Professor of Physical Chemistry,
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology,
1001 Ljubljana, Askerceva 5, POB 537
tel.: +386 1 2419406
fax.: +386 1 2419425
e-mail: Vojko.Vlachyfkkt.uni-lj.si

Scientific area of interest:
Electrolyte, polyelectrolyte and protein solutions - ion-specific phenomena. Surfactants and colloids. Water modeling- Hydrophobic effect. Interfacial phenomena. Fluids in confined systems. Partly-quenched systems (absorption and dynamics). Integral equation theory - associated systems. Computer simulations (Monte Carlo, Molecular dynamics). Our group has the expertize in experiment (transport and thermodynamic propertis of solutions; SAX scattering, Dynamic light scattering) and theory (integral equation approach, thermodynamic perturbation theory, simulations).

Representative recent publications:

• Fennell C.J., Bizjak A., Vlachy V., Dill K.A., Ion pairing in molecular simulations of aqueous alkali halide solutions, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2009, 113, 6782–6791.
• Druchok M., Vlachy V., Dill K.A., Computer Simulations of Ionenes, Hydrophobic Ions with Unusual Solution Thermodynamic Properties. The Ion–Specific Effects. J. Phys. Chem. B, 2009, 113, 14270–14276.
• Boncina M., Rescic J., Lah J., Vlachy V., Thermodynamics of the Lysozyme–Salt Interaction from Calorimetric Titrations, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2010, 114, 4313–4319.
• Jardat M., Hribar–Lee B., Vlachy V., Self-Diffusion Coefficient of Ions in Presence of Charged Obstacles, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 449–457.
• Vlachy V., M. Luksic, Hribar–Lee B., Partly-quenched systems containing charges. Structure and dynamics of ions in nanoporous materials. RSC Annual Reports, 2011.