Drago kolar
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Professor Drago Kolar was a Head of the Ceramics
Department at the Jozef Stefan Institute
(Ljubljana
, Slovenia
) from 1965 until 1997. In this period the Ceramics Department grew to be among the top ceramics-research facilities in the world.
Kolar was one of the world leading scientists in the field of ceramic materials. His main scientific interest was in sintering
mechanisms and microstructure development in ceramics, high-temperature phase equilibria and functional ceramics.
During his lifetime he published, together with his co-workers, over 200 publications in international periodicals, over 200 publications in the proceedings of international conferences and co-authored 9 patent
s. Besides his research activities he was actively involved in teaching at the University of Ljubljana
. He supervised 36 doctoral theses, 54 master's theses
and 146 B.Sc. theses.
Among his many honours and awards the most distinguished are: "Ambassador of Science of the Republic of Slovenia" (1995), "Honorary Diploma of the International Institute for the Science of Sintering" (1979), "Niobium Medal of the Max-Planck Institute" (1987), "Two Particle Man" recognition, German Powder Met. Soc. (1997).
The IJS magazine No. 79 (February 2000) was dedicated to Kolar (see articles in English by Guenter Petzow from MPI Stuttgart and by J.P. Guha from IJS).
Invited and introductory lectures on International conferences and invited lectures on Universities and Institutes abroad:
More than 30 lectures concerning sintering and microstructure development in ceramics, high temperature phase euqilibria, functional and engineering ceramics
Ceramic art
In art history, ceramics and ceramic art mean art objects such as figures, tiles, and tableware made from clay and other raw materials by the process of pottery. Some ceramic products are regarded as fine art, while others are regarded as decorative, industrial or applied art objects, or as...
Department at the Jozef Stefan Institute
Jožef Stefan Institute
The Jožef Stefan Institute , is the largest research institute in Slovenia. The main research areas are physics, chemistry, molecular biology, biotechnology, information technologies, reactor physics, energy and environment...
(Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
, Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
) from 1965 until 1997. In this period the Ceramics Department grew to be among the top ceramics-research facilities in the world.
Kolar was one of the world leading scientists in the field of ceramic materials. His main scientific interest was in sintering
Sintering
Sintering is a method used to create objects from powders. It is based on atomic diffusion. Diffusion occurs in any material above absolute zero, but it occurs much faster at higher temperatures. In most sintering processes, the powdered material is held in a mold and then heated to a temperature...
mechanisms and microstructure development in ceramics, high-temperature phase equilibria and functional ceramics.
During his lifetime he published, together with his co-workers, over 200 publications in international periodicals, over 200 publications in the proceedings of international conferences and co-authored 9 patent
Patent
A patent is a form of intellectual property. It consists of a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention....
s. Besides his research activities he was actively involved in teaching at the University of Ljubljana
University of Ljubljana
The University of Ljubljana is the oldest and largest university in Slovenia. With 64,000 enrolled graduate and postgraduate students, it is among the largest universities in Europe.-Beginnings:...
. He supervised 36 doctoral theses, 54 master's theses
Thesis
A dissertation or thesis is a document submitted in support of candidature for an academic degree or professional qualification presenting the author's research and findings...
and 146 B.Sc. theses.
Among his many honours and awards the most distinguished are: "Ambassador of Science of the Republic of Slovenia" (1995), "Honorary Diploma of the International Institute for the Science of Sintering" (1979), "Niobium Medal of the Max-Planck Institute" (1987), "Two Particle Man" recognition, German Powder Met. Soc. (1997).
The IJS magazine No. 79 (February 2000) was dedicated to Kolar (see articles in English by Guenter Petzow from MPI Stuttgart and by J.P. Guha from IJS).
Education
- B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, 1957
- Ph.D. (chemistry), University of Ljubljana, 1964
Occupation
- 1957-1959 Research Assistant, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana
- 1959-1960 Military service
- 1960-1961 Participant at the International Institute for Nuclear Science and Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, USA
- 1961-1972 Research Assistant, Research Associate and Senior Research Associate, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana. From 1965 *Head of Ceramics Department
- 1972-1982 Assistant Professor (1972–1977) and Professor (1977–1982) of Ceramics and Materials Sciences, Faculty for Natural Sciences and Technology, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Head of Ceramics Department, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 1982-1983 Keating Crawford distinguished visiting professor of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Sciences, University of Notre DameUniversity of Notre DameThe University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
, Indiana, USA - 1983-2000 Professor, Materials and Ceramics, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana
- Head of Ceramics Department, Jožef Stefan Institute (till 1997), *1997 onwards Research Adviser, Ceramics Department
Other appointments
- Invited professor at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies, University of BelgradeUniversity of BelgradeThe University of Belgrade is the oldest and largest university of Serbia.Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-based departments into a single university...
(1983–1991) - Professor for Nuclear Materials, Faculty of Shipbuilding, University of ZagrebUniversity of ZagrebThe University of Zagreb is the biggest Croatian university and the oldest continuously operating university in the area covering Central Europe south of Vienna and all of Southeastern Europe...
(1979–1982) - Lecturer (Series of lectures) at Spring College, International Centre for Theoretical Physics, TriesteTriesteTrieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city...
(1989) - Invited lecturer (Series of lectures) at the Moscow Institute of Fine Chemical TechnologyMoscow State Academy of Fine Chemical TechnologyMoscow State University of Fine Chemical Technologies named after M. V. Lomonosov , commonly abbreviated as МИТХТ , is one of the oldest chemical educational institutions in Russia. It was founded in 1900...
(1986) - UNIDO Consultant, Ceramic Technological Institute, Bangalore, India (1994)
- Consultant to the Director ISKRA - Industry for Electronic Components, Ljubljana (1976–1991)
Awards and honours
- Boris Kidrič Award for Highest Scientific Achievements (1982)
- Boris Kidrič Fund Award for Scientific Achievements (1972)
- Boris Kidrič Fund Awards for Innovations and Patents (1974, 1977, 1978 (2x), 1980, 1985, 1986, 1990)
- Ambassador of Science of Republic of Slovenia (1995)
- Iskra Award (1979)
- Fellow of the American Ceramic Society (1989)
- Member of Academia Europea (London) (1989)
- Member of Academy of Ceramics (Faenza) (1989)
- Titular Member of IUPAC Commission for High Temperature and Solid State Chemistry (1994)
- Member of Sigma Xi Society (1983)
- Honorary Diploma of the International Institute for Science of Sintering (1979)
- Recognition of the Serbian Chemical Society (1973)
- Recognition of Yugoslavian ETAN Society (1979)
- Special Recognition of Iskra Factory for Hybrid Circuits (1975)
- Golden Badge of Jožef Stefan Institute (1985)
- Niobium Medal of Max-Planck Institute (1987)
- "Two Particle Man" recognition, German Powder Met. Soc. (1997)
Membership in Editorial Boards
- J. European Ceramic Soc.
- Ceramics/Silikaty
- Acta Chemica Slovenica
- Science of Sintering
Publications
- Textbook Ceramics 1 and 2 (in Slovenian)
- Editor (together with co-workers) of 5 Proceedings of International Conferences
- More than 200 publications in international periodicals (together with co-workers)
- More than 200 publications in Proceedings of International Conferences
- 9 patents
Invited and introductory lectures on International conferences and invited lectures on Universities and Institutes abroad:
More than 30 lectures concerning sintering and microstructure development in ceramics, high temperature phase euqilibria, functional and engineering ceramics
Meetings & Symposia Organised
- 3rd Yugoslav Symposium on Modern Inorganic Materials, Ljubljana 1974 (with M. Drofenik)
- 2nd Yugoslav-German Meeting on Materials Science and Technology, Bled 1976 (with M. Komac)
- 5th International Round Table Conference on Sintering, Portorož 1981 (with S. Pejovnik and M.M. Ristić)
- 5th International Conference on Sintering and Related Phenomena, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA 1983 (with G.C. Kuczynski and G. Sargent)
- 8th Yugoslav-German Meeting on Materials Science and Technology, Brdo at Kranj 1987 (with M. Kosec)
- 1st Slovene-German Seminar on Joint Projects in Materials Science and Technology, Portorož 1994 (with D. Suvorov)