Nuclear Physics at the Jožef Stefan Institute

Abstract

The Jožef Stefan Institute was founded in 1949 as the Institute of Physics, primarily devoted to research on nuclear energy. Later, as its research areas expanded, it became the Jožef Stefan Institute (JSI). It is named after the distinguished 19th-century physicist, Jožef Stefan (see Figure 1), famous for his work on the Stefan-Boltzmann law of black-body radiation. JSI is the leading Slovenian scientific research institute, covering a broad spectrum of basic and applied research. The staff of around 1000 specializes in natural sciences, life sciences, and engineering. Modern research areas in physics range from studying the basic elements of nature to elucidating the structure of nuclei and atoms, understanding and manipulating complex matter on the nanometer scale, researching biological structures, and investigating the phenomena of superconductivity and magnetism.