Sunčica Beluhan, PhD

Sunčica Beluhan

Contact information

Phone: + 385 1 4605 058
Fax: + 385 1 4836 424
Email: sunbel@pbf.hr
Email: sbeluhan@pbf.unizg.hr

Location: Laboratory for Biochemical Engineering, Industrial Microbiology and Malting and Brewing Technology

Consultations

by arrangement

Biography

EDUCATION
  Institution Subject Year
PhD University of Zagreb Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology Utilization of waste brewer's yeast and malt sprouts for the production of 5'-ribonucleotides 2001
MSc University of Zagreb Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae – a source of 5'-ribonucleotides and high-value proteins 1994
BSc University of Zagreb Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology Estimation of kinetic parameters in lactic acid fermentation 1989
       
WORK EXPERIENCE
Position Institution Year
Full Professor University of Zagreb Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology 2021
Associate Professor University of Zagreb Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology 2011
Assistant Professor University of Zagreb Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology 2005
Senior Assistant University of Zagreb Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology 2001
Assistant University of Zagreb Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology 1995
Young Assistant University of Zagreb Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology 1990
INTERSHIP (1 week and more)
Institution Place Year
     
“Varian” (Europe) Zug, Switzerland 1992
“International Centre for GeneticEngineeringandBiotechnology” Trieste, Italy 1995
International Centre for TheoreticalPhysics (I.C.T.P.) Trieste, Italy 1996
“Shimadzu” (Croatia) Zagreb, Croatia 2001
           

Scientific projects:

1. Biorefinery system for biofuels and biochemicals production from non-food lignocelulosic raw materials (IP-2022-10-3075) December 29, 2023 - December 28, 2027

2. Sustainable production of biochemicals from waste lignocellulose containing feedstocks (IP-2018-01-9717), November 1, 2018 – October 31, 2022

3. Sustainable production of bioethanol and biochemicals from agricultural waste lignocellulosic raw materials (IP-2013-11-9158) September 1, 2014 – August 31, 2018

4. Mathematical modeling in the development of bioprocesses and products (2002-2006)

5. Modeling and scale-up of bioprocesses (1997-2002)

6. Physiological activity of natural and r-DNA organisms (1992-1996)

Technological/expert projects:

1. 5-Ribonucleotides from brewer's yeast: isolation and development of the production process (TP-01/0058-14, principal investigator: Sunčica Beluhan), December 22, 2002 – November 21, 2006

Awards:

  1. Silver Medal on 18. International Innovation Exhibition ARCA 2020. October, 15-17, 2020, Zagreb, Croatia
  2. Bronze Medal on 20. International Innovation Exhibition ARCA 2022. October, 13-15, 2022, Zagreb, Croatia
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