CV

Curriculum Vitae of Tomáš Jíra, Ph.D.

Contact Information

Name Tomáš Jíra, Ph.D.
Email tomas.jira@vscht.cz

Experience

  • 2022 - present

    Prague, Czech Republic

    Research/Teaching Position
    University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague
    • Performed nonadiabatic molecular dynamics using ABIN, Bagel, Molpro and ORCA.
    • Implemented custom software for quantum dynamics and electronic structure methods.
    • Taught undergraduate mathematics courses.
  • 2026 - 2026

    Kiel, Germany

    Research Internship
    Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel
    • Implemented spin-diabatic surface hopping for spin-orbit transitions in Newton-X.
    • Performed CP2K solid-state pyrazine simulations under Prof. Anna Hehn.
    • Collaborated within the Group of Theoretical Spectroscopy and Heterogeneous Catalysis.

Education

  • 2022 - 2026

    Prague, Czech Republic

    Ph.D.
    University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague
    Chemistry
    • Dissertation: Computational Strategies for Nonadiabatic Molecular Dynamics
    • Supervisor: Prof. Petr Slavíček
  • 2020 - 2022

    Prague, Czech Republic

    M.Sc.
    University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague
    Physical Chemistry
    • Thesis: Simulation and Data Analysis of Emission Lab Round Robin Tests
    • Supervisor: Dr. Pavel Kříž
  • 2017 - 2020

    Prague, Czech Republic

    B.Sc.
    University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague
    Chemical Engineering
    • Thesis: Analysis of the Data from the Electron Microscope using Stochastic Model
    • Supervisor: Dr. Markéta Zikmundová

Technical Skills

Programming Languages: C++, C, Zig, Python, Julia, Rust
Scientific Software: ORCA, Molpro, Gaussian, ABIN, Newton-X, CP2K, Libint2, LibXC, FFTW3, OpenBLAS
Systems & Environments: Arch Linux, HPC Clusters, LaTeX, Neovim
Languages: Czech (Native), English (Fluent)

Projects

  • Zinq

    Open-source software for quantum dynamics and electronic structure methods.