2008 - 2013 PhD (Graduate doctoral study of Chemistry - Organic Chemistry) at University of Zagreb,  Faculty of Science,  Department of Chemistry 

2004 - 2008 dipl. ing. (M. Sc. equivalent), University of Zagreb,  Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry  

2019 - 2021   Shape-shifting of vesicles induced by artificial tubular networks (SHINEShift), Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Fellowship, University of Twente, The Netherlands

2017 – 2018   Development of one pot “CaLB-BOP method” for the amide synthesis, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Croatia

2022   Participation in Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting Chemistry 2022 – Invitation to participate received for 70^th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting 2020 (Interdisciplinary) which was held online in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19

2008   awarded the medal of the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb for achievements in studies 

2009/10 Organic chemistry laboratory 2 – Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb

                Organic chemistry laboratory 1 – Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb

2008/09 Organic chemistry laboratory 2 – Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb

I. Dokli, A. Ožegović, A. Šimanović, M. Hromin, A. Knežević, A. Višnjevac, A. Lesac, Enantioselective Synthesis of 3-Aryl-3-hydroxypropanoic Esters as Subunits for Chiral Liquid Crystals, J. Org. Chem. 87 (2022) 14045-14057.

F. Xiu^#, A. Knežević^#, S. Kwangmettatam, D. Di Iorio, J. Huskens, T. Kudernac, Multivalent Noncovalent Interfacing and Cross‐Linking of Supramolecular Tubes, Adv. Mater. 34 (2021) 2105926.

C. Meyer, P. Davidson, D. Constantin, V. Sergan, D. Stoenescu, A. Knežević, I. Dokli, A. Lesac, I. Dozov, Fréedericksz-Like Transition in a Biaxial Smectic- A Phase, Phys. Rev. X 11 (2021) 031012.

A. Knežević*, J. Novak, A. Bosak, M. Vinković, Structural isomers of saligenin-based β2-agonists: synthesis and insight into the reaction mechanism, Org. Biomol. Chem. 18 (2020) 9675-9688.

A. Knežević*, J. Novak, V. Vinković, New Brush-Type Chiral Stationary Phases for Enantioseparation of Pharmaceutical Drugs, Molecules 24 (2019) 4; 823.

A. Knežević, M. Sapunar, A. Buljan, I. Dokli, Z. Hameršak, D. Kontrec, A. Lesac, Fine-tuning effect of π–π interactions on the stability of the N_TB phase, Soft Matter 14 (2018) 8466-8474.

A. Lesac, U. Baumeister, I. Dokli, Z. Hameršak, T. Ivšić, D. Kontrec, M. Viskić, A. Knežević, Geometric aspects influencing N-N_TB transition - implication of intramolecular torsion, Liq. Cryst. 45 (2018) 1101-1110.

Journal articles

Scientific and review papers

• Meyer, C., Davidson, P., Luckhurst, G., Dokli, I., Knežević, A., Lesac, A., Paterson, D., Walker, R., Storey, J., Imrie, C. & Dozov, I. (2023) Temperature Dependence of the Electroclinic Effect in the Twist-Bend Nematic Phase. Crystals, 13 (3), 465, 22 doi:10.3390/cryst13030465.

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• Dokli, I., Ožegović, A., Šimanović, A., Hromin, M., Knežević, A., Višnjevac, A. & Lesac, A. (2022) Enantioselective Synthesis of 3-Aryl-3-hydroxypropanoic Esters as Subunits for Chiral Liquid Crystals. The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 87 (21), 14045-14057 doi:10.1021/acs.joc.2c01662.

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• Matošević, A., Knežević, A., Zandona, A., Maraković, N., Kovarik, Z. & Bosak, A. (2022) Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of biscarbamates as potential selective butyrylcholinesterase inhibitors fot the treatment of Alzheimer`s disease. Pharmaceuticals, 15 (10), 1220, 24 doi:10.3390/ph15101220.

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• Xiu, F., Knežević, A., Kwangmettatam, S., Di Iorio, D., Huskens, J. & Kudernac, T. (2021) Multivalent Noncovalent Interfacing and Cross‐Linking of Supramolecular Tubes. Advanced Materials, 34 (5), 2105926, 11 doi:10.1002/adma.202105926.

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• Meyer, C., Davidson, P., Constantin, D., Sergan, V., Stoenescu, D., Knežević, A., Dokli, I., Lesac, A. & Dozov, I. (2021) Fréedericksz-Like Transition in a Biaxial Smectic- A Phase. Physical review. X, 11 (3), 031012, 25 doi:10.1103/physrevx.11.031012.

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• Knežević, A., Dokli, I., Novak, J., Kontrec, D. & Lesac, A. (2021) Fluorinated twist-bend nematogens: the role of intermolecular interaction. Liquid crystals, 48 (5), 756-766 doi:10.1080/02678292.2020.1817585.

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• Knežević, A., Novak, J., Bosak, A. & Vinković, M. (2020) Structural isomers of saligenin-based β2-agonists: synthesis and insight into the reaction mechanism. Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 18 (47), 9675-9688 doi:10.1039/d0ob02095h.

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• Maraković, N., Knežević, A., Rončević, I., Brazzolotto, X., Kovarik, Z. & Šinko, G. (2020) Enantioseparation, in vitro testing, and structural characterization of triple-binding reactivators of organophosphate-inhibited cholinesterases. Biochemical Journal, 477, 2771-2790 doi:10.1042/bcj20200192.

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• Buljan, A., Knežević, A., Dokli, I. & Lesac, A. (2019) Synthesis and Mesomorphic Properties of Novel Bent-shaped Naphthyl Diketones. Croatica chemica acta, 92 (2), 3541, 7 doi:10.5562/cca3541.

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• Knežević, A., Novak, J. & Vinković, V. (2019) New Brush-Type Chiral Stationary Phases for Enantioseparation of Pharmaceutical Drugs. Molecules, 24 (4), 823, 16 doi:10.3390/molecules24040823.

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• Knežević, A., Sapunar, M., Buljan, A., Dokli, I., Hameršak, Z., Kontrec, D. & Lesac, A. (2018) Fine-tuning effect of p–p interactions on the stability of the NTB phase. Soft matter, 14, 8466-8474 doi:10.1039/c8sm01569d.

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• Knežević, A., Novak, J., Pescitelli, G. & Vinković, V. (2018) Determination of the Absolute Configuration of (S )-N -(1-Aryl-allyl)-3, 5-dinitrobenzamides and Their Elution Order on Brush-Type Chiral Stationary Phases. European journal of organic chemistry, 2018 (19), 3982-3991 doi:10.1002/ejoc.201800346.

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• Lesac, A., Baumeister, U., Dokli, I., Hameršak, Z., Ivšić, T., Kontrec, D., Viskić, M., Knežević, A. & Mandle, R. (2018) Geometric aspects influencing N-NTB transition - implication of intramolecular torsion. Liquid crystals, 45 (7), 1101-1110 doi:10.1080/02678292.2018.1453556.

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• Knežević, A., Dokli, I., Sapunar, M., Šegota, S., Baumeister, U. & Lesac, A. (2018) Induced smectic phase in binary mixture of twist- bend nematogens. Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 9, 1297, 11 doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.122.

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• Majerić Elenkov, M., Čičak, M., Knežević, A. & Smolko, A. (2018) Halohydrin dehalogenase-catalysed transformations of epifluorohydrin. Tetrahedron letters, 59 (4), 406-408 doi:10.1016/j.tetlet.2017.12.054.

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• Bosak, A., Knežević, A., Gazić Smilović, I., Šinko, G. & Kovarik, Z. (2017) Resorcinol-, catechol- and saligenin-based bronchodilating beta2-agonists as inhibitors of human cholinesterase activity. Journal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry, 32 (1), 789-797 doi:10.1080/14756366.2017.1326109.

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• Maraković, N., Knežević, A., Vinković, V., Kovarik, Z. & Šinko, G. (2016) Design and synthesis of N-substituted-2-hydroxyiminoacetamides and interactions with cholinesterases. Chemico-biological interactions, 259 (Part B), 122-132 doi:10.1016/j.cbi.2016.05.035.

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• Knežević, A., Vinković, V., Maraković, N. & Šinko, G. (2014) Enzyme-catalyzed cascade synthesis of hydroxyiminoacetamides. Tetrahedron letters, 55 (31), 4338-4341 doi:10.1016/j.tetlet.2014.06.027.

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• Knežević, A., Landek, G., Dokli, I. & Vinković, V. (2011) Efficient enzymatic approach to (S)-1-aryl-allylamines. Tetrahedron: asymmetry, 22 (9), 936-941 doi:10.1016/j.tetasy.2011.06.004.

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• Knežević, A., Medančić, T., Milovac, S., Biljan, I., Halasz, I. & Vančik, H. (2011) Photothermal Reactions of Nitrosobenzene and Halonitrosobenzenes in Solid-state. Croatica chemica acta, 84 (1), 21-24 doi:10.5562/cca1714.

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Conference proceedings papers

Scientific conference proceedings papers

• Meyer, C., Dozov, I., Davidson, P., Luckhurst, G., Dokli, I., Knežević, A. & Lesac, A. (2018) Electric-field effects in the twist-bend nematic phase. U: Chien, L. (ur.)Proc. SPIE 10555 doi:10.1117/12.2301296.

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Theses

Doctoral dissertation

• Knežević, A. (2013) 'SYNTHESIS AND EVALUATION OF CHIRAL STATIONARY PHASES CONTAINING N-(1-ARYLPROPYL)-3, 5-DINITROBENZAMIDE SELECTOR', doktorska disertacija, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb.