Short Curriculum Vitae

GORAZD PLANINŠIČ Assoc. Prof. PhD FInsP

Born 10 July 1962 in Ljubljana, Slovenia
BSc 1987
MD 1990
PhD 1993, Physics Department, University of Ljubljana (Relaxation times imaging in the weak magnetic fields, mentor Prof.dr. Janez Stepišnik)

Fellowships and postdocs

1990 NMR surface coil design, Magnetic Resonance Centre, University of Nottingham, UK (with Sir Peter Mansfield, Prof.dr. FRS, Nobel laureate)
1994-1995 Dynamic Nuclear Polarization imaging in weak magnetic fields, Institut de Physique Biologique, Strasbourg, FR (with Prof. dr. Daniel Grucker)
1995 Optimisation of field-cycled DNP for in vivo imaging of free radicals, Department of Bio-Medical Physics, University of Aberdeen, UK (with Prof. dr. David Lurie)

Lecturing

• Didactics of Physics I and II,
• Pro-seminar I,
• Project Laboratory
• Didactics of Physics with the projects, Seminar and Physics workshop for post-graduate students on Physics Education course
• Introductory Physics

Visiting lecturer

• Pädagogisches Akademie der Diözese, Graz, 28.-29. April. 2003. lectures, The role of experiments in teaching physics
• Physics Department, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR; Introductory Physics, Summer courses 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008
• Europe Compact 2006/ European Days at the College of Education Graz-Eggenberg, Austria, Graz 9-10.5.2006, Understanding nature’s tongue
• Faculty of Science, University of Sarajevo, BiH, Active learning with simple experiments in physics teaching, 16-17.4.2007

Invited / plenary talks

· Simple expriments revisted : XII Taller Internacional Nuevas Tendencias en la Ensenanza de la Física, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, México 27 al 30 de mayo de 2004.

· Revitalization of the laboratory activities and integration of the subject into the post-graduate physics and educational physics program. . 2nd International Girep Seminar, Quality development in teacher education and training, 1-6 September 2003, University of Udine, Italy.

· Teaching about Light Interference Constructively (opening talk), 69. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft (DPG) e.V., Fachverbaenden Didaktik der Physik, Berlin, 4-9 March, 2005.

· Story about the diffraction on a CD and DVD, Giornate di Diffusione Culturale, Progetto di Orientamento Formativo e Continuita didattica, Univerista degli Studi di Udine, Udine 18 March, 2005.

· Sparks from Journals, Invited talk at AAPT Summer meeting, 22.7.-26.7.2006, Syracuse, NY, USA.

· Experiments from Kindergarden to University, Lecture given at the opening of the Center for Didactic of Physics, Institut für Physik, Universität Graz, 2006.

· From simple experiments to active learning, Physik Didaktik, Graz, 8-11.10.2007

· Introducing some basic elements of nanotechnology in school : didatctical model of the atomic force microscope. Zb. pred. - Semin. nastav. profr. fiz., Fojnica, BiH, 17-20.1. 2008, 7, p. 67-72, ilustr.

· Simple experiments and scientific reasoning, Plus Lucis 2008, 62. Fortbildungswoche, Vienna, Feb 2008.

· Simple experiments and scientific reasoning, XVI Taller Internacional Nuevas Tendencias en la Enseñanza de la Fisica, Puebla, Mexico, 2008.

· Development of Scientific Reasoning through explorations of simple experiments, 16-th Conference of Czech and Slovak Physicists, Sept. 8-11, Hradec Kralove, 2008

· Active learning approach built on exploration of simple experiments, University of Jyvaskula, Depratment of Physics, Finland, 21.11. 2008

Awards, Honours

• 1991 award of Boris Kidrič foundation for young scientist
• 1993 award for the best scientific contribution, AMPERE Summer Institute Avgust 1993, Portorož.
• Since 2004 Fellow of Institute of Physics (IOP, London)
• 2007 Prometheus of science, award by Slovenian Science Foundation for excellence in communicating science

Employment, Positions

• Since 1993 employed at Faculty for Mathematics and Physic, University of Ljubljana. Current position: Associate Professor. Head of Physics Education course (undergraduate and postgraduate ) on the Department of Physics, FMF, UL, Ljubljana.
• Coordinator of the Continuing education programme for the secondary school in-service physics teachers at the Department of Physics, FMF, UL, Ljubljana .
• Co-founder and co-worker of the Slovenian science centre, The House of Experiments.
• Member of the International Advisory Committee of International Workshop “New Trends in Physics Teaching”, organized annually at Benemerita Universidad Automoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico.
• Secretary of GIREP since 2002.
• Member of University section Board, Physics Education Division, European Physical Society (EPS) (since 2004).
• Member of Editorial board of European Journal of Physics (since 2005)
• Member of international Advisory Panel of the journal Physics Education (IOP) since 2004-2007.
• Member of Editorial board of Physics Education (IOP) (since 2007)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (March 2009):

1. PONIKVAR D, PLANINSIC G, Conservation of mechanical and electric energy: simple experimental verification, Eur. J. Phys. 30 (2009) 47–56
2. KARIZ MERHAR V, PLANINSIC G, CEPIC M, Sketching graphs—an efficient way of probing students’ conceptions, Eur. J. Phys. 30 (2009) 163–175
3. PLANINŠIČ G, CORONA A, SLISKO J, Rainbow-Like Spectra with a CD: An Active-Learning Exercise, Phys. Teach, 2008, 46, p329-333.
4. PLANINŠIČ, Gorazd, KOVAČ, Janez. Nano goes to school : a teaching model of the atomic force microscope. Phys. Educ., 2008, 43, p 37-45.
5. PLANINŠIČ, Gorazd, VOLLMER, Michael. The surface-to-volume ratio in thermal physics : from cheese cube physics to animal metabolism. Eur. j. phys., 2008, 29, p 369-384. and ERRATA
6. PLANINŠIČ, Gorazd. Project laboratory for first-year students. Eur. j. phys., 2007, 28, p S71-S82.
7. PLANINŠIČ, Gorazd. Increasing the electric field by squeezing charges. Phys. teach., 2007, 45, p 393-394.
8. PLANINŠIČ G, Explore your toothpaste, Phys. Educ., 2006, 41, 311-316.
9. LASIČ, Samo, STEPIŠNIK, Janez, MOHORIČ, Aleš, SERŠA, Igor, PLANINŠIČ, Gorazd. Autocorrelation spectra of an air-fluized granular system measured by NMR. Europhys. lett., 2006, 75, str. 887-893.
10. CORONA A, SLISKO J, PLANINŠIČ G, Freely rising bottle of water also demonstrates weightlessness, Phys. Educ., 2006, 41, 208-209.
11. PLANINŠIČ G, SLISKO J, Mechanical model aids understanding of light interference. Phys. Educ., 2005, 40, str. 128-132
12. PLANINŠIČ G, Measuring depth takes a lot of bottle. Phys. Educ., 2005, 40, p18-19
13. PLANINŠIČ G, Color Mixer for Every Student, Phys. Teach., 2004, 42, p138-142. 1
14. PLANINŠIČ, Gorazd. A photoshoot for food and drink : camera 'sees' more than you think. Phys. Educ., 2004, 39, p 32-33. 1
15. PLANINŠIČ, Gorazd. You can make sweet electricity in your kitchen. Phys. Educ., 2004, 39, p 36-37. 1
16. PLANINŠIČ, Gorazd, KOS, Miha, JERMAN, Riko. Two liquid Cartesian diver. Phys. Educ., 2004, 39, p 58-64. 1
17. PLANINŠIČ, Gorazd. Fizziology. Phys. Educ., 2004, 39, p 65-68. 1
18. BUDIŠA, Marko, PLANINŠIČ, Gorazd. Teaching motion with the Global Positioning System. Phys. Educ., 2003, 38, p 512-518. 1
19. PLANINŠIČ, Gorazd, PROSEN, Tomaž. Conducting rod on the axis of a charged ring : the Kelvin water drop generator. Am. j. phys., 2000, 68, p 1084-1089. 1
20. YOUNGDEE, Wiwat, PLANINŠIČ, Gorazd. Optimization of field-cycled PEDRI for in vivo imaging of free radicals. Phys. Med. Biol., 2001, 46, p 2531-2544.
21. PLANINŠIČ, Gorazd. More fun with singing wineglasses. Phys. teach., 2000, 38, p. 41-43. 1
22. PLANINŠIČ, Gorazd. Shielding of low-frequency magnetic interference in weak-field MRI by a single-layer cylindrical coil. J. magn. reson. (San Diego, Calif., 1997 : Print), 1997, 126, p 30-38.

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