The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia (PKS) awarded for the 55th time Annual awards for the best doctoral dissertations to faculty students with original scientific contributions of exceptional importance in a specific scientific field and with direct or potential importance for application in the economy. We are proud of Dr. Marijana Pantović Pavlović, who is one of the 11 winners of the award, for her dissertation "In situ synthesis and characterization of thin biocompatible hydroxyapatite/passive oxide composite coatings for potential medical use."