My research can be broken up into 4 broad themes: polymers, clathrate hydrates, gas separation, and condensed matter & complex systems. Across my career thus far as a researcher I've employed mostly computational approaches, although I have dabbled in experimental work on occasion. Selected publications for each research theme are given below, which should give you a sense of what I'm interested in. I currently hold a C2 rating from the National Research Foundation (since 2025), indicating that I'm viewed as an established researcher in South Africa. I previously held a Y2 rating (promising young researcher) from 2019 to 2024.
Lasich, M.; Mohammadi, A. H.; Bolton, K.; Vrabec, J.; Ramjugernath, D. Phase equilibria of methane clathrate hydrate from grand canonical Monte Carlo simulations. Fluid Phase Equilibria 2014, 369, 47-54.
Lasich, M.; Ramjugernath, D. Clathrate hydrates modelled with classical density functional theory coupled with a simple lattice gas and van der Waals-Platteeuw theory. Philosophical Magazine 2016, 96, 2853-2867.
Ngcobo, T. L.; Ramsuroop, S.; Lasich, M.; Tumba, K. Carbon dioxide hydrate inhibition by tetramethylammonium chloride + glycerol deep eutectic solvent. Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data 2024, 69, 4029-4037.
Lasich, M.; Moodley, T.; Bhownath, R.; Naidoo, P.; Ramjugernath, D. Liquid-liquid equilibria of methanol, ethanol, and propan-2-ol with water and dodecane. Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data 2011, 56, 4139-4146.
Lasich, M. Spreading within a network using tabletop gaming mechanics. Centre for High Performance Computing National Conference 2020, Pretoria, South Africa, Nov 30-Dec 2, 2020.
Lasich, M., Zloshchastiev, K. G. Phase equilibria and structure of inhomogeneous logarithmic fluids: An atomistic simulation study. Chemical Physics 2023, 572, 111953.
Lasich, M.; Ramjugernath, D. Influence of unlike dispersive interactions on methane adsorption in graphite: a grand canonical Monte Carlo simulation and classical density functional theory study. European Physical Journal B 2015, 88, 313.
Lasich, M. Upgrading wood gas using bentonite clay: a multiscale modeling and simulation study. ACS Omega 2020, 5, 11068-11074.
Lasich, M.; Brijlal, T. N. Sorption of hydrogen sulphide in cellulose + cement hydrate blends. 20th International Symposium on Solubility Phenomena, Braganza, Portugal, Sep 4-9, 2022.
Lasich, M.; Johannson, E. L.; Ramjugernath, D. Monte Carlo simulations of water solubility and structuring in poly(difluoromethylene). Molecular Simulation 2013, 39, 367-384.
Govender, I.; Lokhat, D.; Ramjugernath, D.; Lasich, M.; Kock, L. D. Critical analysis of transport phenomena and operational parameters on the performance of an intermediate-scale surface fluorination reactor. Journal of Fluorine Chemistry 2020, 237, 109617.
Adeleke, V. T.; Ebenezer, O.; Lasich, M.; Mugo, S. Theoretical insights into the compatibility of template-monomer-crosslinker-solvent for cortisol molecularly imprinted polymer pre-polymerization. Molecular Systems Design & Engineering 2024, 9, 99-111.