Each year, the award is given to a woman in a specific scientific discipline.
Valkárová is a 68-year-old researcher at Charles University on the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics. Her career began in Prague, moving to Russia, with later research in Hamburg, Germany, and other locations to pursue particle physics. Her former student and current colleague, Karel Černý, said that he believes Valkárová is very deserving of the award.
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