Curriculum Vitae last updated: September 2021 Antonio Šiber Institute of physics Bijenička cesta 46 10000 Zagreb, Croatia Tel: __385 1 4698 839 e-mail: [email protected] web page: http://asiber.ifs.hr Born in Zagreb, Croatia, year 1972 Education July 2002, Ph.D. in solid state physics, University of Zagreb, Croatia. “Theory of thermal energy atom scattering from (sub)monolayers on solid surfaces” Employment 2010 - , scientific advisor, Institute of physics, Zagreb, Croatia 2018 /2019, scientific advisor, Department of Theoretical physics, Institute Jožef Stefan, Ljubljana, Slovenia 2007 - 2010 , senior scientific associate, Institute of physics, Zagreb, Croatia 2007 /2008, postdoctoral research associate, Institute Jožef Stefan, Ljubljana, Slovenia 2003 - 2007, scientific associate, Institute of physics, Zagreb, Croatia 2002 – 2003, senior research assistant, Institute of physics, Zagreb, Croatia 1997 – 2002, research assistant, Institute of physics, Zagreb, Croatia They have acknowledged my work 2010, Acknowledgement by Croatian Physical Society for “contribution to successful execution and dedicated work in the Academic Committee of 41st International Physics Olympiad, held in Zagreb from 17th -25th of July, 2010”. 2004, Second place award of the Jury of the Web Festival organized by Croatian Academic Research Network (CARNet) for “the best site with educational content” (nanoatlas.ifs.hr) 2003, Award of the student section of Croatian physical society for “the best presentation on the 4th scientific meeting of the Croatian physical society” 2003, Award of Croatian Physical Society for “unselfish and dedicated work on the advancement of physics in Croatia” 2003, Croatian state yearly award for science awarded for “theoretical work in the field of atom scattering from and adsorption on surfaces” 1995, Rector’s award; awarded by the Rector of the University of Zagreb for the best student work entitled “Principles of quantum mechanics in double barrier resonant tunnelling” Projects leader 2007-2013, “Shapes and structures of nanoscale systems dictated by competition of energies” (Financed by Ministry of Science of Republic of Croatia). 2007/2008, “Biological nanostructures” (financed by National Foundation for Science, Higher Education and Technological Development of Republic of Croatia). 2004/2005, “Spheres within spheres” – a creation of a popular-scientific, educative movie inspired by Feynman’s anecdotal statement “All matter is made of atoms!” (financed by CARNET, Croatian academic research network). 2003/2004, “Computer aided visualization of nanometre structures in physics, chemistry and biology: A meeting of science, technology and art in a virtual, three- dimensional space” (IT project financed by Ministry of Science of Republic of Croatia). one of the involved researchers 2012, FP7 Marie Curie-Initial Training Network, „Physics of Complex Colloids: Equilibrium and Driven“ (ITN-COMPLOIDS). Visiting scientist (April – June 2012), invited by dr. Primož Ziherl. 2009, “Interfacial Materials - Computational and Experimental Multi-Scale Studies“, led by prof. dr. Rudolf Podgornik, FMF Ljubljana, Slovenia. Financed by EU (FP6). 2007-2012, “Quantum states, ultrafast dynamics i decoherence in nanosctured systems“, led by dr.sc. Branko Gumhalter, Institute of physics, Zagreb. Financed by Croatian Ministry of Science. 2002-2006, “Modeling properties of micro- and nano-structured surfaces“, led by dr.sc. Branko Gumhalter, Institute of physics, Zagreb. Financed by Croatian Ministry of Science. 1996-2002, “Physics of surfaces and adsorbed layers”, led by dr.sc. Branko Gumhalter, Institut of physics, Zagreb. Financed by Croatian Ministry of Science. Professional activities 2012, 2014 October, member of the Program Committee of the (11th & 12th) Greta Pifat Mrzljak International School of Biophysics, Primošten, Croatia 2011, 2014, 2018 December, president of the Organization Committee of the 6th, 9th and 13th Christmas Biophysics Workshop, Varaždin (6th), Buzet (9th), and Tuheljske Toplice (13th), Croatia. 2010, July, member of the Academic Committee of the 41st International Physics Olympiad in Zagreb, Croatia. Author of one (of three) theoretical problem and one (of two) experimental problem. 2003 - , referee for Physical Review Letters, Physical Review B, Physical Review E, Journal of Chemical Physics, Soft Matter, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Nanotechnology, Journal of Nanophotonics, and Vacuum. Refereed projects submitted to NSF (USA), European Commission (EC), National Council for Scientific Research (RO), Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies (DK), National Science Centre Poland (PL), Croatian Ministry of Science (HR), Croatian Foundation for Science (HR). Served as member of PhD thesis defense committees at University of Zagreb (HR), University of Ljubljana (SLO) and Technische Universität Wien (AT). 2010, August, member of the Organizing Committee of „7th International Symposium on Ultrafast Surface Dynamics USD7“, Brijuni, Croatia. 2005, June, member of the Organizing Committee of the Summer school for young physicists organized by Croatian physical society in Labin, Croatia. Editor of the Proceedings (“Fizika u temeljima suvremene znanosti i društva”). Publications in ISI WoS journals Biological physics 60. A. Božič and A. Šiber, "Mechanical design of apertures and the infolding of pollen grain“, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 117, 26600 (2020). 59. A. Šiber, "Icosadeltahedral Geometry of Geodesic Domes, Fullerenes and Viruses: A Tutorial on the T-Number“, Symmetry 12, 556 (2020). 58. Natalia Martín-González, Mercedes Hernando-Pérez, Gabriela N Condezo, Marta Pérez- Illana, Antonio Šiber, David Reguera, Philomena Ostapchuk, Patrick Hearing, Carmen San Martín, Pedro J de Pablo, "Adenovirus major core protein condenses DNA in clusters and bundles, modulating genome release and capsid internal pressure“, Nucl. Acids Res. 47, 9231 (2019). 57. M. Kokalj Ladan, P. Ziherl and A. Šiber "Topology of dividing planar tilings: Mitosis and order in epithelial tissues“, Phys. Rev. E 100, 012410 (2019). 56. A. Lošdorfer Božič and A. Šiber, "Electrostatics-Driven Inflation of Elastic Icosahedral Shells as a Model for Swelling of Viruses“, Biophys. J. 115, 822 (2018). 55. S. Marion, C. San Martin and A. Šiber, "Role of Condensing Particles in Polymer Confinement: A Model for Virus-Packed 'Minichromosomes'“, Biophys. J. 113, 1643 (2017). 54. A. Šiber, "Shapes of minimal-energy DNA ropes condensed in confinement“, Sci. Rep. 6, 29012 (2016). 53. A. J. Perez-Berna, S. Marion, F. J. Chichon, J. J. Fernandez, D. C. Winkler, J. L. Carrascosa, A. C. Steven, A. Šiber, and C. San Martin, "Distribution of DNA-condensing protein complexes in the adenovirus core", Nucl. Acids Res. 43, 4274 (2015). 52. S. Marion and A. Šiber, "Ejecting phage DNA against cellular turgor pressure“, Biophys. J. 107, 1924 (2014). 51. A. Lošdorfer Božič, A. Šiber, and R. Podgornik, "Statistical analysis of sizes and shapes of virus capsids and their resulting elastic properties“, J. Biol. Phys. 39, 215 (2013). 50. A. Lošdorfer Božič, A. Šiber, and R. Podgornik, "How simple can a model of an empty viral capsid be? Charge distributions in viral capsids“, J. Biol. Phys. 38, 657 (2012). 49. A. Šiber, A. Lošdorfer Božič, and R. Podgornik, "Energies and pressures in viruses: contribution of nonspecific electrostatic interactions“, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 14, 3746 (2012). 48. A. Leforestier, A. Šiber, F. Livolant, and R. Podgornik, "Protein-DNA Interactions Determine the Shapes of DNA Toroids Condensed in Virus Capsids“, Biophys. J. 100, 2209 (2011). 47. A. Lošdorfer Božič, A. Šiber, and R. Podgornik, "Electrostatic self-energy of a partially formed spherical shell in salt solution: Application to stability of tethered and fluid shells as models for viruses and vesicles“, Phys. Rev. E 83, 041916 (2011). 46. A. Šiber, R. Zandi and R. Podgornik, "Thermodynamics of nanospheres encapsulated in virus capsids“, Phys. Rev. E 81, 051919 (2010). 45. A. Šiber and A. Majdandžić, "Spontaneous curvature as a regulator of the size of virus capsids“, Phys. Rev. E 80, 021910 (2009). 44. A. Šiber and R. Podgornik, "Stability of elastic icosadeltahedral shells under uniform external pressure: Application to viruses under osmotic pressure“, Phys. Rev. E 79, 011919 (2009). 43. A. Šiber and R. Podgornik, "Nonspecific interactions in spontaneous assembly of empty versus functional single-stranded RNA viruses“, Phys. Rev. E 78, 051915 (2008). 42. A. Šiber, M. Dragar, V.A. Parsegian, and R. Podgornik, "Packing nanomechanics of viral genomes“, Eur. Phys. J. E 26, 317 (2008). 41. A. Šiber and R. Podgornik, "Role of electrostatic interactions in the assembly of empty spherical viral capsids", Phys. Rev. E 76, 061906 (2007). 40. A. Šiber, "Buckling transition in icosahedral shells subjected to volume conservation constraint and pressure: Relations to virus maturation", Phys. Rev. E 73, 061915 (2006). Shapes, energies, dynamics and thermodynamics of (non-biological) nanoscale objects 39. M. Petrović, J.T. Sadowski, A. Šiber, and M. Kralj, "Wrinkles of graphene on Ir(111): Macroscopic network ordering and internal multi-lobed structure“, Carbon 94, 856 (2015). 38. M. Popović and A. Šiber, "Lattice-gas Poisson-Boltzmann approach for sterically asymmetric electrolytes“, Phys. Rev. E 88, 022302 (2013). 37. A. Šiber and P. Ziherl, "Many-body contact repulsion of deformable disks“, Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 214301 (2013). 36. A. Šiber and H. Buljan, "Theoretical and experimental