| Fellowships |
| 2003 | Fulbright research fellow at the Center for Aerospace Research and Education, University of California Irvine, Irvine, USA, 9 months |
| 2002 | Alexander von Humboldt research fellow at the Institute for Statics, University of Karlsruhe, Germany, 2 months |
| 1995-1996 | Alexander von Humboldt research fellow at the Institute for Statics and Dynamics, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, 19 months |
| 1991-1992 | Visiting Assistant Professor at the Institute for Statics and Dynamics, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, 9 months |
| 1991 | 2-months research at the Institute of Lightweight Structures and Aerospace Engineering, Vienna Technical University, Austria |
| 1986-1988 | DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst) research fellow at the Institute for Statics and Dynamics, Ruhr University Bochum,Germany, 16 months |
Professional Awards |
| 2006 | Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts Award for scientific achievement in Republic of Croatia for 2005 in the Field of Technical Sciences |
| 2005 | Josip Juraj Strossmayer Award for most successful scientific publication in year 2005 |
| 2000 | Croatian Government Annual Award for Science |
Associations / Memberships |
| Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (Associate Member) |
| Croatian Academy of Engineering (Full Member) |
| Croatian Society of Mechanics (2007-2009, President) |
| Central European Associations for Computational Mechanics, CEACM (Board Member; 2005 – 2008, President) |
| International Association of Computational Mechanics (IACM), (Ordinary Member of General Council) |
| International Centre for Mechanical Sciences (CISM), Udine (Member of Scientific Council and Academic Assembly) |
| European Structural Integrity Society |
