Pavol Šajgalík

Pavol Šajgalík
Šajgalík in 2015
Born (1955-06-30) June 30, 1955 (age 69)
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Alma materComenius University
Children2
AwardsĽudovít Štúr Order, 3rd class (2015)
Scientific career
FieldsMaterials science
InstitutionsSlovak Academy of Sciences

Pavol Šajgalík (born 30 June 1955) is a Slovak physicist, specialized in materials science. He has served as the president of the Slovak Academy of Sciences since 2015.[1]

Biography

Pavol Šajgalík was born on 30 June 1955 in Bratislava.[2] He studied physics at the Comenius University, graduating in 1979.[3] Šajgalík was awarded the candidate degree by the Slovak Academy of Sciences in 1987.[4] Since graduation, he has worked at the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. Between 1999 and 2013 he was the director of the institute.[5]

Awards

In 2015, he was awarded the Ľudovít Štúr Order, 3rd class by the president of Slovakia Andrej Kiska.[6]

Personal life

Šajgalík is married with two daughters.[2]

References

  1. ^ Aktuality.sk (2017-04-04). "Šéfom Slovenskej akadémie vied zostáva Pavel Šajgalík". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  2. ^ a b "HNonline.sk - Profil: Pavol Šajgalík". hnonline.sk (in Slovak). 2007-04-04. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  3. ^ "List of alumni of the Comenius University".
  4. ^ SAV, CSČ-VS. "SAS - Pavol Šajgalík". SAS - Pavol Šajgalík. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  5. ^ "HNonline.sk - Šéfom SAV zostáva Pavol Šajgalík. Na sneme predstavil svoje ciele". hnonline.sk (in Slovak). 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  6. ^ SAV, CSČ-VS. "Aktuality - Prezident Kiska udelil štátne vyznamenanie aj prof. Pavlovi Šajgalíkovi". SAV - Aktuality - Prezident Kiska udelil štátne vyznamenanie aj prof. Pavlovi Šajgalíkovi (in Slovak). Retrieved 2024-06-17.