People


Prof. Dr.
Boštjan Zalar

Scientific Counselor
e-mail: bostjan.zalar@ijs.si
IJS room: B108, B15
tel: +386 (0)1 477 3954

Positions:
  • 1987 - today Department of Condensed Matter Physics, J. Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • 2009 - today Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School (IPS)
Education:
  • 1988 - graduated in Physics, FNT, University of Ljubljana.
  • 1991 - Masters in Physics, FNT, University of Ljubljana.
  • 1994 - PhD in Physics, FNT, University of Ljubljana.

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    Selected publications:
  1. A. Rešetič, J. Milavec, B. Zupančič, V. Domenici, B. Zalar, Polymer-dispersed liquid crystal elastomers, Nat. Commun. 7 (2016) 13140.
  2. A. Rešetič, J. Milavec, V. Domenici, B. Zupančič, A. Bubnov, B. Zalar, Stress-strain and thermomechanical characterization of nematic to smectic A transition in a strongly-crosslinked bimesogenic liquid crystal elastomer, Polymer. 158 (2018) 96–102.
  3. J. Milavec, A. Resetic, A. Bubnov, B. Zalar, V. Domenici, Dynamic investigations of liquid crystalline elastomers and their constituents by 2H NMR spectroscopy, Liq. Cryst. Vol. 45, Issue 13-15, (2018) 2158–2173.
  4. J. Milavec, V. Domenici, B. Zupančič, A. Rešetič, A. Bubnov, B. Zalar, Deuteron NMR resolved mesogen vs. crosslinker molecular order and reorientational exchange in liquid single crystal elastomers, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 18 (2016) 4071–4077.

Dr. Andraž Rešetič

Researcher
e-mail: andraz.resetic@ijs.si
IJS room: B108, G7
tel: +386 (0)1 477 3725

Positions:
  • 2020 - Department of Condensed Matter Physics, J. Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • 2019 - 2020 - PostDoc, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Geesthacht, Germany
  • 2012 - 2019 - Department of Condensed Matter Physics, J. Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Education:
  • 2016 - PhD, Nanosciences and nonotechnologies, Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • 2012 - Master's degree, Nanosciences and nonotechnologies, Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • 2010 - Bachelor's degree, Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Nikita Derets

PhD student
e-mail: nikita.derets@ijs.si
IJS room: G7
tel: +386 (0)1 477 3725

CV content
  1. M. Lavrič, N. Derets, D. Črešnar, V. Cresta, V. Domenici, A. Rešetič, G. Skacej, M. Sluban, P. Umek, B. Zalar, Z. Kutnjak, and B. Rožič. Tunability of the elastocaloric response in main-chain liquid crystalline elastomers. Liquid crystals (2020), DOI: 10.1080/02678292.2020.1786177.
  2. N.K. Derets, A.I. Fedoseev, P.P. Syrnikov, S.G. Lushnikov, and S. Kojima. Temperature behavior of long-wave acoustic phonons in relaxor ferroelectric Na1/2Bi1/2TiO3. J. Appl. Phys. 126, 174102 (2019), DOI: 10.1063/1.5113953.

Dr. Saide Umerova

Researcher
e-mail: saide.umerova@ijs.si
IJS room: G7
tel: +386 (0)1 477 3725

Career/Employment:
  • 2018 - LLC NANOTECHCENTER, Researcher
  • 2017 - Researcher, Frantsevich Institute for Problems of Materials Science NAS of Ukraine
  • 2016 - 2017 - Junior researcher, Frantsevich Institute for Problems of Materials Science NAS of Ukraine
  • 2013 - 2016 - Leading engineer, Frantsevich Institute for Problems of Materials Science NAS of Ukraine
  • 2017 - member of the editorial board of the Rheology: Open Access Journal
Education:
  • 2017 - PhD, Frantsevich Institute for Problems of Materials Science NAS of Ukraine
  • 2013 – 2016 - PhD student Frantsevich Institute for Problems of Materials Science NAS of Ukraine
  • 2011 – 2013 - Master on the specialty Composite and powder materials, coatings; specialization of the Dispersed and consolidated nanomaterials and nanotechnologies, National Technical University of Ukraine "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute"
  • 2007 – 2011 - Bachelor of Materials Science Engineering, National Technical University of Ukraine "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute"
  1. Dulina, I., Umerova, S., Ragulya, A. Plasticizer Effect on Rheological Behaviour of Screen Printing Pastes Based on Barium Titanate Nanopowder, Journal of Physics: Conference Series 602 (2015) 012035;
  2. Saide Umerova, Iryna Dulina, Andrey Ragulya Rheology of plasticized polymer solutions Építőanyag - Journal of Silicate Based and Composite Materials, 2015, Vol. 67, No. 4, 119 – 125;
  3. Ivanchenko, S. E., Dulina, I. O., Umerova, S. O., Nikulin, A. G., & Ragulya, A. V. (2015). Formulation and Rheology of Tape Casting Suspensions Based on BaTiO 3 Nanopowders. In Nanoplasmonics, Nano-Optics, Nanocomposites, and Surface Studies (pp. 193-202). Springer, Cham.;
  4. Umerova S., Dulina I., Ragulya A. Rheology of plasticized screen printing pastes based on ВаТіО3 nanopowder Applied rheology. – 2016. - Vol.26. No.3, 38 – 46;
  5. Umerova S., Ragulya A. Nanoparticles-Filled Non-Newtonian Polymer Suspensions Rheology: Open Access. – 2017. - 1:105;
  6. Umerova S., Ragulya A. Coexistence of Rheopexy and Dilatancy in Polymer Suspensions Filled with Ceramic Nanoparticles Rheology: Open Access. – 2017. - 1: e102;
  7. S.O. Umerova, A.V. Ragulya Temperature dependent rheology of plasticized polymer suspensions filled with ceramic nanoparticles, Appl. Rheol. 28:4 (2018) 45489.
  8. S. Ivanchenko, S. Umerova, D. Baranovskyi, O. Kovalenko, A. Ragulya BaTiO3 films for multilayer devices by tape casting, Perovskites and other Framework Structure Materials; New trends and Perspectives, Collaborating Academics, 2020 (accepted for publication).

Dr. Matej Bobnar

Researcher
e-mail: matej.bobnar@ijs.si
IJS room: G7
tel: +386 (0)1 477 3725

Born: 12.12.1981

Positions:
  • 2019 - today: Department of Condensed Matter Physics, J. Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • 2012 - 2019: Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester Stoffe, Dresden, Germany
  • 2007 - 2012: Department of Condensed Matter Physics, J. Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Education:
  • 2012 - PhD, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • 2007 - Bachelor's degree, Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • 2000 - Matura, Gimnazija Novo mesto, Novo mesto, Slovenia

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