Robert Blinc
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Robert Blinc was a prominent Slovene physicist
.
He completed his undergraduate studies in 1958 at the Faculty of Natural Sciences in Ljubljana and received a PhD
a year later. He then started post-doc study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
. When he returned to Slovenia, he continued his work at the Jožef Stefan Institute
. He became a professor
at the University of Ljubljana
in 1970.
Professor Blinc was one of the founders of uses of nuclear magnetic resonance
for investigations of phase transition
s and liquid crystals. He established NMR/EPR spectroscopy in Slovenia (his first paper on the subject was published in early 1958) and was the head of the Condensed Matter Physics Department at the Jožef Stefan Institute
. He was the president of AMPERE Groupement for two mandates during 1990–1996. He was a member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
and served as its vice president from October 2, 1980 to May 6, 1999. He was also a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
and an honorary member of the Society of Mathematicians, Physicists and Astronomers of Slovenia
. He died in Ljubljana
, Slovenia
.
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
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He completed his undergraduate studies in 1958 at the Faculty of Natural Sciences in Ljubljana and received a PhD
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a year later. He then started post-doc study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
. When he returned to Slovenia, he continued his work at the Jožef Stefan Institute
Jožef Stefan Institute
The Jožef Stefan Institute , is the largest research institute in Slovenia. The main research areas are physics, chemistry, molecular biology, biotechnology, information technologies, reactor physics, energy and environment...
. He became a professor
Professor
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at the University of Ljubljana
University of Ljubljana
The University of Ljubljana is the oldest and largest university in Slovenia. With 64,000 enrolled graduate and postgraduate students, it is among the largest universities in Europe.-Beginnings:...
in 1970.
Professor Blinc was one of the founders of uses of nuclear magnetic resonance
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Nuclear magnetic resonance is a physical phenomenon in which magnetic nuclei in a magnetic field absorb and re-emit electromagnetic radiation...
for investigations of phase transition
Phase transition
A phase transition is the transformation of a thermodynamic system from one phase or state of matter to another.A phase of a thermodynamic system and the states of matter have uniform physical properties....
s and liquid crystals. He established NMR/EPR spectroscopy in Slovenia (his first paper on the subject was published in early 1958) and was the head of the Condensed Matter Physics Department at the Jožef Stefan Institute
Jožef Stefan Institute
The Jožef Stefan Institute , is the largest research institute in Slovenia. The main research areas are physics, chemistry, molecular biology, biotechnology, information technologies, reactor physics, energy and environment...
. He was the president of AMPERE Groupement for two mandates during 1990–1996. He was a member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
The Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts is the national academy of Slovenia, which encompasses science and the arts and brings together the top Slovene researchers and artists as members of the academy....
and served as its vice president from October 2, 1980 to May 6, 1999. He was also a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
European Academy of Sciences and Arts
The European Academy of Sciences and Arts was created in 1990 in Salzburg, Austria by heart surgeon Felix Unger of Salzburg; the cardinal archbishop of Vienna, Franz König; and the political scientist and philosopher Nikolaus Lobkowicz....
and an honorary member of the Society of Mathematicians, Physicists and Astronomers of Slovenia
Society of Mathematicians, Physicists and Astronomers of Slovenia
The Society of Mathematicians, Physicists and Astronomers of Slovenia is the main Slovene society in the field of mathematics, physics and astronomy....
. He died in Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
, Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
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