Jožef Stefan Institute
Encyclopedia
The Jožef Stefan Institute (IJS) , is the largest research institute
in Slovenia
. The main research areas are physics
, chemistry
, molecular biology
, biotechnology
, information technologies, reactor physics
, energy
and environment
. At the beginning of the 2006 the Institute had 799 employees, 369 among them were Ph.D scientists, 39 MSc
and 226 had university education.
The mission of the Jožef Stefan Institute is the accumulation - and dissemination - of knowledge at the frontiers of natural science and technology to the benefit of society at large through the pursuit of education, learning, research, and development of high technology at the highest international levels of excellence.
The Institute was founded by Yugoslav State Security in 1949 for atomic weapons research. Initially, the Vinča Nuclear Institute
in Belgrade was established in 1948, followed by Rudjer Boskovic in Zagreb in 1949 and the Jožef Stefan Institute as an Institute for Physics within the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts. It is named after the distinguished 19th century physicist Jožef Stefan, most famous for his work on the Stefan-Boltzmann law of black-body
radiation. IJS is today involved in a wide variety of fields of both scientific and economic interest. After close to 60 years of scientific achievement, the Institute has become part of the image of Slovenia
.
The Institute has facilities in two locations. The main facilities and the headquarters are on Jamova 39 in Ljubljana
, the other location is the Institute's Reactor Center Podgorica located in Dol near Ljubljana
Over the last 60 years it has created a number of important institutions, such as the University of Nova Gorica
, the Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School and the Ljubljana Technology park
Institute
An institute is a permanent organizational body created for a certain purpose. Often it is a research organization created to do research on specific topics...
in Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. The main research areas are physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
, chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
, molecular biology
Molecular biology
Molecular biology is the branch of biology that deals with the molecular basis of biological activity. This field overlaps with other areas of biology and chemistry, particularly genetics and biochemistry...
, biotechnology
Biotechnology
Biotechnology is a field of applied biology that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering, technology, medicine and other fields requiring bioproducts. Biotechnology also utilizes these products for manufacturing purpose...
, information technologies, reactor physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
, energy
Energy
In physics, energy is an indirectly observed quantity. It is often understood as the ability a physical system has to do work on other physical systems...
and environment
Natural environment
The natural environment encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally on Earth or some region thereof. It is an environment that encompasses the interaction of all living species....
. At the beginning of the 2006 the Institute had 799 employees, 369 among them were Ph.D scientists, 39 MSc
MSC
- Computers:* Mario Strikers Charged* Microsoft Common Console Document, file for the Microsoft Management Console* Microelectronics Support Centre* Microsoft Corporation* MIDI Show Control* Message Sequence Chart...
and 226 had university education.
The mission of the Jožef Stefan Institute is the accumulation - and dissemination - of knowledge at the frontiers of natural science and technology to the benefit of society at large through the pursuit of education, learning, research, and development of high technology at the highest international levels of excellence.
The Institute was founded by Yugoslav State Security in 1949 for atomic weapons research. Initially, the Vinča Nuclear Institute
Vinča Nuclear Institute
Vinča Nuclear Institute is a nuclear physics research institution near Belgrade, in Serbia.-History:The Institute was originally established in 1948 as the Institute for Physics. In 1953 it was renamed in favour of Boris Kidrič. Several different research groups started in the 1950s, and two...
in Belgrade was established in 1948, followed by Rudjer Boskovic in Zagreb in 1949 and the Jožef Stefan Institute as an Institute for Physics within the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts. It is named after the distinguished 19th century physicist Jožef Stefan, most famous for his work on the Stefan-Boltzmann law of black-body
Black body
A black body is an idealized physical body that absorbs all incident electromagnetic radiation. Because of this perfect absorptivity at all wavelengths, a black body is also the best possible emitter of thermal radiation, which it radiates incandescently in a characteristic, continuous spectrum...
radiation. IJS is today involved in a wide variety of fields of both scientific and economic interest. After close to 60 years of scientific achievement, the Institute has become part of the image of Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
.
The Institute has facilities in two locations. The main facilities and the headquarters are on Jamova 39 in Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
, the other location is the Institute's Reactor Center Podgorica located in Dol near Ljubljana
Over the last 60 years it has created a number of important institutions, such as the University of Nova Gorica
University of Nova Gorica
University of Nova Gorica - UNG , is the fourth university in Slovenia. It is located in the towns of Nova Gorica, Gorizia , and Ajdovščina.-History:...
, the Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School and the Ljubljana Technology park
List of departments
- Physics
- Chemistry and Biochemistry
- B1 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- B2 Molecular and Biomedical Sciences
- B3 Biotechnology
- K1 Inorganic Chemistry and Technology
- K3 Physical and Organic Chemistry
- K5 Electronic Ceramics
- K6 Engineering Ceramics
- K7 Nanostructured Materials
- K8 Synthesis of Materials K8
- K9 Advanced Materials
- O2 Environmental Sciences
- Electronics and Information Technologies
- Reactor Engineering and Energetics
- Centers
Selection of online services from the Institute
- IST-World Portal for analysis of European research
- VideoLectures.Net Collection of videos of scientific events (VideoLectures.netVideoLectures.netVideoLectures.NET is a website for academic talks launched February 6, 2007. It is based at the Jozef Stefan Institute in Slovenia, Europe. It functions as a training portal for many Networks of Excellence, Integrated Projects and STRePs...
) - AnswerArt Question Answering system
- SearchPoint Contextual Web Search