading Scientist (Laboratory of High Energies (LHE), JINR)
- Since 1975 Researcher, Senior Scientist (Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences)
- 1987–1988 Research at CERN
- 1990–1992 Leading Scientist (Laboratory of Particle Physics (LPP), JINR)
- 2001–2005 Deputy Director, LPP, JINR
- 2005 Acting Director, LPP, JINR
- 2006-2021 JINR Vice-Director
- 2007–2008 Acting Director, LPP, JINR
- Since 2021 Director, VBLHEP, JINR
Scientific-organizational activities:
- 1988–1992, 2007 Member of the Scientific-Technical Council, LHE, JINR
- 1989–1992 Member of the Scientific-Coordinating Council on high energy physics, JINR
- 1991–1992 Member of the Scientific Council of Czech staff members at JINR
- Since 1996 Member of the Executive Committee, DIRAC collaboration
- 2001–2008 Member of the Scientific-Technical Council, LPP, JINR
- Since 2003 Member of the Scientific-Technical Council, JINR
- Since 2006 Member of the Executive Committee of the STAR project (BNL, USA) and co-leader of the STAR group at JINR
- Since 2007 Member of the Executive Committee of the NICA/MPD project at JINR
- Since 2008 Member of the Scientific-Coordinating Council of VBLHEP, JINR
Educational activities:
Supervision of graduation and other theses.
Research interests:
- Experimental and theoretical particle physics,
- Chiral symmetry,
- Gauge theories,
- QCD analysis of structure functions,
- Studies of spin effects,
- Particle interferometry,
- Polarization effects,
- Measuring life-time of pionium.
Scientific publications:
Author of more than 400 papers and reviews on high energy physics, including multiple production and correlation femtoscopy
Honorary titles, awards:
- “Thank you” badge of the Governor of the Moscow region (2006),
- State decoration of the Russian Federation “The Order of Friendship” (2011),
- Certificate of Honour of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (2016),
- Certificate of Honour of the State Committee on Science and Technology of the Republic of Belarus (2016),
- Title “Honorary Doctor of the Czech Technical University”.
