Ing. Jan Kučera, Ph.D.

Curiculum Vitae

• since 2015 head of Department of primary metrology of electrical resistance at CMI
• since 2011 metrologist at Czech Metrology Institute
• since 2007  Assistant professor at Dep. of Measurements, FEE, CTU in Prague
• 2005-2012  Ph.D. student. Field of interest: Calibration of Electrical Impedance up to frequency 1 MHz. Laboratory of Precison Electrical Measurements (METLAB) at  Dep. of Measurements, FEE, CTU in Prague.
• 2005  Ing. (M.Sc.),  thesis theme: System for automatized  veryfying videometric method of dimension and position measurement. Dep. of Measurements, FEE, CTU in Prague
• 2003  Bc. (B.Sc.), thesis theme: Methodology of verifying  optical camera system calculation. Dep. of Measurements, FEE, CTU in Prague

Say what you mean and mean what you say

 

 

 

 

Research interests

• Primary electrical impedance and dc resistance traceability
• Calibration of electrical impedance up to 1 MHz - design and realisation of standards and coaxial impedance bridges
• Development of electronic auxiliary devices, programming for measurement automation
• Tutoring of MSc. and Bc. students

 

Stays abroad 

• 2016 – one month research at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Germany
• 2014 – one month research at the INRIM, Italy
• 2008-2011 – scientist collaborator at Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Germany
• 2007 – three months research at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Germany (Leonardo programme) 
• 2004 – WAT USA program

 

Teaching activities

Laboratory exercises in Electrical Measurements, Theory of Measurement, Transfer of information, Diagnostics, Athens Programme "Metrology of Electrical Quantities."