Dr Zoran Zujovic
BSc/MSc/PhD (Belgrade)
Research | Current
My current research interests focus on solid-state NMR spectroscopy which is a powerful and versatile non-destructive technique for the elucidation of molecular and supramolecular structures, packing arrangements, and molecular dynamics. My research is interdisciplinary, and it is directed at studying structure and dynamics of a wide range of solid materials and correlation of solid-state NMR data to results obtained by other techniques. For noncrystalline and insoluble solids solid-state NMR may be the only method providing structural information at the atomic-level detail.
I have been engaged in the structural investigations of inorganic and organic solid systems such as polymers, nanomaterials, polymer blends, conducting polymers, minerals, hybrid polymers, pharmaceuticals, plant cell walls, zeolites, geopolymers, glasses etc. Also, I am interested in the self-assembly and the formation mechanisms of nanostructured materials.
For more about solid-state NMR at the University of Auckland, you can find here.
Additional websites:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Zoran_Zujovic
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=RJu6HiYAAAAJ&hl=en
Current projects
- Solid-state NMR of antimicrobial materials
- Solid-state NMR of perlites
- Structural investigations of eggshells
- Solid-state NMR of ultra-hard materials
- Fluorinated alumina materials
- Solid-state NMR of moxifloxacin (an antibiotic) co-crystals and physical mixtures
Teaching | Current
Responsibilities
- Senior Research Fellow in Physical Chemistry/Materials Science/Solid-state NMR Spectroscopy
- Solid-state NMR spectroscopist in the NMR Centre, Faculty of Science
- Lecturer and Course Director
Areas of expertise
- Solid-state NMR spectroscopy of inorganic and organic materials
- Nanostructured materials - self-assembly
Selected publications and creative works (Research Outputs)
- Zujovic, Z., Wheelwright, W. V. K., Kilmartin, P. A., Hanna, J. V., & Cooney, R. P. (2018). Structural investigations of perlite and expanded perlite using ¹H, ²⁷AI and ²⁹Si solid-state NMR. Ceramics International, 44 (3), 2952-2958. 10.1016/j.ceramint.2017.11.047
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Paul Kilmartin - Wheelwright, W., Cooney, R. P., Ray, S., Zujovic, Z., & De Silva, K. (2017). Ultra-high surface area nano-porous silica from expanded perlite: Formation and characterization. Ceramics International, 43 (14), 11495-11504. 10.1016/j.ceramint.2017.05.333
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/35319
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Karnika De Silva - Gizdavic Nikolaidis, M. R., Jevremovic, M. M., Milenkovic, M., Allison, M. C., Stanisavljev, D. R., Bowmaker, G. A., & Zujovic, Z. D. (2016). High yield and facile microwave-assisted synthesis of conductive H2SO4 doped polyanilines. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 173, 255-261. 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2016.02.011
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/40580
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Marija Gizdavic Nikolaidis, Graham Bowmaker - Das, O., Sarmah, A. K., Zujovic, Z., & Bhattacharyya, D. (2016). Characterisation of waste derived biochar added biocomposites: Chemical and thermal modifications. Science of the Total Environment, 550, 133-142. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.01.062
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Ajit Sarmah, Debes Bhattacharyya - Zujovic, Z., Chen, D., & Melton, L. D. (2016). Comparison of celery (Apium graveolens L.) collenchyma and parenchyma cell wall polysaccharides enabled by solid-state ¹³C NMR. Carbohydrate Research, 420, 51-57. 10.1016/j.carres.2015.11.006
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/42814
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AUCKLAND 1010
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