Education
- 2015 PhD in Engineering Chemistry, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- 2008 MSc in Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology
Work Experience
- 1998–present Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb, Croatia
- 2022–2024 Croatian Accreditation Agency, Zagreb
- 2009–2022 University of Zagreb, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology
Fields of interest
Analytical chemistry, the development of analytical methods, environmental chemistry, organic pollutants in the environment
Additional training
- 2024 Seminar on the requirements of the HRN EN ISO 15189:2022 standard, HAA, Zagreb
- 2023 Sampling as a laboratory activity, HMD, Zagreb
Traceability and measurement uncertainty, National Measurement Laboratory and Center for Technology Transfer, Zagreb
HRN EN ISO 15189:2022 – new standard for the qualification of medical laboratories, HMD, Zagreb
Exchange of experiences of leading evaluators, evaluators and experts (HNR EN ISO/IEC 17025), HAA, Zagreb - 2022 Seminar for evaluators for the HRN EN ISO 15189:2022 standard, HAA, Zagreb
Seminar for evaluators for the HRN EN ISO/IEC 17011:2017 standard, HAA, Zagreb
Exchange of experiences of leading evaluators, HAA, Zagreb - 2012 Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Hochschule Fresenius, University of Applied Sciences, Idstein, Germany (6 months)
Professional projects
- 2024-2027 Environment Pollution and Human Health: Physico-Chemical Analysis, Toxicity and Machine Learning Models – EnvironPollutHealth, NextGenerationEU, IMROH (collaborator)
- 2017–2020 Genetic basis of the insecticidal potential of Dalmatian pyrethrum (Tanacetumcinerariifolium/ Trevir./ Sch. Bip.), Croatian Science Foundation, Faculty of Agriculture (collaborator)
- 2016–2017 Synthesis and photocatalytic properties of nanostructured materials based on TiO2, Croatian-Serbian Bilateral Grant (collaborator)
- 2016–2017 Creation of tetraploid Dalmatian pyrethrum (Tanacetumcinerariifolium) with a doubled number of chromosomes in order to increase the content of the natural insecticide pyrethrin, HAMAG-BICRO, PMF (collaborator)
- 2015–2019 The fate of pharmaceuticals in the environment and during advanced water treatment procedures, Croatian Science Foundation, FKIT (collaborator)
- 2012–2013 Determination of toxicity and physico-chemical properties of pharmaceuticals, Croatian-Slovenian Bilateral Grant (collaborator)
- 2007–2013 Development of advanced analytical methods for the determination of pharmaceuticals in the environment, Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Croatia, FKIT (collaborator)
Financial support of University of Zagreb, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- 2020–2021 Development of analytical methods for monitoring the degradation of venlafaxine, (collaborator)
- 2018-2019 Behaviour of metoclopramide pharmaceuticals in the environment, FKIT (collaborator)
- 2017–2018 Sorption coefficients of pharmaceuticals: determination and influence on the extraction of pharmaceuticals from sediment, FKIT (collaborator)
- 2016–2017 Sorption coefficients of pharmaceuticals: determination and influence on the extraction of pharmaceuticals from sediment, FKIT (collaborator)
- 2015–2016 Research on the fate of the pharmaceutical albendazole in the environment, FKIT (collaborator)
- 2014–2015 Advanced analytical methods for monitoring pharmaceuticals in the environment, FKIT (collaborator)
Teaching
- 2009–2021 Undergraduate and graduate study programmes, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology
Modules: Analytical Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry I, Analytical Chemistry II, Modern Analytical Techniques in Environmental Analysis, Instrumental Analytical Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Chemical Analysis of Materials, Introduction to Environmental Chemistry, Advanced Separation Techniques in Environmental Chemistry, Quality Management (practicum supervisor)
supervisor of undergraduate and graduate theses
supervisor of student work awarded the Dean’s Award
co-author of internal scripts “Advanced separation techniques in environmental chemistry”, “Chemical analysis of materials”
Awards
- 2014 Doctoral Student Grant of the University of Zagreb
- 2014 Grant for Academic Mobility awarded by the Office for International Cooperation of the University of Zagreb
- 2012 Marie Curie scholarship
- 2011 Award for the best student of the city of Livno
- 2010 Scholarship “Young Research Stipend”, within the NATO SfP 982590 project for participation in the workshop
- 2008 Dean’s Award for Student Scientific Work
- 2008 Top scholarship finalist
- 2004–2008 Scholarship for gifted students of the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports
Other
- Technical expert according to HRN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2017 standard, HAA
- Candidate for assessor in the area of quality management systems according to HRN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2017 standard, HAA
- Promoter of the science popularization: European Night of Researchers, Science Festival, 2010–2018
- Organizing committe member of International Chromatography School, 2011–2019