Marko V. Jaric

{{Short description|Serbian-American physicist}}

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Marko V. Jarić (Марко Вукобрат Јарић; March 17, 1952 in Belgrade, Serbia – October 25, 1997 in College Station, Texas) was a Serbian-American physicist. He served as visiting professor at Montana State University and Harvard University, and full professor at Texas A&M University{{cite web|url=http://www.eserbia.org/people/science/215-marko-v-jaric|title=Marko V. Jaric|publisher=Serbica Americana|accessdate=May 20, 2013}}{{cite journal|author1=Agnolet, Glenn|author2=Saslow, Wayne|author3=Belic, Milivoj|author4=Birman, Joseph|author5=Moss, Simon|title=Obituary: Marko Vukobrat Jarić|journal=Physics Today|date=June 1998|volume=51|issue=6|pages=91–92|url=http://www.physicstoday.org/resource/1/phtoad/v51/i6/p91_s1?bypassSSO=1|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131008004528/http://www.physicstoday.org/resource/1/phtoad/v51/i6/p91_s1?bypassSSO=1|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-10-08|doi=10.1063/1.882287|bibcode=1998PhT....51f..91A}}

Jarić was a leading researcher in the field of Quasi-Crystals authoring and editing four influential books. An annual award was established in his name, known as the "Serbian Nobel Prize," for excellence in physics by a Serbian born physicist.[https://archive.today/20130616140008/http://www.serbianunity.com/serbianunitycongress/our-work/culture-and-society-/155-marko-jaric-award-program-2002 Serbian Unity Congress][http://www.buffalo.edu/news/releases/2012/08/13634.html University at Buffalo Awardee][https://web.archive.org/web/20171026002601/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-301255354.html University at Buffalo][https://archive.today/20130616140043/http://www.physics.fsu.edu/news/2009/SerbiaLaudsDobrosavljevic/ Florida State Awardee][http://www.fondacijajaric.rs/ The Foundation "Prof. Marko V. Jarić]