Short bio

1982–1999
Director, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana

1999
Professor of Materials Science, Chemical Technology and Materials Science Dept., Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, UL

2000–2003
Secretary of State for Higher Education at the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport

2005–2009
Dean and Professor of Materials Science

2009–2013
Rector, University of Ljubljana

2013–2015
Prof. Emeritus of University of Ljubljana

Select papers

Impact of the Carbon Coating Thickness on the Electrochemical Performance of LiFePO4/C Composites.
R. Dominko, M. Bele, M. Gaberšček, M. Remškar, D. Hanžel, S. Pejovnik, J. Jamnik (2005), J. of the Electrochemical Society 152: a607-a610.

Selective catalysts for the hydrogen oxidation and oxygen reduction reactions by patterning of platinum with calix[4]arene molecules
B. Genorio, D. Strmčnik, R. Subbaraman, D. Tripkovic, G. Karapetrov, V. Stamenkovic, S. Pejovnik, N. Markovic (2010). Nature materials. 9:12, 998-1003.

Select awards

1994
Ambassador of Science of the Republic of Slovenia
(National award for outstanding research and international promotion of the Slovenian Science

2012
Dr.honoris causa – Clarkson University, USA

2016
Prof. Emeritus of University of Ljubljana

2020
Zois Lifetime Achievement Award