Vesna Ocelić Bulatović was born on November 25, 1981 in Vukovar. She graduated from the
High School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics in 2000 in Zagreb. In 2006, Vesna graduated from
the Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology (FCET) in Zagreb, and defended her doctoral
thesis entitled “Rheological Properties of Polymer Modified Bitumen” in 2013 at FCET. A year later,
Vesna was promoted to research associate in the area of technical sciences, scientific field of chemical engineering. From 2007 to 2018, she worked at the Department of Polymer Engineering and Organic Chemical Technology, FCET as a PhD student and a postdoctoral researcher. From 2018 to 2022, she worked at the Faculty of Metallurgy Department, University of Zagreb  as a Assistant professor.  Since 2022, Vesna has been employed as assistant professor at the  Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology (FCET) in Zagreb, in the field of interdisciplinary technical sciences, discipline environmental engineering. Vesna’s research interests include development, preparation, and characterisation of multicomponent polymeric materials/biomaterials and composites/biocomposites (micro and nano), their biodegradation potential and environmental impact. She has actively participated in a scientific project funded by the Ministry of Science, Education, and Sports of the Republic of Croatia, z-projects (2007–2013), a project of the European Regional Development Fund, and several financial institutional grants (2014–2021) funded by the University of Zagreb. Vesna is currently associate on a research project funded by the Croatian Science Foundation and on the European Regional Development Fund project. As author and co-author, she has published 37 scientific papers in leading world journals, and 22 papers in proceedings of national and international conferences. Vesna is actively involved in encouraging cooperation and the transfer of knowledge, skills, and experiences from the university domain in the economy, through previous participation in professional projects, studies, and expertise for the industry. She brings her scientific and teaching work closer to the public through the popularisation of science by participating regularly in workshops and open days, as well as in the organisation of workshops as part of lifelong learning.
Vesna was active member of several scientific and organising committees of national and international conferences, and since 2020, she has been vice president of the international conference Ružička Days. Vesna is the proud member of the Scientific Council for Oil and Gas Economy and Energy – Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, member of the Supervisory Board of the Croatian Society of Chemical Engineers, member of the Association of University Teachers and Other Scientists in Zagreb, and member of Almae Matris Alumni Chemicae Ingeniariae Zagrabiensis (AMACIZ).

• Scientific Council for Oil and Gas Economy and Energy – Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, memeber from 2014.
• Croatian Society of Chemical Engineers (CSCE), memeber and member of the Supervisory Board
• Association of University Teachers and Other Scientists in Zagreb, member
• Almae Matris Alumni Chemicae Ingeniariae Zagrabiensis (AMACIZ), member

• National project “Modification and stability of multiphases polymer systems”, Z- pro-ject financed by MoSES (2007-2013)
• "VIRTULAB - Integrated laboratory for primary and secondary raw materials", infrastructure project, European Fund for Regional Development (ERDF), KK.01.1.1.02.0022, (2018 - 2021)
• "Center for Foundry  - SIMET", European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), RC.2.2.10-0005, (2014-2020)
• Application of advanced water treatment technologies to remove microplastics,  HRZZ (IP-2019-04-9661) (2019-2023)
• Plastics monitoRIng detectiOn RemedIaTion recoverY, COST ACTION – CA20101, 2021./2025.;
   

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONAL GRANTS

• 2013 - Modification of the properties of biodegradable polymers, University of Zagreb, Croatia
• 2014 - Degradation of PCL/TiO2 micro and nanocomposites, University of Zagreb, Croatia
• 2015 - Biodegradable packaging materials for fruit-growing agricultural applications, University of Zagreb, Croatia
• 2016 - Packaging materials based on biodegradable polymers and biocomposites, University of Zagreb, Croatia
• 2017 - Application of biocomposites as packaging materials,  University of Zagreb, Croatia
• 2018 -  Interfacial phenomena in multiphase polymer systems”, University of Zagreb, Croatia
• 2020 - Preparation and characterization of photocatalysts from TiO2 and graphene oxide, University of Zagreb, Croatia
• 2021 - The use of basalt and carbon fibers as photocatalyst carriers, University of Zagreb, Croatia
• 2022 - Influence of the interface in multiphase polymer systems, University of Zagreb, Croatia

PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS

• Rheological evaluation of polymer-modified bitumen using a dynamic shear rheometer, IGH d.d., 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 (collaboration)
• Polymer modified bitumen, Modibit d.o.o. 2008-2012. (project)
• Determining the influence of the surface dot dark stain on the composition and properties of the polyethylene sheath of the electric cable, 2016, Elka d.d. (elaboration).

• 25.09.2023. - today                                                                                                                          University of Zagreb, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology                              Associate Professor
• 01.04.2022.-25.09.2023.                                                                                                                              University of Zagreb, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology                              Assistant Professor

• 01.10.2018.-01.04.2022.

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• 31.5.2013.-31.09.2018.                                                                                                                      University of Zagreb, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology                                  scientific novice,  postdoctoral student

• 01.05.2007.-31.5.2013.                                                                                                                      University of Zagreb, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology                                  scientific novice,  assistant