Dr. Jaka Pečnik is a researcher at InnoRenew CoE.

He finished his master studies in Wood Science at Biotechnical Faculty in the University of Ljubljana. After graduation he got employed at the Institute Andrej Marušič at the University of Primorska as an assistant researcher in the Department of Technology. He holds a PhD at the University of Primorska’s Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies.

At the InnoRenew CoE he is working mostly in the mechanical laboratory for testing the material properties, specializing on static and dynamical properties of the solid wood, wood-based composites, adhesive bonds and fracture of wood.

In his free time Jaka enjoys outdoor activities.