Deputy Director-General


Petra Mikuš Jurković, PhD
Contacts
Phone:
E-mail:
+385 1 4565 717
kabinet@dhz.hr
Education
2017 PhD in Physics – Geophysics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb
Thesis: Satellite Signatures and Lightning Characteristics of Severe Convective Storms
2010 Graduate Engineer, Physics – Geophysics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb
Thesis: Dominant weather types and wind regimes during convective activity in Croatia
Professional career
2026 Deputy Director-General, DHMZ
2024 – 2026 Head of the Weather Forecasts and Severe Weather Warnings Service, DHMZ
2021 – 2024 Head of the Severe Weather Warnings Department, DHMZ
2018 – 2021 Senior Expert Adviser in weather and marine analysis and forecasting, with a focus on severe weather warnings, DHMZ
2016 – 2018 Weather Forecaster, Sector for Weather Analysis and Forecasting, DHMZ
2012 – 2018 Research Assistant on the project Storms and Natural Disasters in Croatia, DHMZ
Awards and recognitions
2015 Croatian Meteorological Society recognition for a young meteorologist for achieved results
2008/2009Rector’s Award for a student research paper
2007/2008 Dean’s Award for outstanding academic achievement
Languages
English
Other
  • Senior Assistant, Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb
  • Head of the Hydrometeorology Section of the Scientific Council for Remote Sensing at the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (HAZU)
  • Member/DHMZ representative in international working groups, including EMMA/Meteoalarm, EUMETNET Nowcasting, EUMETSAT/ESSL CWG and WMO
  • Author/co-author of scientific and professional papers on severe weather, warning systems and satellite meteorology