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<p align="center"><b>PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY AWARD PRESENTED TO PREDRAG NOVAK, Ph.D.</b></p> |
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<p>The award presented each year by the Croatian Chemical Society for achievements |
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in the field of physical chemistry was presented to Predrag Novak, Ph.D., who |
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works in PLIVAs Research Institute, at a ceremony held at the Rudjer Boskovic |
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Institute on Tuesday, October 19th. Mr. Novak was awarded for his contribution |
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to the understanding of isotopic effect mechanisms in nuclear magnetic resonance |
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spectres (he studied nuclear screening, spin-spin relations and the relaxation |
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periods of ¶-electronic molecules).</p> |
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<p>Predrag Novak, Ph.D., was born in Varazdin in 1966. In 1990, he graduated from |
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the Zagreb Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, majoring in chemistry. |
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He received his masters degree in 1993 and his doctoral degree in 1995 from |
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the same University. After working at the Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Mr. Novak |
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started working at PLIVAs Research Institute, where he is currently Head of |
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the Spectroscopic Laboratory. He is a distinguished member of a group of young |
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scientists who are working on the development of new drugs by applying modern |
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theoretical and experimental methods in their research. He is the author and |
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co-author of 18 eminent scientific papers published in international peer-reviewed |
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journals.</p> |
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<p>This valuable award presented by the Croatian Chemical Society for achievements |
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in the field of physical chemistry is awarded to exceptionally successful researchers |
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up to 35 years of age. The sponsor of the award is Egon Matijevic, Ph.D., a |
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prominent professor at the Clarkson University (Potsdam NY, SAD). Winners of |
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this award in previous years were Damir Kralj, Ph.D., Suzana Zalac, Ph.D., Srecko |
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Valic, Ph.D., Mladen Vinkovic, Ph.D., and Sanja Sekusak, Ph.D.. </p> |