Znanstvenik

Izobrazba:

• 2003-2007: Gimnazija Jože Plečnik Ljubljana, povprečna ocena 5.0, zlati maturant s 34/34 točkami
• 2007-2012: dodiplomski študij kemije na Fakulteti za kemijo in kemijsko tehnologijo Univerze v Ljubljani, povprečna ocena 9.8/10
• 2012: univerzitetna diploma (stari programi) na področju teoretične fizikalne kemije, naslov “Lastnosti vode v poroznih materialih po modelu Mercedes-Benz”; ocena 10/10 tako za nalogo kot za zagovor
• 2012-2016: doktorski študij Nanoznanosti in nanotehnologij na Mednarodni podiplomski šoli Jožefa Stefana in zaposlitev kot mladi raziskovalec na Odseku za raziskave sodobnih materialov Inštituta Jožef Stefan
• 2017: dokončano in uspešno zagovarjano doktorsko delo z naslovom “New antibacterial nanomaterials based on gallium, gold and hydroxypatite”

Ostalo:

• 2012: član fakultetne znanstvene ekipe na »Tehnologijadi« v Umagu.
• 2014, 2015: udeležba na Dnevu mladih raziskovalcev v Ljubljani s posterjem
• 2016: udeležba na Dnevu mladih raziskovalcev s predavanjem
• 2014 and 2015: udeležba na Mednarodni konferenci o materialih in tehnologijah z ustnima predstavitvama
• 2014: udeležba na 26th Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials in Liverpool s posterjem.
• Mariev researchgate profil

Journal Articles

M. Kurtjak and T. Urbič, “Water in the presence of inert Lennard-Jones obstacles,” Molecular Physics, vol. 112, no. 8, pp. 1132–1148, 2014. ISSN 0026-8976. READ, doi: 10.1080/00268976.2013.836608

M. Kurtjak and T. Urbič, “A simple water model in the presence of inert Lennard-Jones obstacles II: The hydrophobic effect,” Molecular Physics, vol. 113, no. 7, pp. 727–738, 2015. ISSN 0026-8976. READ, doi: 10.1080/00268976.2014.973919

M. Kurtjak, M. Vukomanović, A. Krajnc, L. Kramer, B. Turk, and D. Suvorov, “Designing Ga(III)-containing hydroxyapatite with antibacterial activity,” RSC Advances, vol. 6, no. 114, pp. 112 839–112 852, 2016. ISSN 2046-2069.  READ, doi: 10.1039/C6RA23424K

M. Kurtjak, M. Vukomanović, L. Kramer, and D. Suvorov, “Biocompatible nano-gallium/ hydroxyapatite nanocomposite with antimicrobial activity,” Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, vol. 27, no. 11, p. 170, 2016. doi: 10.1007/s10856-016-5777-3

V. Žunič, M. Kurtjak, and D. Suvorov, “Bifunctional bridging linker-assisted synthesis and characterization of TiO2/Au nanocomposites,” Journal of Nanoparticle Research, vol. 18, no. 11, p. 336, 2016.  ISSN 1388-0764, doi: 10.1007/s11051-016-3420-3

M. Kurtjak, M. Vukomanović, and D. Suvorov, “Antibacterial nanocomposite of functionalized nanogold and gallium-doped hydroxyapatite,” Materials Letters, vol. 193, pp. 126– 129, 2017. ISSN 0167-577X, doi: 10.1016/j.matlet.2017.01.092.

Conference Papers

M. Kurtjak, M. Vukomanović, and D. Suvorov, “Ga(III)-containing nanocomposite based on functionalized Au and hydroxyapatite,” in Program and abstract book, 8th Young Researchers’ Day, (Ljubljana), V. Žunič, N. Aničić, T. Sever, M. Kurtjak, S. Jovanović, and D. Klement, Eds., Ljubljana (Slovenia): Jožef Stefan Institute, Feb. 2014, p. 46.

M. Kurtjak, M. Vukomanović, and D. Suvorov, “New materials with antibacterial action of functionalized Au nanoparticles and Ga3+ ions,” in Final programme, 26th Annual Conference of European Society for Biomaterials, Liverpool, Aug. 2014, P–90.

M. Kurtjak, M. Vukomanović, and D. Suvorov, “Gallium nanoparticles on hydroxyapatite,” in Program and book of abstracts, 22nd International Conference on Materials and Technology, (Portorož (Slovenia)), M. Godec, Č. Donik, I. Paulin, A. Kocijan, Institute of Metals and Technology, National Institute of Chemistry, and Jožef Stefan Institute, Eds., Ljubljana: Institute of Metals and Technology, Oct. 2014, p. 136.

M. Kurtjak, M. Vukomanović, and D. Suvorov, “Antibacterial protection of hydroxyapatite with Ga3+ ions and functionalized Au nanoparticles,” in 9th Young researchers’ day, program and abstract book, (Ljubljana), N. Kavčič, M. Orehek, K. Pegan, and A. Taler- Verčič, Eds., Ljubljana: Jožef Stefan Institute, Apr. 2015, p. 43.

E. Begu, M. Horvat, Š. Kunej, M. Kurtjak, “Preparation and characterization of gold coated silica and alumina for Hg(0) measurements,” in: ICMGP 2015 Korea, 12th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant, Jeju, Korea, Jun. 2015, p. 300.

S. Jovanović, M. Kurtjak, M. Spreitzer, D. Suvorov, “Synthesis and characterization of cobalt ferrite nanospheres,” in: Program and the book of abstracts, 3CSCS-2015, 3rdConference of the Serbian Ceramic Society, Belgrade, Serbia, B. Matović, Ed., Belgrade: Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, University of Belgrade, Jun. 2015, p. 113.

M. Kurtjak, M. Vukomanović, and D. Suvorov, “Gallium-based antibacterial protection of hydroxyapatite,” in Program and book of abstracts, 23rd International Conference on Materials and Technology, (Portorož (Slovenia)), M. Godec, Č. Donik, I. Paulin, A. Kocijan, Institute of Metals and Technology, National Institute of Chemistry, and Jožef Stefan Institute, Eds., Ljubljana: Institute of Metals and Technology, Sep. 2015, p. 151.

S. Jovanović, M. Kurtjak, K. Kumrić, D. Suvorov, and M. Spreitzer, “Cobalt ferrite nanosphere as a potential magnetic adsorbent of heavy inos,” in Programme and the book of abstracts, Fourteenth Young Researchers Conference Materials Sciences and Engineering, (Belgrade (Serbia)), S. Marković, Ed., Belgrade: Institute of Technical Sciences of SASA, Dec. 2015, p. 46.

M. Kurtjak, M. Vukomanović, and D. Suvorov, “Doping of hydroxyapatite with Ga(III) ions for antibacterial protection,” in 10th Young researchers’ day, program and abstract book, (Ljubljana (Slovenia)), S. Prpar Mihevc, M. Prunk, and J. Pungerčar, Eds., Ljubljana: Jožef Stefan Institute, Mar. 2016, p. 12.

M. Vukomanović, V. Žunič, M. Kurtjak, N. Aničić, and D. Suvorov, “Novel platforms for de- signing antimicrobial biomaterials,” in Programme and the book of abstracts, Eighteenth Annual Conference YUCOMAT 2016, (Herceg Novi (Montenegro)), D. Uskoković and V. Radmilović, Eds., Belgrade (Serbia): Materials Research Society of Serbia, Aug. 2016, p. 29.