Qualification:
1991 Graduate in Physics and Mathematics, Faculty of Education, University
of Maribor
1994 Master Degree in Computer Science, Faculty of Electrical Engineering
and Computer Science, University of Maribor
1998 PhD Thesis in Physics, Faculty of Education, University of Maribor
Current appointment held:
2009 - Full Professor, University of Maribor, Faculty of Education &
Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Previous appointments held:
1988-1989 Physics Teacher at Secondary School in Maribor
1989-1992 Laboratory Assistant, University of Maribor
1992-1999 Assistant, University of Maribor
1999-2004 Assistant Professor, University of Maribor
2004-2009 Associate Professor, University of Maribor
Administrative functions:
2003 – ... Head of the Continuing Education Center at the Faculty
of Education, University of Maribor
2006 – 2007 (short period) Vice-Dean of Research Affairs and Postgraduate
Study at the Faculty of Education, University of Maribor
2007 – 2011 Vice-Rector of International Affairs at the University
of Maribor
Professional training abroad:
1993 5 months, Group of Didactics of Physics, Department of Physics, Philipps
University, Marburg, Germany
1996 6 months, Department of Theoretical Biophysics, Humboldt University,
Berlin, Germany
1998 3 months, Department of Theoretical Biophysics, Humboldt University,
Berlin, Germany
Current research interests:
General Theory of Dynamical Systems:
Sensitivity, flexibility and robustness of simple and complex (chaotic)
systems
Properties of externaly forced dynamical systems
Dynamics of coupled systems
Impact of noise on dynamical systems and studying the stochastic resonance
Deterministic vs. stochastic modelling
Theoretical Biophysics, Mathematical Modelling of Biophysical Processes:
Mechanisms of intracellular calcium signalling
Coding and decoding of intracellular signals
Cell coupling and intercellular signalling
Signalling in Airway Smooth Muscle Cells
Didactics of Physics and Didactics of Science:
Development of system thinking for pupils at primary and secondary schools
Using computer tools in introducing the concept of modelling in schools
Current teaching activities:
Dynamical Systems:
System Thinking, Modelling of System's Dynamics
Physics / Science:
Physics Course for students who will teach in primary school
Courses for teachers:
There are several courses for teachers organised by the Faculty of Education,
Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and the Slovenian Board of
Education
Supervision of students for their diploma, master’s, and doctor’s
degree.
Collaborations with other institutions:
1996- Department of Theoretical Biophysics, Humboldt University, Berlin,
Germany (Prof. Dr. Reinhart Heinrich, Prof. Dr. Stefan Schuster, Prof.
Dr. Thomas Höfer)
1998- Karl Franzens University Graz, Austria (Prof.
Dr. Leopold Mathelitsch)
2000- European Media Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany (Dr. Ursula Kummer)
2001- University Victor Segalen Bordeaux II, Bordeaux, France (Prof. Dr.
Jean-Pierre Mazat, Prof. Dr. Etienne Roux)
2003- University Friedrich-Schiller Jena, Germany (Prof.
Dr. Stefan Schuster – previously in Berlin)
2005- The University of Warwick, UK (Prof.
Dr. Anne K. Green) and Leicester School of Pharmacy, De Montfort University,
Leicester, UK (Dr. C. Jane Dixon)
International projects:
2002 - 2004: Coordinator of French Bilateral Project (PROTEUS, No. FR-2002-4)
with the research group at the University Victor Segalen Bordeaux II,
Bordeaux, France (Prof. Dr. Jean-Pierre Mazat, Prof. Dr. Etienne Roux)
2003 - 2004: Coordinator of German Bilateral Project (No. BI-DE/03-04-003)
with the Department of Theoretical Biophysics, Humboldt University, Berlin,
Germany (Prof. Dr. Thomas Höfer) and the University Friedrich-Schiller
Jena, Germany (Prof. Dr. Stefan Schuster)
2006 - 2006: Coordinator of the project Partnerships in Science (BI-GB/06-013)
with the Department of Biological Sciences (BioMedical Research Institute),
The University of Warwick, UK (Prof. Dr. Anne K. Green) in collaboration
with the Leicester School of Pharmacy, Cell Signalling Lab, De Montfort
University, Leicester (Dr. C. Jane Dixon)
2007 - 2008: Coordinator of French Bilateral Project (BI-FR07-PROTEUS-017)
with the research group at the University Victor Segalen Bordeaux II,
Bordeaux, France (Prof. Dr. Etienne Roux)
2009 - 2010: Coordinator of French Bilateral Project (BI-FR09-10-PROTEUS-001)
with the research group at the University Victor Segalen Bordeaux II,
Bordeaux, France (Prof. Dr. Etienne Roux, Dr. Christelle Guibert)
2009 - 2011: Slovenian Coordinator of the project "European Indicators
and Ranking Methodology for University Third Mission" (E3M), No.
143352-LLP-1-2008-ES-KA1-KA1SCR.
National projects:
2005 - 2006: Koordinator projekta z naslovom "Seminarji
s podrocja uporabe informacijske in komunikacijske tehnologije pri poucevanju
in ucenju za strokovne delavcev v vzgojno-izobraževalnih zavodih"
(št. 3311-05-297010)
2005 - 2006: Koordinator projekta z naslovom "Programi za profesionalni
razvoj strokovnih delavcev v vzgoji in izobraževanju v letih 2005 in 2006"
(št. 01002-05)
2006 - 2007: Koordinator Modela III z naslovom "Sistemska prenova
nadaljnjega izobraževanja in usposabljanja strokovnih delavcev v vzgoji
in izobraževanju s poudarkom na uvajanju IKT in E-izobraževanja (E-vseživljenjsko
izobraževanje)" v okviru projekta "Partnerstvo fakultet in šol
v letih 2006 in 2007" (št. 3311-06-297014)
2008 - 2008: Koordinator projekta z naslovom "E-učna gradiva pri
predmetu Spoznavanje okolja v 3. razredu" (št. 3311-08-297016)
2009 - 2009: Koordinator projekta z naslovom "Evalvacija projekta
Pasavček" (št. N2415-09-0863)
2009 - 2010: Koordinator projekta z naslovom "Nadgradnja e-gradiv
za predmet Spoznavanje okolja v 1., 2. in 3. razredu devetletne osnovne
šole" (št. 3311-09-303019)
2009 - 2010: Koordinator projekta z naslovom "Evroštudent SI 2010
- raziskava o ekonomskem, socialnem in bivalnem statusu in mobilnosti
študentov v RS" (št. 3211-09-000556)
2010 - 2011: Koordinator projekta z naslovom "Vzpostavitev, razvoj
in zagotovitev pogojev dolgoročnega delovanja mreže kariernih centrov
na Univerzi v Mariboru" (št. 3211-10-000294)
Activities in professional bodies:
IREG (IREG-International
Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence)
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Short list of recent publications:
1. GOSAK, Marko, KOROŠAK, Dean, MARHL, Marko. Topologically determined
optimal stochastic resonance responses of spatially embedded networks.
New journal of physics. [Online ed.], Jan. 2011, vol. 13, issue 1, str.
013012-1-013012-15, ilustr. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/13/1/013012.
2 . MARHL, Marko, GOSAK, Marko, PERC, Matjaž, ROUX, Etienne. Importance of cell variability for calcium signaling in rat airway myocytes. Biophysical chemistry. [Print ed.], 2010, vol. 148, iss. 1/3, str. 42-50, doi: 10.1016/j.bpc.2010.02.006.
3. GOSAK, Marko, KOROŠAK, Dean, MARHL, Marko. Optimal network configuration for maximal coherence resonance in excitable systems. Phys. rev., E Stat. nonlinear soft matter phys. (Print), 2010, vol. 81, iss. 5, str. 056104-1-056104-7, ilustr., doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.81.056104.
4. BODENSTEIN, Christian, KNOKE, Beate, MARHL, Marko, PERC, Matjaž, SCHUSTER, Stefan. Using Jensen's inequality to explain the role of regular calcium oscillations in protein activation. Physical biology, 2010, vol. 7, no. 3, str. 036009-1-036009-12, doi: 10.1088/1478-3975/7/3/036009.
5. KNOKE, Beate, BODENSTEIN, Christian, MARHL, Marko, PERC, Matjaž, SCHUSTER,
Stefan. Jensen's inequality as a tool for explaining the effect of oscillations
on the average cytosolic calcium concentration. Theory biosci., Jun. 2010,
vol. 129, no. 1, str. 25-38, doi: 10.1007/s12064-010-0080-1.
6 . GOSAK, Marko, MARHL, Marko, PERC, Matjaž. Pacemaker-guided noise-induced
spatial periodicity in excitable media. Physica, D. [Print ed.], 2009,
vol. 238, iss. 5, str. 506-515, doi: 10.1016/j.physd.2008.11.007.
7. PERC, Matjaž, RUPNIK, Marjan, GOSAK, Marko, MARHL, Marko. Prevalence of stochasticity in experimentally observed responses of pancreatic acinar cells to acetylcholine. Chaos (Woodbury N.Y.), 2009, vol. 19, iss. 3, str. 037113-1-037113-6, doi: 10.1063/1.3160017.
8. GRUBELNIK, Vladimir, DUGONIK, Bogdan, OSEBIK, Davorin, MARHL, Marko. Signal amplification in biological and electrical engineering systems : universal role of cascades. Biophysical chemistry. [Print ed.], aug. 2009, vol. 143, iss. 3, str. 132-138, ilustr.