Teaching staff
Uroš Trdan PhD.
work position: phd assistant
chair: 06 Chair of Materials, Science and Technology
laboratory: Laboratory for Welding LAVAR
room no.: N-13
telephone: 432
e-mail:
laboratory website: http://web.fs.uni-lj.si/lavar/
Wednesday: 11h-13h or by prior e-mail appointment
- 2013: PhD in Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (UL, FME)
- 2006: BSc in Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (UL, FME)
- 2016 – today: Assistant Professor, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (UL, FME)
- 2013 – 2016: Asisistant with PhD, Faculty of Mehanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana (UL, FME)
- 2007: Asisistant, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mehanical Engineering (UL, FME)
- 2020-2021: Principal investigator of Bilateral project with France entitled " Advanced hybrid technology towards components production made from dissimilar high-strength aluminium alloys joints for the transport industry"
- Cooperation in research work with foreign institutions
- 2020 – 2021: Principal investigator of Bilateral project with Serbia entitled "Effect of the recycled black slag use on the tool wear: comparison of laboratory and field tests"
- 2020: EU research project "Measurement of the residual stress feld of metallic target surfaces reinforced by Laser Shock Peening process"; Synchrotron DIAMOND (UK) beamline I12: Joint Engineering, Environmental, and Processing (JEEP), 31.012020 - 04.02.2020 (experiment #24045)
- 2016 – today: Mentorship and co-mentorship of students diploma works on I. in II. cycle course
-2009, 2013: - Participation in the organization of the 11th and 12th international NDT conference: ''The International Conference on Non-Destructive Testing, entitled Application of modern non-destructive testing in engineering'', Portorož, Slovenia.
- 2007 – today: Leading and organization of laboratory work in 1st Bologna Cycle courses (Professional Study Programme, UL, FME): Engineering materials, Technology of materials, Structural materials and Testing of materials and products
- 2007 – today: Leading and organization of laboratory work in 1st Bologna Cycle courses (Research and Development Programme, UL, FME): Materials 1 & 2
- 2007 – today: Leading and organization of laboratory work in 2nd Bologna Cycle courses: Heat treatment and surface improvement, Materials Testing and Laser heat treatment and welding (UL, FME)
- 2005: - Organization of the entire BIF conference (European Confederation)
- 2015: Ceremonial charter for young higher education teachers and colleagues for exceptional pedagogical and research achievements, University of Ljubljana (UL
- 2014: Recognition of UL-FME for quality publications and successful presentation of scientific research in the international environment
- 2013: Award at the 4th International conference on Laser Peening and Related Phenomena for outstanding research achievements, Madrid
- 2012: Recognition for quality publications. Awarded by UL-FME
- 2007: "Prešeren's Award" for the outstanding Diploma thesis – UL, FME
- 2006: Silver medal of the Croatian Association for Innovation (INOVA 2006)
- 2006: Golden Plaque Award of the Institute of Innovative Technology in collaboration with the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology of the Republic of Slovenia
- 2019 – 2023: - Reliable roadmap for certification of bonded primary structures (CERTBOND), EU COST Action - CA18120, European Cooperation in Science and Technology, leader at UL FME (project leader: dr. Sofia Teixeira de Freitas, Faculty Aerospace Engineering, Aerospace Structures & Materials, Delft University of Technology, NL)