Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum vitae

Name, first names, scientific degrees

• Jiří Faimon, Dr.
  born March 31, 1950, in Brno
  married, 2 children

Department/Faculty/University

• Faculty of Science
  Institute of Geological Sciences
  Kotlářská 2
  611 37 Brno
  Czech Republic

Function, current position

• Associate Professor

Education and academic qualifications

• 2005: Doc. degree (associate prof.), Geology (Geochemistry), thesis: "The dynamics of quartz-water interaction under ambient conditions".
• 1995: Dr. degree (PhD.), Geology (Geochemistry), PhD. thesis: "The formation of colloids during aluminosilicate weathering". Faculty of Science, Masaryk University
  
• 1974: Ing. degree (MSc.), Chemistry (special anorganic technology), MSc. thesis: "Semiconductive glasses in system Ge-Bi-S". Technical Universisty, Pardubice.

Professional experience

• 1974-1978: Technologist of gass LASER production, METRA n.p., Blansko
  
• 1978-1996: Head of analytical laboratory, Department of Mineralogy, Petrology, and Geochemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University
  
• 1996-2005: Assistent Professor, Department of Mineralogy, Petrology, and Geochemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University
• since 2005: Associate Professor, Institute of Geological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University

Teaching activities

• Lectures:
  Hydrogeochemistry
  Modeling of Geochemical Processes
  Mathematical Geology
  Geochemistry of Exogeneous Processes
  Experimental Geochemistry
  Analytical Geochemistry
  Advanced Geochemistry
  Labotarory Research Methods
  Colloids in Environment
  Geochemistry II
  Karsology I, II
  Geochemistry of karst processes
  
• BSc., MSc., PhD., thesis supevisor:
  Rock-Water Interaction
  Dynamics of System
  Reaction Paths
  Processes in Karst Systems
  

Research activities

• Main research area:
  Equilibrium and Dynamics of Geochemical Systems
• The most important contributions:
  Interactions in Rock-Water Systems
  
• At present:
  Dynamics of carbonate systems
  Dynamics of aluminosilicate systems
  Reaction Paths
  Process Reversibility and Irreversibility
  Mathematical modeling of processes
• In addition:
  Nucleation Theory
  Dissolution and Growth Kinetics of Minerals

Other academic activities, research projects, grants

• 1999-2005: Member of Academic Senate of Faculty of Science, Masaryk University

Most significant professional accomplishments

• Membership offering in the New York Academy of Science

Major publications

• BÁBEK, Ondřej, Jiří FAIMON, Milan GERŠL and Ondřej ŠRÁČEK. Can the Hranice Abyss, the Deepest Underwater Cave in the World, Really Reach 1 km Depth? A Comment on the Paper by Klanica et al. (2020). JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-EARTH SURFACE. WASHINGTON: AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION, 2021, vol. 126, No 4, p. 1-5. ISSN 2169-9003. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2020JF005916. Journal pages info
• TANDA, Stefan, Roman LIČBINSKÝ, Jitka HEGROVÁ, Jiří FAIMON and Walter GOESSLER. Arsenic speciation in aerosols of a respiratory therapeutic cave: A first approach to study arsenicals in ultrafine particles. Science of the Total Environment. Amsterdam: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2019, vol. 651, FEB, p. 1839-1848. ISSN 0048-9697. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.102. Full Text info
• SRACEK, Ondra, Milan GERŠL, Jiří FAIMON and Ondřej BÁBEK. The geochemistry and origin of fluids in the carbonate structure of the Hranice Karst with the world's deepest flooded cave of the Hranicka Abyss, Czech Republic. Applied Geochemistry. Elsevier, 2019, vol. 100, p. 203-212, 9 pp. ISSN 0883-2927. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2018.11.013. URL info
• FAIMON, Jiří, Roman LIČBINSKÝ, Marek LANG, Jarmila ÜBERHUBEROVÁ and Jiří HEBELKA. Cave microclimatology: diurnal variations in aerosol particle concentrations. Theoretical and Applied Climatology. Wien: Springer Wien, 2019, vol. 137, 3-4, p. 2841-2852. ISSN 0177-798X. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00704-019-02776-1. URL info
• FAIMON, Jiří and Marek LANG. What actually controls the minute to hour changes in soil carbon dioxide concentrations? Geoderma. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2018, vol. 323, August, p. 52-64. ISSN 0016-7061. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2018.02.048. URL info
• LANG, Marek, Jiří FAIMON, Jean GODISSART and Camille EK. Carbon dioxide seasonality in dynamically ventilated caves: the role of advective fluxes. Theoretical and Applied Climatology. Wien: Springer Wien, 2017, vol. 129, 3-4, p. 1355-1372. ISSN 0177-798X. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00704-016-1858-y. info
• LANG, Marek, Jiří FAIMON, Pavel PRACNÝ and Sandra KEJÍKOVÁ. A show cave management: Anthropogenic CO2 in atmosphere of Výpustek Cave (Moravian Karst, Czech Republic). Journal for Nature Conservation. JENA, GERMANY: Elsevier, 2017, vol. 35, February, p. 40-52. ISSN 1617-1381. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2016.11.007. info
• PRACNÝ, Pavel, Jiří FAIMON, Dalibor VŠIANSKÝ and Ludvík KABELKA. Evolution of Mg/Ca Ratios During Limestone Dissolution Under Epikarstic Conditions. Aquatic Geochemistry. New York: Springer, 2017, vol. 23, No 2, p. 119-139. ISSN 1380-6165. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10498-017-9313-y. Článek na webu vydavatele info
• LANG, Marek, Jiří FAIMON and Sandra KEJÍKOVÁ. The impact of door opening on CO2 levels: A case study from the Balcarka Cave (Moravian Karst, Czech Republic). International Journal of Speleology. BOLOGNA: SOCIETA SPELEOLOGICA ITALIANA, 2017, vol. 46, No 3, p. 345-358. ISSN 0392-6672. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1827-806X.46.3.2100. URL info
• PRACNÝ, Pavel, Jiří FAIMON, Ludvík KABELKA and Jiří HEBELKA. Variations of carbon dioxide in the air and dripwaters of Punkva Caves (Moravian Karst, Czech Republic). Carbonates and Evaporites. Springer, 2016, vol. 31, No 4, p. 375-386. ISSN 0891-2556. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13146-015-0259-0. Odkaz na článek na webu časopisu info
• PRACNÝ, Pavel, Jiří FAIMON, Ondřej ŠRÁČEK, Ludvík KABELKA and Jiří HEBELKA. Anomalous drip in the Punkva caves (Moravian Karst): relevant implications for paleoclimatic proxies. Hydrological Processes. John Wiley & Sons, 2016, vol. 30, No 10, p. 1506-1520. ISSN 0885-6087. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hyp.10731. Odkaz na článek na webu časopisu info
• FAIMON, Jiří, Radoslava BODLÁKOVÁ, Pavel PRACNÝ and Jiří HEBELKA. Transfer of climatic variables by dripwater: a case study from Kateřinská Cave (Moravian Karst). Environmental Geology (Environmental Earth Sciences). Springer, 2016, vol. 75, No 16, p. "nestrankovano", 16 pp. ISSN 1866-6280. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12665-016-5982-x. Odkaz na článek na webu časopisu info
• LANG, Marek, Jiří FAIMON and Camille EK. The relationship between carbon dioxide concentration and visitor numbers in the homothermic zone of the Balcarka Cave (Moravian Karst) during a period of limited ventilation. International Journal of Speleology. Union Internationale de Spéléologie, 2015, vol. 44, No 2, p. 167-176. ISSN 0392-6672. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1827-806X.44.2.6. info
• LANG, Marek, Jiří FAIMON and Camille EK. A case study of anthropogenic impact on the CO2 levels in low-volume profile of the Balcarka Cave (Moravian Karst, Czech Republic). Acta Carsologica. Ljubljana: Slovenská akademia znanosti in umetnosti, 2015, vol. 44, No 1, p. 71-80. ISSN 0583-6050. info
• LANG, Marek and Jiří FAIMON. Influence of cave CO2 levels by advective fluxes from epikarst. In 10th Scientific Conference Research and Protection of Caves of the Slovak and Aggtelek Karst, Rožňava - Bódvaszilas, Slovakia - Hungary, September 22-25. 2015. ISSN 1335-213X. URL info
• PRACNÝ, Pavel and Jiří FAIMON. Hydrogeochemistry of low-saturated drips in Moravian Karst. In 10th Scientific Conference Research and Protection of Caves of the Slovak and Aggtelek Karst, Rožňava - Bódvaszilas, Slovakia - Hungary, September 22-25. 2015. ISSN 1335-213X. Odkaz na časopis, ve kterém vyšly abstrakty z konference info
• LIČBINSKÝ, Roman, Jiří HUZLÍK, Jiří FAIMON and Kateřina KREISLOVÁ. Traffic related aerosol: road tunnel case study.. Online. Stockholm: NOSA – Nordic Society for Aerosol Research, 2014, p. nestr., 1 pp. URL info
• BLECHA, Martin and Jiří FAIMON. Spatial and temporal variations in carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations in selected soils of the Moravian Karst (Czech Republic). Carbonates and Evaporites. 2014, vol. 29, No 4, p. 395-408. ISSN 0891-2556. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13146-014-0220-7. URL info
• BLECHA, Martin and Jiří FAIMON. Karst soils: Dependence of CO2 concentrations on pore dimension. Acta Carsologica. 2014, vol. 43, No 1, p. 55-64. ISSN 0583-6050. URL info
• LANG, Marek and Jiří FAIMON. Does external wind impact the speleothem growth in cave? In 4th International Students Geological Conference, Brno, Czech Republic, April 19-21. 2013. ISBN 978-80-210-6206-1. URL info
• FAIMON, Jiří and Marek LANG. Variances in airflows during different ventilation modes in a dynamic U-shaped cave. International Journal of Speleology. Tampa, FL (USA): Union Internationale de Spéléologie, 2013, vol. 42, No 2, p. 115-122. ISSN 0392-6672. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1827-806X.42.2.3. info
• LANG, Marek and Jiří FAIMON. Is the Helmholtz resonator a suitable tool for prediction of the volumes of hidden cave spaces? In 16th International Congress of Speleology, Brno, Czech Republic, July 21-28. 2013. ISBN 978-80-87857-08-3. URL info
• PRACNÝ, Pavel and Jiří FAIMON. Can dripwater hydrogeochemistry help us to discover hidden upper-lying cave floor? In 16th International Congress of Speleology, Brno, Czech Republic, July 21-28,. 2013. ISBN 978-80-87857-08-3. Web konference info
• LIČBINSKÝ, Roman, Jiří HUZLÍK, Jiří FAIMON and Kateřina KREISLOVÁ. Characteristics of the particulate matter from road tunnel environment. Praha: Česká aerosolová společnost, 2013, 1 pp. info
• FAIMON, Jiří, Dana TROPPOVÁ, Vít BALDÍK and Roman NOVOTNÝ. Air circulation and its impact on microclimatic variables in the Císařská Cave (Moravian Karst, Czech Republic). International Journal of Climatology. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 2012, vol. 32, No 4, p. 599-623. ISSN 0899-8418. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/joc.2298. info
• FAIMON, Jiří, Monika LIČBINSKÁ and Petr ZAJÍČEK. Relationship between carbon dioxide in Balcarka Cave and adjacent soils in the Moravian Karst region of the Czech Republic. International Journal of Speleology. Union Internationale de Spéléologie, 2012, vol. 41, No 1, p. 17-28. ISSN 0392-6672. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1827-806X.41.1.3. info
• FAIMON, Jiří, Monika LIČBINSKÁ, Petr ZAJÍČEK and Ondra ŠRÁČEK. Partial pressures of CO2 in epikarstic zone deduced from hydrogeochemistry of permanent drips, the Moravian Karst, Czech Republic (deduced from hydrogeochemistry of permanent drips, the Moravian Karst, Czech Republic). Acta carsologica. Ljubljana: Slovenska akademia znanosti in umetnosti, 2012, 41/2012, No 1, p. 47-57. ISSN 0583-6050. info
• FAIMON, Jiří, Jindřich ŠTELCL, Miroslav KOMBEREC and Petra VESELÁ. Cave aerosol in Císařská and Sloup-Šošůvka Caves (Moravian Karst, Czech Republic). Slovenský kras (Acta Carsologica Slovaca). Liptovský Mikuláš: Slovenské múzeum ochrany prírody a jaskyniarstva, 2011, vol. 49, No 2, p. 107-113. ISSN 0560-3137. info
• NEHYBA, Slavomír, Marie ADAMOVÁ, Jiří FAIMON, Tomáš KUCHOVSKÝ, Josef ZEMAN and Ivan HOLOUBEK. Modern fluvial sediment provenance and pollutant tracing: a case study from the Drevnice River Basin (eastern Moravia, Czech Republic). Geologica Carpathica. Bratislava: GÚ SAV, 2010, vol. 61, No 2, p. 147-162. ISSN 1336-8052. info
• FAIMON, Jiří and Monika LIČBINSKÁ. Carbon dioxide in the soils and adjacent caves of Moravian Karst. Acta carsologica. Ljubljana: Slovenska akademia znanosti in umetnosti, 2010, vol. 39, No 3, 13 pp. ISSN 0583-6050. info
• LIČBINSKÁ, Monika, Lada HÝLOVÁ and Jiří FAIMON. Acid-base reactions of karst soils in dependence on vegetation type. Slovenský kras (Acta Carsologica Slovaca). Liptovský Mikuláš: Slovenské múzeum ochrany prírody a jaskyniarstva, 2010, vol. 48, No 1, p. 99-104. ISSN 0560-3137. info
• IVANOV, Martin, Jiří FAIMON, Petr JARMARA and Lubomír PEŠÁK. Evolution of minesoils at a coal waste pile: A case study from Rosice-Oslavany (Czech Republic). Studia universitatis Babeş-Bolyai : geologia. Cluj-Napoca: Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai, 2009, vol. 54, No 1, p. 61-64. ISSN 1221-0803. URL info
• NEHYBA, Slavomír, Marie ADAMOVÁ, Jiří FAIMON and Ivan HOLOUBEK. Provenance study as a tool for evaluation of natural and anthropogenic origin of heavy metals in modern fluvial sediments. In Abstract of 27th IAS Meeting of Sedimentology 2009, Alghero. Sassari, Italy: IAS International Ass. of Sedimentologists, 2009, p. 147-162, 19 pp. ISBN 978-88-6025-123-7. info
• FAIMON, Jiří and Martin BLECHA. Interaction of Freshly Precipitated Silica Gel with Aqueous Silicic Acid Solutions under Ambient and Near Neutral pH-conditions: A Detailed Analysis of Linear Rate Law. Aquatic Geochemistry. Netherlands: Springer Netherlands, 2008, vol. 14, No 1, p. 1-40. ISSN 1380-6165. info
• FAIMON, Jiří, Jindřich ŠTELCL and Daniel SAS. Anthropogenic CO2-flux into cave atmosphere and its environmental impact: A case study in the Císařská Cave (Moravian Karst, Czech Republic). Science ot the Total Environment. Elsevier, 2006, vol. 369, 1-3, p. 231-245. ISSN 0048-9697. info
• FAIMON, Jiří. Total dynamics of quartz-water system at ambient conditions. Aquatic Geochemistry. Netherlands: Springer Netherlands, 2005, vol. 2005, No 11, p. 139-172, 33 pp. ISSN 1380-6165. info
• FAIMON, Jiří. Shaping of clay fragments during transport: a theoretical model. Geologica Carpathica. Bratislava: SAV, 2005, 56/2005, No 5, p. 455-160, 6 pp. ISSN 1335-0552. info
• FAIMON, Jiří, Jiří ZIMÁK, Petr ZAJÍČEK, Monika SCHWARZOVÁ and Jindřich ŠTELCL. The study of recent destructive processes in the Moravian Karst caves (Czech republic). Geographica. Olomouc: Palacký University Olomouc, 2004, vol. 38, No 1, p. 9-13. ISSN 0231-9365. info
• FAIMON, Jiří and Slavomír NEHYBA. The formation of spherical clay balls on the slopes of sandpit quarry, the Rudice-Sec (Czech Republic). Catena. Elsevier, 2004, vol. 58, No 1, p. 23-40, 17 pp. info
• FAIMON, Jiří, Jindřich ŠTELCL, Svatava KUBEŠOVÁ and Jiří ZIMÁK. Environmentally accetable effect of hydrogen peroxide on cave "lamp-flora", calcite speleothems and limestones. Environmental Pollution. Elsevier, 2003, vol. 122, No 3, p. 417-422. ISSN 0269-7491. info
• FAIMON, Jiří. Formation of Colloidal Silica and Alumina During Experimental Granodiorite Weathering. Aquatic Geochemistry. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003, vol. 9, No 4, p. 305-341. ISSN 1380-616. info
• KUBEŠOVÁ, Svatava, Jiří FAIMON, Jindřich ŠTELCL and Jiří ZIMÁK. The study of lampflora in the Kateřinská Cave (Moravian Karst, Czech Republic). In Abstracts of International Conference on Cave Lighting. Budapest: T. Hazslinszky, Ungar. Gesells. Karst Hohlenforschung, 2000, p. 14. info
• FAIMON, Jiří. Kinetic modeling of Na release from alkali feldspar. In EnviWeath 96, International Conferece IGCP 405. Brno (Czech Rep.): Folia Fac.Sci.Nat.Univ.Mas.Brun., 1998, p. 48-54. Geologia 39. ISBN 80-210-1906-9. info
• FAIMON, Jiří. Kinetics of the release of silicon and aluminium from aluminosilicates into aqueous mildly acid solutions. Scripta Fac.Sci.Nat.Univ.Masaryk Brun. Brno (Czech Rep.): Masaryk University, 1998, vol. 1995, No 25, p. 59-68. info
• FAIMON, Jiří and Slavomír NEHYBA. The recent formation of spherical clay balls on sedimentary basin slopes. Book of abstracts: 15th Conference on Clay Mineralogy and Petrology, Sept 3-10, 1998 Brno, Scripta Fac. Sci.Nat. Univ. Masaryk. Brun. (Geology). Brno: MU, 1998, vol. 1996, No 26, p. 76. info
• FAIMON, Jiří. Oscillatory silicon and aluminum aqueous concentrations during experimental aluminosilicate weathering. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. Elsevier Pergamon, 1996, Vol. 60, (15), p. 2901-2907. ISSN 0016-7037. info
• FRUMAR, M., L. KOUDELKA, H. TICHÁ, Jiří FAIMON and L. TICHÝ. Some physical properties of Ge-Si-S system glasses. In Proc. of the Int. Conf. Amorphous Semiconductors 76, (I. Kosa-Somogyi, ed.). Budapest: Akademiai Kiado, 1977, p. 271-276. info
• FRUMAR, M., H. TICHÁ, L. KOUDELKA and Jiří FAIMON. Semiconducting glasses of the Ge-Bi-S system. Materials Research Bulletin. New York: Pergamon Press, 1976, vol. 11, No 11, p. 1389-1396, 7 pp. ISSN 0025-5408. info

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