Ing.(~ M.S.) degree in electrical engineering from the Czech Technical University in Prague in 1970, CSc. (~ Ph.D.) degree in applied physics from the Czech Technical University in Prague in 1979, Doc. (Habilitation) in applied physics at the Czech Technical University in Prague in 1991, DrSc. (Doctor of Mathematical and Physical Sciences) degree from the Charles University in Prague in 1992. Since 1996, Professor of Physics at the Technical University of Liberec. Since 2019, Professor emeritus at the Technical University of Liberec. Research stays abroad: in 1976 - 3-month visiting scientist at the 3rd Physical Institute, University of Göttingen, Germany, in1989/1990 - 6-month visiting scientist at the Shock Wave Laboratory, Technical University of Aachen, Germany, in 1995 - 1-month visiting scientist at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, England.