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CROATIAN SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS
Berislavićeva 6
10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Secretariat - tel.: +385 1 4872 499, +385 1 4922 519, fax.: +385 1 4872 490
Editorial office -  tel.: +385 1 4872 490; fax.: +385 1 4872 490


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History

 

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Society was founded by prof. dr.sc. Franjo Hanaman who had become, after graduating on Polytechnic in Vienna, world recognized innovator of the first applied light bulb with metal (wolfram) string, working as an assisstant with Alexander Justt. In the year 1922 he had been called to take a professorship of anorganic chemistry at the Tecnical faculty in Zagreb. He initiatied, in 1928, the founding of the Chemist's Club within Society of Yugoslavian Engineers and Architects, and this Society had been derived from The Club of Engineers and Technicians founded in Zagreb even in 1878. The first president had been prof. dr.sc. Franjo Hanaman. Club had been formed with the aim for advancement of the chemical engineers' activities in industry and the university. At this time, activity of the Club had been the organizing of the lectures and meetings of chemical engineers and also to encourage its memebers to publish in Arhiv za kemiju i farmaciju (Archive for Chemistry and Pharmacy) which had changed its name into Arhiv za kemiju i kemijsku tehnologiju (Archive for Chemistry and Chemical Technology) in 1937. and, in 1939, into Arhiv za kemiju i tehnologiju (Archive for Chemistry and Technology). Editor had been Franjo Hanaman from 1934 to 1939. Participants in the activities of the club were professors of Technical faculty - for example – prof. Richard Podhorsky, prof. Matija Krajčinović, prof. Vladimir Njegovan and others. The Chemist's Club also supported the founding of the Department of Chemistry on the Technical faculty in Zagreb. Chemist's club was active until 1939. During the hard years of WWII, the members of the club were active within Croatian Chemical Society which had this name from 1939 and they upheld its activities until the end of the war when, on the initiative of the Society of Engineers and Technicians of Croatia, the Section of Chemists had been found in 1947. The first president was prof. dr.sc. Ivan Brihta, honorary lecturer of the Tecnical Faculty in Zagreb who held the courses Tecnical Catalysis and Technology of the Catalytic Processes. Section had at this time 109 members. Section had organized lectures and consultations and supported the journal Arhiv za kemiju i kemijsku tehnologiju (Archive for Chemistry and Chemical Technology) which had become the joint bulletin of the Section and the Croatian Chemical Society. The Section has begun to publish its own bulletin Kemija u industriji (Chemistry in Industry) in 1952 which is still being published today. The Section ceased to exist when the Society of Chemists and Technologists of Croatia was founded on July 6th 1953. The first president had been Jovan Dugošević. The Society continued with the activities of the Section. Beside lectures, colloquiums and consultations, it promoted the application of chemistry in the industry. Regional societies are founded within the Society in Zagreb, Rijeka, Split etc. On the 5th regular meeting of the General Assembly, on March 18th 1962 in Zagreb, it was decided that the Society should be transformed into the Association. New Statute was brought and the new name was the Association of Chemists and Technologists of Croatia. The first president was prof. dr.sc. Marijan Lačan, professor of organic chemistry at the Department for Biotechnology at the Technological Faculty in Zagreb. statute of the Association has been changed several times: February 10th 1967, November 10th 1972, July 12th 1980, July 25th 1992. By this Statute the Association of Chemists and Technologists of Croatia has changed the name into Croatian Society of Chemical Engineers and Technologists (HDKI – short for the name in Croatian). In the year 1993 HKDI has become the member of European Federation for Chemical Engineering and the member of European Polymere Federation. Accepting the Statute on April 24th 1998 the Society has become a unique organization. Within Association of the Chemists and Technologists of Croatia there are regional societies in Belišće, Koprivnica, Kutina, Požega, Rijeka, Split and Zagreb and the society of Borovo is associated to the HKDI Zagreb because of well known state of affairs. There are also professional sections.

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Organization

Croatian Society of Chemical Engineers and Technologists (HKDI – short for Croatian name - Hrvatsko društvo kemijskih inženjera i tehnologa) is a unique association of chemists, chemical engineers and technologists, persons and legal subjects, which functions in the Repulic of Croatia. The seat of the HKDI is in Zagreb, Berislavićeva 6 tel: +385 1 4872 499. HKDI gathers together chemists, chemical engineers and technologists in the aim of improving chemical and chemical engineering professions and also the similar professions. It is permanently acting on the improvement of natural and technical sciences and their application in practice.It is also always in contact with the development in science and technology; it provides the opinions on technical and technological solutions to problems and about the planning of building, regulating and protecting the environment. It encourages all kinds of engineering activities aiming to optimization of technical and economical development, welfare, security, health, environmental protection and good society. It helps and encourages engineers in professional work and in organizing corresponding forms of professional education. It nourishes and develops the ethics of engineers' profession. It encourages, edits and publishes scientific and professional publications. Its goals and aims HKDI relizes through organizing congresses, meetings, conferences, seminars, consultations, colloquiums, round tables, lectures, discussions, talks and by other means of getting the members together. Member list The following regional societies are members as legal subjects: Society of Chemical Engineers and Technologists, Borovo Society of Chemists and Technologists, Koprivnica Society of Chemists and Technologists, Kutina Society of Chemists and Technologists, Požega Society of Chemists and Technologists, Belišće Society of Chemical Engineers and Technologists, Rijeka Society of Chemical Engineers, Split.Within HKDI, except regional societies, there are also sections which gather engineers and technologists who share interests in special fields. They also work within plans and programs of HKDI. The following sections are now active: Section for Education and Personnel, Section for Chromatography, Section for Chemical Engineering  prof. dr.sc. , Section for Biochemical Engineering, Section for Organic Chemistry Nomenclature, Section for Ecological Engineering, Section for Macromolecules, Section for Electrochemistry and Electrohemical Engineering. The bodies of the Society are: General Assembly, Executive Committee, Supervising Committee and Court of Honor. President of the Society is Prof. dr.sc.Ratimir Žanetić, elected ; deputy president is dr.sc.Ljubica Matijašević. Executive Committee is principal executive body of the General Assembly which coordinates all activities and takes care about the execution of decisions of the General Assembly; it undertakes other activities in accordance with the Statute as well.
Secretary general of HKDI is Sonja Smolec.

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Organization of the conferences

HKDI is the organizer of scientific and professional national and international conferences. There is a tradition of organizing “The Croatian Conference of Chemists and Chemical Engineeers” every second year, the “Meeting of Young Chemical Engineers”, international symposium “New Achievments in Chromatography” and conferences in the fields of electrochemistry and electrochemical engeneering.

Prizes and Awards

Croatian Society of Chemical Engineers and Technologists (HDKI – short for the name in Croatian) has been awarded and praised many times during its existence. Several of the prizes and awards are: Prize of the regional Society of Engineers and Tecnicians "Borovo" for help and continuing cooperation in professional and social activities, 1982. Golden medal of the hotel "Intercontinental" Zagreb, for successful cooperatin over many years, 1985. Medal of the City Musem of Vukovar on the occasion of opening of the memorial musem of the Nobel Prize winner Lavoslav Ružička. Award – diplom of the Petrokem, Zagreb, for succesful cooperation. Golden medal of the regional Society of Engineers and Tecnicians "Borovo" to prof. dr.sc. Vera Johanides for initiating the organization of "Ružička Days" in general organization of HDKI. Gratitude of the Archbishop of Zagreb, Josip Bozanić, for a gift for renovating of the Zagreb Cathedral, 1998. Award of the Croatian Chemical Society Rijeka for successful cooperation over many years, 1998.

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Publishing Activities

Croatian Society of Chemical Engineers and Technologists publishes the journal “Kemija u industriji” (Chemistry in Industry) for almost 50 years.

Editor-in-chief is dr.sc. Danko Škare.

Association of Chemists and Technologists of Croatia has begun to publish international journal in English language “Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Qurterly” in 1987, which is issued four times per year.

Editor-in-chief is prof. dr.sc. Želimir Kurtanjek

Beside the journals, HKDI publishes scientific and professional books in the fields of chemistry and chemical engineering. You are kindly invited to view the list of published issues on the invoice. If you would like to order some of the issues, you could fill the order, print it out and send it by the post to our address; or, you can  order journals via the e-mail . All the issues can be seen in our shop-window.   

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Cooperation

HKDI is a member of Croatian Engineering Association; it closely cooperates with croatian Chemical Society which publishes the journal Croatica Chemica Acta and with and Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology which publishes the journal Food Technology and Biotechnology, European Federation for Biotechnology – EFB from 1998, European Federation for Chemical Engeneering – EFCE from 1992, and European Polymere federation – EPF from 1992 and with other similar professional national and international societies. HKDI is initiating the founding of the workgroup for separation sciences in Central Europe (CEGSS)

It is especially important to emphasize extremely well cooperation with the following: regional societies

 

Conferences

Conferences organzed by HKDI and and some other Organizations and Societes

All informations about Conferences, you can find on our page Novosti - News. Croatian and English language (mostly available).


Awards to scientists in the field of chemistry

Here you can find regulations about the proedure and the conditions under which HKDI deliver awards.

Holidays and Observances:

January 1 - -Nova godina - New Year's Day

January 6 - Sveta tri kralja - Trinity

April 1 - Uskrsni ponedjeljak - Easter Monday

May 1 - Praznik rada  - Labor Day

June 10 - Tijelovo - The  Body Day

June 22 - Dan antifašističke borbe -Day of Antifascist Struggle

June 25 - Dan državnosti - Statehood Day
August 5 - Dan pobjede i domovinske zahvalnosti - Homeland Thanksgiving Day
Augist 15 - Velika Gospa - Assumption of Mary
October 8. - Dan neovisnosti - The Independent Day
November 1 - Svi sveti - All Saints
December 25 - Božić - Christmas
December 26 - Sveti Stjepan - St. Steven 


(Beware: holidays may vary according to year and state/territories, and local holidays are not listed)