PERSONAL

First name: Irena
Surname: Drevenšek Olenik
Date and Place of Birth: January 20, 1965 in Maribor, Slovenia
Nationality: Slovene
Marital Status: Married
No. of Children: 1
Languages: Slovene (mother tongue), English, Russian, German (passive)

ADRESSES

Home:
Polje c.VI/16
SI-1260 Ljubljana-Polje
Slovenia
phone: +386 61 488 014
Job:
Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
University of Ljubljana Jadranska 19
SI-1001 Ljubljana,
Slovenia
phone: +386 61 176 65 00
fax: +386 61 217 281
also with:
J. Stefan Institute
Jamova 39
SI-1001 Ljubljana,
p.p. 3000
Slovenia
phone: +386 61 177 36 47
fax: +386 61 123 54 00
fax: +386 61 219 385
e-mail: irena.drevensek@ijs.si

EDUCATION and QUALIFICATIONS

1996 Ph.D. in Physics,University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Physics Department,
         Thesis: Investigations of Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals by means of Optical Second-Harmonic Generation.
1991 M. Sc. in Physics, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Physics Department,
         Thesis: Light Scattering by Orientational Fluctuations in Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals.
1990 Habilitation for Assistant in physics, University of Ljubljana , Faculty of Natural Sciences,
         Physics Department,
1988 B. Sc. in Physics, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Physics Department,
         Diploma: Determination of Optical Activity of Biaxial Crystals.

POSITIONS

1997- Teaching Assistant, Faculty of mathematics and physics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
1993 Visiting Scientist, European Laboratory for Nonlinear Spectroscopy (LENS), Florence, Italy, (2 months).
1992- Senior research assistant, J. Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
1990-1992 Research assistant, J. Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
1988-1990 Research associate, J. Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1989- Assistant in physics, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics,
          Physics Department,
(activities: 1989-1996: 2-3 hours per week, 1996-: 10-11 hours per week)
leading of exercises and laboratory work: course of elementary physics, course of classical electricity and magnetism,
course of electrooptics)

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

* Elipsometry of single crystals and liquid crystals
* Dynamic light scattering in liquid crystals, micellar solutions, and related systems.
* Raman and hyper-Raman spectroscopy of single crystals
* Four wave mixing in liquid crystals
* Optical second-harmonic generation and non-linear light scattering in single crystals and liquid crystals.
* Electrooptic response of liquid crystals in confined geometries (aerogels, PDLC, etc.)

AWARDS and RECOGNITIONS

1988 The France Prešeren prize for students of Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Ljubljana

MEMBERSHIPS

1997- Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy Society of Slovenia (DMFA)