CV
• Born: 12. October 1962.,
Zagreb,
Croatia
EDUCATION
October 1992
Ph. D in Physics at University of Zagreb; doctoral thesis "Magnetski ovisan odziv visokotemperaturnih supravodiča na mikrovalno zračenje" ("Magnetic-field dependent microwave response of high-temperature superconductors"), supervised by Prof. Dr. Antonije Dulčić
April 1988
Diploma in Physics (Dipl.ing.phys.) at University of Zagreb; diploma thesis
"Opažanje Josephsonovog efekta putem mikrovalne apsorpcije u visokotemperaturnim supravodičima " (Observation of the Josephson effect through microwave absorption in high-temperature superconductors), supervised by Prof. Dr. Antonije Dulčić
EMPLOYMENT
Nov. 2012 - now - Full Professor at Physics Department, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Nov. 2003 - Oct. 2012 - Associate Professor at Physics Department, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Oct. 1998 - Oct 2003 Assistant Professor at Physics Department, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia
May 1995 - Sep. 1998 - Higher assistant, "Rudjer Boskovic Institute", Zagreb, Croatia
Oct. 1993 - Apr 1995 - Humboldt fellow - visiting scientist at Universitaet Stuttgart, 2. Physikalisches Institut (Prof. Michael Mehring), Germany
Aug. 1992 - Sep. 1992 - Intensive German language course - Goethe Institut, Schwabisch Hall, Germany
May 1988 - July 1992- Assistant, "Rudjer Boskovic Institute", Zagreb, Croatia
RESEARCH PROJECTS
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR:
Mar. 2009 - Aug. 2012 : FP7 project #229390 "Strenghtening the SOLid-state research capacities in Zagreb by the introduction of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance method", European Commision (budget 844.000 EUR)
Jan. 2007 - 2013 : MZOS project #119-1191458-1022 "Microwave Investigations of New Materials", Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sports (budget 70.000 EUR)
Nov. 2000 - Nov. 2001 : MZT project # 00-219 "Remote Control and Analysis of Experiment - DKIA", Informatic project of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Croatia (budget 4.000 EUR)
1997 - 2000 : MZT project # 098439 "Investigation of Microwave Complex Conductivity of Superconductors", Young researchers stimulating project of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Croatia (budget 5.000 EUR)
PARTICIPANT:
2012-2013 : BICRO PoC4_01_14 technological project “Contactless luminescent thermometer for special needs in electroenergetic facilities”, Business Innovation Agency of the Republic of Croatia; principal investigator prof. dr. sc. Antonije Dulčić
2002-2006 : MZOS project #0119275 "Microwave Investigations of Superconductors", Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sports; principal investigator prof. dr. sc. Antonije Dulčić
2005 : FP6 project #516938 "WYP2005 EUROPE", European Commission; in charge for Croatian work package: Dr. Slobodan Milošević
1996-2002 : MZT project #119225 "Microwave properties of superconductors", Ministry of science and technology of Croatia; principal investigator prof. dr. sc. Antonije Dulčić
1996-2002 : MZT project # 119201 "Collective phenomena in new materials", Ministry of science and technology of Croatia; principal investigator prof. dr. sc. Amir Hamzić
1996-2002 : MZT project #00980610 "Relaksation processes of ferroelectrics and superconductors", Ministry of science and technology of Croatia; principal investigator Dr. Boris Rakvin, Scientific adviser
1996-1998 : VW project "Mikrowelleneigenschaften von Supraleitern in hohen Magnetfeldern", Volkswagen-foundation; principal investigators Prof. Dr. Michael Mehring and Prof. Dr. Antonije Dulčić
1990-1995 : MZT project #1-03-063 "Magnetic resonance of superconductors and ferroelectrics", Ministry of science and technology of Croatia; principal investigator prof. dr. sc. Antonije Dulčić
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Supervisor in one Ph. D. thesis (M. Grbić)
Supervisor in 9 diploma theses
Currently supervising three Ph. D. thesis
2011-now Lectures in "General Physics" (for chemistry students), University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics/Department of Chemistry
2000-2006 Lectures in "Basics of the Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics", University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
2000-2006 Lectures in "Basics of the Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics", University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
2007-2011 Lectures in "Statistics and Basic Measurements", University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
1998-2010 in charge of "Laboratory Exercises in General Physics", University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
2000-2011 Lectures on "Physics of Semiconductors", University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
HONOURS
2009: University of Zagreb: Rector's Special Acknowledgment "For the successful competing in European research area, and contribution to the strengthening of the research potential of the University"
2006: Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb: Acknowledgment "For the Unique Intercession and Distinctive Contribution to Development of the Activities of the Faculty"
2005: Physics Department, Faculty of science, University of Zagreb: Acknowledgment "For Exeptional Contribution to the Celebration of the World Year of Physics at Physics Department"
2005: Croatian Physical Society: Acknowledgment "For the Successful Organization of the Summer Schools for Young Physicists 2003-2005"
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
VISITS:
Oct. 1993 - Apr 1995 - Humboldt fellow - visiting scientist at Universitaet Stuttgart, 2. Physikalisches Institut (Prof. Michael Mehring), Germany
1995-2001: Several scientific visits to University of Stuttgart (total duration 7 months)
Oct. 19 - Oct 22, 2008: Visiting fellow at Leibniz-Institut für Festkörper- und Werkstoffforschung Dresden, Dresden, Germany
Sep. 7- Sep. 9, 2008: Negotiations on the FP7 project #229390 SOLeNeMaR, European Commision, Brussels, Belgium
CONTRIBUTIONS IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, AND SEMINARS:
Portorož/Slovenia (1988), Dubrovnik/Croatia (1989), Stuttgart/Germany (1990), Kirchberg/Austria (1990), Athens/Greece (1992), Grenoble/France (1994), Poznan/Poland (invited - 1994), Zagreb/Croatia (invited - 2002), Rio de Janeiro/Brasil (2003), Mulhouse/France (2004), Dresden/Germany (2006), Bad Honnef/Germany (2009), Tokyo/Japan (2009), Florence/Italy (2010), Kazan/Russia (2011), Frankfurt/Germany (2011), Dublin/Ireland (2012)
MEMBERSHIPS
Croatian Physical Society
Croatian Humboldt Club
SEMICRO (Croatian Cluster for Semiconductors)
PROFICIENCY IN LANGUAGES
Croatian (native), English (fluent), German (fluent)
INVITED SEMINAR TALKS:
1. Mikrovalna ispitivanja materijala (Microwave investigations of materials), Rudjer Boskovic Institute, November 25, 2009
2. Microwave response of small superconducting samples, IFW, Dresden, Germany, October 20, 2008
3. Investigation of the magnetic field distribution in high-Tc superconductors by surface probing ESR, Physikalisches Institut, Universität Stuttgart, Germany, December 6, 1994
4. Mikrovalni magnetootpor u visokotemperaturnim supravodičima (Microwave magnetoresistance in high temperature superconductors), Institute of Physics, Zagreb, March 25, 1993
5. Supravodiči i mikrovalovi (Superconductors and microwaves) -- colloquium of young researchers, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, December 10, 1992
PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL MEETINGS:
1. 4th scientific meeting of the Croatian Physical Society, Zagreb, Croatia, November 13-15, 2003, invited focused talk on "Problems of Anisotropy in superconducting MgB2"
2. 5th scientific meeting of the Croatian Physical Society, Primosten, Croatia, October 5-8, 2007, invited focused talk on "Collosal magnetoresistance even in superconducting ruthenate-cuprates"
3. 6th scientific meeting of the Croatian Physical Society, Primosten, Croatia, October 8-11, 2009, invited focused talk on "Sensitivity of microwave measurements in semitransparent superconducting samples"
4. 7th scientific meeting of the Croatian Physical Society, Primosten, Croatia, October 13-16, 2011, contributed talk on "Cooperative Mercury Motion in Ionic Conductor Cu2HgI4"
5. 8th scientific meeting of the Croatian Physical Society, Primosten, Croatia, October 6-8, 2013, main organizer
POPULARIZATION OF SCIENCE:
2003. Smotra Sveučilišta
2003-2005 Ljetna škola mladih fizičara
2005. Svjetska godina fizike:
Dobro jutro Hrvatska, HRT, 12. siječnja 2005.
Nulti sat, HRT, 7. studenog 2005.
2008. Miroslav Požek: Hrvatska će se znanost financirati iz EU fondova, Jutarnji list, 16.12.2008.
Za tri projekta Sveučilištu odobreno 2,7 milijuna eura, Vjesnik, 16.12.2008
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Znanost: Odobrena 3 projekta Zagrebačkom sveučilištu, Večernji list, 16.12.2008.
Troje hrvatskih znanstvenika povuklo 2,7 milijuna EU eura, Novi list, 16.12.2008.
2009. SOLenNeMaR project is starting at PDFS, Jutarnji list, 19.3.2009.
The work on project SOLeNeMaR has been started, Universty of Zagreb, 20.3.2009.
The work on project SOLeNeMaR has been started, Vjesnik on-line, 20.3.2009.
SOLenNeMaR project started at PDFS, MojPortal, 20.3.2009.
For media coverage of the project SOLenNeMaR 2009-2012 see
the project pages.
