In 2015 prof. dr. Matej Praprotnik was elected as the president of the Slovenian Biophysical Society. The Slovenian Biophysical Society is a scientific and professional organization of Slovenian biophysicists established to promote development of the biophysical science in Slovenia. Being established in 1981, it currently has around 50 active members. The Slovenian Biophysical Society is a member of the following international societies: International Union for Pure and Applied Biophysics (IUPAB), International Organization for Medical Physics (IOMP), European Biophysical Societies Association (EBSA), and European Federation of Organizations in Medical Physics (EFOMP).
B.06 Other
Prof. Praprotnik is a member of PRACE Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) for the fields of Chemistry and Multiscale Modeling. PRACE Research Infrastructure– the top level of the European HPC ecosystem – PRACE, the Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe was established in 2010 to create a persistent pan-European Research Infrastructure (RI) of world-class supercomputers. This infrastructure is currently made up of six leading edge machines, hosted by five member countries, (France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland and Italy) and accessible through an open peer-review process, complemented by national resources operated and accessible via High Performance Computing (HPC) centres throughout Europe. This partnership powers excellent science and engineering in academia and industry, addressing society’s grand challenges. Open to all disciplines of research, and industry for open R&D, the PRACE infrastructure is a vital catalyst in fostering European competitiveness. To keep pace with the dynamic needs of a variety of scientific communities and numerous technical changes and developments, PRACE hosting members’ systems are continuously updated and upgraded to make most advanced HPC technologies accessible to European scientists and industry. PRACE is a Belgian international not for profit organisation with its seat in Brussels. The PRACE research infrastructure includes supercomputers in all major architectural classes. This PRACE peer-review process is overseen by the Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) composed of leading European researchers who advise on scientific and technical matters. Industrial users, with head offices or substantial R&D activity located in Europe, are eligible to apply and undergo the same review. The PRACE Access Committee ranks awarded projects and guides resource allocation. An Industrial Advisory Committee (IAC), composed of representatives from multinational and small enterprises from eleven industrial sectors, assists PRACE on maximising HPC usage to foster European competitiveness and economic growth. The Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) is composed of European leading researchers that are responsible for advice and guidance on all matters of a scientific and technical nature which may influence the scientific work carried out by the use of the Association’s resources. The SSC has an odd number of members up to a maximum of twenty one, of which one is appointed Chairman. The members of the Scientific Steering Committee are appointed by the PRACE Council. SSC Members serve a two year term renewable twice consecutively.
D.03 Membership in foreign/international boards/committees
Head of the ARRS programme: P1-0002 Mathematical and simulation methods in studies of molecular structure and dynamics and non-equilibrium statistical mechanics
D.01 Chairing over/coordinating (international and national) projects
Head of Department of Molecular Modeling, National Institute of Chemistry
D.07 Presiding over a centre/laboratory
Tanja Štular has won a 3. place award.
E.01 National awards
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