I was born in 1985 in Varaždin, Croatia. After finishing high school in Varaždin, I enrolled in master’s studies in physics at the Faculty of Science in Zagreb which I completed in 2009. Immediately after, I was employed at the Institute of physics in Zagreb as a research assistant and I joined research activities in the laboratory for surface physics under the mentorship of dr. sc. Marko Kralj. In 2011 I enrolled in doctoral studies in the field of condensed matter physics at the Faculty of Science in Zagreb which resulted in a Ph.D. degree in 2014.

The current topic of my research is epitaxial graphene, hexagonal boron nitride, and other 2D materials, including their heterostructures and related nanostructures. During doctoral studies, I visited several research facilities (Elettra synchrotron, Brookhaven National Laboratory) and universities (University of Cologne, Columbia University, Kyoto University) where I acquired knowledge and skills on several microscopic and spectroscopic experimental techniques. As a postdoc, I worked at the University of Duisburg-Essen with prof. F.-J. Meyer zu Heringdorf as my host (AG HvH). My scientific work resulted in peer-rewieved publications in journals as well as presentations at conferences and workshops.

In 2014 I received the annual prize of the Society of university teachers, scholars and other scientists in Zagreb for scientific work in the field of physics. In 2015, I was awarded with the Humboldt research fellowship for postdoctoral researchers. Currently, I am working as a senior research associate at the Institute of Physics in Zagreb (IFZg).

If you have any additional questions and would like to know more about me, feel free to contact me via e-mail mpetrovic[ät]ifs.hr.