U.S.-Czech Workshop on Artificial Intelligence Holds in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Embassy Prague and the Czech Embassy in Washington partnered to hold a bilateral U.S.-Czech workshop on artificial intelligence (AI) at the University of Maryland on 18-19 September 2018. Dr. Stephen O’Regan, Science Director for the US Embassy’s Office of Naval Research Global, and Mr. Luděk Moravec, Czech Science Attaché to the United States, collaborated …

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Astronaut Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger Visits Planetarium

Former NASA Astronaut Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger visits Czech Planetarium to talk Life in Space. Dottie met with hundreds of Czech students and accompanying teachers to talk about her experiences as an astronaut and working at the International Space Station. Answering questions about space, posing for photos, and signing autographs, Dottie was thrilled also to share her …

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Czech-U.S. Nuclear Cooperation at Rez Nuclear Research Institute

U.S. Ambassador Andrew Schapiro participated at a September 27 event presenting the results of a test of molten salts in the nuclear reactor in the Rez Nuclear Research Institute (UJV) just outside Prague city limits. The test was conducted under a memorandum of understanding for scientific cooperation between Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee and …

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U.S. Embassy Focuses on Science, Technology, Engineering and the Environment

Prague, March 30 – The U.S. Embassy in Prague will undertake a number of projects and programming activities during the month of April focusing on science, technology, engineering, and the environment (STEM). In cooperation with local partners, the Embassy will present the following events during the month of April. March 30 – June Local NGO TEREZA will open …

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Ambassador’s Wife Visits Honeywell CZ Laboratories in Brno

Tamar Newberger, wife of U.S. Ambassador Andrew Schapiro, visited Honeywell CZ laboratories in Brno (HTS) on March 7. As a software expert, scientist, and promoter of science and technology among young women, Ms. Newberger spoke about her career as a software engineer. She shared her experience of working with large corporations as well as with …

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The U.S. and the Czech Republic Cooperate in Nanotechnologies

On September 2nd, Deputy Chief of Mission Steve Kashkett hosted a special ceremony in Prague for the signing of a collaborative agreement between The Nonwovens Institute, North Carolina State University, and the Institute for Nanomaterials, Technical University of Liberec. The agreement provides for a formal cooperative relationship between the two institutions in the areas of …

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