Neven Voća

Personal information

Neven Voća, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (2012)
Department for Agricultural technology, Storage & Transport
Hall I, I Floor
tel: +385 01 239 3625
e-mail: nvoca (add @agr.hr)

Teaching

Undergraduate program

Storing and processing of agricultural products
Technology of feed processing

Undergraduate study programme (BSc)

Energetic utilization of biomass and biofuels in agriculture
Post-harvest technology

Graduate study programme (MSc)

Technology of feed production
Chosen chapters in process engineering

Professsional degree course

2003.

Cochran Fellowship Programm - Manhattan; Kansas State University; SAD

Research interests

Renewable energy sources; Post-harvest technology

Current projects

Utilization of marc for energy generation; Eureka project; 2007-2010; Project leader: Ass. Prof. Neven Voća, Ph.D.
Technological and energy sanation of by-products in biodiesel to energy production; Scientific project; 2006-2009; Project leader: Prof. Tajana Krička, Ph.D.
Production of thermal energy from marc grape; VIP; 2008-2010; Project leader: Ass. Prof. Neven Voća, Ph.D.
Energy potential of biomass from agriculture and forestry; VIP; 2008-2010; Project leader: Prof. Tajana Krička, Ph.D.
Nutritional utilization and process technology of old bread; TEST; 2007-2009; Project leader: Prof. Tajana Krička, Ph.D.

Academic qualifications

2007. - Ph.D.

Title: The Effect of "cooking" procedure on physical-chemical properties of corn kernel in process of ethanol production, Mentor: Prof. Boris Varga, Ph.D; Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

2003. - M.Sc.

Title: Agrarian model of of biodiesel fuel production, Mentor: Prof. Zvonko Mustapić, Ph.D. Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

1997. - B.Sc.

Title: Rehydration degree of corn hybrids in controlled conditions; Mentor: Prof. Tajana Krička; Ph.D.; Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

Training and research experience

2003.

Cochran Fellowship Programm - Manhattan; Kansas State University; SAD

Employment and work experience

1999. - now

Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb; Department of Agricultural technology, storing and transport

Past projects

MBM to fertilizer; Eureka project; 2003-2006; Project leader: Prof. Tajana Krička, Ph.D.
Agricultural models of biodiesel fuel production TEST project; 2001-2004; Project leader: Prof. Tajana Krička, Ph.D.
Ethanol as biofuel Scientific project; 2002-2005; Project leader: Prof. Tajana Krička, Ph.D.
CRO-RING - Croatian biogas plant model; RAZUM project; 2003-2006; Project leader: Prof. Tajana Krička, Ph.D.
Promotion of biodiesel fuel in Croatia; UNIDO; 2003-2006; Project leader: Julije Domac, Ph.D.
Advance of production in agricultural economies by using a biogas facilities; Project of Zagreb City; 2007-2008; Project leader: Prof. Tajana Krička, Ph.D.

Other professional activities

Member of the Organizing and Scientific committee Conference for postharvest technology and biofuels;
Member of the Croatian Chamber of Economy's Society for Biomass and Biofuels;
Member of the Working group Implementation of the project Biodiesel "Introducing biodiesel fuel in Croatia" - Government of The Republic of Croatia
Member of Environmental Protection Committee of Croatian Parliament

Croatian Scientific Bibliography (CROSBI)

http://bib.irb.hr/lista-radova?autor=227535