Dražen Balen

Dražen Balen is a Full Professor at the Department of Geology, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science. With a career spanning over three decades since 1991, his expertise lies in petrology, geochemistry, and geodynamic processes, particularly focused on igneous and metamorphic rocks in regions like the Slavonian Mountains, Moslavačka Gora, and Papuk.

• Teaches courses including Petrology, Geochronology, and Microtectonics at undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels.
• Research emphasizes petrogenesis, metamorphic conditions, and mineral equilibria in magmatic and metamorphic systems, with applications to continental crust evolution and geological heritage.
• Key publications explore granitoid complexes, garnet and zircon geochemistry, and the geological significance of Martian meteorites and lunar evolution.