Prof. Dr Irena Peicheva
is the winner of the Bohuslav Cambel Medal
We are delighted to announce that Prof. Dr Irena Peicheva is this year’s recipient of the ‘Bohuslav Cambel’ Medal.
The Earth Science Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences presents the Bohuslav Cambel Medal in an effort to appreciate:
- Outstanding scientific contributions to research in geosciences
- Promotion of development of geosciences at the Earth Science Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences
Bohuslav Cambel (1919 – 2006) was the director of the Geological Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, and of the former Geological Laboratory, in 1963-1989. He transformed the Geological Laboratory into the prestigious Geological Institute using human resources, supporting young researchers, establishing modern analytical laboratories, and forcing innovative methods of research. He established the workplace in Banská Bystrica in order to develop geology of mineral deposits.
The medal and certificate of honour were presented to Prof. Peicheva in an official ceremony by Prof. Igor Broska, PhD, Deputy Director of the Institute of Earth Sciences (BAS), at the KBGA congress in Cluj-Napoca.
Further information and a list of all recipients of the ‘Bohuslav Kambel’ Medal can be found here: