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Title: Full professor
Function: Professor
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Prof. Hrvoje Kušić is born in Zagreb, Croatia. He is employed at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology since 2001, currently as Professor, while since 2021 he is also employed at the University North. He received a BSc and PhD diplomas in 2001 and 2006, respectively, from University of Zagreb, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology. He is head of research group on advanced oxidation technologies and solar-active materials, while his research interests include: (i) advanced water treatments, particularly advanced oxidation technologies; (ii) nanotechnology, particularly design and development of solar-active materials for water treatment and energy conversion; (iii) process simulation and optimization including mechanistic/phenomenological modeling; (iv) fate and behavior of contaminants of emerging concern using QSA/PR modeling; (v) waste management, particularly thermal treatment technologies; and from recently, (vi) microplastics. Prof. Kušić is recipient of National Annual Science Award for 2011 from Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia for his outstanding scientific research performance and University of Zagreb award “Fran Bošnjaković” for 2023. He teaches courses on environmental engineering, water quality and treatment, and waste management. Besides pedagogic work, he is/was involved in 23 national and international research projects, 10 as a principal investigator. He is (co)author of >120 publications (110 papers in peer-review journals) and holds >4100 citations (h-index 34), and participated at >120 national and international conferences, including >10 plenary and invited lectures. Prof. Kusic is/was also editor in several journals, including one of the leading journals in the field of interest: Chemical Engineering Journal.
