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 20 national and international research projects, 7 as a principal investigator. He is (co)author of >120 publications (106 papers in peer-review journals) and holds >3900 citations (h-index 33), 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.

1. Solar-assisted photocatalytic degradation of perfluorinated compounds in water, IPS-2022-02-4780, Croatian Science Foundation, Croatia, and Slovenian Research Agency, Slovenia, ongoing: 2022-(2025), project co-leader
2. Microplastics in water; fate and behavior and removal, IP-2020-02-6033, Croatian Science Foundation, Croatia, 2020-2024, associate (PI: dr. Ana Lončarić Božić)
3. Biodegradable 3D printed structures for bone augmentation European Structural and Investment Funds (Croatia), 2020-2023, associate (PI: dr. Hrvoje Ivanković)
4. Danube Hazard m3c, DTP3-1-299-2.1, European Regional Development Fund, 2020-2022, associate (PI: dr. Matthias Zessner, TU Wien, Austria)
5. Water Purification and Energy Conversion using Novel Composite Materials and Solar Irradiation, European Structural and Investment Funds (Croatia), KK.01.1.1.04.0001, 2019-2023, project leader
6. Photocatalytic water treatment - development of immobilized catalysts and compact reactor systems, L7-1848, ARRS, 2019-2022, associate (PI: dr. Urška Lavrenčič Štangar, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia)
7. Developemnt of solar-active nanocatalysts for the treatment of contaminants of emerging concern, APOSTD2019, 80160312-E, Fondo Social Europeo Spain, 2019-2021, project co-leader
8. Joint PhD Laboratory for New Materials and Inventive Water Treatment Technologies. Harnessing resources effectively through innovation project (NOWELTIES), EC, H2020-MSCA-ITN-EJD-812880, 2019-2023, associate (PI: Dr. Mira Petrovic, Catalan Institue for Water Research – ICRA, Spain)
9. Nano-sized Solar-active Catalysts for Environmental Technologies (NaSCEnT), Croatian Science Foundation, IP-2018-01-1982, 2018-2022, project leader
10. Development of novel catalytic materials for simultaneous water purification and energy conversion under solar irradiation, Bilateral HR-SLO project (MZO and ARRS), 2018-2019, project co-leader
11. Novel Catalysts for Solar driven Water treatment; Quantum-chemical and Experimental Approach, Ministry of Science and Education, Croatia, and Campus France, France; COGITO, Croatia-France bilateral project- Hubert Curien Partnership, 2017-2018, project co-leader
12. Modular Wastewater Treatment System, Croatian Agency for SMEs, Innovations and Investments (HAMAG BICRO), Croatia, 2016-2017, associate (PI: dr. Ana Lončarić Božić)
13. Development of Photocatalytic Polymer Nanocomposites for Wastewater Treatment (DePoNPhoto), Croatian Science Foundation, Croatia, 2014-2018, associate (PI: dr. Zlata Hrnjak Murgić)
14. Environmental Implications of the Application of Nanomaterials in Water Purification Technologies (NanoWaP), Croatian Science Foundation, Croatia, 2014-2017, project leader
15. Wastewater treatment in DINA-Petrokemija Omišalj as a contribution to ecosystem preservation, Croatian Science Foundation and DINA-Petrokemija Omišalj, Croatia 2008-2013, associate (PI: dr. Natalija Koprivanac)
16. Wastewater treatment by advanced oxidation technologies, Ministry of Science, Education and Sport of Republic of Croatia, 2007-2013, associate (PI: dr. Natalija Koprivanac)
17. Development of predictive techniques for modeling properties of nanomaterials using new QSPR/QSAR approach based on optimal nanodescriptors, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS, USA, 2007-2008, associate (PI: dr. Danuta Leszczynska)
18. Advanced oxidation processes for waste minimization of organic chemical industry, Ministry of Science, Education and Sport of Republic of Croatia, 2002-2006., associate (PI: dr. Natalija Koprivanac)
19. An international collaboration on electrical discharge reactors for the degradation of organic dyes, Croatian-American Project, National Science Foundation, USA, and Ministry of Science and Technology of Republic of Croatia, 2001-2005., associate (co-PI: dr. Natalija Koprivanac)
20. Environmental approach to dyes and pigments production, Ministry of Science and Technology of Republic of Croatia, 1996-2002., associate (PI: dr. Natalija Koprivanac)