Department of Chemistry
Faculty of Sciences, University of Split, Croatia
Phone: +385 21 619 279
Location: B2-40, Ruđera Boškovića 33, Split
E-mail: imitar@pmfst.hr
Scientific territory: Natural Sciences
Scientific field: Chemistry

SCIENTIFIC INTEREST

• Synthesis, design, characterization, and application of iron oxide nanoparticles
• Microwave methods for the synthesis of metal oxides
• Analytical instrumental research methods (X-ray diffractometry, XRD, spectrophotometry, FTIR and UV/Vis, electron microscopy, FE-SEM, chromatographic techniques, and potentiometric methods)

MEMBERSHIPS

• Member of the Croatian Chemical Society

SCIENTIFIC TRAINING AND STUDY VISITS

• From 2009 – present, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND AWARDS

• Best poster award at ICAME 2013 (The International Conference on the Applications of the Mössbauer Effect)

EDUCATION

• 2007. – 2015. – Postgraduate doctoral course of Engineering chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Croatia – Doctor of natural science, field Chemistry
• 2000. – 2005. – Graduate study of Biology and Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Split, Croatia – Professor of Biology and Chemistry

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 2019. – present, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science, University of Split
• 2015. – 2019. Postdoctoral Researcher, Faculty of Science, University of Split
• 2007. – 2015. Research Assistant, Faculty of Science, University of Split
• 2005. – 2007. prof. of Biology and Chemistry, Elementary school “Škurinje”, Rijeka

Matični broj znanstvenika: 298900
ReasercherID: E-1464-2017
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Croatian scientific bibliography

PROJECTS

• 2020. – present, „Next generation test bed for upscaling of microfluidic devices based on nano-enabled surfaces and membranes, NextGenMicrofluidics“, HORIZON 2020 – collaborator
• 2017. – present, „Development of new membranes for ion-selective electrodes enriched with nanoparticles of metals and metal oxides“, CSF (Croatian Science Foundation) project, UIP-2017-05-6282– collaborator
• 2017. – 2021. „Formation and properties of 1D a-Fe2O3 nanostructures doped with selected metal ions“, CSF (Croatian Science Foundation) project, IP-2016-06-8254 – collaborator
• 2007. -2009. “Synthesis and microstructure of metal oxides and oxide glasses“, MZOS project – collaborator

COLLABORATIONS

• Division of Materials Chemistry, Division of Materials Physics, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb
• Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Technology, University of Split
• Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb
• Mediterranean Institute for Life Sciences, MedILS, Split

INVITED LECTURES

• 4th International Webinar on Materials Chemistry, “Influence of the addition of surfactants in iron oxide microwave synthesis”, 2021.

REVIEWER

• Wiley, Journal of Separation Science

PUBLICATIONS

Authorships

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

• Development and optimization of analytical methods – holder, Undergraduate study of Biology and Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Split, 2021. – present.
• Analytical methods – holder, Undergraduate study of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Split, 2020. – present.
• Analytical Chemistry I – holder, Undergraduate study of Biology and Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Split, 2019. – present.
• Laboratory Course in Analytical Chemistry I – holder, Undergraduate study of Biology and Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Split, 2019. – present.
• Analytical Chemistry II – collaborator, Undergraduate study of Biology and Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Split, 2007. – present.
• Laboratory Course in Analytical Chemistry II – collaborator, Undergraduate study of Biology and Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Split, 2007. – present.
• Analytical Chemistry I – collaborator, Undergraduate study of Biology and Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Split, 2007. – 2019.
• Laboratory Course in Analytical Chemistry I – collaborator, Undergraduate study of Biology and Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Split, 2007. – 2019.
• Analytical methods – collaborator, Undergraduate study of Nutrition, Faculty of Science, University of Split, 2011. – 2019.

GRADUATE COURSES

• Instrumental methods of analysis, laboratory exercises – collaborator, Graduate study of Forensics, University Department of Forensic Sciences, University of Split, 2019. – present.

Mentorship

Undergraduate thesis/Graduate thesis