Teaching staff

Tomaž Katrašnik PhD.

title: Professor
work position: VISOKOŠOLSKI UČITELJ IX - 1
chair: 03 Chair of Power Engineering
laboratory: Laboratory for Internal Combustion Engines and Electromobility LICeM
room no.: 305
telephone: 305
e-mail:
laboratory website: http://lab.fs.uni-lj.si/LICeM
Contact hours

arranged by e-mail

Education

2004: PhD, Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

2001: M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

1999: B.Sc., Physics, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics

Employment

2016-: Full Professor for the field of Energy Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

2011-2016: Associate Professor for the field of Energy Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

2006-2011: Assistant Professor for the of field Energetic machines, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

2004-2006: Research Scientist, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

1999-2004: Young Researcher, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Leading and other important functions

2017-: Member of the Commission for R&D activities of the Senate of the University of Ljubljana

2017-: Vice-Dean for R&D and International Cooperation, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

2016-: President of the Advisory board of the Slovene Strategic and innovation partnership Mobility

2016-: Leader of the Sustainable energy pillar of the Slovene Strategic and innovation partnership Circular economy

2009-: Head of Laboratory for Internal Combustion Engines and Electromobility, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

2008-: Member of the Development core group for system level simulation tools at AVL List GmbH, Graz, Austria

Prizes and awards

2016: Award for Top 10 Best research achievements of the University of Ljubljana

2015: Best Paper Avard, AVL Advanced Simulation Technologies International User Conference 2015, Graz, Austria

2007: Bronze award for the innovation. Ljubljana: Chamber of Commerce: Regional chamber Koper

2006: Award for the publication excellence of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana

2004: Award for the excellence in dissemination of the research achievements of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana

2004: Siegfried Marcus international award of the ÖIAV, Austria (Österreichischer Ingenieur- und Architekten-Verein) for the best PhD thesis related to the vehicles

Slovenian holder of national and international projects (duration of at least 3 years)

- International:

2017-2020: H2020: OBELICS - Optimization of scalaBle rEaltime modeLs and functIonal testing for e-drive ConceptS - technical officer

2016-2019: FFG (Austrian Research Promotion Agency): SoH4PEM - State of Health Überwachung für PEM Brennstoffzellenstapel

2015-2018: FFG (Austrian Research Promotion Agency): MEA-Power - Ressourcenschonende Verbundmaterialien für langzeitstabile stationäre PEM-Brennstoffzellen mit erhöhter Leistungsdichte

2012-2015: FP7: ASTERICS - Advanced energy

Simulation & TEsting under Real world conditions for Innovative electric vehicle

Components and Systems

2008-2012: FP7: CIVITAS ELAN

- National:

2017-2020: Basic project (ARRS): Next-generation electrochemical LiFePO4 battery model, coordinator

2013-2016: Applied project (ARRS): Use of original lignocellulosic biofuel for cogeneration of electric energy and heat, coordinator

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