physics

Marta Žiaková

Marta Žiaková is a physics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Marta Žiaková rather than just read about it. In short: Ing. Marta Žiaková, CSc.

Key takeaways

Marta Žiaková belongs to physics; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Marta Žiaková to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Marta Žiaková from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Ing. Marta Žiaková, CSc. (born 23 November 1955) is a Slovak state official, diplomat and scientist in the field of nuclear energy. Since 2002 she serves as the chairperson of Nuclear Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic (ÚJD SR). She ran for the position of IAEA Director General in 2019.

Early life and career Marta Žiaková was born on 23 November 1955, in Handlová in at that time Czechoslovakia. During 1974–1979 she has studied at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology of the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, graduating in specialization of Technical Cybernetics – Automation Technology. She vindicated her scientific degree, PhD., at the same university in the area of technical cybernetics in 1984. In 1984 she started to work in VUJE – Research Institute of Nuclear Energy in Trnava. During the 1980s and 1990s she has completed various further expert trainings and internships at VUJE, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, PHARE, in Karlsruhe or in General Physics. Between 1995 and 2002 Žiaková held several managing positions in Training centre for preparing of the nuclear personnel of VUJE in Trnava- There she was managing several projects. Concurrently, she has been working as an expert for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna for the training of the personnel as a part of projects of technical cooperation, for example in Hungary or Iran. She is regularly being invited as an expert for the IAEA working groups (AGM) and is a member of Slovak Nuclear Society and Women in Nuclear associations. On 28 March 2002, she has been on the proposal of Minister of Economy of Slovakia, Ľubomír Harach, appointed by a Government of Slovak Republic for the position of the Chairperson of the Nuclear Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic, succeeding Miroslav Lipár. She is the longest serving chairperson of ÚJD SR in the history of Slovakia, having served during seven different governments.

International experience Marta Žiaková as a chairwoman of ÚJD SR has represented Slovakia in a variety of international fora. Between 2004 and 2006 and 2013–2015 she was a member of Board of Governors of the IAEA, while between years 2014–2015 she was chairing the board. Between 2012 and 2016 she has been a member of International Nuclear Safety Group (INSAG).

In 2018, while supported by Eastern European Group, Žiaková has been elected as the President of the 62nd IAEA General Conference. In March 2019 Žiaková has been elected as the Chair of ENSREG Group uniting EU nuclear regulators. In the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, Žiaková was since 2011 vice-chairperson and since 2016 she is a chairperson of the OECD NEA Steering Committee for Nuclear Energy.

IAEA Director General Candidacy On 5 September 2019, the Slovak ministry of foreign affairs announced that Žiaková as a candidate of SLovakia is running for the position of the Director General, vacant after the premature demise of Yukiya Amano of Japan. Her competitors were three candidates from Argentina (Rafael Grossi), Burkina Faso (Lassina Zerbo) and Romania (Cornel Feruță). On 30 October 2019, the Board of Governors of the IAEA appointed Rafael Grossi as the sixth Director General of the IAEA.

Personal life Marta Žiaková is single and childless, she lives in Trnava. She speaks Slovak, Czech, English and Russian.

References

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Marta Žiaková

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Marta Žiaková claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In physics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Marta Žiaková before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Marta Žiaková ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Marta Žiaková

In research: Marta Žiaková appears in physics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Marta Žiaková in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Marta Žiaková is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1955 births, International Atomic Energy Agency officials, Living people, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Marta Žiaková outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

Ask Teacher Smith questions about this articleOpens your AI tutor with a question about “Marta Žiaková” →

Affiliate

Preply — study more efficiently by working with a personal tutor. 50% off.

How to study Marta Žiaková in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Marta Žiaková means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Marta Žiaková out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Marta Žiaková in simple terms?

Ing. Marta Žiaková, CSc.

Why does Marta Žiaková matter?

Because it connects several physics ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Marta Žiaková?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Marta Žiaková.