CZU

Dana Komínková graduated from the Faculty of Natural Sciences of Charles University, and since 2000 she has worked at the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague, first in the Laboratory of Ecological Risks of Urban Drainage and then at the Department of Health and Environmental Engineering, where she habilitated in the field of Water Management and Water Structures in 2007. In 2012 she was appointed professor in this field. Since 2013 she has been working at the Czech University of Life Sciences, where she continues to focus on water protection and water management issues. She teaches subjects related to drinking and wastewater treatment, water protection, hydrochemistry and ecology of urban watersheds. Recently, her scientific activities have focused on nature-based solutions and their use for wastewater treatment, assessment of the ecological status of watercourses with an emphasis on urban streams, the quality of springs, and the use of phytoremediation in the event of a nuclear accident. She has extensive international experience from Australia, the USA, Italy, Switzerland and other European countries.

Graduated from the Faculty of Environmental Sciences at the Czech University of Life Sciences (CZU). He currently focuses on the ecology, mapping, and management of invasive alien plant species. His expertise also includes public outreach in the field of biological invasions, science communication, and integrating invasive species mapping with modern data collection methods (such as Unmanned Aerial Systems). He works as a lecturer at the Faculty of Environmental Sciences (CZU) and as a botanist at the Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic.

Andrea is a new member of the project team and is enthusiastically engaging in all activities related to the project’s administrative support. She is primarily responsible for managing orders, organizing administrative tasks, and coordinating student challenges. She approaches her work with responsibility, resilience, optimism, and a collaborative spirit. Andrea enjoys learning new things and developing her skills in a dynamic environment that offers diverse tasks. She holds a degree in Applied Ecology and is currently continuing her studies in Nature Conservation. She gained valuable experience and a strong attention to detail during her extensive work in a laboratory, which she now applies in her project-related responsibilities.

Michaela has been a key member of the project team at the Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague since 2012. With rich experience in both financial management and project administration, she’s handled everything from national grant schemes to cross-border collaborations and projects funded by the Norwegian Funds – including OWAD, OWADis, Springs connect, and the currently running REDEMA or DiGraSo.

What drives her most are new challenges, meaningful cooperation, and the satisfaction of seeing projects smoothly completed from an administrative point of view. Mchaela is known for her reliability, precision, and positive mindset – qualities that make her an essential part of any project team.

She continuously sharpens her skills through training and seminars and brings to the table experience with programs such as GAČR, TAČR, NAZV, and various Interreg initiatives.

I am a hydrobiologist and a PhD student in Applied and Landscape Ecology at the Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague. I have been working at the T. G. Masaryk Water Research Institute for nine years. For five years, I was intensively involved in the analysis of macroinvertebrate samples as part of biological water quality assessments. Currently, I focus on freshwater pearl mussel conservation, invasive crayfish management, and aquatic habitat restoration.
My PhD research explores the ecological stoichiometry of food particles consumed by juvenile pearl mussels – I’m trying to find out what actually nourishes these sensitive and endangered bivalves in the wild.

I published the paper “Frozen detritus: a novel nutritious food for juvenile mussels in captive breeding” (Macháček et al., 2025), showing that frozen detritus can serve as a valuable food source for juvenile pearl mussels in captivity.