Teaching staff

Andrej Kitanovski PhD.

title: Professor
work position: VISOKOŠOLSKI UČITELJ IX - 1
chair: 13 Chair of Thermal and Environmental Engineering
laboratory: Laboratory for Refrigeration and District Energy LAHDE
room no.: 315
telephone: 315
e-mail:
laboratory website: https://lahde.fs.uni-lj.si/
Contact hours

Each Wednesday from 7:30 do 8:30, otherwise book your meeting with Ms. Darja Jeločnik (room 308)

Education

2003: PhD in Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

2000: M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

1997: B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Employment

2018: Full Professor,University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

2012-2018: Associate Professor, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

2010 - 2012: Assistant professor, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,

2007-2010: Senior researcher (University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland, Institute for thermal sciences), Assistant professor, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,

2005-2007: Director General of Directorate for Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness at the Ministry of the Economy in Slovenia

2003-2005: Post-doc, Researcher, University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland

1997-2003:Young researcher, Assistant, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering.

Leading and other important functions

International:

- member American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME),

-member Materials Research Society (MRS),

-member American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE),

- member Advisory board Magnetic cooling working party (IIR),2004-2012: cofounder and vice-president of the International Magnetic Cooling Working Party (Inter. Inst. of Refr.IIR),

Slovenia:

- vice-dean for MSc. and PhD level at the UL, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

- member Expert Committee SRIP – Smart buildings and home with the wood chain,

- president of the Slovene academic association SATENA

- member of the executive board of the Slovene Energy Association,

- member of the Energy Council of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts

Prizes and awards

2006: Winner of the Swiss Technology Award

2006: Special Award from the Swiss Federal Office of Energy

2006: Special Award from the Company ABB (Baden – CH)

2007: The Certificate of the Recognition: International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR)

2009: The Certificate of the Recognition: International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR)

2010: The Certificate of the Recognition: International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR)

2015: The Slovenian Zois Award for achievements in scientific reseach

2019: Excellence in Science: Slovenian Research Agency ARRS

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