Prof. dr. Darko Makovec is full professor, head of Department for Materials Synthesis and scientific chancellor at Jožef Stefan Institute. He has defended his PhD from chemistry at the University of Ljubljana in year 1995. In 2001-2002 he worked as a Fulbright senior scholar at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. His scientific interests are focused on synthesis and characterization of the inorganic and hybrid nanomaterials, especially materials containing magnetic nanoparticles. He is also expert in advanced electron microscopy. Prof Makovec has published over 200 peer-review articles.