1. PERSONAL DETAILS
 

Name: Ivan O. Juranic

Age: born at June 10. 1946.

Place of birth: Belgrade (Yugoslavia)

Marital status: Married; - two children (Neva, born 1974. and Milan born 1981.)
 

Address for correspondence:

                                        Faculty of Chemistry

                                        University of Belgrade

                                        P.O. Box 158

                                        11001 Belgrade

E-Mail:   ijuranic@chem.bg.ac.rs

2. EDUCATION:
 

1977 - Ph.D. In Organic Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia.

1971 - M.Sc. In Organic Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia.

1968 - B.Sc. In Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
 
 
 

3. EMPLOYMENT:
 

2011 - onward: Research Fellow at Institute, of Chemistry, Technology & Metallurgy, University of Belgrade.

1996 - 2011. Professor at the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Oct. 2000. - Oct. 2004. Vice-Rector of the University of Belgrade

1994 - 1998 Was the dean of the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade.

1990 - 1996 Associate professor at the Department of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia (in Yugoslavia this is a tenure track position undergoing reconsideration every five years).

1985 - 1990 Assistant professor at the Department of Chemistry, University of Belgrade.

1975 - 1984 Research associate at the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Belgrade.

1969 - 1974 Research and teaching assistant (in Yugoslavia this is a tenure track position undergoing reconsideration every three years).

Summer 1987 Visiting scientist at the Chemistry Department, Stirling University, Scotland in the A.E.A.Porter group.Activity was sponsored by British Council.

1988 through 1991 during summer holidays visiting scientist at Chemistry Department of Imperial College, London, U.K. in the dr H. Rzepa group. Activity was sponsored by British Council.

Winter 1977/78 Postdoctoral position at Center for Applied Quantum Mechanics in Paris (France). Training on molecular-orbital calculation of interaction of oxygen with organic molecules under the supervision of professor E.Evleth.

2001 June-August. Postdoc study leave at Free University Berlin (Germany, sponsored by DAAD) in the workgroup of Professor Ernst Walter Knapp.
 
 
 

4. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE AND SCIENTIFIC INTEREST
 

Kinetics and mechanisms of solvolytic reactions. Study of structural effects on the rate and course of organic chemical reactions. Synthesis of seco-steroid products. Functionalisation of normal and seco-steroids. Synthesis of pyrazoles and pyrrolidines. Photochemistry of isoxazolidine derivatives. Lead tetraacetate oxidation of alcohols. Nitrene intermediates in synthesis of heterocycles.

Application of semiempirical and ab initio molecular-orbital methods to the study of various chemical reactions. Computational characterization of reaction intermediates and transition states. Evaluation of reaction rates using MO calculations. Study of excited states, particularly of exciplexes.

Experimental and theoretical study of the relationships between chemical struture and (re)activity of chemical compounds (including functional materials).

Member of the organizing Comitee of IV Yugoslav Symposium on Organic Chemistry 1987., and of European Symposium on Organic Chemistry 1989. (ESOC 6).

• Over 35 years experience in the area of education, including teaching, research, management of higher education institutions. Logistic of human and material resources. Financing. Quality assurance.

• Participation in the process of university reform in Serbia as member of the university workgroup

• Extensive knowledge and experience in adapting students and university graduates’ qualifications to changing labour market and economic conditions and their employability support through higher education and curricula reform

• Expert of the Ministry for Science and Environmental protection of Serbia. Evaluation of results on the projects financed by the Ministry. Consultancy in research policy in Serbia.

• Participation in implementation of numerous donor projects. Expert of EC for the evaluation of TEMPUS projects and of Marie Curie projects. Exercises in evaluation of project proposals. Estimation of scientific quality and of the feasibility of projects.

• Broad experience in employment mobility promotion, particularly with regard to young scientists

• Excellent report writing skills

• In-depth knowledge of educational issues in Western Balkan countries.

Soo far, published over 100 original scientific papers, more than 130 conference reports, 6 patents, several books, and other publications.
 

Management and quality assurance in higher education.
 
 

5. TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
 

Was in charge of laboratory classes in inorganic, analytical and organic chemistry for students of chemistry, chemical engineering and mining engineers.

Was lecturing organic chemistry and theoretical chemistry in the Departments of Chemistry at University of Belgrade, University in Pristina, and at University in Kragujevac (Yugoslavia).

Supervisor of 10 PhD dissertations and 9 MSc theses.
 
 
 

6. MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
 

Member of the Serbian  Chemical Society and Serbian Society of Physical Chemists. Head of the Theoretical chemistry section of the Serbian Chemical Society. Member of the American Chemical Society. Member of the Executive Board of the Serbian Chemical Society.

Since 2001., expert of European Commission for the evaluation of projects in science and higher education
 

2010. Serbian Chemical Society awarded the Medal for Exceptional and Lasting Contribution to Science.
 
 

7. ACTIVITY IN EXPERT BODIES:
 

Peer reviewer for scientific journals: Journal of Pharmaceutical & Biochemical Analysis, Elsevier, Netherlands; The Journal of Organic Chemistry, Journal of Physical Chemistry, American Chemical Society; Express Polymer Letters, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Journal of Brazilian Chemical Society, Croatica Chemica Acta, Bulletin of Chemists and Technologists of Mazedonia; Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society; Recent Patents on Material Science, Hemijski pregled (Chemical Review), SCS; Central European Journal of Chemistry, electronic journals Archivoc and Molecules.
- Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection of Serbia (experts board for chemistry);
- European Commission General Directorate for Education and Culture (evaluation of TEMPUS projects in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007)
- European Commission General Directorate for Research (evaluation of INCO-Copernicus projects 2002;
- - Evaluation of Marie Curie Mobility projects 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010);
- - Evaluation of COST project proposals, 2011.
- European Agency for Reconstruction in Serbia, coauthor of the study on Higher education and employability in Serbia;
 

Expert for the Serbian accreditation body in higher education.
 
 

8. LANGUAGES:
 

Croatian/Serbian, English, German, Russian, French, Italian, Bulgarian and Spanish (in decreasing order of knowledge).
 
 
 

8. NONPROFESSIONAL INTERESTS:
 

Literature and sports (skiing, basketball, tennis, diving)