Curriculum Vitae

 		  

Born in Sisak  Croatia, an old, first Celtic then Roman and now modern city
with a beautiful old bridge: 
   
     
     
 

A lot of pictures of Sisak

 		  
  Married to Marijan and have one son (Darko).  
     
  Present professional position and address  
     
 

Full professor / Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb.

Phone: 385 1 460 5914

Fax: 385 1 468 0331

Email: herak@rudjer.irb.hr

 

  
  Teaching  
     
 

Seismology, Physics of the Earth (and atmosphere) - (undergraduate courses)
 Physics of the Earth interior (postgraduate course).

  
     
 

Main research activities

  
     
 

Main research activities are seismicity of Croatia, earthquake locations, determination of velocity structures, anisotropy studies, surface waves, quantification of earthquakes, historical seismology, attenuation of seismic waves, mid-term earthquake prediction for External Dinarides, earthquake hazard and risk.

  
     
 

Professional activities

  
     

Collaborator in a number of international and national seismological projects: GSHAP seismic hazard assesment for the Adria region; “Interpretation of broadband seismograms” and “Regional and global seismicity since the beginning of the 20th century” in the framework of the cooperation of the Zagreb and Hamburg Universities; Project 436 KRO 17/1/96 (Study of mechanical seismographs and the records of historical earthquakes) – Deutche-forschungs-gemeinschaft, (Bonn); Physical, spatial and temporal characteristics of seismicity in Croatia; Seismicity of Croatia.  Principal investigator of the scientific project „Study of the geomagnetic field and heterogeneities of the litosphere in Croatia“ (since 2007).

 

Secretary of Geofizika journal (1993-2003). Member of Editorial Board of scientific journal Geofizika http://geofizika-journal.gfz.hr/ .

Coordinator of the Organizational committee of the 150th Anniversary of the birth of Andrija Mohorovičić in 2007.

Head of the Department of Geophysics (Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb) (2004-2006, 2006-2008, 2008-2010).