prof. Ing. Petr Sáha, CSc., dr. h. c.

Research Program Director

Energy and Composite materials and Devices

Petr Sáha specializes in materials engineering, materials science, polymer processes, energy materials, and biocomposites.

He has authored and co-authored over 440 publications in peer-reviewed journals and has an H-index of 61 according to the Web of Science database as of May 2025. His applied research achievements include 22 patents, 23 utility models, 7 industrial designs, and 28 prototypes. Petr Sáha has supervised 35 successfully defended dissertations and has mentored numerous foreign postdoctoral students, both in the past and currently. He serves as a principal investigator or co-investigator of many significant national and international research projects.

He has worked extensively at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, and the Brno University of Technology. Currently, he holds the position of guest professor at several foreign universities, including East China University of Science and Technology in Shanghai, Clemson University in the USA, Ton Duc Thang University in Vietnam, and the University of Palermo in Italy. Petr Sáha is a member of several international scientific organizations and has received numerous awards for his scientific contributions, including the prestigious "PPS Fellows" Award and the Siemens Award for lifetime achievement, among others.

In terms of management, he served as the rector of Tomas Bata University in Zlín for four terms, was the chairman of the Czech Rectors' Conference, and presided over the American Polymer Processing Society. He is the founder of both Tomas Bata University in Zlín and the Centre of Polymer Systems.

2000 prof. Material engineering, Faculty of chemistry, BUT, Brno

1993 assoc. prof. Plastics and Rubber Technology, Faculty of Technology in Zlín, TBU, Zlín

1984 CSc. Science of Non-metallic Materials and Building Materials, Faculty of Technology in Gottwaldov (now Zlín), TBU, Zlín