Department of Process Engineering
Location
1. floorAt the Department of Process Engineering, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, upon completion of undergraduate and graduate study programmes, students are awarded academic titles of Bachelor or Master. Students acquire knowledge from various fields of process engineering, mathematical modelling, management and optimization and control of technological processes, thermodynamics, measurements, regulation and automation, transition phenomena, unit operations, but also determining material and energy balances in biotechnology and food engineering. Postgraduate studies are also included in the curriculum of the Department for Process Engineering for the doctoral academic degree. Development of new methods of management, control and safety of technological processes in the food industry, characterization of the mixing degree for powdered materials, determination of particle size distribution, analysis of textural properties of food products, application of ultrasound and high hydrostatic pressure in food technology and biotechnology are an integral part of the work done by the Department’s staff. The Department conducts research activities in numerous scientific and technological projects.
The staff of the Department are active members of international organizations (ISEKI - Integrating Food Science and Engineering Knowledge Into the Food Chain; EAFE - European Academy of Food Engineering and international projects (FP6, UNIDO, COST, TEMPUS, ERASMUS, EU Structural Funds and Bilateral projects) with the aim of connecting with research teams in the European research area.
In this way, they develop and improve the technological processes of food processing and production. Over the last few years, the laboratories of the Department for Process Engineering have collaborated with numerous food companies through technology projects.
Subdepartments
Employees
| Name and surname | Academic title | Job title |
|---|---|---|
| Mladen Brnčić | PhD | Full Professor |
| Mirjana Čurlin | PhD | Full Professor |
| Jasenka Gajdoš Kljusurić | PhD | Full Professor |
| Julije Jakšetić | PhD | Full Professor |
| Damir Ježek | PhD | Full Professor |
| Ana Vukelić | PhD | Full Professor |
| Maja Benković | PhD | Associate Professor |
| Tomislav Bosiljkov | PhD | Associate Professor |
| Filip Dujmić | PhD | Associate Professor |
| Ana Jurinjak Tušek | PhD | Associate Professor |
| Sven Karlović | PhD | Associate Professor |
| Marjan Praljak | PhD | Associate Professor |
| Davor Valinger | PhD | Associate Professor |
| Tamara Jurina | PhD | Assistant Professor |
| Goran Dražić | PhD | Senior Scientific Assistant |
| Marko Škegro | PhD | Senior Scientific Assistant |
| Mirna Tadić | mag. ing. | Scientific Assistant |
| Darjan Pipić | Technical Associate | |
| Goran Bosanac | Eng. | Technical Associate |
Associates
| Name and surname | Academic title | Job title |
|---|---|---|
| Karlo Lelas | PhD | Assistant Professor |
| Blaž Ivšić | mag. | Scientific Assistant |
| Noah Somun | mag. | Scientific Assistant |
Courses (preddiplomski)
| Course Title | Course number | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| Basic informatics | 24091; 24116; 37961; 239331; 239470; 240347 | 2 |
| Mathematics | 32167; 240345 | 6 |
| Mathematics 1 | 24080; 24112; 239328; 239464 | 5 |
| Mathematics 2 | 24094; 24119; 239337; 239475 | 5 |
| Measurement and Process Control | 39807 | 3 |
| Modeling and Optimization in Nutrition | 32441 | 4 |
| Numerical methods and programming | 32418; 252773 | 5/4 |
| Physics | 253854 | 3 |
| Physics (new program) | 253855, 253856 | 6 |
| Powder Technology | 39801 | 3 |
| Principles of Engineering | 24087; 24122 | 5 |
| Principles of Engineering (BT) | 239476 | 5 |
| Principles of Engineering (PT) | 239340 | 3 |
| Principles of Thermodynamics | 239342 | - |
| Process Measurement and Control in Food Engineering | 39769 | 3 |
| Statistics | 32168; 252795 | 5 |
| Statistics | 32407; 252766 | 5 |
| Statistics | 32428; 252780 | 5/4 |
| Technological Procedures for Food Waste and By-Products Processing | 252761 | 3 |
| Transport Phenomena | 252723; 252772; 32410; 32442 | 5 |
| Unit Operations | 252765(PT); 252779(BT); 32414; 32424 | 5 |
Courses (diplomski)
| Course Title | Course number | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Data Analysis | 66790; 239621 | 3 |
| Basics of Measurement Methods in Nutrition | 239456; 66826 | 3 |
| Modelling in Food Engineering | 53291 | 3 |
| Modelling in food engineering | 239545 | 3 |
| Modelling in food technology | 239545 | 3 |
| Modelling of Biotechnology Processes | 53228 (ADBI09) | 4 |
| Process Control in Food Industry | 239544; 53736 | 4 |
| Reactor Engineering | 53225 | 4 |
| Robotics in Food Engineering | 53293 | 3 |
| Ultrasound in Food Engineering | 253083; 66830 | 5 |
Courses (poslijediplomski)
| Course Title | Course number | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| Disperse systems | 165612 | 3 |
Courses (doktorski)
| Course Title | Course number | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| Energy in biotechnology and food production | 165600 | 3 |
| Modelling and optimization in menu planning | 165645 | 3 |
| Ultrasound in biotechnology and food technology | 165599 | 3 |
Courses ()
| Course Title | Course number | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| Computational Tools for Human Nutrition Modeling | 253099 | 3 |
| Energy in biotechnology | 3 |