Danjela Kuscer
Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia
Biography
Asst. Prof. Danjela Kuscer, PhD in material science at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia (1999). Current position: senior researcher at Jožef Stefan Institute and Assistant Professor at Jožef Stefan International Postgraduated School, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Research: synthesis and characterisation of complex-composition ceramic applicable in electronics, including synthesis of (nano) powders by mechanically-assisted and solid state synthesis, synthesis of ceramic with tailored microstructure, patterning of thick film structures using water- and organic-based suspensions by electrophoretic deposition, screen- and inkjet printing, and their structural, microstructural and functional characterisation.
Publications: 120 publications and 150 technical reports. She holds one Slovenian, two USA patents and three PCT patent applications.
She participated in 31 projects, of which she leads 7 EU and 5 national applied projects.
Between 2014 and 2017 she won six national awards for the innovation in the field of ceramics, the most important being Puh recognition for 2015, the highest Slovenian science award for important applied work.