Prof.dr. Osman Muftić, professor emeritus from Zagreb, died on July 27th 2010.

He was born in 1934 in Sarajevo and finished gymnasium in Zagreb. In the year 1952 he graduated on Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship-construction (FSB) in Zagreb. He also earned his master’s degree in the year 1962 as well as his PhD degree on the same Faculty.

In the year 1976 he earned his professors title. In the year 1990 he became dean of mentioned Faculty and after the first general elections in Croatia he became the first Minister of Science, Technology and Informatics (from 1990 to 1991).

Since 1993 he was a member of Croatian Technical science Academy.

He taught mechanics and hardness science, mechanism theory, biomechanics, robotics and manipulators, airplane construction and gyroscope theory. Apart from teaching on FSB, he conducted graduate and postgraduate studies on Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Medical Faculty and Faculty of Technology as well on Faculty of Graphic Design where he was named as the first dean.

He was teaching on several world universities of Europe, Asia, America and Africa.

He was favorite as professor, his lectures usually ended with ovations of his students. Scientific specter of professor Osman Muftić includes researches from dynamics, especially in robotics, biomechanics and ergonomic through analysis of robot motion or men.

He was author or coauthor in more than 150 scientific papers. Also he is author of 4 books and coauthor in 5 books.

He was rewarded with scientific reward NIKOLA TESLA in

1989, Krambergs medal for anthropology 1991 and states reward for life’s work 2000. His cooperation with medical and other faculties has given huge contribution to biomechanics in orthopedic, anatomy, physiology and ergonomics for what he was named the father of bio-mechanics.

He was one of the first members and founders of scientific journals in Bosnia and Herzegovina (TTEM and Healthmed).

We will remember this professor through his professionalism and deep knowledge he shared with his close cooperatives and young colleges as well as his honesty, cheerfulness and warmth of his smile.

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27. jula 2010 . godine, nakon kratke i teške bolesti preselio-preminuo je prof. dr Osman Muftić, Profesor emeritus iz Zagreba.

Osman Muftić rođen je 1934. u Sarajevu. Gimnaziju je završio u Zagrebu 1952. godine. Diplomirao je 1959. na Strojarsko brodograđevnom fakultetu u Zagrebu. Magistrirao je na Fakultetu strojarstva i brodogradnje (FSB) Sveučilišta u Zagrebu 1969., gdje je odbranio i doktorsku disertaciju.

Zvanjem-profesor bavi se od 1976.godine. Na FSB-u postaje dekan 1990., a nakon prvih višestranačkih hrvatskih izbora te godine postaje i prvi hrvatski ministar znanosti, tehnologije i informatike (od 1990. do 1991). Od 1993. godine redovni je član Akademije tehničkih znanosti Hrvatske.

Predavao je nastavu iz mehanike i nauke o čvrstoći, teorije mehanizama, biomehanike, robota i manipulatora, ergonomije, konstrukcije zrakoplova teorije giroskopa. Osim nastave na FSB-u, držao je i dodiplomske i postdiplomske studije na Elektrotehničkom, Medicinskom, Šumarskom i Tehnološkom fakultetu teFakultetu grafičke tehnologije, gdje je bio i prvi dekan.

Nastavu je držao i na nekoliko svjetskih univerziteta Evrope, Azije, Amerike i Afrike. Kao profesor bio je vrlo omiljen; njegova predavanja su često završavala aplauzom njegovih oduševljenih studenata.

Znanstveni opus prof. Osmana Muftića obuhvaća istraživanja iz područja dinamike sustava, posebno u robotici, biomehanici i ergonomiji, i to kroz analizu gibanja robota ili ljudi.

Kao autor ili koautor pojavljuje se u više od 150 znanstvenih i stručnih radova. Samostalan je autor četiri knjige, a kao koautor je sudjelovao u pet knjiga.

Nagrađen je znanstvenom nagradom “Nikola Tesla” 1989., dobitnik je Krambergerove medalje za antropologiju 1991. godine i državne nagrade za životno djelo 2000.godine.

Suradnja Osmana Muftića sa zagrebačkim Medicinskim i drugim fakultetima dala je golem doprinos biomehanici u ortopediji, anatomiji, fiziologiji i ergonomiji, zbog čega su ga često zvali i ocem hrvatske bio-mehanike.

Jedan od prvih članova uredništva i osnivača prvih znanstvenih (sci/cc) časopisa sa IF u Bosni i Hercegovini (TTEM i HealthMED) bio je upravo ovaj uvaženi profesor.

Profesora Muftića pamtit ćemo po profesionalnom odnosu i neiscrpnom znanju koje je nesebično dijelio svojim bliskim suradnicima i mlađim kolegama, ali i po njegovoj iskrenosti, vedrini i toplini njegovog osmijeha.

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