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Jiří Barek

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Jiří Barek (born October 2, 1949, in Benešov, Czech Republic) is an electroanalytical chemist and university teacher of analytical chemistry.[1] He graduated from Charles University, Faculty of Science, Department of Analytical Chemistry in 1972, and obtained his PhD in 1976 from the same institution. From 1977 to 1987 he served as a Lecturer, 1986–2006 as a Reader, and from 2006 he is a professor at the Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague. From 1993 to 1997 he served as the Deputy-Head and 2006–2012 as the Head of the Department of Analytical Chemistry, Charles University, Prague.

He is an active member of several institutions and boards:

Publications

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He is author and co-author of more than 400 publications in analytical chemistry in refereed journals,[3] co-editor of 4 monographs on the destruction of chemical carcinogens, author and co-author of 16 chapters in monographs devoted mainly to electroanalytical methods, 3 university teaching texts. H-index of 35.

Research

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The main research interests are:

  • Electrochemical determination of trace amounts of biologically active organic substances, e.g. environmental pollutants, chemical carcinogens, biomarkers, drugs and their metabolites, pesticides, dyes and dye-industry intermediates etc.
  • High-performance liquid chromatography and flow injection analysis of the above-mentioned substances with electrochemical detection
  • Development of new electrochemical sensors and detectors

References

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  1. ^ "Jiří Barek - personal profile". is.cuni.cz. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  2. ^ Steering Committee of UNESCO Trace Element Satellite Centre at Charles University
  3. ^ "Jiří Barek - research profile". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2017-04-20.