Marko KovačAssistant Professor
    GENERAL

    Department of physics, University of Split, Faculty of Science, Ruđera Boškovića 33, Split, Croatia
    Phone: +385 21 619 280 , Location: room B3-02, Ruđera Boškovića 33, Split
    Personal web page: www.pmfst.hr/~mkovac , E-mail: marko.kovac@pmfst.hr
    Scientific area: Natural sciences, Field: Physics

    Scientific interest

    • Higgs boson physics
    • Experimental elementary particle physics

    Memberships

    • European Council for Nuclear Research (CERN)
    • Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) collaboration

    Scientific training and study visits

    • 2010. – today, CERN, Geneve, Switzerland
    • 2011. – 2015. Ecole Polytechnique – Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France
    • January 2013. DESY, Hamburg, Germany

    Acknowledgments and awards

    • Award for scientific research in 2013. Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture (FESB), Split
    • C Member of the best team in data analysis at the CMS Data Analysis School (CMSDAS), 2013.
    • French Government scholarship, 2011/2012

    Eduaction

    • 2011. – 2015. PhD degree in Physics, Ecole Polytechnique – Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France
    • 2008. – 2010. Graduate degree in Physics, University of Split, Faculty of Science
    • 2005. – 2008. Bachelor degree in Physics, University of Split, Faculty of Science

    Work experience

    • 2016. – today, Assistant Professor, University of Split, Faculty of Science
    • 2015. – 2016. Postdoctorand, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture
    • 2011. – 2015. Research Assistant, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture
    • 2010. – 2011. Professional Associate, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture
    SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY

    ReasercherID : D-5817-2017

    Projects

    • 2014. – 2018. „The Higgs boson properties measurements and search for new physics with the CMS detector“, 7118, HRZZ – collaborator
    • 2007. – 2011. „Potraga za Higgsovim bozonom i novom fizikom detektorom CMS“, 023-0982887-3064, MZOŠ – collaborator

     

    Collaborations

    • CMS Collaboration and LLR group from Ecole Polytechnique – Université Paris-Saclay

     

    Invited lectures

    • “Higgs boson spin/parity and tensor structure (ATLAS+CMS)” – plenary talk, Higgs Couplings 2015, Lumley Castle, Durham, United Kingdom, 12. – 15. October 2015.
    • ” Higgs boson properties measurements” – targeted talk, 9. Scientific meeting of the Croatian Physical Society, Umag, Croatia, 5. – 7. October 2015.
    • ” Electron regression” – Higgs boson properties, physics objects and HGCAL for CMS 2015, Split, Croatia, 4. – 5. June 2015.
    COURSES

    Undergraduate

    • Classical Mechanics I, University of Split, Faculty of Science, 2016. – today
    • Classical Mechanics II, , University of Split, Faculty of Science, 2016. – today
    • Introduction to Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Split, Faculty of Science, 2016. – today
    • Physics 1, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, 2011. – 2016.
    • Physics 2, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, 2014. – 2016.

     

    Graduate

    • Introduction to Elementary Particle Physics, University of Split, Faculty of Science, 2016. – today
    • Elementary Particle Physics, University of Split, Faculty of Science, 2016. – today
    • Data Analysis in High Energy Physics, University of Split, Faculty of Science, 2016. – today
    • Modern Physics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, 2011. – 2016.
    • The Physics of Information Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, 2011. – 2016.

    Mentor – Undergraduate thesis

    • Toni Šarić (2017). „Measurements of gamma-ray absorption coefficient “

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