Rok Pestotnik

Rok obtained his Ph.D. from the University Of Ljubljana, Slovenia, focusing on the identification of hadrons in the HERA-B experiment, DESY, Hamburg. He was/is a member of HERA-B, Belle, ALICE, Belle II, and a technical associate of LHCb. The majority of his research was focused on developing and using the Cherenkov photon detectors in experimental particle physics, where they represent one of the vital identification systems. He is particularly interested in the development of fast timing photon detectors. Rok is also actively involved in transferring the knowledge gained in HEP to environmental and medical applications.

He enjoys inspiring young people with science and high-energy physics. 
The training of youngsters and early-stage researchers has played an essential role in his career. He was a supervisor to 12 students and 5 Ph.D. students. In addition, he regularly disseminates the knowledge as a lecturer in the ICFA School on Instrumentation in Elementary Particle Physics. In Belle II, Rok leads the Masterclasses effort. As an author of one of the exercises, he is actively involved in the collaboration Masterclass organization to provide the public with an insight into the experiment goals and working methods.