prof. dr. Boštjan Golob

Name: Boštjan Golob
Date and Place of Birth: 2 November 1966, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Nationality: Slovenian
E-mail: bostjan.golob@ung.si

Page updated: 13 February 2026

Degrees

B.Sc., University of Ljubljana, 1990
Subject: Dielectric and Pyroelectric Properties of Pb5Ge3O11 Ceramics

Ph.D., University of Ljubljana, 1996
Subject: Study of Bs0 Mesons Decays Produced at the Z0 Resonance at LEP

Employment, positions and appointments

University of Nova Gorica:

• 2022–2026 : Rector
• 2026– : Rector

The European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN, Geneva:

• 2023– : Member of the Large Hadron Experiments Committee (LHCC)

Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Univ. of Ljubljana:

• 1995–1999: Assistant for Physics
• 2000–2004: Assistant Professor of Physics
• 2005–2010: Associate Professor of Physics
• 2011– : Professor of Physics
• 2013–2014: Deputy Head of Physics Department
• 2015–2016: Vice Dean, Head of Physics Department

“Jožef Stefan” Institute, Ljubljana:

• 1991–1996: undergraduate researcher
• 1996–1999: postgraduate researcher
• 2000–2004: Research Associate
• 2005–2010: Senior Research Associate
• 2011– : Scientific Counselor

European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN, Geneva:

• 1992–1998: Research Associate
• 1999–2002: member of Institutional Board of DELPHI collaboration
• 1999–2000: postdoctoral Fellow

National Laboratory for High Energy Accelerator Research, KEK, Tsukuba:

• 2000– : Research Associate
• 2005–2008: convener of Charm Physics Group of Belle Collaboration
• 2007: visiting professor
• 2009–2013: Physics Coordinator of Belle II Collaboration
• 2021–2022: Chair of Institutional Board of Belle II Collaboration

Field of Research

Experimental Particle Physics

• until 2000: Bs Mesons Studies at LEP Collider (CERN), W boson properties, search for Higgs boson
• from 2000: CP symmetry violation studies at KEK-B and Super KEK-B collider (KEK), properties of charm hadrons

Teaching Activity

• Lecturing elementary and advanced courses in physics at Univiversity of Ljubljana and University of Nova Gorica
• Lecturing at several summer schools in high energy physics
• Author of Slovenian and international text books
• Supervision (5 Ph.D. theses, 2 M.Sc. theses, 8 B.Sc. theses)

Other Activities

• 2021: member of Scientific Council for Science and Mathematics, Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS)
• 2020–2025: member of High Energy Particle Physics Board of European Physical Society (EPS)
• 2020: Slovenian representative in European Particle Physics Strategy Group (CERN)
• 2021–2025: member of Blinc Award Board
• author of several public science articles and lectures

Awards

• 2012: recipient of Zois Recognition Award for important achievements in experimental particle physics
• 2017: recipient of Golden Plaquette of Univ. of Ljubljana for extraordinary achievements in research, pedagogical or artistic work and reputation buildup of university

Memberships

• member of Mathematicians, Physicists and Astronomers Society of Slovenia (DMFA)
• member of European Physical Society (EPS)

Conference and Journal Committees:

Referee for:

• Phys. Rev. Lett.
• Phys. Rev. D
• Eur. Phys. J. C
• J. High Energ. Phys.

• member of organizational and advisory boards of several international conferences