Dr Jurij Simčič
Research CounselorE-mail: Design of miniature mass spectrometers for spaceflight based on a quadrupole ion trap technology, suitable for analysis of gaseous samples (planetary atmospheres) and liquid samples (search for biosignatures in ocean worlds of icy moons of Jupyter and Saturn). Participating in developing of a low energy beamline for experiments studying solar wind-regolith and solar wind-ice interactions. Participating in ion nanoprobe optimization.
Education |  |
- Bsc in Physics (University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, 1997)
- Msc nucl. engin. (Physics) (University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, 2003)
- Phd nucl. engin. (Physics) (University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, 2005)
Employment | |
- research associate at JSI, 1998 – 2001
- young researcher at JSI, 2001 – 2006
- Nasa postdoctoral student, Jet Propulsion Lab, ZDA, 2006 – 2008
- research associate, Atomic and molecular physics group, Jet Propulsion Lab, ZDA, 2008 – 2012
- senior research associate, Planetary surface inst. group, Jet Propulsion Lab, ZDA, 2012 – 2022
- research counselor at JSI, 2022 –
Field of work | |
- Ion beam analytical techniques
- ion microbeam
- spaceflight mass spectrometry
- low energy lab astrophysics
Awards | |
- Certificate of Appreciation S.A.M. JPL Team Bonus Awards: 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018
- Voyager Award: 2017