Franjo Šumanovac has a Ph.D. in geology from University of Zagreb (1989). He is full professor of Applied Geophysics at the Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Eng., University of Zagreb. His scientific research areas include deep lithosphere studies, near-surface studies and hydrocarbon investigations. He is the author of two university textbooks: “Geophysical exploration of groundwater” and “Fundamentals of geophysical exploration”.