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