CONTACT MEColonel Assistant Professor Dr.Sc. Zvonko Trzun worked at the Croatian Military Academy, and is now assigned to work at the University of Defense and Security "Dr. Franjo Tuđman". He teaches at the university's military studies programs in Military Leadership and Management, Military Engineering, and Aeronautics. Additionally, he instructs participants in the lifelong military education. As a mentor or reviewer, he guides students in the preparation of their final and graduate theses.
Previously he held a series of leading positions, and is now appointed to the position of head of the university Department of Polytechnics at the University of Defense and Security. He has been appointed as deputy head of the study program in Military Engineering. He is in the editorial board of the scientific journal "Strategos".
Academic Development
Assist. Prof. Zvonko Trzun was born in 1969 in Zagreb, where he attended primary and secondary school. In 1994, he graduated from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture. In 2000, he completed his postgraduate studies in Guideance of Mobile Objects, defending his thesis titled "Probability Calculation and Tank Shooting Simulation" under the mentorship of Prof. S. Janković, obtaining the academic degree of Master of Science.
In 2022, he earned his doctorate from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture with the topic "The Impact of Dynamic Imbalance and Asymmetry of Thrust Force on the Dispersion of Impact Points of Unguided Projectiles" under the supervision of Prof. M. Vrdoljak, thus obtaining the academic degree of Doctor of Science.
Previous Positions and Professional Development
Upon completion of his studies, he was employed at the Shipbuilding Institute in Zagreb in the Sector for the Development of Special Weapons, after which he moved to the Ministry of Defense. Since 2010, he has been working at the Croatian Military Academy as a lecturer. He has served as the Vice Dean for Science and Development of the Croatian Military Academy and the head of the university department of Military Technology Development.
He has been praised, awarded, and received the highest ratings for his work several times. In 2020, he was promoted to the rank of Colonel. Concurrently, he completed various additional training programs and participated in numerous conferences, courses, and events related to his profession.
He has been appointed as a member of several bodies focused on the management of study programs (Ethical Commission, Quality Management Commission, and others), and he continues to serve as a member in some of them.
Published Works and International Projects
He has written a significant number of scientific and professional papers in the fields of mechanical engineering, aviation, ballistics, and military studies, and also other areas related to defense and military systems. A list of all works is available on his CroRIS profile, and some of HIS WORKS are listed here as well.
He participated in the international scientific project Central European Professors' Network, within the research group "Common Defence Policy: the Legal Framework for the Development of the European Defence Industry". As part of the project, he authored several papers and a chapter in a book, and delivered multiple invited lectures on the development of drones and robots at international scientific conferences.