Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Mathematics University of Split, Croatia
Phone: +385 21 619 243 , Location: room B3-05, Ruđera Boškovića 33, Split
Personal web page: www.pmfst.unist.hr/~leandra , E-mail: leandra@pmfst.hr

Znanstveno područje: Prirodne znanosti , Znanstveno polje: Fizika

Područja znanstvenog interesa

• Quantum fluids and solids
• Quantum clusters
• Ultracold atoms
• Quantum Monte Carlo simulations
• Many-body physics

Memberships

• Croatian Physical Society

Scientific training and study visits

• October – December 2000, Johaness Kepler Universitat, Linz, Austria
• Approximately a month in 2004, 2005 & 2006, Universidad Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
• January and May 2006, in total 3 weeks, University of Saarbrucken, Germany and University of Alicante, Spain
• 11. – 18. 2. 2006 University of Georgia, Athens, US
• 24. – 28. 4. 2012, BioPark Hertfordshire, University of Cambridge, Univeristy of Hertfordshire Hatfield, Cambridge, Great Britain
• 1.9. 2013 – 30. 5. 2014, University of Delaware, Newark, US
• 14. -19. 9. 2014, University of Aalto and Finnish National Board of Education, Aalto, Finland

Acknowledgments and awards

• Yearly award of Faculty of Science in Split for research, 2017
• Fulbright Grant, „Liquid and Solid Helium in Porous Media“, september 2013- may 2014
• Austrian “Ernst Mach”, three-month scholarship in 2000

Education

• 2000. – 2002. PhD degree in Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb
• 1997. – 2000. MPhil in Physics , orientation condensed-matter physics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb
• 1992. – 1996. MSc in mathematics and physics, teaching orientation, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb

Work experience

• 2016 – today, Full Professor, Faculty of Science, University of Split
• 2011 – today, Professional Associate, Medical Faculty, University of Split
• 2011 – 2013 Associate Professor – Head of the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Split
• 2010 – 2017 Head of the Technology Transfer Office, University of Split
• 2009 – 2016 Associate Professor, Faculty of Science, University of Split
• 2005 – 2007 Assistant Professor – Vice-dean for Research, Faculty of Science, University of Split
• 2004 – 2009 Assistant Professor , Faculty of Science, University of Split
• 2002 – 2004 Postdoc, Faculty of Science, University of Split
• 1997 – 2004 Research assistant, Faculty of Science, University of Split

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Projects

• 2016 – today „Young researchers’ career development project – training of new doctoral students“ – Principal Investigator
• 2015 – today „Universal properties of cold atomic Bose and Fermi systems “, IP-2014-09-2452, Croatian Science Foundation – Principal Investigator
• 2016 – 2017 „Research of classical and quantum fluids in nanoporoud “, MSE, bilateral HR-US project – Principal Investigator
• 2014 – 2016 Neutron Scattering Studies of Classical and Quantum Fluids in Nanoporous Media“, Department of Energy – Collaborator
• 2014 – 2016 „Reseachers night”, Horizon 2020 – Collaborator
• 2014 – 2016 ” Strengthening the Capacities of University of Split for research, development and innovation in the field of medical neuroelectronics – STRIPmed”, EU – Collaborator
• 2014 – 2016 “Strengthening the Capacities for Application and Technology Transfer of Microelectromehanical Systems at the University of Split MEMSplit”, EU – Collaborator
• 2013 – 2015 „Enhancementof science-business cooperation for intraoperative neurophysiologic technology in Croatia“, IPA IIIc – Collaborator
• 2013 – 2015 „Technology transfer infrastructure in the Croatian Adriatic Region“, IPA IIIc – Collaborator
• 2013 – 2014 “Services in support of business and innovation”, Competitiveness and innovation framework programme – Collaborator
• 2012 – 2013 “Quantum adsorption on graphene”, MSE, Austrian – Croatian bilateral project – Principal investigator jointly with R. E. Zillichom
• 2012 „Split Innovation Hub Experiment“, US Embassy – Collaborator
• 2011 – 2012 “Services in support of business and innovation”, Competitiveness and innovation framework programme – Principal investigator for the partner institution University of Split (TTO)
• 2010 – 2011 “Quantum Monte Carlo simulations of adsorbates on carbon nanostructures”, MSE, Austrian – Croatian bilateral project – Principal Investigator jointly with R. E. Zillichom
• 2008 – 2010 “Services in support of business and innovation”, Competitiveness and innovation framework programme – Principal Investigator for the partner insitution Faculty of Science in Split
• 2008 – 2009 “Constructing, testing, and utilizing a next-generation multi-TFLOP hybrid GPUCPU cluster ”, Croatian Science Foundation – Collaborator
• 2007 – 2014 „Research of many-body systems with Monte Carlo simulations“, 177-1770508-0493, “, MSE, research project – Principal investigator
• 2007. ‘Split International Winter Schools of Astrophysics (SIWA)2007: Extrasolar planets &Astrobiology, Croatian Science Foundation – Collaborator
• 2005 – 2008 “Stimulating Croatia’s Entrepreneurial Activities and Technology Transfer in Education – CREATE”, TEMPUS – Collaborator (Contact person)
• 2005 – 2007 „Croatian and BiH Educational Institutions Training – CREDIT “, Tempus – Collaborator
• 2003 – 2006 „Atoms and molecules in reduced spaces“, MSE, research project – Collaborator
• 1997 – 2002 „Many-body strongly correlated quantum systems“, MSE, research project – Collaborator

Collaborations

1) Jordi Boronat’s group: quantum clusters and droplets, fluids and solids (helium and spin-polarized hydrogen isotops), ultracold atoms, quantum halo states, quantum Monte Carlo methods, Universidad Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, active collaboration since 2004.

2) Robert E. Zillich, ultracold atoms and quantum adsorption on graphene and E. Krotscheck, adsorption of helium on surfaces and nanotubes, Johannes Kepler Universitat Linz, Austria, collaboration active with Robert E. Zillich from 2008, and from 1999-2004 with Eckhard Krotscheckom

3) Henry R. Glyde, quantum fluids and solids in porous systems (disordered systems), suprafluidity, Bose-Einstein condensation, , University of Delaware, Newark, US, collaboration active scince 2013

Invited lectures

• XVIII International Conference on Recent Progress in Many-Body Theories, Niagara Falls, SAD, 2015.
• Phase Transitions in Reduced Dimension, Buffalo, SAD, 2014.
• Future prospects in Many-Particle Theory, Linz, Austria, 2012.
• Adsorption at the Nanoscale: A New Frontier in Fundamental Science and Applications, Columbia, MO, USA, 2011.
• QFS2010: International Symposium on Quantum Fluids and Solids; Grenoble, France, 2010.
• QMBT13: 13th International Conference on Recent Progress in Many-Body Theories, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2005.

Reviewer

• Journal of Low Temperature Physics, Springer 2006. – today
• Central European Journal of Physics, Springer 2007. – 2008.
• International Journal of Thermophysics, Springer, 2017. – today
• Chemical Physics Letters, Elsevier, 2018. – today
• Physical Review B, American Physical Society, 2018. – today
• Physica Scripta, Institute of Physics, 2018. – today

Undergraduate

• Quantum physics I, Faculty of Science in Split, 2011 – today
• Mathematical methods of physics I, Faculty of Science in Split, 2004 – today
• Modelling and simulation, Faculty of Science in Split, 2010 – today
• General physics III, Faculty of Science in Split, 2002 – 2009
• Mathematical methods of physics II, Faculty of Science in Split, 2004 – 2006
• Laboratory in general physics IV, Faculty of Science in Split, 2001 – 2002
• Computational physics, Faculty of Science in Split, 2001 – 2002
• Physics (for biology and chemistry), Faculty of Science in Split, 1997 – 2002

Graduate

• Quantum physics II, Faculty of Science in Split, 2011 – today
• Stochastic simulations in classical and quantum physics, Faculty of Science in Split, 2010 – today
• Research in quantum physics II, Faculty of Science in Split, 2014 – today
• Quantum physics and structure of matter, Faculty of Science in Split, 2002 – 2003
• Astronomy and astrophysics, Faculty of Science in Split, 2000 – 2007

Postgraduate

• Entrepreneurship and technology transfer, Medical Faculty, University of Split, 2011 – today

Mentor

Undergraduate thesis

1. Jakša Tomović (2017.) „Sending messages with a quantum signature“
2. Rinaldo Ugrina (2017.) „Quantum computing“
3. Josipa Šćurla (2016.) „Betheov ansatz“
4. Gloria Odak (2016.) „Quantum Hilbert hotel“
5. Adela Kadrić-Dobrenić (2015.) „Simulations of ranom processes“
6. Ana Gvozdanović (2012.) „Quantum entanglement“
7. Sanja Marunica (2012.) „Physics of optical illusions“
8. Lily Chowdhury (2012.) „Metamaterial optics“
9. Valerija Sinovčić (2012.) „Measurement problem in quantum mechanics“
10. Marija Miljak (2010.) „Interference on thin films“
11. Antonia Tarabarić (2010.) „Physics of music instruments“
12. Mara Kozić (2010.) „Physics of ultrasound diagnostics“

Graduate thesis

1. Frane Lunić (2017.) „Path integral Monte Carlo study of one-dimensional Bose system: Luttinger liquid properties and impurity effects “
2. Hrvoje Vrcan (2017.) „Path integral Monte Carlo study of superfluid 4He in disordered narrow nanopores “
3. Viktor Cikojević (2016.) „Quantum Monte Carlo simulations of two-component Bose mixtures“
4. Darko Zarić (2015.) „Ground state of He-He-Na trimer“
5. Josip Lovrić (2013.) „Density functional theory study of silver atoms attached on quantized vortices in superfluid helium“
6. Lena Martinić (2013.) „Quasicrystals – tunelling through quasiperiodic barriers“
7. Antonia Tarabarić (2012.) „Student difficulties in understanding waves“
8. Ivana Radulović (2011.) „Physics of Fizika musical instruments with strings“
9. Nikolina Opačak (2009.) „Understanding of temperature and chemical potential through computer simulations“
10. Bernarda Kežić (2009.) „Ground state of small clusters of helium and spin-polarized tritium“
11. Lucija Šilović (2009.) „Computer simulations of planetary systems“
12. Tea Martinić (2009.) „Adorption of small clusters of helium on the surface of cesium“

PhD thesis

1. Petar Stipanović (2015.) „Stability and universality of small quantum clusters and adsorption influence of graphene and cesium on ground state of small helium “, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb
2. Ivana Bešlić (2010.) „Ground-state of helium and spin-polarized hydrogen clusters”, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb