European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Salzburg (2018)

Academic Degrees

B. Sc. Math. University of Ljubljana1977
M. Sc. Math.Florida State University1979
Ph. D. Math.Florida State University1983

Academic Membership

1996 Elected to the Slovenian Academy of Engineering
1998 Elected to the New York Academy of Sciences
2004 Elected to the European Academy of Sciences
2017 Elected to the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
2022 Elected to the Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti

Awards and Honors

1971 Centre Culturel Français Prix aux meilleurs lycéens
1991, 1995 Steklov Mathematical Institute Citation
1995 Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia for Science
1997 Prize of the Republic of Slovenia for Science
2006 Slovenian Research Agency Best Research Program
2009 Bogolyubov Memorial Medal
2014 Honorary Doctorate
2018 University of Ljubljana Golden Plaque
2018 Slovenian Research Agency Excellence in Science
2019 Elsevier-JMAA Conference on the occasion of the 65th birthday
2020 Stanford University World’s Top 2% Scientist
2020 Opuscula Mathematica Special Issue on the occasion of the 65th birthday
2021 Stanford University World’s Top 2% Scientist
2021 Most Cited Mathematician in the field of Geometry and Topology
2021 Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher
2022 Stanford University World’s Top 2% Scientist
2023 Research.com Mathematics in Slovenia Leader Award
2023 Stanford University World’s Top 2% Scientist
2024 Top Cited Scholar 2024
2024 Stanford University World’s Top 2% Scientist

Academic Fellowships

1973-1977 Boris Kidrič Undergraduate Fellowship
1977-1978 Boris Kidrič Graduate Fellowship
1978-1980 Research Council of Slovenia Graduate Fellowship
1978-1980 Fulbright Grant
1998, 2001 The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Research Fellowship

Academic Positions

1983-1987 Assistant Professor, University of Ljubljana and
Scientific Associate, Institute of Mathematics, Physics and Mechanics, Ljubljana
1988-1992 Associate Professor, University of Ljubljana and
Senior Scientific Associate, Institute of Mathematics, Physics and Mechanics, Ljubljana
1993-present Professor, University of Ljubljana and
Scientific Councillor, Institute of Mathematics, Physics and Mechanics, Ljubljana

Academic Visiting Positions

1986-1987 Visiting Professor, University of Texas, Austin
1988-1997 Visiting Researcher, Steklov Mathematical Institute, Moscow
1991 Visiting Professor, University of Trieste
1992 Visiting Professor, University of Nantes
1992-2012 Visiting Professor, International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste
1998, 2001 JSPS Senior Scientist, University of Tokyo

Professional Activities

1983-2008 Head, Topology and Geometry Group, Institute of Mathematics, Physics and Mechanics, Ljubljana
1983-present Chairman, Geometric Topology Seminar, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana
1984-1990 Senior Consultant, Institute of Metallurgy, Ljubljana
1985-1986 Senior Consultant, Research and Development Institute, Iskra Telecom, Kranj
1989-1994 Vice-President, Committee for International Cooperation, University of Ljubljana
1990-1991 Chairman, Department of Mathematics, Institute of Mathematics, Physics and Mechanics, Ljubljana
1990-present Head, Chair of Topology and Geometry, Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana
1991-1993 Vice-Dean for Research, Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana
1991-1999 Member, Slovenian UNESCO National Committee, Ljubljana
1991-present Member, National Mathematics Coordinator Personal Core, Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency, Ljubljana
2006-2009 Member, Scientific Council, European Academy of Sciences, Brussels
2006-present Member, National Committee for Mathematics, Society of Mathematicians, Physicists and Astronomers of Slovenia
2009-2021 Head, Nonlinear Analysis, Topology and Geometry Group, Institute of Mathematics, Physics and Mechanics, Ljubljana
2022-present Head, Topology and its Applications Group, Institute of Mathematics, Physics and Mechanics, Ljubljana

Current Research Grants

2004-2027 Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency national research program (P1-0292)

Past Research Grants

1980-2003 Slovenian Research Agency national research programs (C1-0101, C1-0501, P1-0214, P0-0509)
1995-2020 Slovenian Research Agency national research projects (J1-0885, J1-2057, J1-4144, J1-5435, J1-6128, J1-7025, J1-7039, J1-8131, J1-9643)
2018-2021 Austrian Science Fund (Lead Agency) – Slovenian Research Agency collaborative research project (N1-0083)
2001-2002 Slovenia-China bilateral project (KIT-04-14/2002)
2005-2006 Slovenia-France bilateral project (BI-FR/05-06/015)
2006-2009 Slovenia-Hungary bilateral projects (BI-HU/06-07/001, BI-HU/08-09-004)
1998-1999 Slovenia-Israel bilateral project
1998-2005 Slovenia-Italy bilateral projects (97001, BI-IT/02-05-009)
2003-2007 Slovenia-Japan bilateral projects (BI-JP/03/04/2, BI-JP/05-07/1)
1995-1997 Slovenia-Macedonia bilateral project (MAKMAT/95)
2012-2013 Slovenia-Montenegro bilateral project (BI-ME/012-13-001)
1998-2011 Slovenia-Poland bilateral projects (SLO/POL-24(2002-2003), BI-PL/04-05-004, BI-PL/08-09-010, BI-PL/10-11-001)
2012-2013 Slovenia-Romania bilateral project (BI-RO/12-13-002)
1991-2021 Slovenia-Russia bilateral projects (BI-RU/05-07-004, BI-RU/08-09-002,BI-RU/10-11-002, BI-RU/12-13-001, BI-RU/14-15-001, BI-RU/16-18-002, BI-RU/19-20-009)
2008-2010 Slovenia-Slovakia bilateral project (BI-SK/08-09-003)
2004-2006 Slovenia-Spain bilateral project (BI-ES/04-05-014)
2012-2014 Slovenia-Turkey bilateral project (BI-TR/12-14-001)
2003-2012 Slovenia-Ukraine bilateral projects (BI-UA/03-04-002, BI-UA/05-06-007, BI-UA/07-08-001, BI-UA/09-10-005, BI-UA/11-12-001)
1998-2018 Slovenia-United States bilateral projects (SLO-US-2002/01, BI-US/04-05/35, BI-US/05-06/002, BI-US/06-07-003, BI-US/08-09-003, BI-US/11-12-004, BI-US/13-14-022, BI-US/16-17-005, BI-US/18-19-003)

Professional Membership

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