Pavol Šajgalík is the President of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (since 2015). Primarily his research is focused on the research and development of non-oxide and oxide high performance ceramics. Main interest of his research is the relationship between microstructure and mechanical properties of these materials. He is a past president of the European Ceramic Society, a member of the American and Japan Ceramic Societies, a member elect of the World Academy of Ceramics. He is the author of more than 230 papers.