Researchers
Jaka Tušek PhD.
work position: ZNANSTVENI SODELAVEC IX - 0
chair: 13 Chair of Thermal and Environmental Engineering
laboratory: Laboratory for Refrigeration and District Energy LAHDE
room no.: 81 B
telephone: 167
e-mail:
laboratory website: https://lahde.fs.uni-lj.si/
by arrangement over the phone or e-mail
2012: PhD of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
2007: Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
2017-now: Assistant Profesor, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
2016-2017: Postdoctoral Researcher and Teaching Assistant, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
2013-2015: Postdoctoral Researcher, Technical University of Denmark, Department of Energy Conversion and Storage
2012-2013: Researcher and Teaching Assistant, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
2007-2012: PhD student, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
2021-now: A member of Commission for the Evaluation of the Quality of Work, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
2021-now: A member of Commission for Erasmus study, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
2017-2021: A member of Commission for Scientific Research Work and International Cooperation, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
2009-now: A member of Working Party on Magnetic Cooling, International Institute of Refrigeration
2007-now: A member of Slovenian Association on Cooling and Air-Conditioning
2018, 2016: The name of the week by Slovenian national radio (VAL 202)
2016: Postdoctoral Fellowship by Slovenian Research Agency
2013: H.C. Ørsted Postdoctoral Fellowship of International Researchers at the Technical University of Denmark
2009: Award for high-quality publications from Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (University of Ljubljana)
2019-2023: ERC Starting Grant: Superelastic porous structures for efficient elastocaloric cooling (SUPERCOOL)
2016-2019: ARRS postdoctoral project: from the elastocaloric cooling towards an efficient elastocaloric device
2013-2016: H.C. Oersted postdoctoral project (now MSCA Cofund) at the Technical University of Denmark: Possibilities of Utilizing the Elastocaloric Effect in Cooling Devices
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