{"id":231,"date":"2018-10-20T08:33:43","date_gmt":"2018-10-20T08:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mario.sk4.si\/?page_id=231"},"modified":"2018-11-15T00:00:55","modified_gmt":"2018-11-15T00:00:55","slug":"scientist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mario.sk4.si\/en\/scientist\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 269\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-244\" src=\"http:\/\/mario.sk4.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Kemik-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mario.sk4.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Kemik-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mario.sk4.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Kemik-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mario.sk4.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Kemik.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Education:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>2003-2007: Gimnazija Jo\u017ee Ple\u010dnik Ljubljana, average grade 5.0\/5.0, \u00a034\/34 points in the Matura exam<\/li>\n<li>2007-2012: undergraduate study of Chemistry at the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of the University of Ljubljana, average grade 9.8\/10<\/li>\n<li>2012: \u00a0university diploma (MSc equivalent) work in the field of theoretical Physical Chemistry, entitled &#8220;Lastnosti vode v poroznih materialih po modelu Mercedes-Benz&#8221;; marked 10\/10 for the thesis as well as the defence<\/li>\n<li>2012-2016: doctoral study in the field of Nanoscience and Nanotechnologies at the Jozef Stefan International Postgraduate School and working as a young researcher at the Advanced Materials department of the Jo\u017eef Stefan Institute<\/li>\n<li>2017: completed and successfully defended doctoral thesis entitled &#8220;New antibacterial nanomaterials based on gallium, gold and hydroxypatite&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Other:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>2012: member of the faculty\u2019s scientific team on the \u00bbTehnologijada\u00ab in Umag.<\/li>\n<li>2014, 2015: attended the Young researchers\u2019 day in Ljubljana with poster<\/li>\n<li>2016: attended the Young researchers\u2019 day with an oral presentation<\/li>\n<li>2014 and 2015: attended the International conference on materials and technologies in Portoro\u017e with oral presentations<\/li>\n<li>2014: attended the 26th Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials in Liverpool with a poster.<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Mario_Kurtjak\">Mario Kurtjak&#8217;s researchgate profile<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Publications:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4>Books<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">KURTJAK, Mario<\/span><i style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">. Lastnosti vode v poroznih materialih po modelu Mercedes-Benz : diplomsko delo<\/i><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">. Ljubljana: [M. Kurtjak], 2012.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\u017dUNI\u010c, Vojka (editor), ANI\u010cI\u0106, Nemanja (editor), SEVER, Tilen (editor), KURTJAK, Mario (editor), JOVANOVI\u0106, Sonja (editor), KLEMENT, Dejan (editor), 8th Young Researchers&#8217; Day, February 18, 2014, Ljubljana<\/span><i style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">. Program and abstract book<\/i><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">. Ljubljana: Jo\u017eef Stefan Institute, 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">KURTJAK, Mario<\/span><i style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">. New antibacterial nanomaterials based on gallium, gold and hydroxypatite : doctoral dissertation<\/i><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">. Ljubljana: [M. Kurtjak], 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Book chapter<\/h4>\n<p>M. Kurtjak, N. Ani\u010di\u0107, and M. Vukomanovi\u0107, \u201cInorganic Nanoparticles: Innovative tools for Antimicrobial agents,\u201d in <em>Antibacterial Agents<\/em>, R. Kumavath, Ed., Rijeka: InTech, 2017, pp. 40-60.<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 267\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<h4>Journal Articles<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>M. Kurtjak and T. Urbi\u010d, \u201cWater in the presence of inert Lennard-Jones obstacles,\u201d <em>Molecular Physics<\/em>, vol. 112, no. 8, pp. 1132\u20131148, 2014.\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">ISSN 0026-8976.<\/span> <a class=\"red\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1080\/00268976.2013.836608#.UzU04U3jiUk\">READ<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">, doi: <\/span><a class=\"red\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/00268976.2013.836608\" target=\"doi\">10.1080\/00268976.2013.836608<\/a><\/p>\n<p>M. Kurtjak and T. Urbi\u010d, \u201cA simple water model in the presence of inert Lennard-Jones obstacles II: The hydrophobic effect,\u201d <em>Molecular Physics<\/em>, vol. 113, no. 7, pp. 727\u2013738, 2015.\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">ISSN 0026-8976. <\/span><a class=\"red\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/00268976.2014.973919#.VG2Clk10yUk\">READ<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">, doi: <\/span><a class=\"red\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/00268976.2014.973919\" target=\"doi\">10.1080\/00268976.2014.973919<\/a><\/p>\n<p>M. Kurtjak, M. Vukomanovi\u0107, A. Krajnc, L. Kramer, B. Turk, and D. Suvorov, \u201cDesigning Ga(III)-containing hydroxyapatite with antibacterial activity,\u201d <em>RSC Advances<\/em>, vol. 6, no. 114, pp. 112 839\u2013112 852, 2016.\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">ISSN 2046-2069.\u00a0 <a class=\"red\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"http:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/articlepdf\/2016\/ra\/c6ra23424k\">READ<\/a>, doi: <a class=\"red\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1039\/C6RA23424K\" target=\"doi\">10.1039\/C6RA23424K<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>M. Kurtjak, M. Vukomanovi\u0107, L. Kramer, and D. Suvorov, \u201cBiocompatible nano-gallium\/ hydroxyapatite nanocomposite with antimicrobial activity,\u201d <em>Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine<\/em>, vol. 27, no. 11, p. 170, 2016.\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">doi: <\/span><a class=\"red\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10856-016-5777-3\" target=\"doi\">10.1007\/s10856-016-5777-3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>V. \u017duni\u010d, M. Kurtjak, and D. Suvorov, \u201cBifunctional bridging linker-assisted synthesis and characterization of TiO2\/Au nanocomposites,\u201d <em>Journal of Nanoparticle Research<\/em>, vol. 18, no. 11, p. 336, 2016.\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"> ISSN 1388-0764,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">doi: <\/span><a class=\"red\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s11051-016-3420-3\" target=\"doi\">10.1007\/s11051-016-3420-3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>M. Kurtjak, M. Vukomanovi\u0107, and D. Suvorov, \u201cAntibacterial nanocomposite of functionalized nanogold and gallium-doped hydroxyapatite,\u201d <em>Materials Letters<\/em>, vol. 193, pp. 126\u2013 129, 2017.\u00a0ISSN 0167-577X,\u00a0doi: <a class=\"red\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.matlet.2017.01.092\" target=\"doi\">10.1016\/j.matlet.2017.01.092<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Conference Papers<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>M. Kurtjak, M. Vukomanovi\u0107, and D. Suvorov, \u201cGa(III)-containing nanocomposite based on functionalized Au and hydroxyapatite,\u201d in <em>Program and abstract book, 8th Young Researchers\u2019 Day<\/em>, (Ljubljana), V. \u017duni\u010d, N. Ani\u010di\u0107, T. Sever, M. Kurtjak, S. Jovanovi\u0107, and D. Klement, Eds., Ljubljana (Slovenia): Jo\u017eef Stefan Institute, Feb. 2014, p. 46.<\/p>\n<p>M. Kurtjak, M. Vukomanovi\u0107, and D. Suvorov, \u201cNew materials with antibacterial action of functionalized Au nanoparticles and Ga3+ ions,\u201d in <em>Final programme, 26th Annual Conference of European Society for Biomaterials<\/em>, Liverpool, Aug. 2014, P\u201390.<\/p>\n<p>M. Kurtjak, M. Vukomanovi\u0107, and D. Suvorov, \u201cGallium nanoparticles on hydroxyapatite,\u201d in <em>Program and book of abstracts<\/em>, 22nd International Conference on Materials and Technology, (Portoro\u017e (Slovenia)), M. Godec, \u010c. Donik, I. Paulin, A. Kocijan, Institute of Metals and Technology, National Institute of Chemistry, and Jo\u017eef Stefan Institute, Eds., Ljubljana: Institute of Metals and Technology, Oct. 2014, p. 136.<\/p>\n<p>M. Kurtjak, M. Vukomanovi\u0107, and D. Suvorov, \u201cAntibacterial protection of hydroxyapatite with Ga3+ ions and functionalized Au nanoparticles,\u201d in <em>9th Young researchers\u2019 day, program and abstract book<\/em>, (Ljubljana), N. Kav\u010di\u010d, M. Orehek, K. Pegan, and A. Taler- Ver\u010di\u010d, Eds., Ljubljana: Jo\u017eef Stefan Institute, Apr. 2015, p. 43.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">E. Begu, M. Horvat, \u0160. Kunej, M. Kurtjak, &#8220;Preparation and characterization of gold coated silica and alumina for Hg(0) measurements,&#8221; in: <\/span><i style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">ICMGP 2015 Korea<\/i><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">, 12th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant, Jeju, Korea, Jun. 2015, p. 300.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">S. Jovanovi\u0107, M. Kurtjak, M. Spreitzer, D. Suvorov, &#8220;Synthesis and characterization of cobalt ferrite nanospheres,&#8221; in: <\/span><i style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Program and the book of abstracts<\/i><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">, 3CSCS-2015, 3rdConference of the Serbian Ceramic Society, Belgrade, Serbia,\u00a0B. Matovi\u0107, Ed., Belgrade: Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, University of Belgrade, Jun. 2015, p. 113.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>M. Kurtjak, M. Vukomanovi\u0107, and D. Suvorov, \u201cGallium-based antibacterial protection of hydroxyapatite,\u201d in <em>Program and book of abstracts<\/em>, 23rd International Conference on Materials and Technology, (Portoro\u017e (Slovenia)), M. Godec, \u010c. Donik, I. Paulin, A. Kocijan, Institute of Metals and Technology, National Institute of Chemistry, and Jo\u017eef Stefan Institute, Eds., Ljubljana: Institute of Metals and Technology, Sep. 2015, p. 151.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">S. Jovanovi\u0107, M. Kurtjak<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">, K. Kumri\u0107, D. Suvorov, and M. Spreitzer, &#8220;Cobalt ferrite nanosphere as a potential magnetic adsorbent of heavy inos,&#8221; in <\/span><i style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Programme and the book of abstracts<\/i><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">, Fourteenth Young Researchers Conference Materials Sciences and Engineering, (Belgrade (Serbia)), S.\u00a0Markovi\u0107, Ed., Belgrade: Institute of Technical Sciences of SASA, Dec. 2015, p. 46.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 268\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>M. Kurtjak, M. Vukomanovi\u0107, and D. Suvorov, \u201cDoping of hydroxyapatite with Ga(III) ions for antibacterial protection,\u201d in <em>10th Young researchers\u2019 day, program and abstract book<\/em>, (Ljubljana (Slovenia)), S. Prpar Mihevc, M. Prunk, and J. Punger\u010dar, Eds., Ljubljana: Jo\u017eef Stefan Institute, Mar. 2016, p. 12.<\/p>\n<p>M. Vukomanovi\u0107, V. \u017duni\u010d, M. Kurtjak, N. Ani\u010di\u0107, and D. Suvorov, \u201cNovel platforms for de- signing antimicrobial biomaterials,\u201d in <em>Programme and the book of abstracts<\/em>, Eighteenth Annual Conference YUCOMAT 2016, (Herceg Novi (Montenegro)), D. Uskokovi\u0107 and V. Radmilovi\u0107, Eds., Belgrade (Serbia): Materials Research Society of Serbia, Aug. 2016, p. 29.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Education: 2003-2007: Gimnazija Jo\u017ee Ple\u010dnik Ljubljana, average grade 5.0\/5.0, \u00a034\/34 points in the Matura exam 2007-2012: undergraduate study of Chemistry at the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of the University of Ljubljana, average grade 9.8\/10 2012: \u00a0university diploma (MSc equivalent) work in the field of theoretical Physical Chemistry, entitled &#8220;Lastnosti vode v poroznih materialih &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mario.sk4.si\/en\/scientist\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Scientist&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-231","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mario.sk4.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mario.sk4.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mario.sk4.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mario.sk4.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mario.sk4.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/mario.sk4.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":277,"href":"https:\/\/mario.sk4.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/231\/revisions\/277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mario.sk4.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}