{"id":19,"date":"2013-04-26T12:15:32","date_gmt":"2013-04-26T13:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marko-kralj.from.hr\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2025-03-10T13:01:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T14:01:37","slug":"cv","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/marko-kralj.from.hr\/?page_id=19","title":{"rendered":"CV of Marko Kralj"},"content":{"rendered":"

Below you can find my CV in a short form. Contact me at mkralj@ifs.hr for more details.
\nhttp:\/\/www.ifs.hr\/en\/people\/marko-kralj\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/marko-kralj.from.hr\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Born in 1973 in Zagreb, Croatia<\/em><\/p>\n

Education<\/em>
\n2003<\/strong> Ph.D. in solid state physics, University of Zagreb
\n1997<\/strong> Diploma in physics, University of Zagreb<\/p>\n

Affiliation<\/em>
\nInstitut za fiziku, Zagreb<\/strong>, Croatia
\ne-mail: mkralj@ifs.hr<\/p>\n

Employment<\/em>
\nJan 2023<\/strong>-present Tenured Senior Scientist, Institut za fiziku, Zagreb
\nDec 2016<\/strong>-Dec 2022<\/strong> Senior Scientist, Institut za fiziku, Zagreb
\nJun 2017<\/strong>-Jun 2021<\/strong> Director, Institut za fiziku, Zagreb
\nJun 2013<\/strong>-Jun 2017<\/strong> Assistant Director, Institut za fiziku, Zagreb
\nDec 2009<\/strong>-Dec 2016<\/strong> Senior Research Associate, Institut za fiziku, Zagreb
\nOct 2006<\/strong>-Nov 2009<\/strong> Research Associate, Institut za fiziku, Zagreb
\nSep 2003<\/strong>-Dec 2006<\/strong> Postdoc\/AvH Fellow, Institut f\u00fcr Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, University of Bonn
\nSep 1997<\/strong>-Aug 2003<\/strong> Research Assistant, Institut za fiziku, Zagreb<\/p>\n

Scientific interests<\/em>
\nCondensed matter physics; Surface physics; Physical chemistry; Nanoscience; Graphene; Novel  2D materials; Heterostructures; Self-assembly<\/p>\n

Skills<\/em>
\nScanning probe microscopy and spectroscopy (SPM\/STS); Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES); Surface preparation; 2D materials synthesis<\/p>\n

Mentorship<\/em>
\nI have served as an advisor and mentor for numerous diploma theses and successfully guided four PhD candidates to completion (M. Petrovi\u0107<\/a> [won<\/a> AvH Fellowship], I. \u0160rut Raki\u0107<\/a> [won<\/a> L’oreal UNESCO For Women in Science award], I. Dela\u010d<\/a>, B. Pieli\u0107<\/a> [won<\/a> MSCA Fellowship]). I am active as a postdoctoral advisor, in particular for individual MSCA projects OSE-Ferroelectrics<\/a> of N. \u0160trkalj<\/a>, 2D-NanoHyb<\/a> of M. Lihter<\/a>, and 2DSFSO<\/a> of R.S. Mathew<\/a>. Additionally, I have mentored seminar works and internship students and am dedicated to helping young researchers establish their independent research careers. I have also contributed as a committee member and president for PhD evaluations and defenses for candidates from various universities.<\/p>\n

Honors<\/em>
\n2017<\/strong> Award of the Croatian Academy of Sciences for the Highest Scientific and Artistic Accomplishments in the Republic of Croatia
\n2014<\/strong> Annual Croatian State Award for Science
\n2005<\/strong> Humboldt Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
\n1994<\/strong> Scholar of the Institute of Physics<\/p>\n

Teaching<\/em>
\n2022<\/strong>– Member of the Council of the Doctoral Study in Physics<\/em><\/a>, Faculty of Physics, University of Rijeka
\n2023<\/strong>– “Physics of Surfaces and Interfaces<\/em>“, for graduates in Physics, Faculty of Physics, University of Rijeka
\n2015<\/strong>– “Nanotechnology<\/em>“, for graduates in Chemistry, Chemistry Department, University of Zagreb
\n2015<\/strong>– “Scanning probe microscopy<\/em>“, for graduates in Biophysics, Physics Department, University of Zagreb<\/p>\n

International collaboration<\/em>
\nProf. Kazuya Watanabe<\/a><\/strong> & Prof. Yoshiyasu Matsumoto<\/a><\/strong>, Department of Chemistry, Kyoto University
\nProf. Carsten Busse<\/a><\/strong>, Fakult\u00e4t IV – Physik, Universit\u00e4t Siegen
\nProf. Christian Teichert<\/a><\/strong> & Prof. Aleksandar Matkovi\u0107<\/a><\/strong>, Institut f\u00fcr Physik, Montanuniversit\u00e4t Leoben
\nProf. Thomas Michely<\/a><\/strong>, II. Physikalisches Institut, Universit\u00e4t zu K\u00f6ln
\nProf. Richard M. Osgood<\/a><\/strong>, Electrical Engineering Department, Columbia University
\nProf. Thomas Fauster<\/a><\/strong>, Institut f\u00fcr Physik der Kondensierten Materie, Friedrich-Alexander-Universit\u00e4t
\nProf. Klaus Wandelt<\/a><\/strong>, Clausius-Institut f\u00fcr Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universit\u00e4t Bonn<\/p>\n

Professional Societies<\/em>
\nEuropean Physical Society
\nCroatian Physical Society (vice-president 2017-2018, president 2019-2020)
\nCroatian Vacuum Society
\nCroatian Microscopy Society<\/p>\n

Professional<\/i> activities:<\/em>
\nReferee for journals<\/strong>: Nature (Nature Materials, Nature Physics, Nature Communications, Scientific Reports<\/em>), ACS (Nano Letters, ACS Nano, ACS Applied Nano Materials, JACS, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Journal of Physical Chemistry C<\/em>), APS (Physical Review Letters, Physical Review B, Physical Review Materials<\/em>), Wiley (Advanced Science, Small)<\/em> RSC (Nanoscale<\/em>), IoP (Nanotechnology, Chinese Physics Letters<\/em>), AIP (Applied Physics Letters<\/em>), Elsevier (Carbon, <\/em>Applied Surface Science, Surface Science [Elsevier Reviewer Recognition: recognized reviewer & outstanding reviewer], FlatChem, Vacuum<\/em>), Frontiers in Physics, Optics Letters, Optical and Quantum Electronics, Croatica Chemica Acta, EPJ Plus<\/em>
\nReferee for funding agencies<\/strong>: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft <\/em>(DFG), European Research Council <\/em>(ERC), Department of Energy <\/em>(DOE), French National Research Agency <\/em>(ANR), Swiss National Science Foundation <\/em>(SNF),The Czech Science Foundation <\/em>(GA\u010cR), Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia <\/em>(SFRS), Croatian Science Foundation <\/em>(HrZZ), Slovenian Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education <\/em>(NAKVIS), Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Croatia <\/em>(MZO)
\nEditorial board member<\/strong>: npj 2D Materials and Applications <\/em>(Nature partnering journal) , Grand Challenges in Physics for Society in the Horizon 2050 <\/em>(published by European Physical Society)
\nConference organization<\/strong>: head of organizing committee (EWEG\/2D-2<\/em> ‘2014), member of organizing and\/or scientific committee (ECOSS-38<\/em><\/a> ‘2025, ECOSS-36<\/em><\/a> ‘2023, HFD-10<\/em> ‘2017, MCM-13<\/em> ‘2016, ECOSS-32<\/em> ‘2016, JVC-16<\/em> ‘2016, ICTF-16<\/em> ‘2014, CroSloVST-21<\/em> ‘2014, CroSloVST-20<\/em> ‘2013, HFD-6<\/em> ‘2009)
\nSelection committees<\/strong>: Head or a member in committees for scientific positions and titles (Institute of Physics, Ru\u0111er Bo\u0161kovi\u0107 Institute, Physics and Chemistry Departments at Faculty of Science at Zagreb University)
\nPresident of the Scientific Council<\/strong>: Institute of Physics (2024-)<\/p>\n

Publications<\/em>
\n70+<\/strong> scientific publications in refereed journals
\n1<\/strong> book chapter with K. Wandelt, Surface and Interface Science (Wiley, 2012)
\n1<\/strong> editorial book with J. Coraux and H. Buljan, European workshop on epitaxial graphene and 2D materials: Booklet of abstracts (Institut za fiziku, 2014)
\n2<\/strong> articles on popular science
\n1<\/strong> international patent<\/p>\n

ORCID profile<\/a>
\nWoS profile<\/a>
\nGoogle Scholar profile<\/a>
\nResearchgate profile<\/a>
\nScopus profile<\/a>
\nCROSBI profile<\/a>
\nDABAR profile<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Below you can find my CV in a short form. Contact me at mkralj@ifs.hr for more details. http:\/\/www.ifs.hr\/en\/people\/marko-kralj\/ http:\/\/marko-kralj.from.hr\/ Born in 1973 in Zagreb, Croatia Education 2003 Ph.D. in solid state physics, University of Zagreb 1997 Diploma in physics, University of Zagreb Affiliation Institut za fiziku, Zagreb, Croatia e-mail: mkralj@ifs.hr Employment Jan 2023-present Tenured Senior Scientist, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":272,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n