• B.S. (2006) Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Czech Republic
• M.S. (2008) Theoretical Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Czech Republic
• Ph.D. (2012) Chemical Physics, University of Nevada, Reno

Research Interests:

• Electronic structure calculations, density functional theory, molecular dynamics
• Finite element method
• Computational Physics
• Symbolic manipulation

Selected Recent Publications:

1. O. Čertík, J. E. Pask, J. Vackář: dftatom: A robust and general Schrödinger and Dirac solver for atomic structure calculations, Computer Physics Communications, Volume 184, Issue 7, Pages 1777-1791 (2013)
2. R. Cimrman, M. Tůma, M. Novák, O. Čertík, J. Plešek, J. Vackář: Python-based finite element code used as a universal and modular tool for electronic structure calculation, AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 1558, Pages 1532 (2013)
3. O. Čertík, P. Winkler: Computation of screened two-electron matrix elements, International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, Volume 113, Issue 16, Pages 2012-2018 (2013)
4. D. Joyner, O. Čertík, A. Meurer, B. E. Granger: Open source computer algebra systems: SymPy, ACM Communications in Computer Algebra, Volume 45, Issue 3/4, Pages 225-234 (2012)
5. J. Vackář, O. Čertík, R. Cimrman, M. Novák, O. Šipr, J. Plešek: Finite Element Method in Density Functional Theory Electronic Structure Calculations, Advances in the Theory of Quantum Systems in Chemistry and Physics, Springer Netherlands, Pages 199-217 (2012)
6. A. Fejfar, A. Vetushka, V. Kalusová, O. Čertík, M. Ledinský, B. Rezek, J. Stuchlík, J. Kočka: Relation of nanoscale and macroscopic properties of mixed-phase silicon thin films, physica status solidi (a), Volume 207, Issue 3, Pages 582-586 (2010)