Prof. dr. Matjaž Valant
Education, Professional Qualifications and Employment
1991
B.Sc. in Chemistry , University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
1995
Ph .D. in Chemistry , University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
1996 – 1998
Postdoc – Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
1997 – 1998
Postdoc Spec. – University of Pennsylvania, The Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter , Philadelphia, USA
1999-2005
Senior Research Fellow – J. Stefan Institute , Ljubljana, Slovenia
2002-2007
Assistant Professor (general and inorganic chemistry) – University of Maribor, Slovenia
2005-2006
Senior Research Fellow – London South Bank University, Centre for Physical Electronics and Materials , London, UK
2007
Research Fellow – Imperial College London , Department of Materials, London, UK
2007-2013
Professor, Associate (materials) – University of Nova Gorica, Slovenia
2010-2013
Dean of School of Environmental Sciences at University of Nova Gorica, Slovenia
2007-present
Academic Visitor – Imperial College London, Department of Materials, London, UK
2009-present
Head of Materials Research Laboratory – University of Nova Gorica, Slovenia
2013-present
Full Professor (materials) – University of Nova Gorica, Slovenia
Area of research
- high temperature phase relations
- phase transformations
- sintering mechanisms
- microwave ceramic materials
- LTCC materials and technology
- preceramic precursors
- dilute magnetic semiconductors
- magnetoelectric thin films
- multiferroics
- watersplitting catalysts
- electrocalorics