Ivan Aničin
Encyclopedia
Ivan Aničin, is Yugoslav
and Serbian
nuclear physicist, particle physicist, astrophysicist, and cosmologist
, university Full Professor and Distinguished (teaching/research) Professor of scientific institutes in Belgrade
(Serbia
), Bristol
(United Kingdom), Grenoble
(France), and Munich
(Germany).
He has been Head of Department of Nuclear and Particle Physics at University of Belgrade
and Chief of Chair of Nuclear and Particle physics at Faculty of Physics, University of Belgrade, since 1997, and Director of Doctoral Studies in Nuclear and Particle Physics at University of Belgrade. Professor Aničin is distinguished professor of both Institute of Physics Belgrade and Vinča Institute for Nuclear Sciences
, where he leads projects is cosmology
and astroparticle physics
.
Aničin is currently member of several international projects, including LHC
CERN
, ILIAS, LOREX
, and projects funded by the Serbian Ministry of Science and Technology.
(Belgrade
), United Kingdom (Bristol
), France (Grenoble
), and Germany (Munich
).
He completed elementary school and Gymnasium education in Belgrade. At University of Belgrade
he attained a First Class degree in physics in 1967, completed his Magister of Sciences in Physics or PhD degree in Physics
in 1970, and Doctor of Sciences in Physics degree in 1973.
Aničin did his postdoctoral studies, research, and, for some time, teaching, in the United Kingdom at University of Bristol
, in Grenoble
, France, at the Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules (IN2P3)
of the National Center of Scientific Research (Centre national de la recherche scientifique, or CNRS), the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF)
, and the Institut Laue-Langevin, or ILL), in Munich
, Germany, at Max Planck Institute for Physics
, and in Yugoslavia, at the Institute for Nuclear Sciences "Boris Kidrič" (later renamed to INS "Vinča"
).
in 1970, and Doctor of Sciences in Physics degree in 1973., in the field of nuclear physics. His interests and research are in the fields of nuclear spectroscopy of gamma radiation and conversion electrons and their angle correlations, studies of rare and low probability nuclear and fundamental processes (especially neutrinoless double beta decay, non-resonant excitations), detection of solar neutrinos
, detection of dark matter
, measurements of cosmic radiation, and methodology of experimental nuclear physics in general.
, Aničin mostly taught at Belgrade University
and the University of Novi Sad
, at the Institute for Nuclear Sciences "Boris Kidrič" (later renamed to INS "Vinča"
)http://www.vinca.rs), and Institute of Physics Zemun (renamed to "Institute of Physics Belgrade")http://www.ipb.ac.rs.
Aničin started his teaching career at 1969, as Assistant professor for Nuclear Physics and for General Courses in Physics, at University of Novi Sad. He also taught two more subjects at University of Novi Sad: Methods of Measurements, and Data Treatment.
At University of Belgrade, professor Aničin teaches or had taught the following subjects: Data Treatment in Physics, Order of Magnitude Physics, various courses of Nuclear Physics, Nuclear and Elementary Particle Physics, Foundations of Nuclear and Particle Physics, Higher Course in Nuclear Physics, Nuclear Instrumentation, Nuclear Spectroscopy, Selected Chapters of High Energy Physics, Detectors, Nondestructive Analysis, Rare Subatomic Processes, Astroparticle Physics, Radiation Physics.
From 1990 Aničin teaches History of Physics and Philosophy of Physics at postgraduate Center for Multidisciplinary Studies at University of Belgrade. From 1980 Aničin teaches specialized courses in "School of Isotopes" in the Institute for Nuclear Sciences "Vinča"
http://www.vinca.rs). In Belgrade Aničin also taught general courses in physics at the Faculty for Teachers (Pedagogical Academy).
Professor Aničin is a frequent lecturer at Kolarac Institute, where he gives public lectures for a broader (non-physicists) audience.
Professor Aničin is author and lecturer of courses "How to teach physics – order of magnitude physics", "How to teach physics – nuclear and particle physics", and "How to teach physics – astrophysics and cosmology", at University of Belgrade
, aimed at college, high school, and elementary school professors and teachers, who need to advance their knowledge both in named fields on physics and in methodology and didactics, and at scientists and engineers at physics teaching positions. The courses are part of broader Master of Science
level at Faculty of Physics, University of Belgrade
. These M.Sc. courses are for teachers, professors, engineers, and graduated physicists only. They are part of postgraduate education scheme "Physics and Engineering Education for Graduated Physicists, Graduated Engineers, College Teachers, and Professors" academic discipline "M.Sc. in Physics and Engineering" with professional title "Professor of Physics, Science, Informatics, and Engineering – Master", awarded jointly by Faculty of Physics and University of Belgrade. This diploma allows its holders to teach in any of the following subject areas, at college, high school, or elementary school level: physics, science, informatics and related subjects (e.g. computer programming languages), engineering, and mathematics.
Professor Aničin mentored or was member of degree granting committee of more than 200 M.Sc.
, PhD, and Doctor of Sciences in Physics degrees to American, British, Croatian, French, German, Greek, Iraqi, Iranian, Libyan, Montenegrin, Russian, Serbian, Slovenian, Soviet, and Yugoslavian physicists. He also mentored M.Sc.
and Doctor of Sciences in Physics degrees of his colleagues and successors at Faculty of Physics of University of Belgrade: professors Jovan Puzović (at CERN
from 2000), and professor Goran Škoro (from 2004 on leave at UK Neutrino Factory
).
The rest of the published textbooks are university textbooks in Nuclear Physics, Elementary Particle Physics, Astro-particle Physics and Cosmology, Order of Magnitude Physics and Data Treatment in Physics.
He published more than 200 papers and presentations for international and Yugoslav congresses and symposiums.
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
and Serbian
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
nuclear physicist, particle physicist, astrophysicist, and cosmologist
Physical cosmology
Physical cosmology, as a branch of astronomy, is the study of the largest-scale structures and dynamics of the universe and is concerned with fundamental questions about its formation and evolution. For most of human history, it was a branch of metaphysics and religion...
, university Full Professor and Distinguished (teaching/research) Professor of scientific institutes in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
(Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
), Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
(United Kingdom), Grenoble
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
(France), and Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
(Germany).
He has been Head of Department of Nuclear and Particle Physics at University of Belgrade
University of Belgrade
The University of Belgrade is the oldest and largest university of Serbia.Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-based departments into a single university...
and Chief of Chair of Nuclear and Particle physics at Faculty of Physics, University of Belgrade, since 1997, and Director of Doctoral Studies in Nuclear and Particle Physics at University of Belgrade. Professor Aničin is distinguished professor of both Institute of Physics Belgrade and Vinča Institute for Nuclear Sciences
Vinča Nuclear Institute
Vinča Nuclear Institute is a nuclear physics research institution near Belgrade, in Serbia.-History:The Institute was originally established in 1948 as the Institute for Physics. In 1953 it was renamed in favour of Boris Kidrič. Several different research groups started in the 1950s, and two...
, where he leads projects is cosmology
Cosmology
Cosmology is the discipline that deals with the nature of the Universe as a whole. Cosmologists seek to understand the origin, evolution, structure, and ultimate fate of the Universe at large, as well as the natural laws that keep it in order...
and astroparticle physics
Astroparticle physics
Astroparticle physics, the same as particle astrophysics, is that branch of particle physics that studies elementary particles of astronomical origin, and their relation to astrophysics and cosmology. It is a relatively new field of research emerging at the intersection of particle physics,...
.
Aničin is currently member of several international projects, including LHC
LHC
LHC may refer to:* Large Hadron Collider, a particle accelerator and collider located on the Franco-Swiss border near Geneva, SwitzerlandLHC also may refer to:* La hora Chanante, a Spanish comedy television show...
CERN
CERN
The European Organization for Nuclear Research , known as CERN , is an international organization whose purpose is to operate the world's largest particle physics laboratory, which is situated in the northwest suburbs of Geneva on the Franco–Swiss border...
, ILIAS, LOREX
Allchar deposit
Allchar deposit is a low-temperature hydrothermal gold–arsenic–antimony–thallium deposit in southern Macedonia. For some time, the thallium-rich part of the deposit was mined. The Crven Dol mine yielded thallium and the ore body still holds estimated amount of 500 t of thallium...
, and projects funded by the Serbian Ministry of Science and Technology.
Education
Ivan Aničin was educated in YugoslaviaYugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
(Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
), United Kingdom (Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
), France (Grenoble
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
), and Germany (Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
).
He completed elementary school and Gymnasium education in Belgrade. At University of Belgrade
University of Belgrade
The University of Belgrade is the oldest and largest university of Serbia.Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-based departments into a single university...
he attained a First Class degree in physics in 1967, completed his Magister of Sciences in Physics or PhD degree in Physics
Magister (degree)
Magister is an academic degree used in various systems of higher education.-Argentina:...
in 1970, and Doctor of Sciences in Physics degree in 1973.
Aničin did his postdoctoral studies, research, and, for some time, teaching, in the United Kingdom at University of Bristol
University of Bristol
The University of Bristol is a public research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom. One of the so-called "red brick" universities, it received its Royal Charter in 1909, although its predecessor institution, University College, Bristol, had been in existence since 1876.The University is...
, in Grenoble
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
, France, at the Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules (IN2P3)
Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules
The Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules, better known as IN2P3, is a French Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique institute created in 1971. Its purpose is "to promote and unite research activities in the various fields of physics"....
of the National Center of Scientific Research (Centre national de la recherche scientifique, or CNRS), the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF)
European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility is a joint research facility supported by 19 countries situated in Grenoble, France...
, and the Institut Laue-Langevin, or ILL), in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Germany, at Max Planck Institute for Physics
Max Planck Institute for Physics
Max Planck Institute for Physics is a physics institute in Munich, Germany that specializes in High Energy Physics and Astroparticle physics. It is part of the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft and is also known as the Werner Heisenberg Institute, after its first director.It was founded as the Kaiser Wilhelm...
, and in Yugoslavia, at the Institute for Nuclear Sciences "Boris Kidrič" (later renamed to INS "Vinča"
Vinča Nuclear Institute
Vinča Nuclear Institute is a nuclear physics research institution near Belgrade, in Serbia.-History:The Institute was originally established in 1948 as the Institute for Physics. In 1953 it was renamed in favour of Boris Kidrič. Several different research groups started in the 1950s, and two...
).
Scientific career
Ivan Aničin earned Magister of Sciences in Physics or PhD degree in PhysicsMagister (degree)
Magister is an academic degree used in various systems of higher education.-Argentina:...
in 1970, and Doctor of Sciences in Physics degree in 1973., in the field of nuclear physics. His interests and research are in the fields of nuclear spectroscopy of gamma radiation and conversion electrons and their angle correlations, studies of rare and low probability nuclear and fundamental processes (especially neutrinoless double beta decay, non-resonant excitations), detection of solar neutrinos
Neutrino detector
A neutrino detector is a physics apparatus designed to study neutrinos. Because neutrinos are only weakly interacting with other particles of matter, neutrino detectors must be very large in order to detect a significant number of neutrinos. Neutrino detectors are often built underground to isolate...
, detection of dark matter
Dark matter
In astronomy and cosmology, dark matter is matter that neither emits nor scatters light or other electromagnetic radiation, and so cannot be directly detected via optical or radio astronomy...
, measurements of cosmic radiation, and methodology of experimental nuclear physics in general.
Teaching career
During and after holding post-doctoral research positions in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and YugoslaviaYugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
, Aničin mostly taught at Belgrade University
University of Belgrade
The University of Belgrade is the oldest and largest university of Serbia.Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-based departments into a single university...
and the University of Novi Sad
University of Novi Sad
The University of Novi Sad is a university located in Novi Sad, the capital of Serbian province of Vojvodina and the second largest city in Serbia....
, at the Institute for Nuclear Sciences "Boris Kidrič" (later renamed to INS "Vinča"
Vinča Nuclear Institute
Vinča Nuclear Institute is a nuclear physics research institution near Belgrade, in Serbia.-History:The Institute was originally established in 1948 as the Institute for Physics. In 1953 it was renamed in favour of Boris Kidrič. Several different research groups started in the 1950s, and two...
)http://www.vinca.rs), and Institute of Physics Zemun (renamed to "Institute of Physics Belgrade")http://www.ipb.ac.rs.
Aničin started his teaching career at 1969, as Assistant professor for Nuclear Physics and for General Courses in Physics, at University of Novi Sad. He also taught two more subjects at University of Novi Sad: Methods of Measurements, and Data Treatment.
At University of Belgrade, professor Aničin teaches or had taught the following subjects: Data Treatment in Physics, Order of Magnitude Physics, various courses of Nuclear Physics, Nuclear and Elementary Particle Physics, Foundations of Nuclear and Particle Physics, Higher Course in Nuclear Physics, Nuclear Instrumentation, Nuclear Spectroscopy, Selected Chapters of High Energy Physics, Detectors, Nondestructive Analysis, Rare Subatomic Processes, Astroparticle Physics, Radiation Physics.
From 1990 Aničin teaches History of Physics and Philosophy of Physics at postgraduate Center for Multidisciplinary Studies at University of Belgrade. From 1980 Aničin teaches specialized courses in "School of Isotopes" in the Institute for Nuclear Sciences "Vinča"
Vinča Nuclear Institute
Vinča Nuclear Institute is a nuclear physics research institution near Belgrade, in Serbia.-History:The Institute was originally established in 1948 as the Institute for Physics. In 1953 it was renamed in favour of Boris Kidrič. Several different research groups started in the 1950s, and two...
http://www.vinca.rs). In Belgrade Aničin also taught general courses in physics at the Faculty for Teachers (Pedagogical Academy).
Professor Aničin is a frequent lecturer at Kolarac Institute, where he gives public lectures for a broader (non-physicists) audience.
Professor Aničin is author and lecturer of courses "How to teach physics – order of magnitude physics", "How to teach physics – nuclear and particle physics", and "How to teach physics – astrophysics and cosmology", at University of Belgrade
University of Belgrade
The University of Belgrade is the oldest and largest university of Serbia.Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-based departments into a single university...
, aimed at college, high school, and elementary school professors and teachers, who need to advance their knowledge both in named fields on physics and in methodology and didactics, and at scientists and engineers at physics teaching positions. The courses are part of broader Master of Science
Master of Science
A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
level at Faculty of Physics, University of Belgrade
University of Belgrade
The University of Belgrade is the oldest and largest university of Serbia.Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-based departments into a single university...
. These M.Sc. courses are for teachers, professors, engineers, and graduated physicists only. They are part of postgraduate education scheme "Physics and Engineering Education for Graduated Physicists, Graduated Engineers, College Teachers, and Professors" academic discipline "M.Sc. in Physics and Engineering" with professional title "Professor of Physics, Science, Informatics, and Engineering – Master", awarded jointly by Faculty of Physics and University of Belgrade. This diploma allows its holders to teach in any of the following subject areas, at college, high school, or elementary school level: physics, science, informatics and related subjects (e.g. computer programming languages), engineering, and mathematics.
Professor Aničin mentored or was member of degree granting committee of more than 200 M.Sc.
Magister (degree)
Magister is an academic degree used in various systems of higher education.-Argentina:...
, PhD, and Doctor of Sciences in Physics degrees to American, British, Croatian, French, German, Greek, Iraqi, Iranian, Libyan, Montenegrin, Russian, Serbian, Slovenian, Soviet, and Yugoslavian physicists. He also mentored M.Sc.
Magister (degree)
Magister is an academic degree used in various systems of higher education.-Argentina:...
and Doctor of Sciences in Physics degrees of his colleagues and successors at Faculty of Physics of University of Belgrade: professors Jovan Puzović (at CERN
CERN
The European Organization for Nuclear Research , known as CERN , is an international organization whose purpose is to operate the world's largest particle physics laboratory, which is situated in the northwest suburbs of Geneva on the Franco–Swiss border...
from 2000), and professor Goran Škoro (from 2004 on leave at UK Neutrino Factory
Neutrino Factory
The Neutrino Factory is a proposed particle accelerator complex intended to measure in detail the properties of neutrinos, which are extremely weakly interacting fundamental particles that can travel in straight lines through normal matter for thousands of kilometres...
).
Petnica Scientific Center engagement
Ivan Aničin is President of Scientific Committee of Youth International Scientific Conference, "A Step into Science", organized by famous Petnica Science Center, and a great contributor and patron of Petnica Science Center, PSC.Textbooks
Aničin is author or co-author of 19 textbooks and collections of worked problems in physics, for all levels of education (primary, secondary, tertiary):The rest of the published textbooks are university textbooks in Nuclear Physics, Elementary Particle Physics, Astro-particle Physics and Cosmology, Order of Magnitude Physics and Data Treatment in Physics.
Articles
Aničin is regular contributor to science journals and popular science magazines. He published his first article in 1967 and since then continues to inspire young scientists and future scientist with his lucid and clear explanations of phenomena in general physics as well as in nuclear and particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology.He published more than 200 papers and presentations for international and Yugoslav congresses and symposiums.
Selected scientific works
- LBikit, J.Slivka, I.Aničin, L.Marinkov, A.Rudić and W.D.Hamilton:"Photoactivation of 111Cdm without a nonresonant contribution", PhysRev. C35(1987)386
- GP.Škoro, I.V.Aničin, AJLKukoč, Dj.M.Krmpotić, P.RAdžić, R.B.Vukanović and M.T.Župančić: "Environmental Neutrons as seen by a Germanium Gamma-Ray Spectrometer", Nucl.Instr. and Meth., A316(l992)333
- I.V.Aničin, R.B.Vukanović and A.H.Kukoč:"The New Feature of 1–3 Directional Correlations with Mixed Unobserved Transitions", Nuclear Instr. and Meth. 103(1972)395
- LBikit, M.Krmar, J.Slivka, I.Aničin, M.Vesković, Lj.Čonkić: "Electron-positron conversion decay of 64Zn", ApplRadialsot. 46(1995)455–456
- J.Puzović and I.Aničin'User friendly Monte-Carlo program for the generation of gamma-ray spectral responses in complex source-detector arrangements' Nuclear Instr. and Meth.,A414 (1998) 29–282