assist. dr. Žiga Kos
Current positions:
2021 – Research fellow / Assistant lecturer. Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
2022 – Research associate. Jožef Stefan Institute, Condensed matter department, Slovenia
Previous positions:
2019 – 2021 Postdoctoral fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mathematics Department, USA. Advisor: Jörn Dunkel
2019 – 2021 Postdoctoral fellow, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
2014 – 2019 PhD candidate, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Advisor: Miha Ravnik
Grants:
2022 – 2023 University of Ljubljana Research Council Grant.
2022 – 2024 Bilateral grant between USA and Slovenia, Nematic Logic Circuits, ARRS BI-US/22-24-116.
2019 – 2021 MSCA Seal of Excellence Grant, Geometric and topological shape morphing of active elastomers, ARRS N1-0124.
Awards:
2022 Top research achievement award. Awarded by University of Ljubljana for the paper Nematic bits and universal logic gates.
2022 Jožef Stefan Golden Emblem Prize, awarded to best PhD theses
2017 Best poster prize at 14th European Conference on Liquid Crystals
2014 Faculty Prešeren award, awared to best master theses