SoWa vision
Our vision is a comprehensive research and understanding of soil and water ecosystems in context of sustainable landscape use.
SoWa mission
Our mission is to create and develop a unique international multidisciplinary platform for detailed investigation of biotic and abiotic processes and complex interactions between soil and water ecosystems at microscale, mesoscale and landscape level.
The SoWa RI is also an aspiring component of the European Research Infrastructure eLTER RI – long term research on ecosystems, critical zones and socio-ecological systems.
Sowa objectives
Services
Realise your research ideas, visions and projects at unique state of the art facilities, technologies and approaches
Consultancies
Discuss and realise your research projects with a team of highly experienced experts
MoreStructure
The SoWa Research Infrastructure consists of four research sections (RS), six research programmes (RP) and nine highly equipped laboratories driven by ten highly experienced researchers. The quality, uniqueness and research excellency are guaranteed by the International Scientific Advisory Board, Steering Committee, top management and all group leaders.
Scientific Advisory Board
is a group of seven outstanding external independent experts working outside the Czech Republic who provide a useful feedback, know-how, experience, ideas and advices to develop research activities according to the latest challenges and trends and help us to achieve the main research goals.
Georg Guggenberger
Scientific Advisory Board
Roger I. Jones
Scientific Advisory Board
Yakov Kuzyakov
Scientific Advisory Board
Ladislav Miko
Scientific Advisory Board
Cindy E Prescott
Scientific Advisory Board
Olaf Schmidt
Scientific Advisory Board
Sophie Zechmeister-Boltenstern
Scientific Advisory Board
Steering Committee
is a decision making body which consists of representatives of management, research sections and four main partners of the SoWa RI
Jakub Borovec
Hydrobiologist
Tomáš Cajthaml
Environmental chemist
Jan Frouz
Director, Senior Scientist
Jakub Hruška
Scientist
Eva Kaštovská
Soil Scientist
Jiří Peterka
Hydrobiologist
Hana Šantrůčková
Senior Scientist
Jan Kubečka
Steering Committee
Karel Veselý
Steering Committee
Karel Tajovský
Steering Committee
Group Leaders
Nutrients Cycling
Ecosystem Functions
Biotic & Abiotic Interactions
Monitoring & Modelling
Research Programmes Leaders
Biological processes and transformations
The role of plant-soil interactions
Soil profile development
Biological diversity
Freshwater food web structure
Nutrient turnover in sediments
Support Team
Assistants, Project Administrator, Project Manager, Financial Manager, Technicians, etc.
Students
We educate and cooperate with hundreds of students (PhD students, master students, bachelor students, secondary school students) from the whole world.
Users
The SoWa Research Infrastructure can be beneficial for and used by researchers, students, teachers, entrepreneurs, journalists, governments, officials, public