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University of Belgrade
Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy
National Institute of the Republic of Serbia

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Dragana Đorđević

Full Research Professor

 

 

 

 

 

Address:

Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy – Centre for Chemistry University of Belgrade,
Njegoševa 12, 11000 Belgrade, SERBIA
Telephone: +381 11 333 68 93
Fax: +381 11 182 995
E-mail: dragadj@chem.bg.ac.rs

Academic Degree:

2004 PhD in Chemistry – University of Belgrade, Faculty of chemistry
1996 MSc in Physical chemistry – University of Belgrade, Faculty of chemistry
1990 BSc in Physical chemistry – University of Belgrade, Faculty of chemistry

Research Rank:

2011 Full Research Professor – University of Belgrade, Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy

Memberships:

ACS (American Chemical Society)
JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) Alumni
MESAEP (Mediterranean Scientific Association of Environmental Protection)
Serbian Chemical Society
Physicochemical Society of Serbia

Professional Experience:

1992 – 1999 Institute of Workers Safety, Fire and Environmental Protection, Belgrade
1999 – Today Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade

Awards and Honors:

2012 The most exceptional Poster Paper in the Environmental chemistry, presented in SCI-MIX (best papers from all of divisions): Physical and Chemical Characteristic of Urban Aerosol of Central Balkans (Belgrade) (PAPER ID: 14705) 244th ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 19-23, 2012

Research Interests:

  • Physicochemical processes in the environment
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physic, atmospheric aerosols – mechanisms of formation, origin and transport
  • Interaction of pollutants in the water – sediment/soil system
  • Mathematical modelling of pollution and sources identification and their contribution access
  • Environmental risk assessment and health risk assessment of pollution
  • Familiar with AAS, AES, AAGF, CG/FID/ECD…
  • Familiar with PCA, Unmix, PMF ...

Scientific Achievements:

Within NU ICTM - Department of Chemistry has opened a field of Atmospheric chemistry

Managed or has been member of commission in 10 PhD (in 5 mentor and in 5 member of commission)

Citations: 851, Feb. 2016; h index = 14, i10 index = 19

Language Skills: Serbian (native), English, Russian (basic)

Major Projects:

International:
2007 – 2009, Team leader: Scientific cooperation between research institutions for the study of airborne fine particles in Important Cities of the Adriatic area – SICMA, Adriatic New Neighborhood Programme INTERREG/CARDS-PHARE (INTERREG IIIA)
2007 – 2008, Team leader: Continuous water quality monitoring in surface waters at Montenegro and Serbia, SEE-ERA NET FP6 Pilot Joint Call Research Project
2014 – 2018, MC (Member of Committee) of COST Action ES1306 “Connecting European connectivity research” (Connectiour)
2014 – 2018, MC (Member of Committee) of COST Action ES1308 “Climate Change Manipulation Experiments in Terrestrial Ecosystems – Networking and Outreach (ClimMani)
National (Basic Research):
2011 – 2014 ON172001 Coordinator, The study of physicochemical and biochemical processes in living environment that have impacts on pollution and the investigation of possibilities for minimizing the consequences

Other projects:
2001 – 2002, National GHG Inventory - DAC Project
2004: Research into the cause and extent of air pollution by harmful and hazardous materials in the city of Pancevo, Ministry of Science and the Environment, Republic of Serbia
2004 – 2005: National team leader for National Greenhouse Gas emissions and sinks Inventory according to Kyoto Protocol
2005 – 2006, Head of the National team for Self-assessment of Country Capacity Needs for Global Environmental Needs of UNFCCC.
2012 – 2014, Support to GEF Eligible Parties for Alignment of National Action Programs and Reporting Process under UNCCD

Major Publications:

Chapters:

  1. Popović A., Radmanović D., Đorđević D., Polić P., (2004), Leaching of selected elements from coal ash dumping in Environmental Chemistry - Green Chemistry and Pollutants in Ecosystems, Edited by E.Lichtfouse, J.Schwarzbauer, D.Robert, Chapter 14, Springer-Verlag, 145-151.
  2. Nastasović A., Đorđević  D., Jakovljević D., Novaković T., Vuković Z., Jovanović S.,  (2006), Heavy Metal Ions Removal with Macroporous Poly (4-Vinilpyridine-ethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate), in: Leading Edge Polymer Research, ISBN 1-59454-435-2, Chapter 10, Editor: Robert K. Bregg, PP. 301-322, 2005 Nova Science Publishers, INC
  3. Dragana Đorđević, Data Processing for Heavy Metals Accumulation in Urban Areas, In: GeoSpatial Visual Analytics: Geographical Information Processing and Visual Analytical for Environmental Security, NATO Science for Peace and Security Series – C: Environmental Security, Editors: Raffaele De Amicis, Radovan Stojanović and Giuseppe Conti, Springer, (2009) pp 73-83, ISBN 978-90-481-2898-3 (PB), ISBN 978-90-481-2897-6 (HB), ISBN 978-90-481-2899-0 (e-book)
  4. Popović A.,Djordjević D., Relić D., Vukmirović Z., Mihajlidi-Zelić A., Speciation of heavy metals in geological matter of the Serbian national parks, protected areas and cities within the Danube river basin after the war conflict in 1999, Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, Volume 3: Anthropogenic Compounds 3 U, 2009. pp. 283-321 (ISBN # 978-3-540-87961-9)
  5. Dragana S. Đorđević, Pavle Ðurašković, Ivana Tošić, Miroslava Unkašević, Ljubiša Ignjatović (2012), Main Water-Soluble Ions in Precipitation of the Central Mediterranean Region in Precipitation: Prediction, Formation and Environmental Impact, 137-149, Nova Science Publishers
  6. Sakan, S and Đorđević, D. (2012). Distinguishing between natural and anthropogenic sources of trace elements in the sediments using the methods of geochemical normalization and statistical analysis, in Trace Elements: Environmental Sources, Geochemistry and Human Health, 117-135, Nova Science Publishers
  7. Sakan, S and Đorđević, D. (2012). Assessment of trace element contamination in the river and alluvial sediments using a sequential extraction technique and statistical analysis, in Metal Contamination: Sources, Detection and Environmental Impact, 119-156, Nova Science Publishers
  8. Bojana D. Ostojić, Dragana S. Đorđević, The Application of Density Functional Theory to Calculation of Properties of Environmentally Important Species Di- and Trimethylnaphthalenes in Density Functional Theory: Principles, Applications and Analysis   Editors: Joseph Morin and Jean Marie, Pelletier   Pages: 7x10 - (NBC-R) ISBN: 978-1-62417-954-9, Nova Science Publishers

Journal Papers:

  1. Dragana Đorđević, Jelena Buha, Angela Maria Stortini, Aleksandra Mihajlidi-Zelić, Dubravka Relić, Carlo Barbante, Andrea Gambaro (2016) Mass distributions and morphological and chemical characterization of urban aerosols in the continental Balkan area (Belgrade). Environmental Science and Pollution Research 23 (1) 851 -859
  2. Bojana D. Ostojić, Dragana S. Đorđević (2015): Electronic properties of environmental pollutants and their mutagenic activity: nitro derivatives of azaphenanthrenes, Chemosphere,  Volume 135, 319-324
  3. Bojana D. Ostojić, Dragana S. Đorđević (2015): Two nitro derivatives of azabenzo[a]pyrene N-oxide: electronic properties and their relation to mutagenic activity, J. Hazardous Materials, Volume 285, 94-102
  4. Sakan, S., Popović, A., Anđelković, I., Đorđević, D. (2015). Aquatic sediments pollution estimate using the metal fractionation, secondary phase enrichment factor calculation, and used statistical methods. Environmental Geochemistry and Health (2015), article in press,  DOI 10.1007/s10653-015-9766-0
  5. Pavlović, P., Mitrović, M., Đorđević, D., Sakan, S., Slobnik, J., Liška, I., Csanyi, B., Jarić, S., Kostić, O., Pavlović, D., Marinković, N., Tubić, B., Paunović, M. (2016). Assessment of the contamination of riparian soil and vegetation by trace metals – a Danube River case study. Science of the Total Environment 540 396-409
  6. Sakan S, Dević, G., Relić, D., Anđelković, I., Sakan N., Đorđević, D. (2015). Environmental assessment of heavy metal pollution in freshwater sediment, Serbia.CLEAN - Soil Air Water 43 (6) 838-845
  7. Sakan S, Dević, G., Relić, D., Anđelković, I., Sakan N., Đorđević, D. (2015). Evaluation of sediment contamination with heavy metals: the importance of determining appropriate background content and suitable element for normalization. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 37, 97-113
  8. Dević, G., Đorđević, D., Sakan, S (2014). Natural and anthropogenic factors affecting the groundwater quality in Serbia. Science of the Total Environment, 468-469,109–116
  9. Bojana D. Ostojić, Branislav Stanković, Dragana S. Đorđević (2014): Theoretical study of the molecular properties of dimethylanthracenes as properties for the prediction of their biodegradation and mutagenicity, Chemosphere, Volume 111, 144-150
  10. Bojana D. Ostojić, Branislav Stanković, Dragana S. Đorđević (2014): The molecular properties of nitrobenzanthrone isomers and their mutagenic activities, Chemosphere, Volume 104, 228-236
  11. Dragana Đorđević, Angela Maria Stortini, Dubravka Relić, Aleksandra Mihajlidi-Zelić, Jasna Huremović, Carlo Barbante, Andrea Gambaro (2014), Trace elements in size-segregated urban aerosol in relation to the anthropogenic emission sources and the resuspension. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 21, 10949-10959
  12. Sarajlić Milija J.,  Djurić Zoran G.,  Jović Vesna B.,  Petrović Srdjan P.,  Đorđević Dragana S. (2013): “Detection limit for an adsorption-based mercury sensor”, Microelectronic Engineering, 103 118-122
  13. Bojana D. Ostojić, Slobodan Mišić, Dragana S. Đorđević (2013): A theoretical study of conformational flexibility, magnetic properties and polarizabilities of trimethylnaphthalenes, Int. J. Quantum Chem., vol. 113, 1890-1898
  14. Bojana D. Ostojić, Dragana S. Ðorđević (2012): The electronic properties of trimethylnaphthalenes as properties for the prediction of biodegradation rates: Ab initio and DFT study, Chemosphere, 88(1), pp. 91-97
  15. Dragana Đorđević, Aleksandra Mihajlidi-Zelić, Dubravka Relić, Ljubiša Ignjatović, Jasna Huremović, Angela Maria Stortini, Andrea Gambaro, (2012) Size-segregated mass concentration and water soluble inorganic ions in an urban aerosol of the Central Balkans (Belgrade), Atmospheric Environment 46, 309-317
  16. Sakan, S, Đorđević, D., Dević, G., Relić, D., Anđelković, I. and Đuričić, J. (2011). A study of trace element contamination in river sediments in Serbia using microwave–assisted aqua regia digestion and multivariate statistical analysis, Microchemical Journal 99, 492–502.
  17. Relić, D., Dorđević, D., Sakan, S., Anđelković, I., Miletić, S. and Đuričić, J. (2011). Aqua regia extracted metals in sediments from the industrial area and surroundings of Pančevo, Serbia. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 186, 1893–1901
  18. Đorđević D., Tošić I., Unkašević  M., Đurašković P., (2010) Water-soluble main ions in precipitation over the southeastern Adriatic region: chemical composition and long-range transport, Environmental Science and Pollution Research 17 (9) 1591-1598
  19. Poleksić V., Lenhardt M.,  Jarić I.,  Djordjević D.,  Gačić Z.,  Cvijanović G., Rasković B. (2010)  Liver, Gills, And Skin Histopathology And Heavy Metal Content Of The Danube Sterlet (acipenser Ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758), Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 29 (3) 515-521
  20. Sakan S., Đorđević D., Manojlović D., Polić P., (2009)  Assessment of heavy metal pollutants accumulation in the Tisza river sediments, Journal of Environmental Management 90 (11) 3382-3390
  21. Radulović M., Cvetković O., Nikolić S., Đorđević D., Jakovljević D., Vrvić M., (2008) Simultaneous production of pullulan and biosorption of metals by Aureobasidium pullulans strain CH-1 on peat hydrolysate, Bioresource Technology 99 (14) 6673-6677
  22. Đorđević D., Šolević T., (2008) The contributions of high- and low altitude emission sources to the near ground concentrations of air pollutants, Atmospheric Research 87 (2) 170-182
  23. Sanja Sakan M, Gržetić Ivan A, Đorđević Dragana S, Distribution and fractionation of heavy metals in the Tisa (Tisza) River sediments, Environmental Science and Pollution Research 14 (4) (2007) 229-236
  24. Malović Lj., Nastasović A., Sandić Z., Marković J., Đorđević D., Vuković Z., (2007) Surface modification of macroporous glycidyl methacrylate based copolymers for selective sorption of heavy metals, Journal of Material Science 42 (10) 3326-3337
  25. Mihajlidi-Zelić A., Deršek-Timotić I., Relić D., Popović A., Đorđević D., (2006) Contribution of marine and continental aerosols to the content of major ions in the precipitation of the central Mediterranean, Science of the Total Environment, vol. 370 (2-3) pp. 441-451
  26. Relić D., Đorđević, D., Jovanović T., Popović A., (2005) Speciations of trace metals in the Danube alluvial sediments within an oil refinery, Environment International   31, pp 661-669
  27. Đorđević, D. Mihajlidi-Zelić A., Relić D., (2005) Differentiation of the contribution of local resuspension from that of regional and remote sources on trace elements content in the atmosphere aerosol in the Mediterranean area, Atmospheric Environment, 39  6271-6281
  28. Tomašević M., Rajšić S., Đorđević D., Ttasić M., Krstić J., Novaković V., (2004) Heavy metals accumulation in tree leaves from urban areas, EnvironmentalChemistry Lletters,  151-154
  29. Đorđević D., Radmanović D., Mihajlidi-Zelić A., Ilić M., Pfendt P., Vukmirović Z., Polić P. (2004) Aassociations of trace elements in aerosol at the south Adriatic coast,  Environmental Chemistry Letters, pp 147-150
  30. Đorđević, D., Vukmirović Z., Tošić I., Unkašević M., (2004) Contribution of dust transport and resuspension to particulate matter levels in the Mediteranean atmosphere, Atmospheric Environment, 38  3637-3645
  31. Nastasović A. Jovanović S., Đorđević D., Onija A., Jakovljevic D., Novaković T., (2004) Metal sorpition on macroporous poly(GMA-co-EGDMA) modified with ethylene diamine, Reactive & Functional Polymers 58 pp. 139-147
  32. Popović A., Đorđević D., Polić P., 2001,  Trace and major element pollution originating from coal ash suspension and transport processes, Environment International 26, 251-255
  33. Veselinović D., Baranac J., Zujovic Z., Djordjevic D., (1992) Spectroapsorptiometric Investigation of Complexing Reactions of Polyhydroxylic Flavylium Compounds, J. Agri. Food. Chem. 40 pp. 2337

(A total of 77 journal papers)

Invited speaker:

  1. Section lecture: Dragana Đorđević, Models of chemical mass balance (CMB) for identification of emission sources, emission control and effects of improvement of air quality of Pančevo city, V Symposium of Chemistry and the Environment with International participation, 27-30 May, 2008, Tara, Serbia, Book of Abstracts, pp 22-23
  2. Plenary lecture: Dragana Đorđević, Source Identification using CMB Models and Effects of Emission Control od Reducting Ambient Air Pollution in Industrial City, ENVIRONMENTAL and GEOLOGICAL SCIENCE and ENGINEERING (EG'08) Malta, Septembar 11-13, 2008, pp 216-219
  3. Key note speaker: Dragana Đorđević, Data Processing for Heavy Metals Accumulation in Urban Areas,  NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Trento, Italy, 13-17 Octobar 2008
  4. Invited speaker: Dragana Đorđević, 12th DKMT Conference on Food, Environment and Health/1st CEFSER Workshop, Novi Sad, Srbija 14 – 15 Septembar 2010.
  5. Invited speaker: Dragana Đorđević, Particle emission in the atmosphere as a consequence of energy production using fossil fuels, Seminar „Energy and the Environment today“ Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, 19 June 2009.Belgrade
  6. Invited speaker: Aleksandar Popović, Dragana Đorđević, Dubravka Relić, Aleksandra Mihajlidi-Zelić, Ivan Gržetić, Jasna Đinović, Borivoj Adnađević, Predrag Polić, Environmental pollution in the vicinity of Coal Fired Power Plants of Serbia – results obtained by research performed on Faculty of Chemistry – University of Belgrade,  Seminar „Energy and the Environment today“ Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, 19 June 2009.Belgrade
  7. Invited for oral presentation: Dragana S. Đorđević, A. Mihajlidi-Zelić, D. Relić, Lj. Ignjatović, J. Huremovic, M. Stortini and A. Gambaro, A Contribution of Water Soluble Inorganic Ions in Urban Aerosol
  8. of Central Balkan (Belgrade), 13th EuCheMS International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment, ICCE 2011, 11-15 September, 2011, ETH, Zurich

Others:

Reviewer in journals: Science of the Total Environment, Atmospheric Environment, Atmospheric Research, Journal of Environmental Management, Environmental Chemistry Letters, Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, Chemical Industry etc.
Reviewer of project proposals in international and national programs.

Scientific board:

  1. Member of scientific board, V Symposium Chemistry and Environmental Protection with international participation, 27 – 30  May 2008, Tara, Serbia
  2. Member of Scientific Committee, 15th International Symposium on Environmental Pollution and its Impact on Life in the Mediterranean Region with focus on Environmental Threats in the Mediterranean Region: Problems and Solutions, Mediterranean Scientific Association of Environmental Pollution - MESAEP, October 7-11, 2009, Bari, Italy
  3. Member of Scientific Committee, 16th International Symposium on Environmental Pollution and its Impact on Life in the Mediterranean Region focused on the Sustainable Water Management, Mediterranean Scientific Association of Environmental Pollution – MESAEP, September 24-27. 2011, Ioannina, Greece
  4. Member of scientific board, VI Symposium Chemistry and Environmental Protection with international participation, EnviroChem 2013, 21-24 May 2013, Vršac, Serbia
  5. Member of Scientific Committee, 17th International Symposium on Environmental Pollution and its Impact on Life in the Mediterranean Region with focus on Impact of Climate Change in the Mediterranean Region, Mediterranean Scientific Association of Environmental Pollution – MESAEP, September 28 to October 1, 2013, Istanbul, Turkey
  6. Member of scientific board, VI Symposium Chemistry and Environmental Protection with international participation, EnviroChem 2015, 09 - 12. June 2015. Palić, Serbia
  7. Member of Scientific Committee, 18th International Symposium on Environmental Pollution and its Impact on Life in the Mediterranean Region, September 26 - 30, 2015, Crete, Greece

Sympsium organizing committi:

Participating in organizing of Seminar „Energy and the Environment today“ Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, 19 June 2009. Belgrade

Member of organizing committee, VI Symposium Chemistry and Environmental Protection with international participation, EnviroChem 2013, 21-24 May 2013, Vršac, Serbia

Member of Steering Committee, 17th International Symposium on Environmental Pollution and its Impact on Life in the Mediterranean Region with focus on Impact of Climate Change in the Mediterranean Region, Mediterranean Scientific Association of Environmental Pollution – MESAEP, September 28 to October 1, 2013, Istanbul, Turkey

Member of organizing committee, VI Symposium Chemistry and Environmental Protection with international participation, EnviroChem 2015, 09 - 12. June 2015. Palić, Serbia

Editorial boards:

ENVIRONMENTAL and GEOLOGICAL SCIENCE and ENGINEERING (EG'08) Malta, September 11-13, 2008

„Energy and the Environment today“ Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, 19 June 2009.Belgrade

Associate Editor for Environmental Chemistry, De Gruyter Open

2005 – Stayed in Japan within Clean Development Mechanisms (CDM) under the patronage of Japan International Cooperation Agency organization – JICA