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Six new projects financed within the PRIZMA program of the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia

As part of the PRIZMA program, the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia will finance 97 projects in the next three years in which 898 researchers from 91 scientific research organizations will participate. Six projects led by the Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad have been accepted for financing, of which five are in the field of science and mathematics and one is in the field of artificial intelligence:

  • “Global and local analysis of operators and distributions” (GOALS) led by Prof. Dr Nenad Teofanov
  • “LArge SCale and Distributed Optimization” (LASCADO) led by Prof. Dr Nataša Krejić
  • “Mathematical Models of Fluid Flow with Variable Viscosity” (FluidVarVisc) led by Prof. Dr Marko Nedeljkov
  • “Integration of Biological Responses and PBTK Modeling in Chemical Toxicity Assessment: A Case Study of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA)” (ToxIN) led by Prof. Dr Nebojša Andrić
  • “Natural based efficient solution for remediation and revitalization of contaminated locations using energy crops” (ReNBES) led by Prof. Dr Snežana Maletić
  • “Graphs in Space and Time: Graph Embeddings for Machine Learning in Complex Dynamical Systems” (TIGRA) led by Prof. Dr Miloš Radovanović
Achievements

New project of HORIZON EUROPE Innovation actions – “Restore4Life”

“Restoration of wetland complexes as life supporting systems in the Danube Basin (Restore4Life)” is a HORIZON EUROPE Innovation Action project in which our Department is a partner. The coordinator of this international project is Dr Mihai Adamescu, head of the research center for systemic ecology and sustainability from Romania, while the coordinator of the project for the Faculty of Sciences is Prof. Dr Dušanka Cvijanović. This project under the project name HORIZON-MISS-2022-OCEAN-01; Action: HORIZON-MISS-2022-OCEAN-01-02 will be implemented in the period from 2023 to 2027.

Achievements

Gastronomy students at the culinary competition “Food Vision by Open Balkan – Open Balkan Chef Culinary Challenge 2023”

In the organization and under the auspices of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, the Government of Albania and the Republic of North Macedonia, and within the implementation of the Open Balkan initiative, the second event “Wine Vision by Open Balkan” was held from November 16 to 19, 2023.

As part of this event, the first competition of professional chefs and young chefs was held under the name “Food Vision by Open Balkan – Open Balkan Chef Culinary Challenge 2023”. The quality of the competition was strengthened by the renowned international judges, with exceptional culinary experience; Dragan Unić (president of the team of judges), Daniel Schade, Dominique Grandjean, Franciane Tartari, Daniel Ayton, Miroslav Kubec, Martina Events and Saso Dravinec.

From the Faculty of Sciences, Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Chair of Gastronomy in the category “Best Young Chef” – preparation of a traditional dish in a modern way, 6 undergraduate and master students participated, who achieved outstanding results, entering the top nine and winning the following awards:

  • Milica Petrušić, gold medal, first place;
  • Saveta Bikić, silver medal, second place, and award for the most promising young chef;
  • Milana Čugalj, fourth place;
  • Filip Vitomirović, sixth place;
  • Mihailo Mlabaša, eighth place;
  • Andrija Kocić, ninth place.

The proud mentors of the students were: Dr Bojana Kalenjuk Pivarski and Goran Radivojević, with the assistance of colleagues Velibor Ivanović and Stefan Šmugović.

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New Horizon Project “Engaging Approaches for Meaningful Climate Actions – CLEAR CLIMATE”

The new Horizon project “Engaging Approaches for Meaningful Climate Actions – CLEAR CLIMATE” was launched. It is a joint initiative that aims to develop innovative approaches and services for communication about significant actions to combat climate change. For the first time, a project like this is coordinated by our faculty, and we are proud to present you our esteemed partners:

  • Wageningen University, The Netherlands
  • Autonomous University of Barcelona, ​​Spain
  • SWPS University, Poland
  • Stichting Climate Adaptation Services, The Netherlands
  • Predictia Intelligent Data Solutions, Spain
  • CESIE, Italy
  • Loughborough University, United Kingdom
  • Previsico Limited, United Kingdom
  • University of Development Studies, Ghana

Over the next four years, we will be committed together to solving the pressing challenges of climate change through innovative research and collaboration.

Achievements

New Erasmus+ project: SciMag – Science&Math educational games from preschool to university

Within the Erasmus+ call KA220-SCH – Cooperation partnerships in school education, the project “Science&Math educational games from preschool to university (SciMag)” was approved.

Game-based learning is the approach on which the project is based, with a special emphasis on interdisciplinarity and cooperation in science learning  at all levels of education. The coordinator of the project is the University of Rijeka, Croatia, and the University of Novi Sad is participating as a partner. The team members are from the Faculty of Science, the Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management and the Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection. The project manager is Prof. Dr Milica Solarević, from DGTH, and team members are Prof. Dr Sanja Belić with DH and Prof. Dr Smiljana Đukičin Vučković from DGTH. The project will last three years (September 1, 2023 – August 31, 2026), the EU Grant amounts to EUR 250,000 (Project number: 2023-1-HR01-KA220-SCH-000165485).

Achievements,

Nano zero valent iron supported on carbon base materials as novel composites for environmental application: Development and assessment (CarbIrON)

  • Project title: Nano zero valent iron supported on carbon base materials as novel composites for environmental application: Development and assessment (CarbIrON)
  • Project number: 2020-RD-1-NANOBIOTECH
  • Institutions participating in the project: Faculty of Sciences (Novi Sad), Joint Research Centre – European Commission
  • Status in the project: Coordinator
  • Project leader: Đurđa Kerkez
  • Project type: Framework for Access to the Physical Research Infrastructure of the Joint Research Centre
  • Period of realization: 2022
End of project 2022.,

Application of photocatalytically active polymers biosynthesized on media with industrial effluents of AP Vojvodina

  • Project title: Application of photocatalytically active polymers biosynthesized on media with industrial effluents of AP Vojvodina
  • Project number: 142-451-3166/2023-01/01
  • Institutions participating in the project: Faculty of Sciences (Novi Sad), Faculty of Technology (Novi Sad)
  • Status in the project: Coordinator
  • Project leader: Sanja Armaković
  • Project type: APV short-term
  • Period of realization: 2023-2024
End of project 2024.,

Novel Bio-linked Magnetite/geopolymer Composites in Phenol-containing Wastewater Treatment: Toward Zero-waste Technology (BioCompWaterClean)

  • Project title: Novel Bio-linked Magnetite/geopolymer Composites in Phenol-containing Wastewater Treatment: Toward Zero-waste Technology (BioCompWaterClean)
  • Project number: 7464
  • Institutions participating in the project: Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Technology, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Belgrade
  • Status in the project: Partner
  • Project leader: Slavica Ražić (Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade), Nenad Grba (coordinator-participant of the work package (WP4/T4.2) and leader of the work package (WP6) by the Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad)
  • Project type: Project of the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia within the PRIZMA Program (field of technical and technological science)
  • Period of realization: 2024-2027
End of project 2027.,

9th Conference of Young Chemists of Serbia

  • Name of institution(s) organising the scientific meeting: Club of Young Chemists of Serbia
  • Name of scientific meeting: 9th Conference of Young Chemists of Serbia
  • Location: Faculty of Sciences Novi Sad
  • Date: 04.11.2023
  • Organiser (Chair, Department): Club of Young Chemists of Serbia
Conferences 2023

11th Memorial Scientific Conference on Environmental Protection “Assis. Prof. Dr. Milena Dalmacija”

  • Name of institution(s) organising the scientific meeting: Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad and Foundation “Dr. Milena Dalmacija”
  • Name of scientific meeting: 11th Memorial Scientific Conference on Environmental Protection “Assis. Prof. Dr. Milena Dalmacija”
  • Location: Faculty of Sciences Novi Sad
  • Date: 01 – 04 Apr 2024
  • Organiser (Chair, Department): Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad
  • Website link: https://fondacijadocentdrmilenadalmacija.com
Conferences 2024