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Prof. Miodrag Micic, Sc.D., Ph.D., M.T.M., CSWP.

Department Chair, Dept of Engineering Technology, Cerritos College

11110 Alondra Blvd, Norwalk, CA 90650-6203

Phone(cell): 949-981-1068 (office) 562-860-2451 ext 2910 Fax 562-467-5069 E-mail: [email protected]

Prof. Miodrag Micic, Ph.D., Sc.D., M.T.M., CSWP.

[email protected]

Current full-time position: Department Chair,

Department t of Engineering Design Technology Cerritos College, Norwalk, CA.

Adjunct Positions:

Senior Project Scientist, Department of Mechanical And Aerospace Engineering, Univ. of California - Irvine

Visiting Professor, Dept. of Applied Ecology, Singidunum University, Belgrade, Serbia.

Author citations profile: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Ij_T_B0AAAAJ&hl=en.

Current website: http:///www.cerritos.edu/mmicic

EDUCATION (in reverse chronological order) :

Master of Technology Management, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 12/2003.

Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 05/2002.

Doctor of Science, Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia, 04/2001.

Master of Science, Chemistry, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL , 05/2001

Master of Science, Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Physical Chemistry, Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia,

12/1998.

Bachelor of Science & Bachelor of Education, with Honors in Physics and Fundamentals of Engineering, University of

Belgrade, Faculty of Physics, Belgrade , FR Yugoslavia, 09/1996.

Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering with Specialization in Naval Architecture Engineering, The Metal

Processing Collegel at Polytechnic Academy, Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia, 09/1991.

Aviation Technician-A&P Mechanic and H.S. Diploma, Technical School “Petar Drapsin”, Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia,

06/1990.

Certificates:

Commercial Pilot Certificatie, commercial pilot, single engine, land, instrument rated, 440 hrs TT., FAA.

Advanced Ground Instructor Certificate, FAA.

A.S.W.E. – Accredited SolidWorks Educator, Dassault Design Systems, 2013.

C.S.W.P. - Certified SolidWorks Professional, Dassault Design Systems, 2013.

C.S.D.A. – Certified Sustainable Design Associate, Dassault Design Systems, 2013.

Certificate, Composites Manufacturing, Cerritos College, Norwalk, CA, 05/2009.

Certificate, Medical Products Development, University of California – Irvine, Irvine, CA, 12/2005.

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Teaching Certificate (internal), Instructional Advancement Center, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 04/1999.

Machining & CAD/CAM Certificates: CNC Machinist certificate; MasterCAM certificate, QPE Technical Institute, 2007;

AutoCAD & AutoLISP, advanced certificate, IBK – Belgrade, 1988.

Aircraft Design Certificates: Composite Aircraft Design using finite element methods, Aircraft Design Inc, 2/2008.

Language abilities: Fluent in English, Russian and Serbo-Croatian.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

2013-now: Department Chairman and Professor, Engineering Design Technology, Cerritos College, Norwalk, CA.

Grow department to become no 1 regional department in engineering design technology (drafting). Introduced an optional

industrial certifications as an end point for each class,, where every class is matched with appropriate standard industrial

certificates. Triplled the number of graduates, and doubled enrollement. Significiantly improve departrmental Perkins

Indicators. Jump-started first in the State of California “New Products Development” AA and certificate program.

Streamlined ENGT and NPD programs, and graduated first generation of NPD graduates in Spring 2015.

2012-2013: Instructor, Engineering Technology, Cerritos College, Norwalk, CA. Teaching engineering design technology,

engineering technology and new products development classes. Introduced new classes , ENGT104- Introduction to

Aerospace Engineering Technology, ENGT260 Advanced SolidWorks.

2005-.2013 Vice-President, Research and Development, and Interim General Manager, Molecular Biology Sample

Prep Line, , MP Biomedicals, LLC. (Formerly ICN Biomedicals Inc.), Santa Ana,, CA.

Manage the entire corporate-wide R&D efforts, product design, design transfer to manufacturing and help with product

launches for life-science research products and IVD products. Define R&D budget; Generates and select projects;

coordinate with marketing and sales marketing research for defining user needs. Search for licensing opportunities.

Responsible for conversion of user needs to design input; Coordinate with marketing and sales product launch; Intialize and

manage outsourcing contracts for research and product development; Have a final word in selection of new products from an

OEM manufacturers; Work with QA in defining and reviewing results of clinical trials.. Responsible for technology

assessment of potential acquisition candidate.

Major highlights: Started entirely new instrumentation division from scratch. Completed development, including design

transfer to offshore manufacturing and management of a product launch of a most advanced cell lysis/DNA extraction

machine, FastPrep-24; FastPrep-96, FastPrep adapters; SpinPrep microcentrifuge; SafTest II photometer and other products.

All projects done within 12 months and on low budgetary constrains; FastPrep-24 instrument achieved seven million dollars

sales revenue for the first 12 months since product launch and in the same time period becomes the No. 1. products in

revenue for company worldwide, with a total development cost of around $60,000. Finalizing development of a new

Alzheimer diagnostics blood-based test; Introduction of new DOA and cardiac panel rapid tests ; new transfection reagent

kits internally developed; sample addition monitors for existing infectious disease ELISA kits; new FISH probes; establishing

key licencing agreement for new diagnostics and research products with Universities and private parties.

2006-2008 Acting global product manager of molecular biology sample preparation line. Envisioned and organized FastPrep

product launch resulting in a multi-million dollars sales in a first year; directed marketing and sales activities for mol.

biology sample preparation line, achieved high double-digit annual growth in sales revenue of FastPrep and purification line

worldwide, and triple digit annual growth in North America for FastPrep instruments. More than doubling profitability of

FastPrep instruments line in 2006 vs 2005.

2004-2005. Director, Product Manager for New Product Development, MP Biomedicals, LLC. (Formerly ICN

Biomedicals Inc)., Irvine, CA. .

Responsible for the introduction of new products and for the life-cycle management; marketing research, both quantitative

and qualitative; evaluation of products and r&d assessment of the acquisition candidates. Responsible for new products

launch campaign. Suggests and select new products for catalog business; Manage internal and OEM products development;

2003- 2004. Senior Application Scientist: Veeco Instruments, Santa Barbara, CA.





Responsible for discovering new applications of the Near Field Optics line of products, and acting as a NSOM product

manager; Performing informal and formal marketing surveys of the existing and potential users of near-field optical

microscopes; Publishing peer-reviewed and trade journal articles on new NSOM applications in chemistry and life sciences;

Define training program for the NSOM customers; established key collaborations with University labs.

Achievements: Launch the near-field spectroscopy system, Aurora-3/Spec. Developed entire specifications/design input for

the next generation NSOM microscopy system. Achieved double increase in NSOM product line sales

2002- 2003. Post-Doctoral Research Fellow: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, (An US DOE Facillity operated by

Battelle), Richland, WA. Studies of single molecular electron transfer dynamics. Developing new devices, technologies and applications of the

apertureless near-field scanning optical microscopy and single-molecular spectroscopy.

Major achievements: Developed first practical apertureless, near fieldfluorescence lifetime imaging system; First detailed

study of factors contributing to the image resolution and quality in apertureless NSOM configuration; First observation of

single-electron interfacial electron transfer between the dye and semiconductor surfaces. All results published in a top peer

reviewed journals in the field, and have been cited numerous times, and reviewed in editorials and articles in major journals.

1998-2002. Graduate Student; Teaching Assistant; Research Assistant: Department of Chemistry, University of Miami,

Coral Gables, FL.

Studying the surface chemistry of selected cross-linked polymers; developing new hydrogels with potential surgical and

drugs delivery applications; developing new applications of the environmental scanning electron microscopy in the surface

chemistry field.

Major achievements: Completed Ph.D. within 3.5 years time frame, with total of 10 journal articles published from thesis.

Numerous University awards and recognitions.

1996-1998. Graduate Student and Research Assistant: Faculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Belgrade,

Yugoslavia.

Studying behavior of tropospheric photooxidants and particulate matter in Belgrade troposphere.

Major achievements: First continuousd monitoring of atmospheric photooxidants (NOx, O3 and total VOC) using instrument

methods in Balkan; Setting up the first semi-automated continuous monitoring station for atmospheric photooxidants in

Balkan. Modification of an existing NOx chemiluminescence monitor in order to improve sensitivity 4X; Building new O3

non-dispersive photometer; First use of the Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy (ESEM) on characterization of

atmospheric particulate matter; Won the grant from EU program, Eurotrac-2 for trans-boundary tropospheric photooxidants

transportation measurements. Several publications in peer reviewed journals.

CONSULTING ARRANGEMENTS:

07/2104 – now, Independent consultant, AirWolf3D Inc. Consulting on instrumentations, materials and processes

development for next generation of 3d printers. Inventor of of WolfBite series of adhesives, US patent pending.

04/2013-now, Independent consultant, MP Biomedicals. variety of kits development.

11/2009-12/2011 Independent consultant, Glaukos Corporation and Dose Corporation. Intraoccular implants development

and fundamental r&d .

2008-now, Independent consultant, Several confidential corporate clients in the medical devices and life science areas

(flow cytometry, drugs delivery systems, microfluidics systems, plastics manufacturing technologies, rapid prototyping),

details available upon request.





HONORARY/PART TIME ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS (2):

2010-now: Visiting Professor, Dept. of Applied Ecology, Singidunum University, Belgrade, Serbia.

2006-Now: Project Scientist,, part time Dept. of Mechanical and Airspace Engineering, University of California, Irvine,

Irvine, CA. Current projects: Centrifugal microfluidics mixing systems; Langmuir and Langmuir Blodgett films for

biosensors applications; new prepreg composite materials and manufacturing methods; direct digital manufacturing of micro

UAV systems. Spring 2009 Teaching Assignments: Selected lectures in direct digital manufacturing and other advanced

manufacturing technologies within the MAE195 Advanced Manufacturing.

ADVISORY BOARD MEMEBERSHIP (3):

2007-now, Cerritos College, Manufacturing Dept, Plastics and Composites, Machine Tools Technology and Engineering

Design Technology Dept., Advisory Board Member,

2008-now, North Orange County Regional Occupational Program (ROP), Advisory Board Member,

2009-now, Manufacturing program, UCI Dept. of Mechanical and Airspace Engineering, Advisory Board Member.

NEWS ARTICLES BY OTHERS:

1. “Breaking the Bottleneck”, Interview with Dr. Micic on new development in sample preparation systems, Future

Pharmaceuticals, Vol 1., Feb. 2009, pp 62-65. Available on-line http://www.futurepharmaus.com

2. “Ageless quest – hunt for AD Biomarkers”, Portion of the article contains an interview with Dr. Micic on his work on

development of a blood-based Alzheimer disease screening diagnostics system,, CAP Today, Vol 22, No 10, Oct. 2008,

pp. 48-56. Available on line at:

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ndowLabel=cntvwrPtlt&cntvwrPtlt%7BactionForm.contentReference%7D=cap_today%2F1008%2F1008_AD_biomarkers_

02.html&_state=maximized&_pageLabel=cntvwr

3. “Biotech and Health: Small Test Is Big Step for DNA”, The Orange County Registrar, Marketplace Section, June 28,

2007, page 1 and 5. Part of this article is an interview with Dr. Micic on current and future outlook for integrated

genomic tests on a CD device. Available on line at http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/money/article_1746477.php

4. “Gold quantum dots sensitively detect proteins”, Biophotonics News column, Biophotonics International, January 2007,

page 24. Article about Dr. Micic’s paper on gold quantum dots immunoassay (Chemical Communications, 2006,

pp. 5068-5070.)

5. “Ramaniscing about Catalysis”, Science and Technology Column, Editorial, Chemical and Engineering News, October

13, 2003, pp59-64. Discussion about Dr. Micic’s work on the page 64, and Dr. Micic’s photo on the page 62. Available

on-line at http://pubs.acs.org/cen/topstory/8141/8141sci1.html

6. People: “Movers and Shakers”, Chemistry and Industry, May 2005, pp30.

Dr. Micic’s appointment at the VP level in MP Biomedicals.

7. People. Chemical and Engineering News, April 11th 2005, pp. 42.

http://www.futurepharmaus.com/

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Dr. Micic’s appointment at the VP level in MP Biomedicals.

8. Editorial, Literature Highligts, Microscopy and Analysis, May, 2004., pp.21.

Discussion on Dr. Micic’s paper (M. Micic et al, Colloids and Surfaces B:Biointerfaces

34 (2004) 33.) “NSOM-AFM Study of Plant Cell Wall”.

9. “People and Places Column”, sub-title “New roles for People on the Move” Microscopy And Analysis, November 2003,

pp 35. Discussing Dr. Micic’s work and his position at Veeco Instruments Inc.

10. Microscopy and Analysis, Editorial, Literature Highligts, September, 2003., pp.27.

Discussion on Dr. Micic’s paper (Review of Scientific Instruments, 74 (2003) pp. 3347-3355.) on AFM-FLIM

microscopy as a major achievement in the field.

11. Researcher Profile, Dr. Miodrag Micic, Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 11(2002), pp.415.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS :

a) Editorials (2):

1. M.Micic, J. D. Whyte Jeffrey D. Whyte, “Breaking the Sample Prep Bottleneck:Automated Lysis System Streamline

Workflows” Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, 32(2012): pp 31-33.

2. M. Micic, “Preface: Supramolecular Chemistry at Interfaces”, Colloids & Surfaces B: Biointerfaces,

58(2007), pp 1-2.

b) Reference/Review Articles, Book Chapters and Books (6):

1. M.Micic (Ed), “Sample Preparation Techniques for Soil, Plant, and Animal Samples”, Springer, NY, 2015. ISBN

SBN 978-1-4939-3184-2.

2. G. Thakur, M. Micic, R. M. Leblanc, “Surface chemistry of Alzheimer's disease: A Langmuir monolayer approach”,

Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, Volume 74(2009), pp436-456.

3. M.Micic “Microscopy and Spectroscopy, Near Field”, Wiley Encyclopedia of Medical Devices & Instrumentation,

Second Edition”, Vol 4,. pp. 435-448, A John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken, New Jersey, 2006.

4. K. Radotic, M. Micic, M. Jeremic, “Scanning Probe Microscopy of Plant Cell Wall and Its

Constituents”, chapter in: Force Microscopy: Applications in Biology and Medicine, pp. 95-112, A John Wiley and

Sons, Hoboken, New Jersey, 2006.





4. M. Micic, R. M. Leblanc “ Demonstrating a Thermodynamics Fountain: Heating up the Classroom with an Energy

Transfer Exercise” , pp. 147-150 in: B. R. Shmaefsky (Ed.), “Favorite Demonstrations for College Science”, NSTA

Press, Arlington, VA, 2004.

5. S. Vujic, M. Berkovic, D. Kuzmanovic, P. Milanovic, A. Sedmak, M. Micic, "Applications of the Finite Element

Methods in Geostatical Calculation in Mining Engineering", Monography Series, University of Belgrade, Faculty of

Mining Engineering, Belgrade, 1991 (in Serbian language).

6. M.Micic, Poetry book” “Svoj deci sveta iz istog buketa”, Sampa-Radio I Film Bor, Bor, FR Yugoslavia, 1988 (In

Serbian Language)

c) Published Papers in Peer-Reviewed Journals (total 58) :

1. N. F Crawford, M. Micic, J. Orbulescu, D. Weissbart, R. M Leblanc, “Surface chemistry and spectroscopy of the β-

galactosidase Langmuir monolayer“, Journal of colloid and Interface Science, 453(2015), pp. 202-208.

2. S. Li, L. Wang, C. C Chusuei, V. M. Suarez, P. L Blackwelder, M. Micic, J. Orbulescu, R. M Leblanc, “Nontoxic

Carbon Dots Potently Inhibit Human Insulin Fibrillation“, Chemistry of Materials, 27(2015), pp.1764-

1771.

3. S. Li, J. J Mulloor, . Wang, Y. Ji, C. J Mulloor, M. Micic, J. Orbulescu, R. M Leblanc, “Strong and selective

adsorption of lysozyme on graphene oxide“ , ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 6(2014), pp. 5704-5712.

4. A. R Garcia, I. Rahn, S. Johnson, R. Patel, J. Guo, J. Orbulescu, M. Micic, J. D. Whyte, P. Blackwelder, R. M Leblanc,

"Human insulin fibril-assisted synthesis of fluorescent gold nanoclusters in alkaline media under physiological temperature",

Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 105 (2013) pp. 167-172

5. M. Micic, J. D. Whyte, V. Karsten, L. Miller, "Metagenomic Nucleic Acid Sample Prep: New Tool Designed to

Make It Easier to Work with Soil and Fecal Samples", Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News 33 (2013), pp. 28-29

6. S. Li, M. Micic, J. Orbulescu, J.D. Whyte, R. M. Leblanc, "Human islet amyloid polypeptide at the air–aqueous interface:

a Langmuir monolayer approach" , Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 9 (2012), 3118-3128

7. S. Johnson, W. Liu, G. Thakur, A. Dadlani, R. Patel, J. Orbulescu, J. D. Whyte, M. Micic, R. M. Leblanc, "Surface

Chemistry and Spectroscopy of Human Insulin Langmuir Monolayer",The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 116(2012), pp.

10205-10212.





8. W. Liu, S. Johnson, M. Micic, J. Orbulescu, J. Whyte, A. R. Garcia,Roger M. Leblanc, « Study of the Aggregation of

Human Insulin Langmuir Monolayer, Langmuir, 28(2012), pp. 3369-3377.

9. .D. Djikanovic, A. Kalauzi, M. Jeremic, J. Xu, M. Micic, J. D. Whyte, Roger M. Leblanc, K. Radotic, “Interaction of the

CdSe quantum dots with plant cell walls”, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 91(2012) pp. 41–47.

10. G Thakur, M. Micic, Y. Yang, W. Li, D. Movia, S. Giordani, H. Zhang, R. M. Leblanc,Conjugated Quantum Dots

Inhibit the Amyloid β (1–42) Fibrillation Process, International Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 2011 (2011), Article

ID 502386, 15 pages.

10. Z. Noroozi, H. Kido, R. Pelytavi, R. Nakajima-Sasaki, A. Jasinskas, M. Micic, P. L. Felgner, M. Madou,A multiplexed

immunoassay system based upon reciprocating centrifugal microfluidics, Review of Scientific Instrumes, 82 (2011),

pp.064303 - 064303-9

11. G. Thakur, C. Pao, M. Micic, S. Johnson, R.M. Leblanc,Surface chemistry of lipid raft and amyloid AB (1-40)

Langmuir monolayer, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 87 (2011) pp. 369– 377.

12. G. Thakur, M. Micic, R. M. Leblanc, Surface Chemistry and Spectroscopy of Amyloid beta (1-42) Mixed with and

Conjugated to Quantum Dots Langmuir Monolayer, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 114(2010) pp. 15084-15093.

13 J. Orbulescu, M. Micic, M. Ensor, S. Trajkovic, S. Daunert, R. M. Leblanc, “Human Cardiac Troponin I: A Langmuir

Monolayer Study”, Langmuir, 26(2010), pp, 3268-3274.

14. Z. Noroozi, H. Kido, M. Micic,H. Pan, C. Bartolome, M. Princevac, J. Zoval, M. Madou, “Reciprocating flow-based

centrifugal microfluidics mixer”, Review of Scientific Instruments 80(2009), pp. 075102

15. H. Avagyan, B. Goldenson, E. Tse, A. Masoumi, V. Porter, M. Wiedau-Pazos, J. Sayre, R. Ong, M. Mahanian, P.Koo,

S. Bae, M. Micic, P. T. Liu, M. J. Rosenthal, M. Fiala Immune blood biomarkers of Alzheimer disease patients, Journal of

Neuroimmunology, Volume 210(2009), pp 67-72.

16. C. Wang, M. Micic, M. Ensor, S. Daunert, R, M. Leblanc, “Infrared Reflection-Absorption Spectroscopy and

Polarization-Modulated Infrared Reflection-Absorption Spectroscopy Studies of the Aequorin Langmuir

Monolayer”, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 112(2008), pp. 4146-4151.

17. C. Triulzi, M. Micic, J. Orbulescu, S. Giordani, B. Mueller, R. M. Leblanc ,”Antibody–gold quantum dot–

PAMAM dendrimer complex as an immunoglobulin immunoassay”, Analyst, 133 (2008) pp. 667-672

18. C. Wang, M. Micic, M. Ensor, S. Daunert, R. M. Leblanc, "Surface Properties of "Jellyfish": Langmuir Monolayer and

Langmuir-Blodgett Film Studies of Recombinant Aequorin", Langmuir, 23 (2007), pp. 7602 –7607.

19. H. Kido, M. Micic, D. Smith, J. Zoval, J. Norton, M. Madou, “A novel, compact disk- like centrifugal

microfluidics system for cell lysis and sample homogenization” Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 58 (2007),

pp. 44-51.

20. D. Djikanović, A. Kalauzi, M. Jeremić, M. Micic K. Radotić, “Deconvolution of fluorescence spectra:

Contribution to the structural analysis of complex molecules”, Colloids & Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 54 (2007) pp. 188-192

21 . C. Triulzi, M. Micic, S. Giordani,. M. Serry, W.A. Chiou , R. M. Leblanc, Immunoassay based on the antibody-

conjugated PAMAM-dendirmer gold quantum dot complex, Chemical Communications, (2006), pp. 5068-5070.





22. E. Suljovrujic, M.Micic, S. Demic, V. I. Srdanov "Combinatorial approach to morphology studies of epitaxial thin

films"., Applied Physics Letters, 40 (2006) art.no. 1212902.

23. K. Radotic, M. Micic, M. Jeremic, “New Insight Into the Structural Organization of the Plant Polymer Lignin”, Annals

of the New York Academy of Science, 1048 (2005) pp. 215-229.

24 K. Gattas-Asfura, W. Weisman, F. M. Andreopoulos, M. Micic, P. Tang, B. Muller, S. Sirpal, S. M. Pham, R. M.

Leblanc, “Cinnamate-Functionalized Gelatin: Synthesis and “Smart” Hydrogel Formation via Photo-Cross-

Linking”, Biomacromolecules, 6 (2005) pp. 1503-1509.

25. V. Biju, M. Micic, D. Hu, H. P. Lu, “Intermittent Single-Molecule Interfacial Electron Transfer Dynamics”, Journal of

the American Chemical Society, 126 (2004), pp. 9374-9381.

26. M. Micic, “Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopy and Spectroscopy Advance”, Photonics Spectra, 38 (2004), pp.

124-125.

27. Micic, D. Hu, Y. D. Suh, G. Newton, M. Romine, H. P. Lu, “Correlated atomic force microscopy and fluorescence

lifetime imaging of live bacterial cells”, Colloids and Surfaces B:Biointerfaces, 34 (2004), pp. 205-212.

28. Hu, M. Micic, N.Klymyshyn, Y. D. Suh, H. P. Lu, “Correlated topographic and spectroscopic imaging by combined

atomic force Microscopy and optical microscopy”, Journal of Luminescence, 107 (2004), pp 4-12.

29. .M. Micic, N. Klymyshyn, H. P. Lu, “Finite Element Method Simulations of the Near-Field Enhancement at the

Vicinity of Fractal Rough Metallic Surfaces, Journal of Physical Chemistry B,108 (2004), pp. 2939-2947.

30 M. Micic, K. Radotic, M. Jeremic, D. Djikanovic, S. B. Kaemmer, “Study of the lignin model compound supramolecular

structure by combination of near-field scanning optical microscopy and atomics force microscopy”, Colloids and Surfaces

B:Biointerfaces, 34 (2004), pp. 33-40.

31.M. Micic, R. M. Leblanc, D. Markovic, A. Stamatovic, N. Vukelic, P. Polic, “Atlas of the Tropospheric Aerosols

from Belgrade Troposphere”, Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 12 (2003), pp. 1015-1024

32. Sui, J. Orbulescu, X. Ji, K. Gattas-Asfura, R. M. Leblanc, M. Micic, “Surface Chemistry Studies of Quantum Dots

(QD’s) Modified with Surfactants”, Journal of Cluster Science, 14 (2003), pp. 123-133.

33. M. Gattas-Asfura, Y. Zheng, M. Micic, M. J. Snedaker, X. Ji, G. Sui, J. Orbulescu, F. M. Andreopoulos, S. M. Pham, C.

Wang, R. M. Leblanc, “Immobilization of Quantum Dots in the Photo-Cross-Linked Poly(ethylene glycol) Based Hydrogel”,

Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 107(2003), pp. 10464-10469.

34. D. M. Micic, N. Klymyshyn, Y.D. Suh, H. Peter Lu, “Correlated Topographic and Spectroscopic Imaging Beyond

Diffraction Limit by Atomic Force Microscopy Metallic Tip-Enhanced Near-Field Fluorescence Lifetime Microscopy,”

Review of Scientific Instruments, 74 (2003) pp. 3347-3355.

35. L. Zhu, G. K. Schenter, M. Micic, Y. D. Suh, N. Klymyshyn, H. P. Lu, “Nano-Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering

Fluctuation Dynamics”, Proceedings of SPIE, 4962 (2003), pp. 70-75.

36. M. Micic ,K. Radotic, M. Jeremic, R. M. Leblanc, “Study of Self-Assembley of the Lignin Model Compound on

Cellulose Model Substrate”,Macromolecular Biosciences, 3 (2003),pp. 100-106.

37. Micic, N. Klymyshyn, Y. D. Suh, H. P. Lu, "Finite Element Method Simulation of the Field Distribution for AFM Tip

Enhanced Surface-Enhanced Raman Scanning Microscopy", Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 107(2003), pp. 1574-1584.





38. M. Micic, Y. Zheng, V. Moy, X. H. Zhang, F. Andreopoulos, R. M. Leblanc, "Comparative Studies of Surface

Topography and Mechanical Properties of a New, Photo-Switchable PEG-Based Hydrogel", Colloids and Surfaces

B:Biointerfaces, 27(2002), pp. 147-158.

39. M. Micic, J. Orbulescu, Y. Zheng, K. Radotic, M. Jeremic, G. Sui, R. M. Leblanc, “ZL-DHP Lignin Model Compound at

the Air-Water Interface”, Biophysical Chemistry, 99(2002), pp. 55-62.

40. M.Micic, R.M.Leblanc, "Demonstrating a Thermodynamics Fountain", Journal of College Science Teaching, 31(2002)

pp.491-492.

41. G. Sui, J. Orbulescu, M. Mabrouki, M. Micic, R. M. Leblanc, S. Liu, R. A. Cormier, B.A. Greg, “Self Assembley of

the Liquid Crystal Semiconductors Molecules at the Air/Water Interface”, Journal of Physical Chemistry:B, 106 (2002)

pp. 9335-9340.

42. G. Sui, M. Mabrouki, Y. Ma, M. Micic, R. M. Leblanc, “A Structural Study of Amphiphillic PAMAM

(Poly(Amido- Amine)) Dendrimer in Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett Films”, Journal of Colloid and Interface

Science, 250(2002) pp. 364-370.

43.Y. Zheng, M. Micic, S. V. Mello, M. Mabrouki, J. Orbulescu, F. M. Andreopoulos, V. Konka, S. M. Pham, R. M.

Leblanc, “ PEG-Based Hydrogel Synthesis via the Photodimerization of Anthracene Groups”, Macromolecules,

35(2002) pp. 5228-5234.

44. M.Micic, D. Markovic, N. Vukelic, A. Stamatovic, B. Milosevic, A. Radu, V. Markovic, R. M. Leblanc, “Gaseous

and Particulate Sulfur in Belgrade Troposphere”, Fresenius Environmental Bulletin 10(2001), pp. 629-634.

45. M.Micic, I. Benitez, Melanie Ruano, I. Benitez, M. Mavers, M. Jeremic, K. Radotic, Vincent Moy, Roger M.

Leblanc, "Probing the Lignin Nanomechanical Properties and Lignin-Lignin Interactions Using the Atomic Force

Microscopy", Chemical Physics Letters, 347(2001), pp.41-45.

46.M. Micic ,K. Radotic, M. Jeremic, F. Li, V.T. Moy, R. M. Leblanc, “Topographical Characterization and Surface

Force Spectroscopy of the Photochemical Lignin Model Compound”, Biophysical Chemistry, 94 (2001), pp.257-263.

47. A. Popovic, M. Micic, V. Jovic, B. Zivancevic, D. Markovic, P.Polic, R.M. Leblanc, "Environmental Scanning

Electron Microscope (ESEM) Characterization of Coal Ash Particles from “Nikola Tesla” Power Plant (Serbia) ”,

Journal of Environmental Protection and Ecology, 2(2001), pp. 244-249.

48. Y. Zheng, F. M. Andreopoulos, M. Micic, Q. Huo, S. M. Pham, R. M. Leblanc, “A Novel Photoscissable PEG-

based Hydrogel”, Advanced Functional Materials, 11(2001), pp. 37-40.

49. M.Micic, M.Jeremic, K. Radotic, R.M.Leblanc, "A Comparative Study of Enzymatically and Photochemically

Polymerized Artificial Lignin Supramolecular Structures Using Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy",

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 231(2000), pp. 190-195.

50. G.Sui, M. Micic, Q.Huo, R.M.Leblanc, "Synthesis and Surface Chemistry Studies of a New Amphiphillic

PAMAM Dendrimer", Langmuir, 16(2000), pp. 7847-7851.

51. M.Micic, M.Jeremic, K. Radotic, M. Mavers, R.M.Leblanc, "Visualization of Artificial Lignin Supramolecular

Structures", Scanning, 22(2000), pp.288-294.

52. .G.Sui, M. Micic, Q.Huo, R.M.Leblanc, "Studies of a Novel Polymerizable Amphiphilic Dendrimer”, Colloids and

Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects,171 (2000), pp. 185-197.





53. X. Liu, F. J. Millero, M. Micic, “Iron Hydroxide Solubility and Morphology as Examined by ESEM”, Division of

Environmental Chemistry Preprints of Extended Abstracts, 40 (2000), pp 532-534.

54. M. Micic, D. Markovic, N. Vukelic, A. Radu, B. Milosevic, R. M. Leblanc, " Environmental Scanning Electron

Microscopy Study of Commonly Used Filters Substrates for the Active Sampling of Atmospheric Aerosols", Fresenius

Environmental Bulletin, 9(2000), pp.193-200.

55. M.Micic, A.Chen, R.M. Leblanc, V.T. Moy, "SEM Studies of Protein Functionlized AFM Cantilever Tips",

Scanning, 21(1999), pp.394-397.

56. M. Micic, D. Markovic, A. Stamatovic, N. Vukelic, “Characterization and Trends in NO2 Diurnal Concentration

Profiles in the Belgrade Troposphere During Autumn 1997”, Transaction: Ecology And The Environment 36(1999) pp.

847-850.

57. M.Micic, B.Jovancicevic, Lj.Tasic, P.Polic, N. Susic, D.Markovic, "Classification Tools Based on Artificial Neural

Networks for the Purpose of Identification of Origin of Organic Matter and Oil Pollution in Recent Sediments",

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 7(1998), pp.648-653.

58. M. Micic, “Introduction to the Bipolar Transistor Circuits”, Mladi Fizicar (Young Physicist), 61(1997), pp 21-24.

(In Serbian language)

EDITORIALSHIP, SYMPOSIA CHAIRMANSHIP AND GRANT REVIEWS:

a) Editorial assignments: Guest Editor, Colloids and Surfaces: B - Biointerfaces

b) Symposia Chair: Frontiers in Colloidal, Surface and Supramolecular Chemistry in Biomedical Applications, The 40th

Western Regional meeting of the American Chemical Society, January 22nd-25th,2006, Anaheim, California.

c) Grant reviews: Grant Reviewer, Institute for Public Health and Water Research, Napperville, IL.

Innovation grants, Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection, Republic of Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro

Innovation grants, Vojvodina Region, Provincial Secretariat for Science and Technology Development, Serbia and

Montenegro

d) Reviewer, peer-reviewed journals:

Langmuir

Thin Solid Films

Macromolecules





Colloids and Surfaces: B.

Honors and Awards:

Cerritos College, Outstanding Faculty Award, 2014.

Cerritos College, Curricular Award, 2009.

EB1 - Outstanding Professor Or Researcher, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services,

2005.

University of Miami, Graduate School, "1st Place in the category of physical sciences, 5th Graduate Student Research And

Creativity Forum", 1999.

University of Miami, Graduate School, "3rd Place in the category of physical sciences, 6th Graduate Student Research And

Creativity Forum", 2001.

Membership in Alpha Epsilon Lambda (AEL) Beta Chapter, graduate and professional student honorable society, 1999.

Membership in Sigma-Xi, The Scientific Research Society, 2002.

“Research Achievement Award”, Chemistry Department, University of Miami,, Coral Gables, 2002.

“First Publication Award", Chemistry Department, University of Miami, Coral Gables, 1999.

“Provost Research Travel Award”, Chemistry Department, University of Miami, Coral Gables, 2000.

"Excellence in Chemistry For Outstanding First Year Chemistry Graduate Student “,School of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of

Chemistry, University of Miami, Coral Gables, 1999.

Award: "The Professor Dr. Ljubomir Cirkovic Memorial Fund" award, Prize for the best graduation thesis in physics in the

academic year 1995/1996, Faculty of Physics, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, 1996.

Diploma “Special Award”, Yugoslavian Jury of Belgrade Fare for most advanced achievements of Yugoslavian Industry in

the area of new technologies and automation, Belgrade, 1989.

Award “Smeli Cvet” (Brave Flower) for outstanding results in creativity for 1987, Alliance of Socialist Youth of Serbia,

Republic Conference., Belgrade, 1987.

Plaque “Dan Mladosti” (Youth Day), for outstanding results in the area of scientific and technology achievements, City

Conference of Socialist Youth Alliance, Belgrade, 1988.

Diploma “Politika” for outstanding talents in scientific research and inventorship, Politika Corp, Belgrade, 1988.





Diploma “Zmajeva Nagrada” for the best literally award in Serbia, Belgrade, Editors of “Zmaj” Literally Journal, Belgrade,

1987.

Award “Spomen Plaketa” (Recognition Plaque), for outstanding results, Assembly of Zvezdara County, Belgrade, 1987.

“Tehnika ‘87”, Recognition for presentation on the 31st international technical and technological innovation fare, from 25 to

30. V. 198, Belgrade Fare, Belgrade, 1987.

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