Dr. Jana Kolar
Current employment (since 2009):
- Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Director General, Science Directorate
Past employments (till 2009):
- MORANA RTD, Director
- Faculty of chemistry and chemical technology, University of Ljubljana
- Laboratory for cultural heritage, head, National and University Library
Curriculum Vitae
Graduation from John Adams High School, IN, USA; a degree in chemistry at
the University of Ljubljana, with the thesis prepared at the University of
Twente, The Netherlands. Received a Ph.D. in Chemistry in 1998 from
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
In 1990 employed by the Conservation department of the National and
University Library. Head of the Conservation and Preservation dpt. between
1992-2005. Between 2005-2009 employed as the head of the Laboratory for
Cultural Heritage. Director of MORANA RTD between 2004-2009.
Editor of an open access journal e-Preservation Science, a member of the
editorial board of the journal Kvarkadabra (till 2009). Co-ordinator of
international projects within 5th, 6th and 7th EU framework programmes and
a partner in several international projects (fp7, fp6, fp5, Eureka, Cost
and Culture 2000). Co-ordinator of the ICOM-CC group on Graphic documents
(2006-2009).
Co-editor of 2 books: Ageing and Stabilisation of Paper and Iron Gall
Inks : On Manufacture, Characterisation, Degradation and Stabilisation. Has
published more than 50 papers in international peer-reviewed journals and
13 chapters in books.
Visiting professor at EVTEK University of applied sciences, Helsinki,
Finland (Non- and Micro-destructive analysis of cultural heritage (2007,
postgraduate course for students of conservation).
Awards
- Zois award for outstanding scientific contributions in the field of
chemistry, 2002, awarded by the Slovenian Ministry of Education, Science
and Sport.
- Member of "Best Research Programme Group" of 2004, nominated by the
Slovenian Research Agency.
- EUREKA Diploma, awarded by the Slovenian Ministry of Higher Education,
Science and Technology in 2005.
- Prometheus award for science communication in 2006, awarded by The
Slovenian Science Foundation.
Some other activities
Consultant to the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (
Slovenian EU Presidency 2008) and Slovenian Research Agency. Co-author of
the book Ljubljana in dialogue: European capital of culture 2012 (ISBN
978-961-6449-12-0). Delivers workshops on Grant writing and Science
communication. Member of the Bled Forum Futures Committee.
Video:
- Successful coordination and promotion of projects, presented at the
Challenges of the EU 7th framework programme, Ljubljana, 2nd March 2007.
