Dr. Ana Rebeka Kamšek

Education

• 2019 – Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, BSc in Physics
• 2021 – Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, MSc in Physics (master's thesis title: Algorithms for image analysis of atomically resolved electron micrographs)
• 2025 – Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, PhD in Chemistry (doctoral dissertation title: Crystal structure of platinum and iridium nanocomposite electrocatalysts)

Work experience

• 03/2026–present: Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Institute of Metals and Technology
• 10/2025–02/2026: Postdoctoral Research Associate at the National Institute of Chemistry, Department of Materials Chemistry
• 10/2021–09/2025: Associate at the National Institute of Chemistry, Department of Materials Chemistry

Research interests

• understanding structure–property relationships of materials for use in hydrogen technologies
• using X-ray powder diffraction to explain the crystal structure of nanomaterials
• developing algorithms for image analysis in scanning and scanning transmission electron microscopy 

Selected publications

1. Kamšek, A. R., Ruiz-Zepeda, F., Bele, M., Logar, A., Dražić, G., Hodnik, N. Structure–stability relationships in Pt-alloy nanoparticles using identical-location four-dimensional scanning transmission electron microscopy and unsupervised machine learning. ACS Nano. 2025, 19, 2, 2334–2344. 
2. Kamšek, A. R., Meden, A., Arčon, I., Jovanovič, P., Šala, M., Ruiz-Zepeda, F., Dražić, G., Gaberšček, M., Bele, M., Hodnik, N. Periodic anti-phase boundaries and crystal superstructures in PtCu₃ nanoparticles as fuel cell electrocatalysts. Materials Today Nano. 2023, 23, 100377, 1-11.
3. Kamšek, A. R., Ruiz-Zepeda, F., Pavlišič, A., Hrnjić, A., Hodnik, N. Bringing into play automated electron microscopy data processing for understanding nanoparticulate electrocatalysts’ structure–property relationships. Current opinion in electrochemistry. 2022, 35, 1-11.