doc. dr. Janez Kogovšek
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Short biography
After graduating from high school in 2003, Janez Kogovšek enrolled in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Ljubljana and completed the study in 2009 with a thesis entitled Nanoparticle friction properties on atomic level and their effects in lubricants under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Mitjan Kalin and Prof. Dr. Jože Vižintin. Janez was then employed the same year as a Young researcher at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Ljubljana. In 2013 he finished his PhD studies in the Laboratory for tribology and surface nanotechnology, under the mentorship of Prof. Dr. Mitjan Kalin and co-mentorship of Prof. Dr. Maja Remškar (IJS), with a thesis titled Tribological effects of nanoparticles in lubricants. Currently he continues to investigatethe use of nanoparticles as additives in lubricants.
Reference Projects:
- Xtribology - Enhanced wear protection using nanostructured materials and nanoparticles (2015 - 2020)
- Nano-engineering-derived advanced sliding interfaces for a novel alternator slip-ring design (2013 - 2016)
- Nanoparticles-reinforced polymer composites for highly-loaded advanced mechanical components (2011 - 2014)
- MoS₂ nanoparticles as additives in lubricants and low-friction materials (2009 - 2012)
- Hybrid nanomaterials for low-friction polymer composites and energy conversion (2009 - 2012)
Publications
- Comparison of graphene as an oil additive with conventional automotive additives for the lubrication of steel and DLC-coated surfaces
J. Kogovšek, M. Kalin, Tribology International 180 (2023) 108220 1-11 - Lubrication performance of graphene-containing oil on steel and DLC-coated surfaces
J. Kogovšek, M. Kalin, Tribology International 138 (2019) 59-67 - Synergisms and antagonisms between MoS₂ nanotubes and representative oil additives under various contact conditions.
A. M. Tomala, M. Rodríguez Ripoll, J. Kogovšek, M. Kalin, A. Bednarska, R. Michalczewski, M. Szczerek, Tribology International 129 (2019) 137-150 - The formation of tribofilms of MoS₂ nanotubes on steel and DLC-coated surfaces
M. Kalin, J. Kogovšek, J. Kovač, M. Remškar, Tribology Letters 55 (2014) 381-391. - Various MoS₂-, WS₂- and C-based micro- and nanoparticles in boundary lubrication
J. Kogovšek, M. Kalin, Tribology Letters 53 (2014) 585-597. - Influence of surface roughness and running-in on the lubrication of steel surfaces with oil containing MoS₂ nanotubes in all lubrication regimes
J. Kogovšek, M. Remškar, A. Mrzel, M. Kalin, Tribology International 61 (2013) 40-47. - Nanoparticles as novel lubricating additives in a green, physically based lubrication technology for DLC coatings
M. Kalin, J. Kogovšek, M. Remškar, Wear 303 (2013) 480-485. - Lubrication of DLC-coated surfaces with MoS₂ nanotubes in all lubrication regimes: Surface roughness and running-in effects
J. Kogovšek, M. Remškar, M. Kalin, Wear 303 (2013) 361-370. - Mechanisms and improvements in the friction and wear behavior using MoS₂ nanotubes as potential oil additives
M. Kalin, J. Kogovšek, M. Remškar, Wear 280/281 (2012) 36-45.