2002 - Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb (B.sc.)

2005 - Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb (M.sc.)

2011 - Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb (Ph.D.)

2020 - “Unconventional Approach to Aggregate Distribution of Diffusion Times (DDT) and Distribution of Relaxation Times (DRT) data” funded by the Austrian Academy of Sciences (project submitted to EC within MSCA).

2017/18 - “Fine tuning of both damping factor and finite difference step-size in regularization of Inverse problems of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy” funded by the Austrian Academy of Sciences.

• Riprap-Induced Variability and Temporal Evolution of Scour - RIVET

  01.10.2025 - 30.09.2029 | 36,112.42 EUR

  CroRISIRB

• Support for Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials and Sensing Devices cutting-edge research - CEMS

  01.11.2017 - 30.11.2023 | 37,990,359.00 HRK

  CroRISIRB

• Development of Photocatalytic Polymer Nanocomposites for Wastewater Treatment - DePoNPhoto

  01.09.2014 - 31.08.2018 | 121,481.19 EUR

  CroRIS

2020 – Awarded by Incoming Fellowship funding (3 months) by the Austrian Academy of Sciences.

2017 – Awarded by Joint Excellence in Science and Humanities (JESH) funding (6 months) by the Austrian  Academy of Sciences.

[1] M. Zic, An alternative approach to solve complex nonlinear least-squares problems, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 760 (2016) 85-96.

[2] M. Zic, Solving CNLS problems by using Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm: A new approach to avoid off-limits values during a fit, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 799 (2017) 242-248.

[3] M. Zic, S. Pereverzyev Jr., V. Subotic, S. Pereverzyev, Adaptive multi-parameter regularization approach to construct the distribution function of relaxation times, Gem-International Journal on Geomathematics 11(1) (2020).

[4] S.V. Pereverzev, S.G. Solodky, V.B. Vasylyk, M. Žic, Regularized Collocation in Distribution of Diffusion Times applied to Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy, Comput. Methods Appl. Math  (2019).

[5] M. Žic, The effect of the PANI-free volume on impedance response, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 610(1) (2007) 57-66.

[6] M. Zic, The influence of the PANI structure on the conductive mechanism and on the electrical equivalent circuit analysis, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 635(1) (2009) 29-38.

[7] V. Gilja, K. Novaković, J. Travas-Sejdic, Z. Hrnjak-Murgić, M.K. Roković, M. Žic, Stability and synergistic effect of polyaniline/TiO2 photocatalysts in degradation of Azo dye in wastewater, Nanomaterials 7(12) (2017).

[8] V. Gilja, I. Vrban, V. Mandic, M. Zic, Z. Hrnjak-Murgic, Preparation of a PANI/ZnO Composite for Efficient Photocatalytic Degradation of Acid Blue, Polymers 10(9) (2018).

[9] M. Zic, Zero charge potential of a dropping mercury electrode drop determined by chronocoulometry, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 584(2) (2005) 215-218.

[10] M. Zic, M. Ristic, S. Music, Fe-57 Mossbauer, FT-IR and FE SEM investigation of the formation of hematite and goethite at high pH values, Journal of Molecular Structure 834 (2007) 141-149.

Original scientific paper

• Labetić, Andrea; Klaser, Teodoro; Skoko, Željko; Jakovac, Marko; Žic, Mark | Surface Hardness of Polished Dental Zirconia: Influence of Polishing and Yttria Content on Morphology, Phase Composition, and Microhardness // Materials, 18 (2025), 14; 3380, 15. doi: 10.3390/ma18143380

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• Labetić, Andrea; Klaser, Teodoro; Skoko, Željko; Jakovac, Marko; Žic, Mark | Flexural Strength and Morphological Study of Different Multilayer Zirconia Dental Materials // Materials, 17 (2024), 5; 1143, 13. doi: 10.3390/ma17051143

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• Harasti, Antonija ; Gilja, Gordon ; Adžaga, Nikola ; Žic, Mark | Analysis of Variables Influencing Scour on Large Sand-Bed Rivers Conducted Using Field Data // Applied sciences (Basel), 13 (2023), 9; 5365, 19. doi: 10.3390/app13095365

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• Žic, Mark ; Pereverzyev, Sergiy | Application of self-adapting regularization, machine learning tools and limits in Levenberg– Marquardt algorithm to solve CNLS problem // Journal of electroanalytical chemistry (1992), 939 (2023), 117420, 13. doi: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2023.117420

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• Kunaver, Matevž ; Rojec, Žiga ; Subotić, Vanja ; Pereverzyev, Sergei ; Žic, Mark | Extraction of Distribution Function of Relaxation Times by using DRT-RBLM Tools: A New Approach to Combine Levenberg-Marquardt Algorithm and Radial Basis Functions for Discretization Basis // Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 169 (2022), 11; 110529, 12. doi: 10.1149/1945-7111/ac9a83

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• Jakovac, Marko ; Žic, Mark ; Pavić, Luka ; Klaser, Teodoro | Electrical Properties of Two Types of Lithium-Based Glass Ceramics // Acta stomatologica Croatica, 56 (2022), 3; 281-287. doi: 10.15644/asc56/3/6

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• Žic, Mark ; Vlašić, Luka ; Subotić, V. ; Pereverzyev, S. ; Fajfar, I. ; Kunaver, M. | Extraction of Distribution Function of Relaxation Times by using Levenberg-Marquardt Algorithm: A New Approach to Apply a Discretization Error Free Jacobian Matrix // Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 169 (2022), 3; 030508, 12. doi: 10.1149/1945-7111/ac55c9

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• Jakovac, Marko ; Klaser, Teodoro ; Bafti, Arijeta ; Skoko, Željko ; Pavić, Luka ; Žic, Mark | The effect of Y3+ addition on morphology, structure, and electrical properties of yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia dental materials // Materials, 15 (2022), 5; 1800, 13. doi: 10.3390/ma15051800

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• Kunaver, Matevž ; Žic, Mark ; Fajfar, Iztok ; Tuma, Tadej ; Bűrmen, Árpád ; Subotić, Vanja ; Rojec, Žiga | Synthesizing Electrically Equivalent Circuits for Use in Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy through Grammatical Evolution // Processes, 9 (2021), 11; 1859, 17. doi: 10.3390/pr9111859

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• Jakovac, Marko ; Klaser, Teodoro ; Radatović, Borna ; Bafti, Arijeta ; Skoko, Željko ; Pavić, Luka ; Žic, Mark | Impact of sandblasting on morphology, structure and conductivity of zirconia dental ceramics material // Materials, 14 (2021), 11; 2834, 12. doi: 10.3390/ma14112834

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• Žic, Mark ; Fajfar, Iztok ; Subotić, Vanja ; Pereverzyev, Sergei ; Kunaver, Matevž | Investigation of Electrochemical Processes in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells by Modified Levenberg– Marquardt Algorithm: A New Automatic Update Limit Strategy // Processes, 9 (2021), 1; 108, 14. doi: 10.3390/pr9010108

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• Jakovac, Marko ; Klaser, Teodoro ; Radatović, Borna ; Skoko, Željko ; Pavić, Luka ; Žic, Mark | Surface characterization and conductivity of two types of lithium-based glass ceramics after accelerating ageing // Materials, 13 (2020), 24; 5632, 11. doi: 10.3390/ma13245632

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• Žic, Mark ; Subotić, Vanja ; Pereverzyev, Sergei ; Fajfar, Iztok | Solving CNLS problems using Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm: A new fitting strategy combining limits and a symbolic Jacobian matrix // Journal of electroanalytical chemistry (1992), 866 (2020), 114171, 9. doi: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2020.114171

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• Gilja, Vanja ; Živković, Ivana ; Klaser, Teodoro ; Skoko, Željko ; Kraljić Roković, Marijana ; Hrnjak-Murgić, Zlata ; Žic, Mark | The impact of in situ polymerization conditions on the structures and properties of PANI/ZnO-based multiphase composite photocatalysts // Catalysts, 10 (2020), 4; 400, 15. doi: 10.3390/catal10040400

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• Žic, Mark ; Pereverzyev, Sergiy ; Subotić, Vanja ; Pereverzyev, Sergei | Adaptive multi-parameter regularization approach to construct the distribution function of relaxation times // GEM - International journal on geomathematics, 11 (2020), 1; 2, 23. doi: 10.1007/s13137-019-0138-2

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• Pereverzev, Sergei V. ; Solodky, Sergiy G. ; Vasylyk, Vitalii B. ; Žic, Mark | Regularized Collocation in Distribution of Diffusion Times Applied to Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy // Computational methods in applied mathematics, 20 (2019), 3; 517-530. doi: 10.1515/cmam-2019-0111

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• Žic, Mark ; Pereverzyev, Sergei | Optimizing noisy CNLS problems by using Nelder- Mead algorithm: A new method to compute simplex step efficiency // Journal of electroanalytical chemistry (1992), 851 (2019), 113439, 10. doi: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2019.113439

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• Gilja, Vanja ; Vrban, Ivan ; Mandić, Vilko ; Žic, Mark ; Hrnjak-Murgić, Zlata | Preparation of a PANI/ZnO composite for efficient photocatalytic degradation of acid blue // Polymers, 10 (2018), 9; 940, 17. doi: 10.3390/polym10090940

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• Gilja, Vanja ; Novaković, Katarina ; Travaš-Sejdić, Jadranka ; Hrnjak-Murgić, Zlata ; Kraljić Roković, Marijana ; Žic, Mark | Stability and synergistic effect of polyaniline/TiO2 photocatalysts in degradation of azo dye in wastewater // Nanomaterials, 7 (2017), 12; 412, 16. doi: 10.3390/nano7120412

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• Kraljić Roković, Marijana ; Ljubek, Gabrijela ; Žic, Mark ; Popović, Jasminka | Electrochemical characterisation of sol-gel derived SnO2 for supercapacitor application // Croatica chemica acta, 90 (2017), 2; 289-295. doi: 10.5562/cca3180

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• Žic, Mark | Solving CNLS problems by using Levenberg- Marquardt algorithm : A new approach to avoid off-limits values during a fit // Journal of electroanalytical chemistry (1992), 799 (2017), 242-248. doi: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2017.06.008

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• Žic, Mark | An alternative approach to solve complex nonlinear least-squares problems // Journal of electroanalytical chemistry (1992), 760 (2016), 85-96. doi: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2015.11.015

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• Žic, Mark ; Ristić, Mira ; Musić, Svetozar | Monitoring the hydrothermal precipitation of α-Fe2O3 from concentrated Fe(NO3)3 solutions partially neutralized with NaOH // Journal of molecular structure, 993 (2011), 1/3; 115-119. doi: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2010.09.048

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• Žic, Mark | Influence of the OPDA additions on impedance response and on anion exchange property of the modified PANI // Journal of electroanalytical chemistry (1992), 647 (2010), 1; 43-52. doi: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2010.05.012

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• Žic, Mark ; Ristić, Mira ; Musić, Svetozar | The effect of temperature on the crystallization of alpha-Fe2O3 particles from beta-FeOOH suspensions // Materials chemistry and physics, 120 (2010), 1; 160-166. doi: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2009.10.040

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• Žic, Mark | The influence of the PANI structure on the conductive mechanism and on the electrical equivalent circuit analysis // Journal of electroanalytical chemistry (1992), 635 (2009), 1; 29-38. doi: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2009.07.019

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• Kraljić Roković, Marijana ; Jurišić, Aleksandra ; Žic, Mark ; Duić, Ljerka ; Schauperl, Zdravko | Manipulation of polymer layer characteristics by electrochemical polymerisation from mixtures of aniline and ortho-phenylenediamine monomers // Journal of applied polymer science, 113 (2009), 1; 427-436. doi: 10.1002/app.29974

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• Žic, Mark ; Ristić, Mira ; Musić, Svetozar | Precipitation of alpha-Fe2O3 from dense beta-FeOOH suspensions with added ammonium amidosulfonate // Journal of molecular structure, 924-926 (2009), 235-242. doi: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2008.10.011

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• Žic, Mark ; Ristić, Mira ; Musić, Svetozar | Microstructural changes in particles detected during the transformation from β -FeOOH to α -Fe2O3 in dense aqueous suspensions // Journal of alloys and compounds, 464 (2008), 1-2; 81-88. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2007.10.014

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• Žic, Mark ; Ristić, Mira ; Musić, Svetozar | Effect of phosphate on the morphology and size of α -Fe2O3 particles crystallized from dense β -FeOOH suspensions // Journal of alloys and compounds, 466 (2008), 1-2; 498-506. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2007.11.075

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• Žic, Mark ; Ristić, Mira ; Musić, Svetozar | 57^Fe Mössbauer, FT-IR and FE SEM investigation of the formation of hematite and goethite at high pH values // Journal of molecular structure, 834-836 (2007), 141-149-x

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• Žic, Mark | The effect of the PANI-free volume on impedance response // Journal of electroanalytical chemistry (1992), 610 (2007), 1; 57-66. doi: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2007.07.001

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• Kraljić, Marijana ; Žic, Mark ; Duić, Ljerka | O-phenylenediamine-containing polyaniline coatings for corrosion protection of stainless steel // Bulletin of electrochemistry, 20 (2004), 12; 567-570

Short communication

• Žic, Mark | Zero charge potential of a dropping mercury electrode drop determined by chronocoulometry // Journal of electroanalytical chemistry (1992), 584 (2005), 2; 215-218. doi: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2005.07.006

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Review article (scientific)

• Maradesa, Adeleke; Py, Baptiste; Huang, Jake; Lu, Yang; Iurilli, Pietro; Mrozinski, Aleksander; Law, Ho Mei; Wang, Yuhao; Wang, Zilong; Li, Jingwei et al. | Advancing electrochemical impedance analysis through innovations in the distribution of relaxation times method // Joule (Cambridge, MA), 8 (2024), 7; 1958-1981. doi: 10.1016/j.joule.2024.05.008

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Original scientific paper

• Harasti, Antonija; Gilja, Gordon; Adžaga, Nikola; Žic, Mark | Numerical study of scour hole development downstream of riprap protected bridge piers // Symposium proceedings of 18th International Symposium Water Management & Hydraulic Engineering (WMHE 2024) / Červeňanská, Michaela ; Šoltész, Andrej ; Baroková, Dana et al. (ur.). | Bratislava: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, 2024. str. 59-66

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• Harasti, Antonija; Gilja, Gordon; Adžaga, Nikola; Žic, Mark | Influence of different numerical setups on scour pattern at the initial scour stage next to bridge pier protected with riprap // Water – Across Boundaries / Mendonça, Ana; Matos, Jorge (ur.). | Lisabon: National Laboratory for Civil Engineering (LNEC), 2024. str. 401-402

• Novaković, Katarina ; Gilja, Vanja ; Žic, Mark ; Hrnjak-Murgić, Zlata | In situ synthesis of the novel PANI/TiO2 photocatalyst for azo dye degradation in wastewather // 4th International symposium on enironmental management "Towards circular economy" : book of proceedings :. | Zagreb: Fakultet kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2016. str. 36-42

• Žic, Mark ; Kraljić Roković, Marijana ; Duić, Ljerka | Impedance study of thin PANI layers of different thicknesses // Proceedings of the 4th Croatian Symposium on Electrochemistry. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko društvo kemijskih inženjera i tehnologa (HDKI), 2006, 161, 171

Conference abstract

• Vrban, Ivan ; Živković, Ivana ; Gilja, Vanja ; Žic, Mark ; Hrnjak-Murgić, Zlata | Uuspoedba svojstava PANI/ZnO kompozitnog fotokatalizatora : sinteza neutralni vs. kiseli medin // XII. susret mladih kemijskih inženjera : knjiga sažetaka = XII Meeting of Young Chemical Engineers : book of abstracts. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko društvo kemijskih inženjera i tehnologa (HDKI), 2018. str. 99-99

• Novaković, Katarina ; Gilja, Vanja ; Žic, Mark ; Hrnjak-Murgić, Zlata | In situ synthrsis of the novel PANI/TiO2 photocatalysts for azo dye degradation in wastewater // 4th International Symposium on Environmental Management "Towards Circular Economy" : Book of abstracts. | Zagreb: Fakultet kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2016. str. 49-49

• Ristić, Mira ; Opačak, Ivana ; Klobučar, Jasenka ; Žic, Mark ; Musić, Svetozar | INFLUENCE OF VARIOUS ADDINGS ON THE PRECIPITATION OF IRON OXIDES BY HYDROLYSIS OF Fe3+ IONS // The 31st International Conference on the Applications of mossbauer Effect, Book of Abstracts ICAME 2011. | Kobe, 2011

• Žic, Mark ; Ristić, Mira ; Musić, Svetozar | The Influence Of Additives On The Crystallization Of The Hematite From Dense Akaganaite Aqueus Suspensions // XXI. Hrvatski skup kemičara i kemijskih inženjera – Knjiga sažetaka. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko društvo kemijskih inženjera i tehnologa (HDKI), 2009. str. 293-293

• Žic, Mark ; Ristić, Mira ; Musić, Svetozar | Precipitation of hematite from dense beta-FeOOH suspensions with ammonium amidosulfonate adding // Book of abstracts of EUCMOS 2008. | Zagreb, 2008. str. 182-182

• Žic, Mark ; Ristić Mira ; Musić, Svetozar | Precipitation of Hematite from Dense b-FeOOH Suspensions with Ammonium Amidosulfonate Adding // EUCMOS 2008, XXIX European Congress on Molecular Spectroscopy, Book of Abstracts. | Zagreb: Institut Ruđer Bošković, 2008. str. 182-182

• Žic Mark ; Ristić Mira ; Musić Svetozar | Precipitation of akaganéite and hematite particles in acidic pH media // Book of Abstracts: E-MRS 2007 Fall Meeting. | Varšava, 2007. str. 164-164-x

• Žic, Mark ; Ristić, Mira ; Musić, Svetozar | 57Fe MÖSSBAUER, FT-IR AND FE SEM INVESTIGATION OF THE FORMATION OF HEMATITE AND GOETHITE AT HIGH pH VALUES // Croatian-Slovenian Crystallographic Meeting, Book of Abstracts. | Zagreb: Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti (HAZU) ; Hrvatska Kristalografska Zajednica, 2007. str. 45-45-x

• Jurišić, Aleksandra ; Žic, Mark ; Kraljić Roković, Marijana | Elektrokemijska istraživanja polianilinskog sloja s dodatkom orto-fenilendiamina // VI. susret mladih kemijskih inženjera, Knjiga sažetaka. | Zagreb: Fakultet kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2006. str. 30-30-x

Conference abstract

• Labetić, Andrea; Klaser, Teodoro; Skoko, Željko; Žic, Mark; Jakovac, Marko | Surface hardness of polished dental zirconia: influence of polishing and yttria content on phase composition and microhardness // Acta stomatologica Croatica, 59, 2025, 2, 1

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• Ristić, Mira ; Žic, Mark ; Opačak, Ivana ; Musić, Svetozar | Precipitation of alfa-Fe2O3 particles by forced hydrolysis of Fe3+ ions // Abstracts of papers of the american chemical society, 2010. str. 731-731

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Unpublished conference paper

• Ristić, Mira; Musić, Svetozar; Popović, Stanko; Žic, Mark; Marciuš, Marijan; Petrović, Željka | Metalni oksidi – sinteza i mikrostruktura // Suvremena kristalografija u Hrvatskoj | Zagreb, Hrvatska, 30.09.2014-30.09.2014

Doctoral thesis

• Labetić, Andrea | Usporedba morfologije, strukture i mehaničkih svojstava različite višeslojne cikonij-oksidne keramike / Jakovac, Marko; Žic, Mark (mentor). | Zagreb, Stomatološki fakultet, 2026

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• Žic, Mark | TALOŽENJE ČESTICA ŽELJEZOVIH OKSIDA IZ KONCENTRIRANIH VODENIH OTOPINA SOLI FeCl3 I NJIHOVA MIKROSTRUKTURNA SVOJSTVA / Musić, Svetozar (mentor). | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 2011

Master's thesis (university)

• Krivošija, Emilija | Kemijsko oksidativna polimerizacija monomera anilina u prisustvu ZnO nanočestica / Katančić, Zvonimir; Žic, Mark (mentor). | Zagreb, Fakultet kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije, 2025

• Vlašić, Luka | Numeričko modeliranje elektrokemijskih sustava pomoću programskog jezika Python / Dananić, Vladimir ; Mark, Žic (mentor). | Zagreb, Fakultet kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije, 2020

• Živković, Ivana | Priprema ZnO/PANI nanokompozita i njegova primjena u fotokatalitičnoj razgradnji bojila / Hrnjak-Murgić, Zlata (mentor); Žic, Mark (neposredni voditelj) . | Zagreb, Fakultet kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije, 2017

• Novaković, Katarina | Ocjena efikasnosti fotokatalitičke razgreadnje bojila s PANI/TiO2 nanokompozitom / Hrnjak-Murgić, Zlata (mentor); Žic, Mark (neposredni voditelj) . | Zagreb, Fakultet kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije, 2016

Bachelor's thesis (university)

• Vrban, Ivan | Sinteza naokompozitnog ZnO kazalizatora ; razgradnja Acid Blue 25 bojila / Hrnjak-Murgić, Zlata (mentor); Žic, Mark (neposredni voditelj) . | Zagreb, Fakultet kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije, 2017