Tomislav Vuletić
Institute of Physics
Bijenička 46
P O Box 304
HR-10000 Zagreb
Croatia
E-mail: tvuletic@ifs.hr
Website: http://tvuletic.ifs.hr
Phone: +385 1 4698 887
Fax: +385 1 4698 889

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Education

• 2004: Ph.D., University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Physics Dept.; Thesis: Collective Electronic States of the New Quasi-one-dimensional Materials thesis
• 1998: B.Sc. work: Nonlinear conductivity in quasi-one dimensional organic conductors (TMTSF)₂PF₆ and (TMTSF)₂AsF₆ thesis

Positions, Projects, Professional Activities

• 2011-present:  Senior research associate (associate professor level), Institute of physics, Zagreb.
• 2007-2010:  Research associate (assistant professor level), Institute of physics, Zagreb.
• 2006-2007: Postdoc, Marie Curie Training Network Fellowship, LPS, Universite Paris XI, Orsay, France

• 2013-2015: Project leader Confined DNA. Grant by Unity through Knowledge Fund.
• 2013-2015: Bilateral projects Austria-Croatia (2014-2015):
  • Investigation of molecular ligand-receptor recognition tuned by cryoprotectants
    • Collaborator: A. Ebner, Johannes Kepler University, Linz
  • Tuning the interaction in lipid multibilayers by ions: When does a multivalent ion become a polyion?
    • Collaborator: G. Pabst, University of Graz

• 2008-2010: Project leader PROTEASSIST project Protein Assisted DNA Monolayer Assembly. Grant by Unity through Knowledge Fund
• 2007-2013: Collaborator on the Ministry of Science project by S. Tomić Strongly correlated inorganic, organic and biomaterials

• 2010-present: Secretary, Croatian Biophysical Society
• 2012: Chairman, International School of Biophysics

• 2012: Member of the OC for the 2^nd EMBO Conference “Physics of Cells”, Marseille, France;
• 2011: Member of the OC of the 7^th meeting of the Croatian Physical Society, Primošten
• 2010: Member of the OC of the 41^st International Physics Olympiad, Zagreb
• 2009: Co-organizer of an EMBO Conference “Physics of Cells”, Primošten, Croatia
• 2008: Organizer of the 3^rd Xmas Biophysics Workshop, D. Stubica, Croatia
• 2009: Organizer, Science fair, Institute of physics, Zagreb

Publications

1. K. Salamon, D. Aumiler, G. Pabst, T. Vuletić, Probing the mesh formed by the semirigid polyelectrolytes, Macromolecules 46, 1107 (2013)
2. A. Horvatić, I. Dodig, T. Vuletić, D. Pavoković, L. Bindila, A. Butorac, M. Cindrić, A comparison between enhanced MALDI in-source decay by ammonium persulfate and N- or C-terminal derivatization methods for detailed peptide structure determination, Analytical Chemistry 85, 3940-3947 (2013)
3. S. Tomić, D. Grgičin, T. Ivek, T. Vuletić, S. Dolanski Babić and R. Podgornik, Dynamics and structure of biopolyelectrolytes in repulsion regime characterized by dielectric spectroscopy, Physica B: Condensed Matter 407, 1958-1963 (2012) (download).
4. S. Tomić, D. Grgičin, T. Ivek, S. Dolanski Babić, T. Vuletić, G. Pabst and R. Podgornik, Dynamics and Structure of Biopolyelectrolytes characterized by Dielectric Spectroscopy, Macromolecular Symposia 305, 43-54 (2011) Online ISSN: 1521-3900 (download).
5. T. Vuletić, S. Dolanski Babić, D. Grgičin, D. Aumiler, J. Raedler, F. Livolant and S. Tomić, Manning free counterions fraction for a rod-like polyion – short DNA fragments in very low salt, Phys. Rev. E 83, 041803 (2011) (download).
6. T. Vuletić, S. Dolanski Babić, T. Ivek, D. Grgičin, S. Tomić and R. Podgornik, Structure and dynamics of hyaluronic acid semidilute solutions: a dielectric spectroscopy study, Phys. Rev. E 82, 011922 (2010) (download).
7. T. Ivek, T. Vuletić, B. Korin-Hamzić, O. Milat, S. Tomić, B. Gorshunov, M. Dressel, J. Akimitsu, Y. Sugiyama, C. Hess and B. Büchner, Crossover in charge transport from one-dimensional copper-oxygen chains to two-dimensional ladders in (La,Y)_y(Sr,Ca)_14-yCu₂₄O₄₁, Phys. Rev. B 78, 205105 (2008) (download).
8. S. Tomić, S. Dolanski Babić, T. Ivek, T. Vuletić, S. Krča, F. Livolant and R. Podgornik, Short-fragment Na-DNA dilute aqueous solutions: fundamental length scales and screening, EPL 81, 68003 (2008) (download).
9. T. Ivek, T. Vuletić, S. Tomić, A. Akrap, H. Berger and L. Forró, Collective Charge Excitations below the Metal-to-Insulator Transition in BaVS₃, Phys. Rev. B 78, 035110 (2008) (download).
10. S. Tomić, S. Dolanski-Babić, T. Vuletić, S. Krča, D. Ivanković, L. Griparić and R. Podgornik, Dielectric relaxation of DNA aqueous solutions, Phys. Rev. E 75, 021905 (2007) (download).
11. T. Vuletić, B. Korin-Hamzić, T. Ivek, S. Tomić, B. Gorshunov, M. Dressel and J. Akimitsu, The Spin-Ladder and Spin-Chain System (La,Y,Sr,Ca)₁₄Cu₂₄O₄₁: Electronic Phases, Charge and Spin Dynamics, Phys. Rep. 428, 169-258 (2006) (download).
12. S. Tomić, T. Vuletić, S. Dolanski-Babić, S. Krča, D. Ivanković, L. Griparić and R. Podgornik, Screening and Fundamental Length Scales in Semidilute Na-DNA Aqueous Solutions, Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 098303 (2006) (download).
13. T. Vuletić, T. Ivek, B. Korin-Hamzić, S. Tomić, B. Gorshunov, M. Dressel, C. Hess, B. Büchner and J. Akimitsu, Phase diagrams of (La,Y,Sr,Ca)₁₄Cu₂₄O₄₁: switching between the ladders and the chains, J. Phys. IV France 131, 299-305 (2005) (download).
14. P. Zornoza, K. Petukhov, M. Dressel, N. Biskup, T. Vuletić and S. Tomić, Anisotropy and field-dependence of the spin-density-wave dynamics in the quasi one-dimensional conductor (TMTSF)₂PF₆, Eur. Phys. J. B 46, 223-230 (2005) (download).
15. T. Vuletić, T. Ivek, B. Korin-Hamzić, S. Tomić, B. Gorshunov, P. Haas, M. Dressel, J. Akimitsu, T. Sasaki and T. Nagata, Anisotropic Charge Modulation in the Ladder Planes of Sr_14-xCa_xCu₂₄O₄₁, Phys. Rev. B 71, 012508 (2005) (download).
16. M. Pinterić, T. Vuletić, M. Lončarić, K. Petukhov, B. Gorshunov, J. U. von Schütz, S. Tomić and M. Dressel, Mott-Peierls phase in deuterated copper-DCNQI systems: a comprehensive study of longitudinal and transverse conductivity and ageing effects, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 15, 7351-7364 (2003) (download).
17. T. Vuletić, B. Korin-Hamzić, S. Tomić, B. Gorshunov, P. Haas, M. Dressel, J. Akimitsu, T. Sasaki and T. Nagata, Variable-range hopping conductivity in the copper-oxygen chains of La₃Sr₃Ca₈Cu₂₄O₄₁, Phys. Rev. B 67, 184521 (2003) (download).
18. T. Vuletić, B. Korin-Hamzić, S. Tomić, B. Gorshunov, P. Haas, T. Rõõm, M. Dressel, J. Akimitsu and T. Nagata, Suppression of the charge-density wave state in Sr₁₄Cu₂₄O₄₁ by calcium doping, Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 257002 (2003) (download).
19. B. Gorshunov, P. Haas, T. Rõõm, M. Dressel, T. Vuletić, B. Korin-Hamzić, S. Tomić, J. Akimitsu and T. Nagata, Charge Density Wave formation in Sr_14-xCa_xCu₂₄O₄₁, Phys. Rev. B 66, 060508(R) (2002) (download).
20. S. Tomic, T. Vuletic, M. Pinteric and B. Korin-Hamzic, Modalities of Self-Organized Charge Response in Low Dimensional Systems, J. Phys. IV France 12, Pr9-211 (2002) (download).
21. T. Vuletić, P. Auban-Senzier, C. Pasquier, S. Tomić, D. Jérome, M. Héritier and K. Bechgaard, Coexistence of Superconductivity and Spin Density Wave orderings in the organic superconductor (TMTSF)₂PF₆, Eur. Phys. J. B 25, 319-331 (2002) (download).
22. C. Pasquier, P. Auban-Senzier, T. Vuletic, S. Tomic, M. Héritier and D. Jérome, Coexistence of superconductivity and spin density wave orderings in Bechgaard and Fabre salts, J. Phys. IV France 12, Pr9-197 (2002) (download).
23. T. Vuletić, M. Pinterić, M. Lončarić, S. Tomić and J. U. von Schütz, Non-ohmic electrical transport in the Peierls-Mott state of deuterated copper-DCNQI systems, Synth. Metals 120, 1001 – 1002 (2001) (download).
24. T. Vuletić, C. Pasquier, P. Auban-Senzier, S. Tomić, D. Jérome, K. Maki and K. Bechgaard, Influence of quantum Hall effect on linear and nonlinear conductivity in the FISDW states of the organic conductor (TMTSF)₂PF₆, Eur. Phys. J. B 21, 53 – 60 (2001) (download).
25. M. Pinterić, T. Vuletić, S. Tomić and J. U. von Schütz, Complex low-frequency dielectric relaxation of the charge-density wave state in the (2,5(OCH₃)₂DCNQI)₂Li, Eur. Phys. J. B 22, 335 – 341 (2001) (download).
26. S. Tomić, M. Pinterić, T. Vuletić, J. U. von Schütz and D. Schweitzer, Low-frequency dielectric spectroscopy of commensurate density waves, Synth. Metals 120, 695 – 698 (2001) (download).
27. M. Pinterić, T. Vuletić, M. Lončarić, S. Tomić and J. U. von Schutz, Low frequency dielectric spectroscopy of the Peierls-Mott insulating state in the deuterated copper-DCNQI systems, Eur. Phys. J. B 16, 487 – 493 (2000) (download).
28. N. Biškup, T. Vuletić, D. Herman, S. Tomić, M. Nagasawa and K. Bechgaard, Low Frequency Dielectric Response in Spin Density Wave Phase of Bechgaard Salts, Synth. Metals 103, 2052 – 2053 (1999) (download).
29. T. Vuletic, D. Herman, N. Biskup, M. Pinteric, A. Omerzu, S. Tomic and M. Nasagawa, Single-particle and spin-density wave charge dynamics in (TMTSF)₂PF₆ And (TMTSF)₂AsF₆: A comparative overview, J. Phys. IV France9, Pr10-275 – Pr10-277 (1999)(download)

Other publications

1. S. Tomić, D. Grgičin, T. Vuletić, S. Dolanski Babić, T. Ivek and R. Podgornik, DNA in aqueous solutions with repulsive interactions: structure determined on the basis of dielectric spectroscopy measurements, [[Bioinformatics and biological physics: proceedings of the scientific meeting, edited by Vladimir Paar, Zagreb, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Committee for Bioinformatics and Biological Physics of Department for Mathematical, Physical and Chemical Sciences]], p. 159-177 (2013) (download).
2. O. Milat, K. Salamon, S. Tomić, T. Vuletić and T. Ivek.
   Commensurate superstructures in the [(Ca/Sr)2Cu2O3][CuO2]x≈√2 composite crystal // Proceedings 10th Multinational Congress on Microscopy 2011 / Falcieri, Elisabetta (ur.). Urbino : Societa Italiana Scienze Microscopiche (SISM), 2011. 41-42
3. O. Milat, K. Salamon, S. Tomić, T. Vuletić and T. Ivek, Diffraction analysis of incommensurate modulation in “chain-ladder” composite crystal (Sr/Ca)₁₄Cu₂₄O₄₁, 209-210, 14th European Microscopy Congress EMC2008, Aachen, Germany, 1-5 September 2008 (Springer-Verlag Berlin ISBN 978-3-540-85154-7, 2008)
4. Physics of Cells: from the Edge to the Heart – PhysCell 2009 / the First meeting of the European Molecular Biology Organization Conference Series on Cell Biophysics, Primošten, Croatia, September 6-13, 2009, edited by A.S. Smith, T. Vuletić, K. Sengupta, L. Limozin, L. Vonna, T. Franosch (Institut za fiziku, Zagreb, 2009) – Book of Abstracts.
5. The 11th Greta Pifat Mrzljak International School of Biophysics: Biomolecular Complexes and Assemblies Sep30-Oct9 2012. edited by Hozić, Amela; Vuletić, Tomislav (Institut Ruđer Bošković, Hrvatsko biofizičko društvo, Zagreb, 2012) – Book of Abstracts. ISBN: 978-953-6690-95-4