Curriculum Vitae
CONTACT INFORMATION: Prof. Zoran Lj. Petrović Gaseous Electronics Laboratory, Institute of Physics, University of Belgrade P.O.Box 68 11080 Zemun, Belgrade, Serbia Email: zoran@ipb.ac.rs Phone: + 381 11 3160 598; + 381 11 3713 054; Fax: +381 11 3162 190; Web: http://www.ipb.ac.rs/~zoran
EDUCATION:
1985. Ph.D. in Physics, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia Low Energy Electron Transport Coefficients and Scattering Cross Sections Obtained Using Swarm Methods Supervisor: R.W.Crompton
PROFESSIONAL STATUS: Head of the Centre for Non-equilibrium Processes, Institute of Physics, University of Belgrade
RESEARCH INTERESTS: Atomic and molecular collisions in ionized gases, Transport phenomena in ionized gases, Transport theory, RF and DC plasmas for plasma processing, Basic properties of gas discharges, Physics of capacitively and inductively coupled plasmas, Modeling and experiments on non-equilibrium and non- linear systems, Determination, collection and evaluation of collisional cross sections and transport coefficients, Microwave applications and microwave sources, Surface treatment, thin film deposition and characterization, Plasma tretament of wool, environmental applications of treated fibres, Plasma treatment of seeds and medical applications of plasmas, Environmental science: detection and removal of polluting gases from the atmosphere, Plasma chemistry, Atomic physics, laser physics, nonlinear phenomena, Statistical processes, soft matter, self-organized criticality, Nanotechnologies-nanotubes, nanoelectronics and nanostructured materials, Micro-discharges, breakdown and plasmas, Biomedical applications of plasmas, Detection of volatile organic compounds, Positron collisions and transport in gases and living tissue.
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS IN PHYSICS add after 2009!!!: -"Nikola Tesla" Yugoslav, award for technological achievement (1989);
- Award of the Institute of Physics for scientific research (1995)
- Award of the Institute of Physics for scientific research (1998)
-"Marko Jaric Award" for Great Achivement in Physics 2005
- corresponding member of Yugoslav Engineering Academy (May 2000) - corresponding member Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (October 2000) - regular member Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (November 2009) - Chairman of the council of the Institute of Physics (1986-1988);
- Chairman, Scientific Council of the Institute of Physics (1992-1996);
- Director, Center (department) of Experimental Physics, Institute of Physics, University of Belgrade (april 1993-);
- Secretary, Serbian Physical Society (1994-1995);
- Vice president, Serbian Physical Society (1995-1996);
- Secretary of the Physical Society of Belgrade (1987-1989);
- Chairman of the council for Atomic and molecular Physics, Serbian Physical Society (1993-1995);
- Chairman of Association of Institutes of Serbia (2001-).
- Member of Elections (promotions) Committee, Ministry of science, technology and development of Serbia (June 2001-) (Chairman starting June. 2001-2007).
- Member of the Committee for equipment, Ministry of science, technology and development of Serbia (2002).
- Member of the Committee for preparation of the Law for science, Ministry of science, technology and development of Serbia (2003-2005).
- Member of the Committee for nanotechnologies, Ministry of science, technology and development of Serbia (2003-2004).
- Member of Physics Committee, Ministry of science, technology and development of Serbia (May 2001-) (Chairman 2003-2007).
- Member of the Board of the Faculty of Physics, University of Belgrade, (2001-2002)
- Member of the council for Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade (1995-1999);
- Member of the council for Technical Sciences, University of Belgrade (2007-);
- Deputy director of the Gallery of Science and Technology of the Serbian Academy of Sciences ,and Arts (2001-2008).
- Chairman of the Board of the Gallery of Science and Technology of the Serbian Academy of Sciences ,and Arts (2008-).
- Member of the board of the Research center Petnica for talented high school children (2006-).
- Member of the School board of Mathematical high school Belgrade (2000-2001),
- Member of the Serbian (Yugoslav)-Norwegian friendship society (President of the society starting from June 2003);
- Member of Editorial Boards: Plasma Sources Sci. Technol 2006., Open Plasma Phys. Journal 2008, Physics Central B 2007
- Member of the editorial board of the journal "Conscientia" (1998-);
- Member of the editorial board of the journal "Mladi fizicar" (in Serbian)(1995-1997);
- Member of the editorial board of the journal "Acta Universitatis- series Physics, Chemistry and technologies"-University of Nis (1997-);
- Member of the editorial board of the journal "Publications of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering- series physics and microelectronics" University of Belgrade(1997-);
- Member of the editorial board of the journal "Fullerenes and nanotubes" University of Belgrade (1997-1999);
- Member of the organizing committee SPIG 1986 (Sibenik);
- Member of the organizing committee ICPIG 1989 (Belgrade);
- Member of the scientific committee SPIG (1988,1993,1994,1996,1998,2000)
- Chairman of the scientific committee of SPIG (1993, 1994)
- Member of the scientific committee 9th Physics Congress of Yugoslavia (Petrovac na Moru 1995);
- Member of the Scientific Committee of ESCAMPIG- European sectional conference on atoms and molecules in ionized gases, (1997,1999,2001,2003)
- Member of the committee of Eu-Japan workshop on plasma processing (2003,2004,2006,2007cochair,2008 cochair,2009).
- Member of the International scientific committee of International conference on physics of ionized gases (ICPIG) (2003-2009)
- Member of Yugoslav Material research society board (2003-)
- Member of Scientific Committee of International Symposium on physics of swarms (1999)
- Member of Scientific Committee of Electron- Molecular Collisions and Swarms (2001, 2003 2005 2007 2009)
- Co-chairman of International Workshop on Basis for Low Temperature Plasma Applications (Hakone 2001)
- Co-chairman, Organizing committee of SPIG 2000,
- Co-chairman of the Organizing committee ESCAMPIG 2010
- Advisory committees; ICRP and Plasma Processing (International conference on reactive Plasmas and Plasma Processing), Balkan Physics Union Congress, Fundamentals and applications of MicroPlasmas
- chairman: International Workshop on nonequilibrium processes in plasmas (2006, 2008)
- cochair Workshop on kinetic modeling of plasmas 2009 Gaseous Electronics conference Saratoga Springs NY
- cochair Workshop on swarm physics 2009 ICPIG Cancun Mexico
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AND RELATED PROJECTS??: 2002 - 2006 Physics and applications of low-temperature plasmas, Institue of Physics, University of Belgrade, Serbia;
2006 - 2010 Physics Fundamentals of Applications of Non-Equilibrium Plasmas in Nanotechnologies and Treatment of Materials, Institute of Physics, University of Belgrade, Serbia;
2006 - 2010 Reinforcing Experimental Centre for Non-equilibrium Studies with Application in Nano-technologies, Etching of Integrated Circuits and Environmental Research (COE);
2011 – Fundamental processes and applications of particle transport processes in non-equilibrium plasmas, traps and nano-structures, Institute of Physics, University of Belgrade, Serbia.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE??: 2008-2012: Thesis advisor to Ana Banković (PhD thesis: Collisions and transport of positrons: Kinetic phenomana and biomedical applications; Faculty of Physics, University of Belgrade, 2012)
List of publications
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