Professor Drago Kolar was a head of the Ceramics Department at the Jozef Stefan Institute from 1965 until 1997. Kolar was one of the world leading scientists in the field of ceramic materials. His main scientific interest was in sintering mechanisms and microstructure development in ceramics, high-temperature phase equilibria and functional ceramics. He published, together with his co-workers, over 200 publications in international periodicals, over 200 publications in the proceedings of international conferences and co-authored nine patents. Besides his research activities he taught at the University of Ljubljana. He supervised 36 doctoral theses, 54 master's theses and 146 B.Sc. theses. Among his honours and awards the most distinguished are: "Ambassador of Science of the Republic of Slovenia", "Honorary Diploma of the International Institute for the Science of Sintering", "Niobium Medal of the Max-Planck Institute", "Two Particle Man" recognition, German Powder Met. Soc.. The IJS magazine No. 79 was dedicated to Kolar.
Education
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, 1957
Ph.D., University of Ljubljana, 1964
Occupation
1957-1959 Research Assistant, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana
1961-1972 Research Assistant, Research Associate and Senior Research Associate, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana. From 1965 *Head of Ceramics Department
1972-1982 Assistant Professor and Professor of Ceramics and Materials Sciences, Faculty for Natural Sciences and Technology, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Honorary Diploma of the International Institute for Science of Sintering
Recognition of the Serbian Chemical Society
Recognition of Yugoslavian ETAN Society
Special Recognition of Iskra Factory for Hybrid Circuits
Golden Badge of Jožef Stefan Institute
Niobium Medal of Max-Planck Institute
"Two Particle Man" recognition, German Powder Met. Soc.
Membership of editorial boards
J. European Ceramic Soc.
Ceramics/Silikaty
Acta Chemica Slovenica
Science of Sintering
Publications
Textbook Ceramics 1 and 2
Editor of five Proceedings of International Conferences
More than 200 publications in international periodicals
More than 200 publications in Proceedings of International Conferences
Nine patents
Invited and introductory lectures on International conferences and invited lectures on Universities and Institutes abroad: More than 30 lectures concerning sintering and microstructure development in ceramics, high temperature phase equilibria, functional and engineering ceramics
Meetings and symposia organised
3rd Yugoslav Symposium on Modern Inorganic Materials, Ljubljana 1974
