Education:

• Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor
• Academician of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of the Republic of Slovenia

Professional experience:

• President of Slovenian branch of the International Academy of Engineering (Slovenia)
• Director of the Institute for Sustainable Innovative Technologies (ISIT, Slovenia)
• Head of the Center for Experimental Mechanics at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Ljubljana
• Head of the Department of Mechanics of Polymers and Composites, University of Ljubljana

Social work:

• Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Association of European Research Funding Organizations (Science Europe)
• President of the International Rheological Committee

Achievements and publications:

• Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Academician of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of the Republic of Slovenia
• Chairman of the SCENIHR Committee (Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks)
• Visiting Professor at California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California, USA)
• Member of the Scientific Committee of Erasmus Mundus Interethnic and Interdisciplinary Educational Program

Awards:

• Winner of the Golden Sign Award (Russia)
• Winner of the Lazana Prize (USA) and other awards of reputable scientific organizations