Ivan Perković // PhD 09
Title of thesis: Reaction engineering for valorisation of lignin-derived phenolic monomers by continuous processing in DESs
Affiliation: Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
Secondments: Graz University of Technology, Austria and BioPox S.R.L, Italy
Background
Bsc : Comparison of DNA Sequencing Methods
Msc : Activity of Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenase In Low-Temperature Deep Eutectic Solvents
Both were done at the Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb in Zagreb
Hobbies/interest
Language learning, playing football, boardgames.
What is the most useless talent you have?
I know “the pokemon song” in Croatian, English and German by heart.
Where is the worst smelling place you have been?
Driving into a downwind coming from a landfill with friends. Decided to pull the windows down for some reason, wasn’t a good idea.
What ridiculous thing has someone tricked you into doing or believing?
My aunt told me that if I drink coffee, I will grow a tail. I don’t drink coffee to this day.
About which topics could you talk for hours?
Japan, geography and history, meaning of life.