Dr. R. Jaćimović, M.Sc., Ph.D. in Nuclear Technology, is presently senior researcher at
the Department of Environmental Sciences at the Jožef Stefan Institute (JSI), Ljubljana
Slovenia. He finished his M. Sc. and Ph. D. in Physics, at the University of Ljubljana,
Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Nuclear Engineering, Slovenia. His main activities
are connected with the use of the k0-standardization method of neutron activation analysis
(k0-NAA) for determination of major and micro elements in different matrices,
development of nuclear and nuclear-related analytical methods, working on effective
utilization of the Institute’s TRIGA Mark II research reactor for short, medium and longlived
radionuclides and on certification of natural matrix reference materials from well
known Institutions or Laboratories (IRMM, NIST, IAEA, BAM, etc.). He is also
involved as a principal investigator or coinvestigator in international research projects,
supervisor for foreign students on IAEA fellowships and as a teacher at the training
programme of the Milan Čopic Training Centre at the JSI. He is author or co-author of
over 110 scientific papers, 65 published scientific conference papers, 3 chapters in
scientific books, 4 professional monographs, over 90 final research reports, 22 invited
lectures at foreign Universities or Institutes and 15 invited lectures at international
conferences. In September 2009 CDTN/CNEN (Nuclear Technology Development
Centre/Brazilian Commission for Nuclear Energy), Belo Horizonte, Brazil, honoured him
for supporting the Neutron Activation Group to re-establish and improve the k0-
standardization method of NAA at CDTN. In October 2012 he received an honorary
doctorate at the Odessa National Polytechnic University, Ukraine.