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]

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

Biography

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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

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

Personal life

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Šajgalík is married with two daughters.[2]

References

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  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.