Barbara Malič

Barbara Malič obtained her PhD in Chemistry in 1995 at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. She is Head of Electronic Ceramics Department at Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia, and Professor of Chemistry of Materials at Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School. Her research topics include lead-based and lead-free ferroelectric and piezoelectric ceramics and thin films, electrocaloric materials, and patterning of solution-derived functional oxides by inkjet printing. She is author or co-author of more than 200 papers, 10 book-chapters, more than 150 technical reports, one EU and four national patents. She is recipient of Zois recognition for achievements in research of ferroelectric ceramics and films (2010). She has been active in EU, ESA, ERANET, many bilateral and national research projects. She is a member of the Council for technical sciences of the Slovenian Research Agency, a member of Ferroelectrics Committee and Administrative Committee of IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control (UFFC) Society, and a member of the Scientific Committee of COST.