Asist Prof Marjetka Conradi

01/4701 972
marjetka.conradi@imt.si

Physics and Chemistry of Materials
Researchers

Izpis bibliografije(COBISS)

Education

-       2003                 Ph. D. physics degree, University of Ljubljana (Phase transitions and dynamics in polar free-standing liquid crystal films) -       1998     B. Sc. physics degree, University of Ljubljana (The study of ferroelectric liquid crystal in externally applied electric field)

Job practice and teaching:

1998-2003: PhD student, 'Jožef Stefan' Institute 2000-2003: assistant with M. Sc. degree, 'Jožef Stefan' Institute 2003-2009: assistant with Ph. D. degree, 'Jožef Stefan' Institute 2006-2009: postdoctoral researcher, 'Jožef Stefan' Institute 2000-       : teaching assistant for physics, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of physics 2009-       : scientific collaborator, Institut of metals and technology 2014-       : assistant professor at University of Maribor

Research:

-          Physics and phase transitions in ferroelectric and antiferroelectric liquid crystals -          Optics of liquid crystals -          Physics of surfaces and interfaces, free-standing films of liquid crystals -          Physics of colloidal systems in isotropic and anisotropic media -          Polymer (nano)composites (physical, mechanical properties/testing) -          Corrosion of metallic materials -          Corrosion protection coatings

Experimental methods:

-          optical tweezers -          optical microscopy -          ellipsometry -          atomic force microscope (AFM) -          scanning electron microscope (SEM) -          transmission electron microscope (TEM)

Awards:

-          2005: Alexander von Humboldt foundation award. -          2007: Award of the Slovene Science Foundation, Prometej znanosti za odličnost v komuniciranju znanosti for promoting science through monography Physics, my education, within Slovene network of women in physics. -          2008: Award of the Slovene Science Foundation, Prometej znanosti za odličnost v komuniciranju znanosti for promoting science in a series of popular science articles in a daily magazine Delo.

Postdoctoral stage:

-          1.2.2006 – 30.4.2007: postdoctoral researcher at the Universitaet Stuttgart, 2. Physikalisches Institut, Deutschland, c/o prof. C. Bechinger (Alexander von Humboldt foundation). -          1.3.2011 – 31.5.2011: visiting fellow at K. U. Leuven, MTM Department, Composite Materials Group, Belgium, c/o prof. I. Verpoest (FWO foundation). -          1.3.2012 – 31.5.2012: visiting fellow at K. U. Leuven, MTM Department, Composite Materials Group, Belgium, c/o prof. I. Verpoest (FWO foundation).

Personal bibliography:

Selected bibliography 1.    CONRADI, Marjetka, ČEPIČ, Mojca, ČOPIČ, Martin, MUŠEVIČ, Igor. Structures and phase transitions in thin free standing films of an antiferroelectric liquid crystal. Phys. rev. lett., 2004, vol. 93, str. 227802-1-227802-4. [COBISS.SI-ID 18668839] 2.    CONRADI, Marjetka, RAVNIK, Miha, BELE, Marjan, ZORKO, Milena, ŽUMER, Slobodan, MUŠEVIČ, Igor. Janus nematic colloids. Soft matter, 2009, issue 20, vol. 5, str. 3905-3919, doi: 10.1039/b919784m. [COBISS.SI-ID 757930] 3.    CONRADI, Marjetka, SCHON, Peter M., KOCIJAN, Aleksandra, JENKO, Monika, VANCSO, G. Julius. Surface analysis of localized corrosion of austenitic 316L and duplex 2205 stainless steels in simulated body solutions. Mater. chem. phys.. [Print ed.], 2011, vol. 130, issue 1-2, str. 708-713, ilustr., doi: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2011.07.049. [COBISS.SI-ID 4723738] 4.      CONRADI, Marjetka, ZORKO, Milena, KOCIJAN, Aleksandra, VERPOEST, Ignaas. Mechanical properties of epoxy composites reinforced with a low volume fraction of nanosilica fillers. Materials chemistry and physics, ISSN 0254-0584. [Print ed.], 2013, vol. 137, no. 3, str. 910-915, doi: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2012.11.001. [COBISS.SI-ID 5124634]  5.    CONRADI, Marjetka, KOCIJAN, Aleksandra, KEK-MERL, Darja, ZORKO, Milena, VERPOEST, Ignaas. Mechanical and anticorrosion properties of nanosilica-filled epoxy-resin composite coatings. Applied Surface Science, ISSN 0169/4332 Feb. 2014, vol. 292, str. 432-437. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169433213022447, doi: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.11.155. [COBISS.SI-ID 5394970] 

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