support of TBU. Scientists Top scientists in their field are members of the TBU teaching staff. Some of them are Prof. Milan Zelený, a world-famous economist, Prof. Karel Kolomazník, a laureate of the Rolex Award for Enterprise, which is called “a mini Nobel Prize”. Prof. Petr Sáha, a former President of the Polymer Processing Society. Assoc. Prof. Petr Hlaváček, prominent international expert in footwear hygiene, conducted a research into the 5000-year-old Alpine Mummy (Ötzi) and was nominated for TOP 100 discoveries of the year 2003. Petr Hlaváček also conducted the Terracotta Warriors’ Footwear research (2006–2009) as part of the UNESCO’s World Heritage. Prof. Berenika Hausnerová, a UNESCO-L’ORÉAL Award for Women in Science laureate in recognition of her work on the influence of pressure on the rheological behavior of PIM materials. Prof. Martin Zatloukal, an Exxon Mobil Chemical European Science and Engineering Award laureate. The prize is intended for scientists specializing in polymer processing. Assoc. Prof. Vladimír Pavlínek, a Morand Lambla Award laureate for his long-running research into conductive polymers and the ways of using them in intelligent applications, made by the international Polymer Processing Society. Notable staff and graduates of TBU Marcela Kubalčíková, Michal Smola, Daniel Málek, Klára Křížová Tereza Marusincova References External links Tomas Bata University in Zlín website Tomas Bata University in Zlín Zlín Educational institutions established in 2001 Bata Corporation 2001 establishments in the Czech Republic Buildings and structures in Zlín