Jože VIŽINTIN

Personal data: born in 1943, Zalošče, Nova Gorica

Education: 1978, PhD, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (UL FS), Chair of Design, 4 months postdoctoral training (BAM, NIST)

Fields of activity: tribology, technical diagnostics, surface engineering, mechanical actuators

Employment/career: 1965-1966, Avtopromet Gorica; 1972-1980, assistant at the Chair of Structural Engineering, FS UL; 1980-1987, director of the Institute for Materials and Structures Research, Ljubljana; 1987-, employee at FS UL; 1994-, head of the Centre for Tribology and Technical Diagnostics at FS UL; 1995-, Full Professor of Tribology, Mechanical Drives and Actuators at FS UL; 1996-, Head of the Chair of Design and Working Machinery at FS UL; 1997-2001, Vice-Rector of the University of Ljubljana (UL); 1986-, President of the Slovenian Society for Tribology; 2004-2005 and 2007-2008, President of IAS; 2007-2008, v. 2008-, President of the Professional Council of the IRI UL; 2009-, Secretary of the IAS

Awards and distinctions: 1990, AGMA, Technical Division Award; 1995, FS UL Award for Research; 1998, Zois Award for Scientific Achievement; 2000, American Society of Mechanical Engineers - ASME Award; 2002, Zois Award for Excellence and Scientific Achievement in Mechanical Engineering; 2006, Fellow STLE Award for Special Achievement in Tribology; 2007, University of Ljubljana Gold Plaque

Publications and other: 120 scientific papers; 25 peer-reviewed papers; 210 conference presentations; 7 chapters in scientific monographs; 21 invited lectures; 88 research reports; 152 reports and expertise for industry; 9 patents

Employee: retired, emeritus professor of the University of Ljubljana