Education

• PhD., Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry Czech Academy of Sciences,  1974, Interactions of Rh coordination compounds with peroxides and selected polymers
• MSc.  Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, 1970

Positions

• Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, Full Professor, 1999-
• Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, Associated Professor, 1990-1999
• Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, Researcher, 1973-1990

Teaching

• Manufacture of Polymers (M.Sc.)
• Macromolecular Chemistry (M.Sc.)
• Natural Polymers (M.Sc.)
• Selected Chapters from Advanced Macromolecular Chemistry (Ph.D.)
• Bachelor, Diploma and Doctoral Thesis supervisor

 Grant projects in last 5 years:

• GA CR 106/09/1378 Micro- and nanofibers based on biodegradable polymers, research team member, 2009 – 2012
• GA CR 203/06/0528 Aliphatic and aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters and their biodegradation, research team member, 2006 - 2008

Collaboration with industry in the last 10 years:

• different Czech companies: Polyplasty, ElMarco , etc.
• DSM Research
• Elkamet GmbH
• Atofina-Total
• Arkema
• BASF

(Co)Author of 70 research reports for industry

Committees and advisory boards

1989 - 1992      President of Academic senate of ICT Prague

1990 - 1990      Vice-dean of Faculty of Chemical Technology ICT Prague

1991 - 1994      Head of Department of Polymers at Faculty of Chemical Technology, ICT Prague

1994 - 2000      Vice-dean for Education of Faculty of Chemical Technology ICT Prague

2000 - 2006      Dean of Faculty of Chemical Technology ICT Prague

2006 -              Head of Department of Polymers at Faculty of Chemical Technology, ICT Prague

1990 -              Member of Scientific Council of Faculty of Chemical Technology, ICT Prague

                        (Chairman in 2000 – 2006)

1992 - 2007       Member of Scientific Committee of Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Czech                         Academy of Sciences, Prague, v.v.i.

2008 -               Member of Advisory Board of Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Czech Academy                         of Science, Prague, v.v.i.

1992 - 1995       Member of the Grant Agency Academy of Science of the Czech Republic

1998 - 2003       Member of Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (2003-chairman of sub-committee)

2000 -               Member of Scientific Council of ICT Prague

2000 - 2006       Member of Scientific Council of Faculty of Engineering, Czech Technical University

2000 -               Member of Scientific Council of Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology 

2000 -               Member of Scientific Council of FCHPT, Slovak Technical University, Bratislava

2000 -               Member of Scientific Council of Faculty of Technology, University of Tomas Bata, Zlín

2006 -               Member of Accreditation Commission of Government of the Czech Republic,   

2010 -               Vice-chairman of Accreditation Commission of Government of the Czech Republic

Chairman of Advisory Board of PhD study program Macromolecular chemistry at ICT Prague
Member of Advisory Board at Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology and  Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague

Research Interests

Research is focused mainly on the anionic polymerization of lactams : earlier 2-pyrrolidone, later anionic polymerization of ε-caprolactam and its copolymerization with ε-caprolactone and ω-laurolactam (activity and modification of initiation systems, (co)polymerization kinetics, non-activated polymerization, CO₂ as activator etc.)  Most recently we are dealing with:

• preparation of block copolymers poly(ε-caprolactam)-block-(elastomer)- materials with increased impact strength for industrial applications
• preparation of polyesteramides by simultaneous anionic (co)polymerization of lactams with lactones, biodegradable materials for preparation of micro- and nanofibres
• mechanistic aspects of lactams copolymerization, especially ε-caprolactam and ω-laurolactam using different anionic initiators
• preparation of polyamide and copolyamide nanocomposites either by exfoliated adsorption or by polymerization procedure 
• industrial applications of lactams anionic polymerization mainly for mold casting
• mechanism of preparation and modification of aliphatic polyesters and copolyesters

List of the most important publications in last 5 years

•  J.Merna, Z.Hošťálek, J.Peleška, J.Roda:
  Living/controlled olefin polymerization initiated by nickel diimine complexes: The effect of ligand ortho substituent bulkiness
  Polymer 50,5016-5023 (2009)
• J.Roda: Polyamides, in Handbook of Ring-Opening Polymerization, P.Dubbois, O.Coulembier, J.-M. Raques, Eds., Wiley-VCH  Verlag GmbH, Weinheim 2009, pp. 165-196, ISBN 978-3-572-31953-4
• Z.Kadlecová, R.Puffr, J.Baldrian, P.Schmidt, J.Roda, J.Brožek:
  Homoionic inorganic montmorillonites as fillers for Polyamide 6 nanocomposites
  Eur. Polym. J. 44, 2798-2806 (2008)
• D.Chromcová, L.Baslerová, J.Roda, J.Brožek:
  Polymerization of lactams, 99 Preparation of polyesteramides by the anionic copolymerization of  ε-caprolactam and ε-caprolactone
  Eur. Polym. J., 44, 1733-42 (2008)
• P.Bernat, O.Hladká, M.Fišmanová, J.Roda, J.Brožek:
  Polymerization of lactams: 98. Influence of water on the non-activated polymerization of ε- caprolactam
  Eur. Polym. J. 44, 32-41 (2008)
• J.Brožek, J.Budín, J.Roda:
  Thermal Properties of Block Copolymers Polyamide 6 – Polybutadiene
  Thermal. Anal. Calor., 89, 211-5 (2007)
• J.Merna, D.Chromcová, J.Brožek, J.Roda:
   Polymerization of lactams 97. Anionic polymerization of ε-caprolactam activated by esters
  Eur. Polym. J. 42, 1569-1580 (2006)
• J.Budín, J.Roda, J.Brožek, J.Kříž:
  Anionic Copolymerization of ε-Caprolactam with ω-Laurolactam
  Macromol. Symp., 240, 78-82 (2006)
• J.Budín, J.Brožek. J.Roda:
  Polymerization of Lactams, 96. Anionic Copolymerization of ε-Caprolactam with ω-Laurolactam
  Polymer 47, 140-147 (2006)

Author or co-author of 75 papers, over 140 conference lectures short communications and posters and 10 patents and numerous research reports both on fundamental and task research.

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