2021–2025 University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Doctoral Study in Chemistry, Major Field: Inorganic and Structural Chemistry

2018–2021 University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Graduate Studies in Chemistry, Research Programme, Major Fields: Inorganic Chemistry and Biochemistry | Master in Chemistry, mag. chem.

2014–2018 University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Undergraduate Study in Chemistry | Bachelor in Chemistry, univ. bacc. chem.

• Effect of Mixed Glass-Forming Oxides: Unlocking the Potential of Structural Features for Tailoring Electrical Transport and Catalytic Activity of Phosphate Glass-(Ceramics) - ECLECTIC GLASS

  30.12.2025 - 29.12.2028 | 199,870.00 EUR

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• Expanding insights into the mechanisms of polaronic and ionic conduction in oxide glass-(ceramics) – DOK - POLAR-ION-GLASS

  19.10.2021 - 18.10.2025 | 90,000.00 EUR

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Original scientific paper

• Žužić, Andreja; Marijan, Sara; Šantić, Ana; Macan, Jelena; Gajović, Andreja | Influence of synthesis route on electrical conductivity of compositionally complex Ti-Zr-Hf-Nb-Ta oxide ceramics // Ceramics international, 52 (2026), 15; 30184-30192. doi: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2026.05.112

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• Marijan, Sara; Mošner, Petr; Koudelka, Ladislav; Skoko, Željko; Pavić, Luka; Pisk, Jana | Innovative approach to the catalytic effects of oxide glasses and glass-ceramics on the thermal decomposition of fatty acids // Journal of non-crystalline solids, 651 (2025), 123386, 6. doi: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2025.123386

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• Popov, Nina; Marijan, Sara; Pavić, Luka; Miljanić, Snežana; Zadro, Krešo; Kratofil Krehula, Ljerka; Homonnay, Zoltán; Kuzmann, Ernő; Kubuki, Shiro; Ibrahim, Ahmed et al. | Influence of Al3+ ions on the direct hydrothermal formation and properties of hematite (α-Fe2O3) nanorods // Journal of alloys and compounds, 1018 (2025), 179223, 17. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2025.179223

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• Marijan, Sara; Pavić, Luka | Solid-state impedance spectroscopy studies of dielectric properties and relaxation processes in Na2O-V2O5-Nb2O5-P2O5 glass system // International Journal of Minerals Metallurgy and Materials, 31 (2024), 186-196. doi: 10.1007/s12613-023-2744-0

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• Pisk, Jana; Marijan, Sara; Klaser, Teodoro; Mošner, Petr; Koudelka, Ladislav; Agustin, Dominique; Skoko, Željko; Pavić, Luka | Peculiar catalytic properties of oxide glass-(ceramics) in epoxidation reactions // Journal of non-crystalline solids, 626 (2024), 122780, 5. doi: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2023.122780

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• Marijan, Sara; Razum, Marta; Sklepić Kerhač, Kristina; Mošner, Petr; Koudelka, Ladislav; Pisk, Jana; Moguš-Milanković, Andrea; Skoko, Željko; Pavić, Luka | The Crystallization Behavior of a Na2O-GeO2-P2O5 Glass System: A (Micro)Structural, Electrical, and Dielectric Study // Materials, 17 (2024), 2; 306, 16. doi: 10.3390/ma17020306

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• Marijan, Sara; Klaser, Teodoro; Mirosavljević, Marija; Mošner, Petr; Koudelka, Ladislav; Skoko, Željko; Pisk, Jana; Pavić, Luka | Exploring the Effect of V2O5 and Nb2O5 Content on the Structural, Thermal, and Electrical Characteristics of Sodium Phosphate Glasses and Glass–Ceramics // International journal of molecular sciences, 25 (2024), 5; 3005, 22. doi: 10.3390/ijms25053005

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• Žužić, Andreja; Pavić, Luka; Bafti, Arijeta; Marijan, Sara; Macan, Jelena; Gajović, Andreja | The role of the A-site cation and crystal structure on the electrical conductivity of strontium-doped calcium and barium manganites // Journal of alloys and compounds, 935 1 (2023), 167949, 11. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2022.167949

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• Razum, Marta ; Marijan, Sara ; Filho, Jose C. ; Andrade, Acacio A. ; Almeida Silva, Anielle C. ; Dantas, Noelio O. ; Pisk, Jana ; Šantić, Ana ; Pavić, Luka | Mixed-Alkali Effect and Correlation to Glass Structure in Ionically Conductive P2O5-Al2O3-Na2O-K2O Glass System // Coatings, 13 (2023), 1; 185, 14. doi: 10.3390/coatings13010185

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• Marijan, Sara; Razum, Marta; Klaser, Teodoro; Mošner, Petr; Koudelka, Ladislav; Skoko, Željko; Pisk, Jana; Pavić, Luka | Tailoring structure for improved sodium mobility and electrical properties in V2O5–Nb2O5–P2O5 Glass(es)-(Ceramics) // Journal of physics and chemistry of solids, 181 (2023), 111461, 12. doi: 10.1016/j.jpcs.2023.111461

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• Keerti Kut, T.V.N.; Marijan, Sara; Pisk, Jana; Venkata Sekhar, A.; Siva Sesha Reddy, A.; Venkatramaiah, N.; Naga Raju, G.; Pavić, Luka; Veeraiah, N. | Impact of silver ions on dielectric properties and conductivity of lithium silicate glass system mixed with red lead // Journal of non-crystalline solids, 588 (2022), 121641, 10. doi: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2022.121641

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Conference abstract

• Marijan, Sara; Skoko, Željko; Pajić, Damir; Kubuki, Shiro; Hostinský, Tomaš; Mošner, Petr, Koudelka, Ladislav; Pisk, Jana; Pavić, Luka | Mixed ionic-electronic conduction in sodium vanadium phosphate glasses: thermal, structural, and electrical insights // 11th International Conference on Borate Glasses, Crystals, and Melts and the 4th International Conference on Phosphate Materials. | Lille: University of Lille, 2026. str. 11-11

• Marijan, Sara; Skoko, Željko; Hostinský, Tomaš; Mošner, Petr; Koudelka, Ladislav; Razum, Marta; Sarjanović, Josipa; Pisk, Jana; Pavić, Luka | Effect of V2O5 addition on the dielectric and catalytic behavior of sodium-phosphate glasses and glass-ceramics // 11th International Conference on Borate Glasses, Crystals, and Melts and the 4th International Conference on Phosphate Materials. | Lille: University of Lille, 2026. str. 14-14

• Laroye, Suzon; Marijan, Sara; Razum, Marta; Hostinský, Tomaš; Mošner, Petr; Koudelka, Ladislav; Skoko, Željko; Pisk, Jana; Pavić, Luka | Structure–property correlations in alkali phosphate glasses containing TM ions // 15th ISE Satellite Student Regional Symposium on Electrochemistry / Brkić, Lana; Zdolšek, Nikola (ur.). | Zagreb: Croatian Society of Chemical Engineers, Zagreb, Croatia, 2026. str. 10-10

• Marijan, Sara; Skoko, Željko; Hostinský, Tomaš; Mošner, Petr; Koudelka, Ladislav; Razum, Marta; Sarjanović, Josipa; Pisk, Jana; Pavić, Luka | CATALYTIC BEHAVIOR AND DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF V-P-O-BASED GLASSES // Thirty-Second Croatian–Slovenian Crystallographic Meeting - Book of Abstracts / Skoko, Željko; Đaković, Marijana; Klaser Teodoro et al. (ur.). | Zagreb: Croatian Crystallographic Association, 2026. str. 50-50

• Marijan, Sara; Razum, Marta; Klaser, Teodoro; Skoko, Željko; Pajić, Damir; Kubuki, Shiro; Hostinský, Tomaš; Mošner, Petr, Koudelka, Ladislav; Pisk, Jana; Pavić, Luka | FROM STRUCTURE TO TRANSPORT: PHOSPHATE GLASSES CONTAINING TRANSITION METAL-OXIDES // Thirty-Second Croatian–Slovenian Crystallographic Meeting - Book of Abstracts / Skoko, Željko; Đaković, Marijana; Klaser Teodoro et al. (ur.). | Zagreb: Croatian Crystallographic Association, 2026. str. 51-51

• Marijan, Sara; Klaser, Teodoro; Mošner, Petr; Koudelka, Ladislav; Agustin, Dominique; Skoko, Željko; Pisk, Jana; Pavić, Luka | Oxide Glasses-(Ceramics): Electrical and Catalytic Properties // Solid-State Science & Research 2025: Book of Abstracts and Programme / Torić, Filip; Ivšić, Trpimir (ur.). | Zagreb: Ruđer Bošković Institute, 2025. str. 88-88

• Marijan, Sara; Mošner, Petr; Koudelka, Ladislav; Skoko, Željko; Pavić, Luka; Pisk, Jana | Exploring the Catalytic Potential of Oxide Glasses (Ceramics) in the Thermal Decomposition of Fatty Acids // The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Catalysis Sciences / Mauriello, Francesco (ur.). | Basel: MDPI, Catalysts, 2025. str. 22184-22184

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• Klanac, Patricija; Marijan, Sara; Razum, Marta; Ghussn, Luciana; Skoko, Željko; Pisk, Jana; Pavić, Luka | Enhancing ionic conductivity in lithium phosphate-based glasses: the role of Nb2O5 and mixed glass-former effect // 14th ISE Satellite Student Regional Symposium on Electrochemistry, Book of abstracts / Šoić, Ivana; Stipanović, Narda (ur.). | Zagreb: Croatian Society of Chemical Engineers, 2025. str. 18-18

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• Pavić, Luka; Marijan, Sara | Investigating structure-electrical property relationship in solid-state materials through impedance spectroscopy // 2nd ACDC 2025 Book of Abstracts / Mandić, Vilko (ur.). | Zagreb: Sveučilište u Zagrebu Fakultet kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije, Hrvatsko društvo za keramičke materijale, 2025. str. 20-20

• Marijan, Sara; Klanac, Patricija; Razum, Marta; Ghussn, Luciana; Skoko, Željko; Pisk, Jana; Pavić, Luka | Enhancing ionic conductivity in lithium phosphate-based glasses: the role of Nb₂O₅ in the mixed glass former effect // 2nd ACDC 2025 Book of Abstracts / Mandić, Vilko (ur.). | Zagreb: Sveučilište u Zagrebu Fakultet kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije, Hrvatsko društvo za keramičke materijale, 2025. str. 33-33

• Marijan, Sara; Klaser, Teodoro; Skoko, Željko; Pisk, Jana; Pavić, Luka | Exploring the Impacts of Al2O3/ZnO Addition on the Mixed-Glass Former Effect in Na2O-P2O5-Nb2O5 Glass System // 8th Faculty of Science PhD Student Symposium: Book of Abstracts / Posarić, Laura; Gmižić, Daria; Ostojić, Tea et al. (ur.). | Zagreb: Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, 2024. str. 32-32

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• Marijan, Sara; Mirosavljević, Marija; Klaser, Teodoro; Mošner, Petr; Koudelka, Ladislav; Skoko, Željko; Pisk, Jana; Pavić, Luka | Dielectric and Catalytic Behavior of V2O5-Rich Glass-Ceramics Synthesized by Controlled Heat Treatment-Induced Crystallization // The 5th International Electronic Conference on Applied Sciences: Program and Abstract Book / Cennamo, Nunzio; Toldo, Stefano (ur.). | Basel: MDPI, 2024. str. 139-139

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• Marijan, Sara; Klaser, Teodoro; Mošner, Petr; Koudelka, Ladislav; Agustin, Dominique; Skoko, Željko; Pisk, Jana; Pavić, Luka | Examining the interplay of electrical conductivity and catalytic activity in glass-(ceramics) from the Na2O–V2O5–P2O5–Nb2O5-based system // PROGRAMME AND ABSTRACTS - 15th European Society of Glass Conference - 15th International Conference on the Structure of Non-Crystalline Materials - Annual Conference of the Society of Glass Technology / Hannon, Alex; Mountjoy, Gavin (ur.). | Sheffield: Society of Glass Technology, 2024. str. 143-143

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• Marijan, Sara; Klaser, Teodoro; Mošner, Petr; Koudelka, Ladislav; Skoko, Željko; Pisk, Jana; Pavić, Luka | Investigating the glass-forming region in sodium phosphate-niobate-based glass systems // The Thirtieth Croatian-Slovenian Crystallographic Meeting / Matković Čalogović, Dubravka; Đilović, Ivica; Čobić, Andreja et al. (ur.). | Zagreb: Croatian Crystallographic Association, 2024. str. 17-17

• Marijan, Sara; Razum, Marta; Klaser, Teodoro; Mošner, Petr; Koudelka, Ladislav; Skoko, Željko; Pisk, Jana; Pavić, Luka | Innovative approaches in tuning cation mobility in sodium niobate-phosphate glasses: effects on structure and electrical properties // Book of abstracts of the 15th International Symposium on Systems with Fast Ionic Transport (ISSFIT-15). | Zagreb: Hrvatska udruga kristalografa, 2023. str. 70-70

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• Mirosavljević, Marija ; Marijan, Sara ; Klaser, Teodoro ; Skoko, Željko ; Pavić, Luka | The one with crystallization. Microstructure of oxide glass-ceramics. // Book of abstracts of the 15th International Symposium on Systems with Fast Ionic Transport (ISSFIT-15). | Zagreb: Hrvatska udruga kristalografa, 2023. str. 71-71

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• Marijan, Sara; Mirosavljević, Marija; Klaser, Teodoro; Mošner, Petr; Koudelka, Ladislav; Skoko, Željko; Pisk, Jana; Pavić, Luka | Enhancing Electrical Conductivity and Catalytic Activity Through Controlled Crystallization of V2O5-Nb2O5-P2O5 Glass // Proceedings of the 4th International Electronic Conference on Applied Sciences. | Basel: MDPI, 2023, -, 1

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• Marijan, Sara; Klaser, Teodoro; Mošner, Petr; Koudelka, Ladislav; Skoko, Željko; Pisk, Jana; Pavić, Luka | Exploring the Influence of V2O5 Content on the Mechanism of Electrical Transport in the Na2O-V2O5-Nb2O5-P2O5 Glass System: A Perspective through Model-Free Scaling Procedures // Proceedings of the 4th International Electronic Conference on Applied Sciences. | Basel: MDPI, 2023, -, 1

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• Mirosavljević, Marija; Marijan, Sara; Klaser, Teodoro; Skoko, Željko; Pavić, Luka | The one with crystallization. Microstructure of oxide glass-ceramics // ISSFIT15 - Book of Abstracts / Šantić, Ana; Štefanić, Zoran (ur.). | Zagreb: Croatian Association of Crystallographers, 2023. str. 71-71

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• Marijan, Sara ; Mirosavljević, Marija ; Klaser, Teodoro ; Skoko, Željko ; Koudelka, Ladislav ; Mošner, Petr ; Pisk, Jana ; Pavić, Luka | Enhancement of Electrical Conductivity in Sodium Phosphate-based Glasses through Modifications with Nb2O5 and Al2O3 // ISSFIT15 - Book of Abstracts / Šantić, Ana; Štefanić, Zoran (ur.). | Zagreb: Croatian Association of Crystallographers, 2023. str. 67-67

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• Marijan, Sara ; Pavic, Luka ; Pisk, Jana | Application of porous and nonporous materials based on transition metal oxides in oxidation reactions // TMU International Symposium on the Materials Science and the Characterization by Radiochemical Methods. | 2023. str. 24-25

• Marijan, Sara; Mirosavljević, Marija; Klaser, Teodoro; Skoko, Željko; Pisk, Jana; Pavić, Luka | The Mixed Glass Former Effect: A Pathway to Enhanced Conductivity in Na2O-ZnO-P2O5-Nb2O5 glass-(ceramics) // Solid-State Science & Research 2023 : book of abstracts / Biliškov, Nikola; Karadeniz, Bahar; Juraj Pantalon, Natalija (ur.). | Zagreb: Institut Ruđer Bošković, 2023. str. 105-105

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• Marijan, Sara ; Razum, Marta ; Klaser, Teodoro ; Skoko, Željko ; Pisk, Jana ; Pavić, Luka | Structural and electrical study of sodium phosphate glass-(ceramics) containing niobium(V) and vanadium(V) oxides // Simpozij studenata doktorskih studija PMF-a : knjiga sažetaka. | Zagreb, 2022. str. 168-169

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• Marijan, Sara ; Razum, Marta ; Klaser, Teodoro ; Marciuš, Marijan ; Skoko, Željko ; Pisk, Jana ; Pavić, Luka | Electrical and structural properties of Na2O-V2O5-P2O5-Nb2O5 glasses // XIV. susret mladih kemijskih inženjera : knjiga sažetaka = XIV Meeting of Young Chemical Engineers : Book of Abstracts. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko društvo kemijskih inženjera i tehnologa (HDKI), 2022. str. 23-23

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• Marijan, Sara ; Razum, Marta ; Klaser, Teodoro ; Skoko, Željko ; Pisk, Jana ; Pavić, Luka | Insights on the relationship between structural and electrical properties in sodium vanadium niobium phosphate glasses // 16th International Conference on the Physics of Non- Crystalline Solids : Programme and Abstracts. | Society of Glass Technology, 2022. str. 88-88

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• Marijan, Sara ; Razum, Marta ; Klaser, Teodoro ; Marciuš, Marijan ; Skoko, Željko ; Pisk, Jana ; Pavić, Luka | Structural and electrical studies of sodium vanadium niobium phosphate glasses and glass-ceramics // 4th Croatian Microscopy Congress with International Participation: Book of Abstracts. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko mikroskopijsko društvo ; Institut Ruđer Bošković, 2022. str. 39-40

• Marijan, Sara ; Lisac, Katarina ; Cinčić, Dominik | Cocrystals of nickel(II) coordination compounds with perhalogenated halogen bond donors // Solid State Science and Research 2021, Online Meeting : Book of Abstracts. | Zagreb: Institut Ruđer Bošković, 2021. str. 81-81

• Marijan, Sara ; Nemec, Vinko ; Stilinović, Vladimir ; Cinčić, Dominik | Halogen bonded cocrystals of N-bromophthalimide with2-chloro- and 2-bromopyridine // The Twenty-Sixth Croatian - Slovenian Crystallographic Meeting - Book of abstracts and Programme. | Zagreb: Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti (HAZU) ; Hrvatska Kristalografska Zajednica, 2018. str. 64-64

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• Marijan, Sara ; Nemec, Vinko ; Stilinović, Vladimir ; Cinčić, Dominik | Izostrukturni kokristali N-bromftalimida s 2-klor i 2-brompiridinom // 4. Simpozij studenata kemičara - Knjiga sažetaka. | Zagreb: Kemijski odsjek Prirodoslovno-matematičkog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2017. str. 37-37

• Marijan, Sara ; Nemec, Vinko ; Stilinović, Vladimir ; Cinčić, Dominik | Isostructural cocrystals of N-bromophthalimide with 2-chloro- and 2-bromopyridine // Solid-state science and research : book of abstracts. | Zagreb: Institut Ruđer Bošković, 2017. str. 114-114

• Marijan, Sara ; Nemec, Vinko ; Stilinović, Vladimir ; Cinčić, Dominik | Cocrystals of N-bromosuccinimide with 2- and 3-methylpyridine: interplay between halogen and hydrogen bonds // The Twenty-fourth Croatian-Slovenian Crystallographic Meeting - Book of Abstracts. | Zagreb: Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti (HAZU) ; Hrvatska kristalografska zajednica HAZU, 2016. str. 79-79

• Marijan, Sara ; Nemec, Vinko ; Stilinović, Vladimir ; Cinčić, Dominik | Kokristali N-bromsukcinimida s derivatima piridina // 3. Simpozij studenata kemičara - Knjiga sažetaka. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko kemijsko društvo, 2016. str. 24-24

Unpublished conference paper

• Sarjanović, Josipa; Marijan, Sara; Pavić, Luka; Pisk, Jana | Design and catalytic evaluation of Na2O–V2O5–P2O5 glass-ceramics for linalool epoxidation reaction // 17th International conference on materials chemistry | Edinburgh, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo, 07.07.2025-10.07.2025

• MARIJAN, Sara; KLASER, Teodoro; MOŠNER, Petr; KOUDELKA, Ladislav; PISK, Jana; PAVIĆ, Luka | Exploring electrical transport phenomena in sodium niobate-phosphate glasses and glass-ceramics // XIXth ECerS Conference 2025 | Dresden, Njemačka, 31.08.2025-04.09.2025

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• Marijan, Sara; Klaser, Teodoro; Skoko, Željko; Koudelka, Ladislav; Mošner, Petr; Pisk, Jana; Pavić, Luka | Structure-Property Relationship in Sodium Phosphate-Based Glasses with TMOs/IOs: Insights from Advanced Spectroscopic Techniques // 2nd International Conference On Spectroscopy In Materials Science | , 05.06.2024-07.06.2024

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• Marijan, Sara; Klaser, Teodoro; Skoko, Željko; Koudelka, Ladislav; Mošner, Petr; Pisk, Jana; Pavić, Luka | Structure-Property Relationship in Sodium Phosphate-Based Glasses with TMOs/IOs: Insights from Advanced Spectroscopic Techniques // 2nd International Conference On Spectroscopy In Materials Science | , 05.06.2024-07.06.2024

• Marijan, Sara ; Klaser, Teodoro ; Skoko, Željko ; Koudelka, Ladislav ; Mošner, Petr ; Pisk, Jana ; Pavić, Luka | Electrifying Advancements: Investigating the Enhanced Electrical Properties of Na-(Al)-P-Nb Glasses // #RSCPoster Twitter conference 2023 | online, 28.02.2023-28.02.2023

Bachelor's thesis (university)

• Marijan, Sara | Metaloorganski spojevi u kristalnom inženjerstvu / Cinčić, Dominik (mentor). | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 2018

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Doctoral thesis

• Marijan, Sara | Natrijeva niobatno-fosfatna stakla i staklo-keramike - električni prijenos i katalitička aktivnost / Pavić, Luka; Pisk, Jana (mentor). | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 2025

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2016–present Croatian Chemical Society

2016–present Croatian Crystallographic Association

2022–present Croatian Microscopy Society