Personal information: Born on March 2, 1958 in Novi Sad (Yugoslavia). Married, with 2 children.
Education M.A., Physics, (1979), University of Oxford, Balliol College, Oxford, U.K.
D.Phil. (1983), "Cooperative Jahn-Teller Effect in Rare Earth Molybdates", University of Oxford, U.K. (with J.F.Ryan)
Current research positions: Director and founder of the Centre of Excellence in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CENN-Nanocenter) (Founded in 2010 from European Restructuring Funds). www.nanocenter.si, Head of Department of Complex Matter, (complex.ijs.si), Group leader on “Dynamics in complex matter”
Scientific career: He is a world leading researcher in the field of time-resolved spectroscopy in complex condensed matter with major original contributions in a number of fields in condensed matter physics and physics of materials, including high temperature superconductors, molecular magnetism and low-dimensional nanomaterials, particularly nanowires. More recently he has initiated work on quantum computation memory devices. His current interest is focused in the study of phase transitions in rapidly evolving systems and the creation of new exotic states of matter under controlled non-equilibrium conditions.
Employment: Currently position: research advisor at the Institute "Jožef Stefan" (IJS), Head of Department of Complex Matter. He leads a research group in experimental physics of dynamics of complex and quantum materials and a director of Centre of Excellence for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology – CENN Nanocenter.
Career milestones: 1982, research assistent Phyisics, University of Oxford, UK; 2002–, full professor at theFaculty of mathematics and physics at the University of Ljubljana and Jožef Stefan international postgraduate school since 2004. He has introduced a number of new fields in Slovenia: optical time-resolved spectroscoy (late 1980s), Experimental research of fulerenes (early 1990s) and high temperature superconductors (in 1987), nanoelectronics (late 2000s), quantum memory devices (2016). In 2002 he founded the Centre for nanoscience and nanotechnolgy which later became the Centre of Excellence for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, which he still leads. In 2010 he initiated research of phase transitions in real time; in 2013 he received European Research Council (ERC) Grant.
Postgraduate Teaching: 1987 – 2018 20 PhDs / 7 Master Students / 37 Diploma students, Physics Department, Faculty for Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, and at Jozef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Prizes and awards: 1988, Boris Kidrič prize; 1989–1990 Fulbright fellowship; In 2002 he was given the highest Zois award for scientific achievements in Slovenia. In 2005 his group was awarded the title of the best research group in Slovenia in physics. In 2013 he was the first to be awarded an ERC advanced grant in Slovenia (AdG ERC), and in 2017 he was awarded an ERC PoC grant.
Various professional duties: 2007 – 2010 Member of Expert Advisory Group of the NMP section of the 7th Framework programme, 2010 – 2010 Chair of the Materials section NMP, FP R&D priorities for 2010-2013. 2010 -2014 OECD representative on nanotechnology for Slovenia (since 2010). 2007 IUPAP Commissioner (since 2007), 2012-2013 NFFA advisory board, 2014 ERC PE3 Panel Member (CoG), 2016 ERC PE3 Panel Chair (CoG), 2017 – 2018, ERC PE3 Panel Co-chair (Synergy grants), 1995- Member, Engineering Academy of Slovenia (IAS), 1999- IOP Fellow, (FInstP), Chartered physicist, (CPhys.), 2005- AAAS member, 2016-President of the Slovenian Society of Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy (DMFA)
Popular science outreach activities: 2009 – Slovenian Parliament Science colloquium: Nanotechnology (2009), 2011: Slovenian Parliament Science colloquium: The Center of Excellence in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2013, TEDx talk: What can physics tell us about stock market crashes?
Education M.A., Physics, (1979), University of Oxford, Balliol College, Oxford, U.K.
D.Phil. (1983), "Cooperative Jahn-Teller Effect in Rare Earth Molybdates", University of Oxford, U.K. (with J.F.Ryan)
Current research positions: Director and founder of the Centre of Excellence in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CENN-Nanocenter) (Founded in 2010 from European Restructuring Funds). www.nanocenter.si, Head of Department of Complex Matter, (complex.ijs.si), Group leader on “Dynamics in complex matter”
Scientific career: He is a world leading researcher in the field of time-resolved spectroscopy in complex condensed matter with major original contributions in a number of fields in condensed matter physics and physics of materials, including high temperature superconductors, molecular magnetism and low-dimensional nanomaterials, particularly nanowires. More recently he has initiated work on quantum computation memory devices. His current interest is focused in the study of phase transitions in rapidly evolving systems and the creation of new exotic states of matter under controlled non-equilibrium conditions.
Employment: Currently position: research advisor at the Institute "Jožef Stefan" (IJS), Head of Department of Complex Matter. He leads a research group in experimental physics of dynamics of complex and quantum materials and a director of Centre of Excellence for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology – CENN Nanocenter.
Career milestones: 1982, research assistent Phyisics, University of Oxford, UK; 2002–, full professor at theFaculty of mathematics and physics at the University of Ljubljana and Jožef Stefan international postgraduate school since 2004. He has introduced a number of new fields in Slovenia: optical time-resolved spectroscoy (late 1980s), Experimental research of fulerenes (early 1990s) and high temperature superconductors (in 1987), nanoelectronics (late 2000s), quantum memory devices (2016). In 2002 he founded the Centre for nanoscience and nanotechnolgy which later became the Centre of Excellence for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, which he still leads. In 2010 he initiated research of phase transitions in real time; in 2013 he received European Research Council (ERC) Grant.
Postgraduate Teaching: 1987 – 2018 20 PhDs / 7 Master Students / 37 Diploma students, Physics Department, Faculty for Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, and at Jozef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Prizes and awards: 1988, Boris Kidrič prize; 1989–1990 Fulbright fellowship; In 2002 he was given the highest Zois award for scientific achievements in Slovenia. In 2005 his group was awarded the title of the best research group in Slovenia in physics. In 2013 he was the first to be awarded an ERC advanced grant in Slovenia (AdG ERC), and in 2017 he was awarded an ERC PoC grant.
Various professional duties: 2007 – 2010 Member of Expert Advisory Group of the NMP section of the 7th Framework programme, 2010 – 2010 Chair of the Materials section NMP, FP R&D priorities for 2010-2013. 2010 -2014 OECD representative on nanotechnology for Slovenia (since 2010). 2007 IUPAP Commissioner (since 2007), 2012-2013 NFFA advisory board, 2014 ERC PE3 Panel Member (CoG), 2016 ERC PE3 Panel Chair (CoG), 2017 – 2018, ERC PE3 Panel Co-chair (Synergy grants), 1995- Member, Engineering Academy of Slovenia (IAS), 1999- IOP Fellow, (FInstP), Chartered physicist, (CPhys.), 2005- AAAS member, 2016-President of the Slovenian Society of Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy (DMFA)
Popular science outreach activities: 2009 – Slovenian Parliament Science colloquium: Nanotechnology (2009), 2011: Slovenian Parliament Science colloquium: The Center of Excellence in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2013, TEDx talk: What can physics tell us about stock market crashes?