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Ivan Frollo, SAS

University study:

Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Bratislava, 1963.

Working activities and important functions:

Tesla Electroacoustics, development department, Bratislava 1962 – 1963.
Institute of Measurement Science SAS (IMS SAS) from 1963.
Postgraduate student at the IMS SAS, 1963-1967.
Researcher, 1967 – 1972.
Head of the projects and head of Department of Imaging methods at the IMS SAS, 1972 until now.
University professor of The Slovak Technical University, for "Measurement Science", 1995.
Director of the Institute of Measurement Science SAS: 1998 – 2006.

Editor in Chief of the international on-line journal: "MEASUREMENT SCIENCE REVIEW" , ISSN 1335 – 8871,  since 2001.    www.measurement.sk

Most important results:

Electronic measuring instruments (pressure and flow measurement of liquids, extracorporal circulation and oxymetry, artificial blood pumps working synchronized with the biological heart, diaphragm movements) for cardiosurgery and respirology.
Measurement of mechanical attractive force of permanent magnets, measurement of dynamic sources of electrostatic fields, electrotenzometry of liquids and photoelectric pressure meters.
Instrumentation for experimental cardiosurgery: assisted circulation - intra-aortal balloon counterpulsation, measurement of the blood pressure.
Measuring systems and special measuring methods design for medicine and physics (Achilles tendon reflex measurement, microcomputer controlled pulse generator for NMR experiments, magnetic field measuring instrument, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging).

His list of papers in journals involves more than 150. He is author of 22 patents confirmed by a certificate.

PhD Study supervisor:

Since 1997 to  2010 he was the chairmen of the “Common Scientific Commission for Bionics and Biomechanics” established for to guarantee the postgraduate study for Slovak Universities and institutes of Slovak Academy of Sciences.

Since 2006 to 2009 he was the supervisor of the PhD study for “Measurement Science” for The Institute of Measurement Science SAS.

International projects:

Number of projects after 1989: 6

Memberships:

• Member of IMEKO TC7, Technical Committee on Measurement Science and Slovak National Committee IMEKO.
• Member and vice-president of U.R.S.I. (Union Radio-Scientifique-Internationale), Slovak Committee
• Member of Central European Academy of Science and Art, (CEASA)
• Member of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
  

Awards:

• 1989 - "Award of Aurel Stodola for the merits in technical sciences" with silver medal.
  
• 1999 - "Award of Aurel Stodola for the merits in technical sciences" with gold medal.
  
• 2001 - Gold medal and Memorandum from Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava.
• 2002 - Memorandum from Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava.
• 2003 - Silver medal and Memorandum from Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Žilina University, Žilina.
• 2004 - Gold medal of Johann Andrea von Segner from Slovak Office of Standards, Metrology and Testing. 85 Anniversary of Metrology in Slovakia.
• 2005 - Big medal of Saint Gorazd in the Day of Teachers given by Ministry of Education SR.
• 2005 - Memorandum from Slovak Office of Standards, Metrology and Testing. 130 Anniversary of Metric Convention and 50 Anniversary of International Organisation for Legal Metrology foundation.
• 2005 - Medal for Science Contribution, award of the Slovak Academy of Sciences.
• 2009 - Award of the Slovak Academy of Sciences for development of the  infrastructure in the framework of National Centre NMR.
• 2009 - Gold medal of the Slovak Academy of Sciences for the lifelong activities in science.
• 2012 - Medal and Memorandum from Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Košice.
• 2012 - Award of the Slovak Literature Foundation for contribution to Slovak science at home and in abroad.
• 2014 - Award of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, "Outstanding personalities of the Slovak Academy of Sciences in 2014".
• 2015 - Award of the Slovak Academy of Sciences for "Scientific-popularization and educational activities".
• 2015 - Included to: Encyclopedia of personalities of Czech and Slovak Republic. An Oxford Encyclopedia Ltd., 2015.
  

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