Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Split, Croatia
Phone: +385 21 619 221
Location: room B3-24, Ruđera Boškovića 33, Split
Personal web page: http://projekti.pmfst.unist.hr/~larisa1/
E-mail: larisa.zoranić@pmfst.hr

Znanstveno područje

Prirodne znanosti

Znanstveno polje

Fizika

Scientific interest

• Biophysics
• Physics of condensed matter
• Molecular dynamic simulations

Memberships

• Croatian Physical Society
• Croatian Biophysical Society – member of the Board

Scientific training and study visits

• 2011: six-month stay at the School of Chemistry and Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; Fellowship of The Group of Eight – top eight universities from Australia
• 2008: three-month stay at the Laboratoire de Physique Théorique de la Matiére Condensée, LPTMC, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France; Financial aid of the Ministry of Science, Education, and Sport of the Republic of Croatia
• 2006-2007: one-year stay at the Laboratoire de Physique Théorique de la Matiére Condensée, LPTMC, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France; Fellowship of the National Foundation for Science, Higher Education and Technological development of Republic Croatia
• 2005-2006: nine-month stay at the Laboratoire de Physique Théorique de la Matiére Condensée, LPTMC, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France; Fellowship of the French and Croatian Government
• 2000: one-month stay at the Institute of Advanced Biomedical Technologies, University “G.D. Annunzio”, Chieti, Italy; Fellowship of the Ministry of Science, Education, and Sport of The Republic of Croatia

Education

• 2008 – Dr. Sc. degree in Physics, field Physics (joint PhD study), University of Zagreb, Croatia and University Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris, France
• 2004 – Ms. Sc. degree in Physics, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Sciences
• 2000. – Graduate degree in Physics, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Sciences

Work experience

• 2011 – Assistant Professor, University of Split, Faculty of Science
• 2000 – Research Assistant, University of Split, Faculty of Science

ReasercherID : E-6691-2017

Projects

National projects:

• 2014-2017: Installation Research Projects : Multi-scale description of meso-scale domain formation and destruction – Principal Investigator

• Croatian Science Foundation

• 2007-2014: Structure and interaction in aqueous solution (177-1770508-0480)

• 2005-2006: Atoms and molecules in reduced spaces (0177164)

• 2000-2005: Prediction of structure and function of integral membrane proteins (177060 – 0177163)

• Ministry of Science, Education, and Sports of The Republic of Croatia

Bilateral projects:

• 2016-2017: Anomalous properties and solvation in alcohols and mixtures of water and alcohols – project leader for Croatia International collaboration between Slovenia and Croatia

• 2015-2016: Fluctuations of energy and entropy in complex mixtures – project leader for Croatia

• 2006-2008: Microheterogeneity in aqueous amides COGITO project- International collaboration between France and Croatia

• H2020- Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions – The European Researchers’ Night (NIGHT) contributor on WP2; August 2014 – October 2014 Coordinator: Society znanost.org, partner: University of Split

• FP7 People-2013-Night; contributor on WP2 ; May 2013 – October 2013: Coordinator: Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes, partner: University of Split

• 2004-2005: Piloting Solutions for Alleviating Brain-Drain in Croatia Joint Research UNESCO-HP Project

Undergraduate

• Numerical methods in Physics (undergraduate, physics)
• Statistical mechanics (undergraduate, physics)
• C-language programming (undergraduate, physics)
• General Physics (undergraduate biology and chemistry, and informatics)
• Physics Laboratory exercises and general physics exercises (undergraduate, physics)

Graduate

• Biophysics (graduate, physics)
• Course in computational modeling, molecular dynamics and statistical physic of liquids (graduate and postgraduate, biophysics)

Postgraduate

• Course in computational modeling of biological macromolecules (biophysics)

Mentor

Graduate thesis

• Marija Baljkas (2017) „Solvation free energy of small alkanes in polar and amphiphilic ambient”, PMF Split

PhD thesis

• Marijana Mijaković (2012). „Microheterogeneity in Ethanol-Water Mixture”, Co-mentoring – Doctorate Scohool of Biophysics, University of Split, Faculty of Science