LPVO: Prof. Dr. Marko Topič

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Phone: +386 1 4768 470
Secretary: +386 1 4768 319
E-mail: marko.topic@fe.uni-lj.si

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Degrees

D.Sc. Degree in Electrical Engineering (University of Ljubljana, 1996)
Magisterium Degree in Electrical Engineering (University of Ljubljana, 1994)
University Diploma Degree in Electrical Engineering (University of Ljubljana, 1991)

Research interests

Solar Cells, Photovoltaic Modules and Photovoltaic Systems
Semiconductor Materials (IV, III-V, Cu(In,Ga)(Se,S)2, CdTe, Perovskite, ... )
Semiconductor Devices (Solar Cells, Photodetectors, Color Sensors, Position Sensors, ...)
Electronic Circuits
Optoelectronics
Reliability and Maintainability

Positions (full-time positions in bold)

Dean of Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the University of Ljubljana, 2023-present
Chair of Department of Electronics at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, 2017-2023
Affiliate Faculty / Professor at the Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA, 2011-present
Visiting Professor at the Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013
Full Professor and the Head of LPVO at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, 2006-present
Visiting Researcher at the Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA, 2005
Associate Professor at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, 2002-2006
Visiting Professor at the University of Applied Sciences Cologne, Germany, 2002
Visiting researcher at the Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany, 2000
Visiting researcher at the Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany, 1998
Assistant Professor at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, 1997-2002
Assistant at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, 1996-1997
Visiting researcher at the Corporate R&D, Siemens AG, Muenchen, Germany, 1994
Young Researcher at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, 1992-1996

Editorial Board Membership in International Journals (SCIE)

Materials (ISSN 1996-1944) EB member since 2018
Solar RRL (ISSN 2367-198X) EB member since 2017
The Scientific World Journal (ISSN 1537-744X) EB Energy member 2012-2018
Informacije MIDEM - Journal of Microelectronics, Electronic Components and Materials (ISSN 0352-9045) Editor-In-Chief since 2011, EB member since 2002
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells (ISSN 0927-0248) Guest Editor in Vol. 24, Iss. 11 (2010)

Awards and Distinctions

2022 - European Becquerel Prize for Outstanding Merits in Photovoltaics
2021 - Member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
2021 - Honorary President of the MIDEM Society
2018 - Apple of Inspiration - Award by the President of the Republic of Slovenia Borut Pahor (together with Marko Jošt, Benjamin Lipovšek, Janez Krč, Steve Albrecht and Bernd Rech)
2017 - The Gold Plaquette of University of Ljubljana (for exceptional contributions in the development of scientific and teaching endeavours)
2017 - Meritorious Member of the Electrotechnical Association of Slovenia
2016 - Associate Member of International Academy of Engineering (since 2016)
2016 - Best oral presentation award - at the PVSEC-26 (Singapore, 24-28 Oct 2016)
2014 - Fellow of Slovenian Academy of Engineering (since 2014)
2008 - Zoisova nagrada - Zois Award - the highest national Award of the Republic of Slovenia for outstanding Scientific and Research Achievements
2006 - Vodovnikova nagrada - Vodovnik Award (UL FE award for excellent research achievements in the last four years)
2000 - Zoisovo priznanje - Zois Certificate of Recognition - awarded by the Republic of Slovenia for significant Scientific and Research Achievements
1997 - The Jozef Stefan Golden Emblem Prize (awarded by Institute Jozef Stefan for the best doctoral dissertations in the last three years in the field of natural sciences)

Membership

Chairman of European Technology and Innovation Platform Photovoltaics (2014-2022)
Slovenian representative in European Science Advisors Forum (since 2016)
Honorary President (since 2021), President of the MIDEM Society (2011-2020), Member of the Executive Board (2002-2020), Member (since 1992)
Executive Board Member of the SATENA (2012-2015), Member (since 2010)
Chairman of the Slovenian Photovoltaic Technology Platform (since 2007)
Steering Committee Member of the European Photovoltaic Technology Platform (since 2007)
Senior Member of the IEEE (since 2005), Member (since 1993)
Senior Member of the OSA - American Society of Optics (since 2019), Member (since 2013)
Member of the European Materials Research Society (since 2008)
Member of the SPIE (since 2005)
Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (since 2000)
Member of the International Solar Energy Society (since 1998)
Member of the Materials Research Society (since 1995)

Bibliography

two books (CRC, Springer)
five book chapters (2x Springer, Wiley, Nova, InTech)
over 200 papers in international SCI journals (Scientific Citation Index)
over 300 conference papers
over 7.000 citations in WoS (over 6500 without self-citations)
over 8.000 citations in Scopus (over 7500 without self-citations)
over 11.000 citations in Google Scholar (H-index=49)
3 patents
supervisor/mentor of 16 doctoral dissertations and more than 80 university diploma, BSc or MSc theses
PhD defense committee member (2x EPFL, Ecole Polytechnique Palaiseau, IST Lisbon, Pondicherry Uni, Politecnico di Torino, 6x TU Berlin, Uni Cyprus, 3x TU Delft, Uni Ghent, 2x Uni Loughborough, 2x UP Madrid, Uni Mauritius, Uni Neuchatel, Uni Paris-Sud, Uni Saclay, Uni Split, UNSW, 3x Colorado State Uni)

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Prof. Dr. Marko Topič