Mr. Richard Lojka | Sedimentary Geology | Excellence in Research Award

Czech Geological Survey | Czech Republic

Mr. Richard Lojka is a geoscientist specializing in sedimentology and basin analysis, with core expertise in lacustrine and fluvial systems and advanced paleopedological reconstruction. His research explores depositional environments, sequence stratigraphy, climatic cyclicity, and environmental dynamics within Carboniferous basins, particularly across the Pennsylvanian and Mississippian intervals. He has made notable contributions to the interpretation of coal-bearing paralic and fluvial cyclothems, paleosol development, and seasonal climatic signatures preserved in siliciclastic and lacustrine successions. His publications in high-impact venues including the International Journal of Coal Geology, Bulletin of Geosciences, and Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology showcase his work on stratigraphic architecture, peat formation processes, and climate-driven sedimentary patterns across Central European and Eurasian basins. Supported by 210 citations, 13 scholarly documents, and an h-index of 9, he continues to offer influential insights into ancient terrestrial systems and their climatic controls.

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Featured Publications

Lojka, R., Rosenau, N. A., Sidorinová, T., & Strnad, L. (2016). Architecture, paleosols and cyclicity of the Middle–Late Pennsylvanian proximal fluvial system (Nýřany Member, Pilsen Basin, Czech Republic). Bulletin of Geosciences, 91(1), 111–140.

Opluštil, S., Lojka, R., Rosenau, N. A., Strnad, L., & Sýkorová, I. (2015). Middle Moscovian climate of eastern equatorial Pangea recorded in paleosols and fluvial architecture. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 440, 328–352.

Šliaupa, S., Lojka, R., Tasáryova, Z., Kolejka, V., Hladík, V., Kotulová, J., Kucharič, L., Fejdi, V., Wójcicki, A., & Tarkowski, R. (2013). CO₂ storage potential of sedimentary basins of Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland, and the Baltic States. Geological Quarterly, 57(4), 717–730.

Hatzignatiou, D. G., Riis, F., Berenblyum, R., Hladik, V., Lojka, R., & Francu, J. (2011). Screening and evaluation of a saline aquifer for CO₂ storage: Central Bohemian Basin, Czech Republic. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 5(6), 968–979.

Lojka, R., Sýkorová, I., Laurin, J., Matysová, P., & Grygar, T. M. (2010). Lacustrine couplet-lamination: Evidence for Late Pennsylvanian seasonality in central equatorial Pangaea (Stephanian B, Mšec Member, Central and Western Bohemian basins). Bulletin of Geosciences, 85(4), 709–734.