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 “