Početna Zavod za strojarske konstrukcije Željko Ivandić

Željko Ivandić

Department of Mechanical Design

Chair of Machine Elements

Željko Ivandić, Ph.D.Željko Ivandić

Full professor with tenure

Vice-Rector for education and students

E-mail: zivandic@unisb.hr

Consulations: Tuesday from 13 to 15 h

 

Curriculum Vitae

Prof. Željko Ivandić, Ph.D. was born on August 20, 1965, in Slavonski Brod. In 1984, he completed his education with a focus on mathematics and computer science at the Center for Targeted Education “Zlatko Šnajder” in Slavonski Brod. He enrolled in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Slavonski Brod, part of the J. J. Strossmayer University in Osijek, in 1984. He began attending classes in 1985 after completing his military service. During his studies, he received the Rector’s Award from the J. J. Strossmayer University in Osijek for the academic years 1985/86 and 1987/88. He graduated with honors on July 6, 1990, from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Slavonski Brod, J. J. Strossmayer University in Osijek, with a thesis titled: “Additional Requirements for Quality Assurance of Welded Products from High-Strength Steels²” under the mentorship of Prof. Dr. Zvonimir Lukačević. In 1990, he began working as an intern-postgraduate at the Department of Mechanical Constructions at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. On October 24, 1996, he defended his master’s thesis titled: “Analysis of Shaft-Hub Joints” at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb. He defended his doctoral dissertation titled: “Conceptual Evaluation of Structural Features” on November 25, 2002, at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture in Zagreb.

At the same Department of Mechanical Engineering, at the Chair of Machine Elements and Design, he works to this day and has been the Chair of Machine Elements and Design from 2007 to 2019 (acting as the Deputy Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering in several mandates). Starting from November 1, 1990, until December 3, 1991, he was appointed as a trainee postgraduate, then from December 4, 1991, until May 19, 1997, as a junior assistant, and from May 20, 1997, until January 15, 2003, he was appointed as an assistant at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Slavonski Brod. From March 16, 2003, until March 22, 2005, he was appointed as a senior assistant, and from March 23, 2005, until February 24, 2010, he held the title of assistant professor at the Chair of Machine Elements and Design, Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Slavonski Brod. From February 25, 2010, until July 8, 2013, he held the position of associate professor, and from July 8, 2013, until July 8, 2018, he holds a valid appointment as a full professor. Since July 11, 2018 (confirmed appointment by the UNIOS Senate), he holds a valid appointment as a full professor in a permanent position at the same Chair of Machine Elements and Design, Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Slavonski Brod, University of Slavonski Brod. From 1990 until the present day, he has been continuously involved in the teaching process of various study programs (according to the previous program in the professional study VI/1 and university study VII/1, as well as the new program in the undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate specialist, and doctoral studies) that were conducted and/or are currently being conducted at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Slavonski Brod. As an external collaborator, he participated in teaching at the Polytechnic in Požega, Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Osijek, Faculty of Education in Osijek, Polytechnic in Slavonski Brod, Maritime Department of the University of Zadar, and as a visiting lecturer at the Faculty of Technical Sciences in Novi Sad. He served as Vice Dean for Education of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering during the mandate period 2013-2017 and 2018-2021 (mandate ended in 2020 with the registration of the University of Slavonski Brod where he holds the position of Acting Vice-Rector for Education, Students, and Study Programs), and in connection with this, he participates in the work of the Education Committee of the J. J. Strossmayer University in Osijek from 2013 to 2021, as well as numerous commissions of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. He was the Chair of the Department of Machine Elements and Design from 2007 to 2019 and acted as the temporary Head of the Technical Department of the Polytechnic in Slavonski Brod. He currently holds the position of Vice-Rector for Education, Students, and Study Programs of the University of Slavonski Brod (2021-2025). Overall, Prof. Dr. Željko Ivandić is a co-lecturer on 4 courses of university undergraduate education at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, on 15 courses of university graduate education at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, on 4 courses of postgraduate specialist education at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, on 6 courses of university postgraduate education (doctoral studies at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering), and he is the head of the “Design and Numerical Modeling of Products” direction in the same study program, on 3 courses of professional study at the Technical Department of the University of Slavonski Brod, on 2 courses of the Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, and on 4 courses of the Department of Biotechnical Sciences at the University of Slavonski Brod. Throughout his teaching career, Prof. Dr. Željko Ivandić, as a lecturer and/or co-lecturer, has conducted the following courses in the professional study (VI/1) at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering: Technical Drawing and Descriptive Geometry I, Machine Elements I, Machine Elements II, CAE, Crane Structures, Pipe Systems and Fittings, Manufacturing-oriented Design; and in the university study (VII/1): Technical Drawing and Descriptive Geometry I, Machine Elements I, Machine Elements II, Fundamentals of Design. As part of the study reform at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering implemented in 2004, he participated in shaping the redesigned undergraduate study and proposing the direction “Design and Product Development,” actively working on modernizing the curriculum and introducing new subjects, as a lecturer/co-lecturer on the following courses: Technical Drawing and Computer Graphics (1st semester of university undergraduate study) – 15(3+3); Introduction to Mechanical Engineering (1st semester of university undergraduate study – Optional course) – 15(1+0); Structural Elements I (3rd semester of university undergraduate study) – 15(3+2); Structural Elements II (4th semester of university undergraduate study) – 15(2+2); Design Theory (7th semester of university undergraduate study) – 15(2+1); Tribology of Machine Elements (7th semester of university undergraduate study) – 15(2+1); Design and Calculation of Structures (7th semester of university undergraduate study – elective course) – 15(2+2); Computer-Aided Design I (7th semester of university undergraduate study – elective course) – 15(2+2). At the Department of Mechanical Engineering, he participates in teaching in the direction of graduate studies “Design and Product Development,” and contributes to the development and introduction of new subjects, participating as a lecturer/co-lecturer in the following courses: Ecological Design (1st semester) – 15(2+0); Numerical Modeling and Simulation (1st semester) – 15(2+2); Evaluation Models (1st semester) – 15(2+1); Metal Structures (1st semester) – 15(2+1); Industrial Design (2nd semester) – 15(2+1); Product Development Design (2nd semester) – 15(2+1); Optimization of Structures (2nd semester) – 15(2+1); CAD/CAM Systems (3rd semester) – 15(2+1); Standardization and Technical Regulations (3rd semester) – 15(2+0); Transmissions and Lifts (3rd semester) – 15(2+0). He participates in the development of a new direction of postgraduate specialist studies “Modeling and Numerical Analysis of Structures” and the introduction of new subjects, and participates as a lecturer/co-lecturer in the following courses: Modeling of Structures and Construction Processes (2nd semester); Selected Areas of Mechanical Engineering Elements (2nd semester); Internal Combustion Engines (1st semester). In 2004, he was appointed as the head of the “Modeling and Numerical Analysis of Structures” direction of postgraduate specialist studies. He participates in the development of a new direction and course description of the university postgraduate doctoral study “Design and Numerical Modeling of Products” (he is the head of the mentioned direction) and participates in teaching the following courses as a co-lecturer: Design Theory (2nd semester); Selected Areas of Mechanical Engineering Elements (3rd semester); Methods of Structural Evaluation (4th semester); Product Development and Ergonomics (4th semester), etc. In this list of teaching activities, it is important to emphasize participation in the teaching process as a lecturer/co-lecturer on three (3) courses at the Technical Department, two (2) courses at the Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, and on four (4) courses at the Department of Biotechnical Sciences at the University of Slavonski Brod.

Alongside colleagues from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, he participates in the organizational restructuring of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and in the organization of work at the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the establishment of the Chair of Machine Elements and Design, of which he was the President from 2007 to 2019. He assists in the establishment and coordinates the computer laboratory for the needs of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and contributes to the establishment of the LECAD laboratory in Slavonski Brod. He participates in the establishment of the Polytechnic in Slavonski Brod as the Head of the Technical Department, as well as in the establishment and organization of the teaching process both as a teacher and as the Head of the Technical Department. He continues to participate in teaching at the Technical Department of the study program in production engineering until today. He actively promotes the development of teaching methodology (to date, he has mentored over 80 candidates in pedagogical and psychological methodological training at the Faculty of Education in Osijek (now the Faculty of Educational Sciences, UNIOS), and he continues to do so today at the University of Slavonski Brod, Department of Social Sciences and Humanities (participating in university education and lifelong learning programs, mentoring over 80 teachers in primary and secondary schools in the field of vocational education, visiting over 80 secondary vocational schools and primary schools, and participating in various demonstration/methodological teaching hours and workshops). In his teaching, he encourages synergy between the teaching process and the multidisciplinary aspect of the role of technology and technical sciences in the education needs of students considering civilization development, through teaching at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical Department, and the Department of Social Sciences and Humanities. He has participated in teaching the Methodology of Profession at the University of Zadar in the program of Pedagogical, Psychological, and Methodological Training for Lifelong Learning for one academic year.

Prof. Željko Ivandić has significantly contributed to raising the level of the teaching process as a whole, both in undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Slavonski Brod and its components at the University of Slavonski Brod, both in the past and today, through his teaching work, pedagogical approach, methodological persistence, mentoring, and introduction of new subjects. As the temporary Head of the Technical Department, he made a significant teaching, pedagogical, and organizational contribution to the development of the teaching of the undergraduate study program in production engineering at the Polytechnic in Slavonski Brod. His engagement in promoting pedagogical values ​​of technology and technical culture in the education of numerous generations of students and graduates at the Faculty of Education in Osijek (now the Faculty of Educational Sciences) and the Dislocated Study Program in Slavonski Brod is particularly noteworthy. As an external collaborator, he participated in teaching at the Polytechnic in Požega, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Osijek, the Maritime Department of the University of Zadar, and served as a visiting professor at the Faculty of Technical Sciences at the University of Novi Sad. He participates in the work of numerous committees of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Shipbuilding at the University of Zagreb, the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Rijeka, and the Maritime Department of the University of Zadar. He has been involved in the work of the University of J. J. Strossmayer in Osijek’s Education Committee from 2013 to 2020. He served as the Vice Dean for Teaching at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Slavonski Brod from 2013 to 2017 and in the second term from 2017 to 2021. Since the establishment of the University of Slavonski Brod, he has been acting as the Vice Rector for Teaching, Students, and Study Programs. In 2021, he was elected for a four-year term as the Vice Rector for Teaching, Students, and Study Programs at the University of Slavonski Brod. Professor Dr. Željko Ivandić’s professional activities mainly focus on solving problems related to the design of structural details, preparation of technical documentation, strength and stability analysis of metal structures, and lifelong learning activities for professionals from practice, lifelong education in professional-methodical content for elementary school teachers and high school vocational school teachers. He independently or as a co-author has developed three (3) professional projects, focusing mainly on the application of design theory, structurally correct design, and evaluation in the process of modeling structural features, application of different software systems for modeling and preparing technical documentation, and application of the finite element method for stress and deformation analysis in some structural components. In addressing these highly professional issues and participating in lifelong education for practice needs, he has used knowledge resulting from his scientific, professional, and pedagogical activitie.

In his professional work, he has collaborated with several companies, including: Termoenergetska postrojenja d.o.o. Đuro Đaković, Same Deutz-Fahr Žetelice d.o.o. Županja, TUV Croatia d.o.o. Slavonski Brod, and Hunter Douglas Zagreb d.o.o. He has also collaborated with various institutions such as HKAIG, the Technical High School in Slavonski Brod, Elementary School “Hugo Badalić”, PEDAGOGI FAKULTAS, EOTVOS JOZSEF FOISKOLA, BAJA, HUNGARY, and associations such as the Professional Council of Technical Culture Teachers of the Brod-Posavina County, Inter-County Professional Council of Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering of the Brod-Posavina County, among others.

He has been a member of the editorial board of the scientific-professional journal “Tehnički vjesnik” since 2012. From 2007 to 2012, he served as the interim Head of the Technical Department at the Polytechnic of Slavonski Brod. He has participated in scientific-professional conferences both nationally and internationally. As an author or co-author, he has published more than 130 scientific-professional papers in journals and conference proceedings from international and domestic conferences, and has mentored over 120 final or diploma theses at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, as well as at the Faculty of Education in Osijek and the Polytechnic of Slavonski Brod. He has reviewed numerous scientific and professional papers for international and domestic scientific journals, international and domestic conferences, mentored 4 doctoral theses, and served as a co-mentor for 1 doctoral thesis, as well as mentoring/co-mentoring 2 specialist postgraduate theses. Prof. Dr. Željko Ivandić was a member of the Ministry of Science and Education’s Main Committee for the field of technical sciences – fields of mechanical engineering, shipbuilding, transportation technology, aviation, rocket, and space technology for the mandate period from 2013 to 2017. He has received numerous awards and acknowledgments for his work.

His research activities have been conducted within various projects, including:

  1. Project 2-08-166 “Research, development, and integration of software in CIM systems” – led by Prof. Dr. sc. N. Majdandžić – participated as a researcher.
  2. Project 2002-086 “Information system for determining the cycle of preventive maintenance and predicting equipment failure and damage” – led by Prof. Dr. sc. N. Majdandžić – participated as a researcher.
  3. Project 0152015 “Product ecological assessment system” – led by Prof. Dr. sc. M. Kljajin – participated as a researcher.
  4. Project 0152014 “Expert system for individual production technology development” – led by Prof. Dr. sc. N. Majdandžić – participated as a consultant.
  5. Bilateral HR-SLO project “Application of fracture mechanics in the revitalization of energy components” – led by Prof. Dr. sc. D. Kozak – participated as a researcher.
  6. TEST, TP-02/0120-14 “Project of a modular system for recycling secondary raw materials” – led by Prof. Dr. sc. M. Kljajin – participated as a researcher.
  7. Bilateral project with MU Leoben, Austria ‘An influence of surface treatment processes on the fatigue behaviour under multiaxial loading’ (led by Prof. Dr. sc. D. Kozak; Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Slavonski Brod) – participated as a researcher.
  8. Bilateral project with Kecskemét College, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Automation (GAMF) ‘Advanced cutting and cooling techniques in metal cutting and abrasive processes’ (led by Prof. Dr. sc. A. Stoić; Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Slavonski Brod) – participated as a researcher.
  9. Project 036-0363078-3018 “Control of mobile robots and vehicles in unknown and dynamic environments” (led by Prof. Dr. sc. Ivan Petrović; Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Zagreb) – participated as a researcher.
  10. Project 152-1521473-3111 “Product features for overall product realization in rapid manufacturing” (led by Prof. Dr. sc. Milan Kljajin; Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Slavonski Brod) – participated as a researcher.
  11. He also participated in the European project (2013–2015) “ME4CataLOgue (Mechanical Engineering for Catalogue)” led by Prof. Dr. sc. Dražan Kozak.

Member of the following professional associations and/or committees:

  • Croatian Society for Machine Elements and Design,
  • Croatian Society for Mechanics,
  • Croatian Society for Robotics,
  • Croatian Society for Production Engineering,
  • Croatian Society for Metrology,
  • Croatian Association of Mechanical and Naval Engineers,
  • The Design Society (Membership number: 20139).

He is registered in the Registry of Scientists under identification number: 193585.

He is fluent in English and Russian. He is married and the father of two children.

On September 15, 2010, he was appointed to the scientific title of scientific advisor by the Decision of the Central Committee for the field of technical sciences – field of mechanical engineering, shipbuilding, transport and traffic technology, aerospace, rocket, and space technology, Class: 640-03/10-01/0773; Ref. No.: 355-02-02-10-0002. On June 28, 2018, he was appointed to the scientific-teaching title of full professor in a permanent position for the scientific field of Technical Sciences, field of Mechanical Engineering at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Slavonski Brod (confirmed by the Senate of UNIOS on July 11, 2018).

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