Primož Koželj
| Currently on postdoc at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (Dresden, Germany). Returning to the group on 1st July 2021. |
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Education: – PhD in Physics, 2017, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics (Thesis title: “Physical properties of high-entropy alloys and their comparison to complex intermetallics”, supervisor Prof. Dr. Janez Dolinšek), – Diploma in Physics, 2012, Slovenian title “univ. dipl. fiz.”, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics (Diploma title translated to English would be “Electrical, magnetic and thermal properties of the δ-FeZn10 complex metallic alloy”, supervisor Prof. Dr. Janez Dolinšek). |
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Research interests: – Condensed Matter Physics & Materials Physics & Materials Science (high-entropy alloys, complex metallic alloys, actinide- and lanthanide-based materials, intermetallics in general, quasicrystals), – Physical properties of materials – experiment and interpretation (magnetism, specific heat, electrical resistivity and magnetoresistance, thermoelectric power, thermal conductivity, Hall effect), – Non-standard experiments – measuring electrical transport on microdevices made out of materials, magnetic measurements at low magnetic fields, thermal memory effect, measuring magnetic materials with small hysteresis, etc. |
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Present positions: – Postdoc/Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (Dresden, Germany). |
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Employments: – Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden, Germany (Postdoc position, full-time employment, July 2019 – June 2021), – Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia (50% employment for 2017-2019), – Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia (50% employment for 2017-2019), – Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia (Young Researcher, full-time employment for 2012-2017). |
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Publications & talks: – 36 original papers in the period 2012-2021 (as of 24th August, 2021) in international journals in the fields of condensed matter physics, materials science and chemistry, – The article on the discovery of superconductivity in high-entropy alloys “P. Koželj et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 113, 107001 (2014).”, of which I am the first author, was featured as an Editors’ Suggestion in PRL and has a high number of citations (165 citations on Scopus on 12th February 2021), – 4 invited talks at international conferences, foreign Institutes (as of 12th February 2021). |
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Awards: – Jožef Stefan Golden Emblem Prize in 2019 for PhD thesis “Physical properties of high-entropy alloys and their comparison to complex intermetallics”, – Faculty Prešeren’s award in 2012 for Diploma Thesis “Electrical, magnetic and thermal properties of the δ-FeZn10 complex metallic alloy”, – 2x best young scientist oral presentation at C-MAC Days conference (2016, 2017), – best poster award, C-MAC Days conference 2013. |