Dr. Uroš Hribar

2023: PhD, Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Ljubljana, Slovenia

2018: Master of Chemical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Slovenia

2014: Bachelor of Chemical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Slovenia

2023 - present: Assistant with PhD at Advanced Materials Department, Jožef Stefan Institute

2018 - 2023: Young Researcher at Advanced Materials Department, Jožef Stefan Institute

Sustainable insulation materials

Interested in utilizing various waste streams to produce functional insulation material, with a primary emphasis on foamed glass. Study of process parameters and various additives, how they influence the expansion behaviour and the final properties of the product. A specific area of interest is the role of hydrated silicates in glass foaming, and the research of their syntehsis, structure and properties.

In addition to inorganic materials, I am also interested in the reutilization of biowaste in construction applications, particularly the direct incorporation of olive pomace into thermally insulating bricks.