Miroslav Gačić

Miroslav Gačić obtained his Ph.D. in Meteorological Sciences at the University of Belgrade (1977-1983.) after doing his M.Sc. in Physical Oceanography at the University of Zagreb, 1971-1974. For his bachelor he studied Geophysics and Meteorology at the University of Zagreb from 1966 to 1970. He was awarded Fulbright Fellow Scholarship for the academic year 1978/79. His work experience includes: 2015-present Associate Scientist, National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics, Trieste, Italy 1994-2015 Senior scientist, Head Oceanography group, National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics, Trieste, italy 1991-1994 Visiting Professor, Istituto per lo Studio della Dinamica delle Grandi Masse, Venice, Italy 1987-1991 Senior Scientist, Head Department of Oceanography, Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Split, Croatia 1984-1987 Scientist, Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Split, Croatia 1983-1984 Post-doc, Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Split, Croatia 1974-1983 Research Assistant, Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Split, Croatia. He participated on a number of national and international projects including: Two three-year projects on the Venice Lagoon interaction with the adjacent sea Financed by the Consortium for the Venice Lagoon Research (600 000 Euro, 10 co-workers) – High-frequency (HF) measurements of the surface flow in the Northeastern Adriatic (NASCUM) Interreg Project (100 000 Euro, 5 co-workers) – HAZADR IPA project Studies of the circulation and oil spills (200 000 Euro, 5 co-workers) – RITMARE 5-year Italian national project on the open-sea circulation and interaction between the surface and deep water circulation (600 000 Euro,15 co-workers). His scientific interests include Coastal oceanography, Adriatic oceanography and interaction with the Ionian Sea, Interannual and decadal variability and Dense water formation processes. He as author or co-author of about 130 papers in international journals.