Research performed in the Laboratory of freshwater ecosystems is focused not only on fish and crayfish but also on studying the ecology of macrozoobenthos (organisms associated with bottom substrate in both lotic and lentic ecosystems, such as larvae of aquatic insect, small crustaceans and molluscs, oligochaetes, etc.). This research involves the sampling of the organisms in natural water environments, and empirical and analytical estimation of environmental conditions (e.g. composition of the bottom substrate, chemical-physical water parameters, concentrations of xenobiotics, etc.), followed by detailed identification of sampled organisms based on their morphology.
From 8 to 12 November 2021, he exhibited the ImageHeadstart project at the International Engineering Fair in Brno. The stand was strategically located on the corner of the pavilion, which was closest to the main entrance to the exhibition center and adjacent to the large exhibitions of universities. Unlike these exhibits, where the information was rather "diluted", our stand was conceived as a "hacker's lair", where not only information is passed in a dense form, but also created on the spot. And it fascinated.
The Rector and the Scientific Board of the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice awarded Doctor Honoris Causa for Johan Verreth and Marc Vandeputte in the Ceremonial Hall of the České Budějovice City Hall on 26th November 2021.
Congratulations to both gentlemen.
