Prof. Karel Kolomaznik
Laureate
Tomas Bata University Zlín
Professor, Leader of research team
Rolex Awards, 1998
The highly productive career of Karel Kolomaznik, from the Czech Republic, has been based on the conviction that there is no such thing as waste.Professor Kolomaznik is now researching ways to turn used vegetable and animal fats into biodiesel. He is also continuing his work on analysing waste from leather production to find safe, efficient ways of transforming it into beneficial products of many kinds.