Positions: 

• January 2017 – onwards: Laboratory Coordinator, Laboratory for Soil and Agroecology, Institute of Field and vegetable Crops Novi Sad.
• February 2015 – December 2016: Senior Research Associate, Laboratory for Soil and Agroecology, Institute of Field and vegetable Crops Novi Sad.
• April 2012 – January 2015: Research Associate, Laboratory for Soil and Agroecology, Institute of Field and vegetable Crops Novi Sad.
• October 2008 – March 2012: Acting Head of Laboratory, Laboratory for Soil and Agroecology, Institute of Field and vegetable Crops Novi Sad.
• May 2004 – September 2008: Research Assistant, Laboratory for Soil and Agroecology, Institute of Field and vegetable Crops Novi Sad.
• October 2008 – April 2004: Technical Associate, Laboratory for Soil and Agroecology, Institute of Field and vegetable Crops Novi Sad.

Research interests: 

• physics, chemistry and biology of soil, potentially toxic elements (PTEs)in soil, characterization of soil under vineyards for protection geographical origin, sustainable soil management.

Major responsibilities: 

• Coordination of service works of the Laboratory of Soil and Agroecology, scientific research in the field of soil physics, chemistry and biology, promotion of the concept of sustainable soil management.

Education: 

• October 2007 – December 2010: PhD. Megatrend University Beograd, Faculty of Biofarming B. Topola, R. Serbia. Thesis Title: „Copper levels and distribution of vineyard soils in the Vojvodina Province”.
• October 1998 – August 2003: MSc. University of Novi Sad, Association of Centres for Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Studies and Developmental Research ACIMSI, R. Serbia. Thesis Title: „Recultivation of drilling fluid dump sites serving oil and natural gas wells”
• October 1991 – May 1997: BSc. University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, Biology, R. Serbia.

International projects: 

• 2015 – 2017: IPA „Technical support to renewal of viticulture zoning of Montenegro“ ref. Europe Aid 136071/DH/SER/ME. Financier: Europe Union. Implementer: Centro di Ricerca, Sperimentazione e Formazione in Agricoltura ‘Basile Caramia’, Via Cisternino, Italy. Partner: Ministarstvo poljoprivrede i ruralnog razvoja Crne Gore. Coordinator of soils characterization as a component of terroir.
• 2014 – 2017: „Capacity Building for Analysis and Reduction Measures of Persistent Organic Pollutants In Serbia”. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (hereinafter referred to as “JICA”) exchanged views and had a series of discussions through the JICA Balkan Office with University of Belgrade and Pancevo City, Faculty of Chemistry, participant.

National projects: 

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, Directorate for Agricultural Land, Research of high importance for the Republic of Serbia in the field of protection, use and improvement of agricultural soils:

• 2019: „Fertility Control and Content of Hazardous and Harmful Substances in Soil of Plum Orchard of Šumadija District”, participant.
• 2018: „Global Assessment of the Tolerance of Field and Vegetable Crops to Hazardous and Harmful Substances in Agricultural Soils and Irrigation Water”, Project Manager.
• 2017: „Fertility Control and Content of Dangerous and Harmful Substances in Soil under Vineyards of Pocersko-Valjevo Viticulture Region”, project manager.
• 2017: „Soil preparation for planting grape vines in the Vranje Viticulture Region”, Project Manager.
• 2016: „Soil preparation for planting grape vines, Mlava Viticulture Region”, Project Manager.
• 2016: „Soil characteristics of the Niš Viticulture Region”, Project Manager.
• 2015: „Pedological and Agrochemical Characteristics of the Three Morava Viticulture Region”, Project Manager.
• 2014: „Characterization of Vineyard Soils for the Designation of Geographical Origin of Wine – Pilot Project Šumadija Viticulture Region”, Project Manager.
• 2014: „Improving the Quality of Soils under Orchards and Nursery Garden (Fruits and Vines) In the Republic of Serbia”, participant.
• 2013: „Potentials of the Republic of Serbia in Terms of Soil Quality for Organic Agricultural production”, participant.
• 2012: „Protection and Improvement of Soils under Vineyards of the Republic of Serbia”, Project Manager.

Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development:

• 1/01/2011 in progress: „State, Tendencies and Possibilities of Increasing Fertility of Agricultural Soils of Vojvodina” TR31072 Technological development program, participant.
• 04/01/2008 – 12/31/2010: „Increasing the Productivity of Agricultural Soils in the Function of Sustainable Development” TR20082 Research program in the field of technological development, Project Manager of the activity „Analysis of copper content in the vineyard soils of Vojvodina”.
• 01/04/2008 – 31/03/2011: „Soil Contamination by Hazardous and Harmful Substances and the Possibility of Applying Various Remediation Methods” TR 20086 Research program in the field of technological development, participant.
• 2005 – 2007: „Control and Risk Reduction of Vojvodina Soils in the Production of Safe Food“ BTN-311003B National Program of Biotechnology and Agro-Industry, participant.
• 2005 – 2007 „ Recultivation of Drilling Fluid Dump Sites and the Possibility of Bioremediation of Soil, Wastewater and Heavy Sediments” TD 7032B Research in the field of technological development – Top Down, participant.
• 2001 – 2004: „Characterization and Development of Soils for the Production of High-Value Food in Vegetable Agriculture Production” BTN 1.2.1.4171.B. National Biotechnology and Agro-Industry Program, participant.
• 2001 – 2004: „Technology of Reclamation of Degraded Agricultural Soils” TR 6909B Research in technological development, participant.
• 2001 – 2004: „Mineralization of Organic Matter – A Basis for the Rational Application of Fertilizers In Order to Obtain High Value Products” TD 7020 Research in technological development, participant.

Projects of International Organizations:

• 2016 – 2018: „Enhanced Cross-Sectoral Land Management Through Land Use Pressure Reduction and Planning”. The project was implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment, the Serbian Environmental Protection Agency, the UNEP, and GEF, participant.
• 2016 – 2018.: „Strengthening Municipal Land Management in Serbia. Rural Development: Effective Land Management”. Funded by EU and GIZ. The project was implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment and the German Organization for International Cooperation GIZ, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, participant.
• 2010 – 2011: „Monitoring, Use and Conservation of Soils under Vineyards”. IBRD – World Bank, Serbia Transitional Agricultural Reform (STAR), Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, participant.

Projects for economy NIS Naftagas:

• 2010: „Design of Rehabilitation and Remediation of Sedimentation Basin – Dumps of Oil Well Sir-21 Podunavlje” Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops and Expert Engineering for investor NIS Oil Industry of Serbia Naftagas, Project Coordinator.
• The consent of the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning was obtained for the implementation of the Project solutions and dynamics of the works provided to the Investor.
• 2010: „Design of Rehabilitation and Remediation of Sedimentation Basin – Dumps of Oil Well Krz-1 Podunavlje” Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops and Expert Engineering for investor NIS Oil Industry of Serbia Naftagas, Project Coordinator.
• The consent of the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning was obtained for the implementation of the Project solutions and dynamics of works provided to the Investor
• 2004 (8 separated projects): Recultivation of drilling fluid dump sites serving oil and natural gas wells at the following sites: Boka, Trešnjevac, Vojvoda Stepa I, Vojvoda Stepa II, Banatsko Karađorđevo, Jankov Most, Mokrin, Crna Bara. NIS Engineering Novi Sad, participant.

Memberships:

Scientific societies member:

• Serbian Society of Soil Science (SDPZ)
• The Global Soil Partnership (GSP)
• The International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS)
• The Federation of Eurasian Soil Science Societies (FESSS)

Profile links:

• ORCID ID

Awards:

• She was awarded the 2003 Professor Lazar Stojković Award for Matica Srpska for her master’s thesis as the best work in the field of agroecology.

Teaching activities: 

• She is engaged in teaching at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, PhD in Agronomy, on the subject: Agro-ecological concepts of sustainable agriculture.
• She is engaged in teaching at the Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Education, Sremska Kamenica, PhD in Environmental Protection, on the subject: Spectrochemical methods for determination of environmental elements.

Editorial of publications and activities in the field of soil characterization as a component of terroir

• Since 2012, she has been the project manager of seven research projects on the subject of characterization of soils under vineyards in order to protect the geo-origin of wine. Based on this work, two monographs and five publications were created, edited by her. In addition, by participating in the regionalization of wine-growing geographical production units in the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Montenegro, by contributing to the commissions for establishing the geographical indication for wines (4 commissions), as well as by commenting on a doctoral dissertation on this topic, she contributed to contemporary and innovative approach to studying soil as a component of terroir.
  Karakterizacija zemljišta niškog vinogradarskog rejona
  Uređenje zemljišta pri podizanju vinograda na primeru mlavskog vinogradarskog rejona
  Pedološke i agrohemijske karakteristike vinogradarskog rejona Tri Morave

Organizing conferences and promoting the concept of sustainable land management

• Dedicated to the International Year of Soils 2015, she organized a scientific symposium of national importance at the Rimski Šančevi „Sustainable Soil Use” as the official contribution of the Republic of Serbia to the international initiative, on which the Declaration of Soil was adopted.
  Zbornik radova naučno-stručnog skupa Održivo korišćenje zemljišta
• Dedicated to the World Soil Day on December 5, 2019, she organized a scientific national symposium in Matica Srpska „Ecological Role of Organic Matter in Soil” as a cross-sectoral gathering of the official institutions, scientific community, commercial and international organizations with a view to adopting concrete measures for the conservation of soil organic matter and adapting to climate changes.
  Obeležen Svetski dan zemljišta

Languages:

• English (B2)

She is married and the mother of two children.