Ludek Vecsey


A. Personal data:

  • Born: April 4, 1972 in Celadna, Czechoslovakia
  • Citizenship: Czech
  • Marital status: married
  • Affiliation: Geophysical Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague
  • B. Research interests:

  • Mantle dynamics: numerical modelling of mantle convection, non-linear dynamics, deterministic chaos
  • Wavelet analysis: 1-D, 2-D continous wavelet transform on geophysical fields (geoid, mixing, convection, seismic waves)
  • Seismic anisotropy: deep structure of the European litosphere, P residues, shear-wave splitting
  • C. Academic history:

  • 1990-1995: Study of geophysics at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague
  • 1995: Graduated in geophysics at the Charles University, Prague
    Master thesis: Variational Approaches to Solving Free Oscillations of General Model of the Earth (in Czech), superviser: Zdenek Martinec.
  • 1995-2002: PhD study at the Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague
  • 2002: RNDr. degree (corresp. to M.S.), Charles University, Prague, in Geophysics.
  • 2002: Ph.D. degree, Charles University, Prague, in Geophysics.
    PhD thesis: Chaos in Thermal Convection and the Wavelet Analysis of Geophysical Fields , superviser: Ctirad Matyska.
  • Since 1998: Researcher at the Geophysical Institute, Academy of Science, Prague.
  • D. Fellowships:

  • 2000: 3 months at the Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.
  • E. Presentations:

  • List of publications
  • Conferences, symposia, workshops


  • Phone: (+420) 267 103 021
    E-mail: vecsey@karel.troja.mff.cuni.cz
    Last update: FEB 2003.