First prize winner

Every year, the French Embassy in the Czech Republic awards prizes to young researchers for their results obtained during their doctoral studies. This year, the main prize for environmental and climate research MAKE OUR PLANET GREAT AGAIN 2022 was won by Jaroslav Aubrecht from the GreanCats group.

The quality of Jarda’s contribution entitled "Development of Cr-free environmentally-friendly hydrogenolysis catalysts to make ester hydrogenolysis sustainable" was evaluated as the most successful by the international commission composed of members of academia and industry. At the awards ceremony, which took place at the Buquoy Palace, home of the French Embassy in Prague, the winner was presented with a financial check and a scholarship for a month-long internship in France. The ceremony was attended by the French Ambassador to the Czech Republic Alexis Dutertre, the Minister for Science, Research and Innovation Helena Langšádlová, the Nobel Prize winners in chemistry and economics Jean-Marie Lehn and Jean Tirole and other representatives of companies and universities. In particular, Jean-Marie Lehn tried to share his experiences with young scientists during the ceremony and give them further motivation for their work.