Matej Praprotnik
Matej Praprotnik is Head of the Theory Department at the National Institute of Chemistry and Professor of Physics at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana. He studied physics and received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Ljubljana. He carried out postdoctoral research in the Theory group at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany. He has held visiting scientist positions at the Computational Science & Engineering Laboratory (ETH Zurich), the Institute for Mathematics and Its Applications (University of Minnesota), the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (University of California, Santa Barbara), the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics China (Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing), and the Universitat de Barcelona Institute of Complex Systems. Matej is former Chair of the PRACE (Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe) Scientific Steering Committee. He served as President of the Slovenian Biophysical Society from 2015 to 2019. He also serves as a Council Member of CECAM (Centre Européen de Calcul Atomique et Moléculaire) and as a Scientific Council Member of the National Institute of Chemistry. He is a recipient of the ERC Advanced Grant 2019 by the European Research Council and the Project Coordinator of MultiXscale, a EuroHPC JU Center of Excellence. His research is focused on computer simulation of soft and biological matter. The focus is on developing and combining innovative computational and theoretical methods augmented by machine learning techniques to study complex molecular systems.
Education
-
2003
-
Ph.D. Physics University of Ljubljana
-
1998
-
B.S. Physics University of Ljubljana
Current Position(s)
-
2025 -
-
Head of Department (Rotational)
Theory Department, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia
-
2018 -
-
Professor of Physics
Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
-
2018 -
-
Head of Laboratory
Laboratory for Molecular Modeling, Theory Department, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia
-
2017 -
-
Research Professor
Laboratory for Molecular Modeling, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Previous Positions
-
2019 - 2020
-
Head of Department (Rotational)
Theory Department, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia
-
2017 - 2018
-
Acting Head of Department
Department of Molecular Modeling, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia
-
2013 - 2018
-
Associate Professor of Physics
Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
-
2008 - 2013
-
Assistant Professor of Physics
Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
-
2004 - 2008
-
Postdoctoral Researcher
Theory Group, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany
-
2003 - 2017
-
(Senior, Postdoctoral) Research Associate
Laboratory for Molecular Modeling, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia
-
2002 - 2005
-
Teaching Assistant
Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
-
1998 - 2003
-
Ph.D. Student
Laboratory for Molecular Modelling and NMR Spectroscopy, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Visiting Positions
-
2025 -
-
Member
Universitat de Barcelona Institute of Complex Systems, University of Barcelona, Spain
-
2017 - 2018
-
Academic Guest
Computational Science & Engineering Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
(6 months)
-
2013
-
Visiting Scientist
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
(1 month)
-
2012
-
Member
The Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
(2 months)
-
2009 - 2010
-
Academic Guest
Computational Science & Engineering Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
(6 months)
-
2008
-
General Member
Institute for Mathematics and its Applications, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
(1 month)
Honors and Awards
-
2022
-
Zois Recognition for Important Achievements in Multiscale Modeling and Simulation of Soft and Biological Matter
Republic of Slovenia
-
2020
-
ERC Advanced Grant 2019
European Research Council
-
2019
-
Pregl Award for Exceptional Achievements in the Field of Chemistry and Related Disciplines
National Institute of Chemistry
-
2004
-
National Institute of Chemistry Award for Outstanding Doctoral Work
National Institute of Chemistry
Personal Information
- Name
- prof. dr. Matej Praprotnik
- Address
- Theory Department
National Institute of Chemistry
Hajdrihova 19
SI-1001 Ljubljana
Slovenia - praprot@cmm.ki.si
- Download my CV
