About
Current
position
Postdoctoral Researcher, VUB (BE)
July 2018 - present
I am a postdoc at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium. This is a joint position between the Analytical, Environmental and Geochemistry (AMGC) group of the Department of Chemistry and the Volcanology/Physical Geography (FARD) group of the Department of Geography.
Councilor, Executive Committee of the International Medical Geology Association (IMGA)
August 2018 - present
Curiculum Vitae
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Research
experience
Marie Curie Research Fellow, Durham University (UK)
Sept 2014 - Aug 2017
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physicochemical characterisation of volcanic ash
Visiting Researcher, University of Fribourg (CH)
Feb 2015 - May 2015; Oct 2016 - Mar 2017
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in vitro studies of biological effects of co-exposure to volcanic ash and urban pollutants using a 3D multicellular human lung model at the air-liquid interface including biochemical analyses
Visiting Researcher, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich (DE)
Apr 2016 - May 2016
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experiments with a gas-ash reactor simulating in-plume environment
Volunteering Research Assistant, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering (HR)
Feb 2014 - May 2014
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chemical analyses of geological material (e.g., soil, tailings)
Research Interests
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Health and environmental impacts of volcanic eruptions
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Human bioaccessibility of potentially toxic elements
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Health hazard assessment
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Urban air quality
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Particle toxicology
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Environmental chemistry
Languages
Croatian (native)
English (professional working proficiency)
French (elementary proficiency)
Education
Durham University, Department of Earth Sciences (UK)
2014 - 2018
PhD Geology. Thesis title: Environmental and anthropogenic factors affecting the respiratory toxicity of volcanic ash. Supervisors: Dr Claire Horwell & Dr Richard Brown; Prof Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser (UNIFR, CH).
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering (HR)
2011 - 2013
MSc Environmental Geology. Thesis title: Impact of mine waste on the environment and human health, Otavi Mountainland, Namibia. Supervisor: Prof Marta Mileusnić.
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering (HR)
2008 - 2011
BSc Geological Engineering. Thesis title: Petrological characteristics of rocks from K-3 locality in Northwestern Lybia. Supervisor: Dr Uroš Barudžija.