Snežana Dimitrijević - Универзитет у Београду – Институт за мултидисциплинарна истраживања

Snežana Dimitrijević

PhD in Technology Engineering - Biotechnology

Research Associate

Department of Plant-Soil and Nano Systems

Address: Zdravka Čelara 14

E-Mail:

snezana.dimitrijevic@imsi.bg.ac.rs

Links:

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8729-6307

Scopus ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56367210100

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Snezana-Dimitrijevic-2

Research area

Waste biomass from the food and agro-industry for the production of organic fertilizer-compost for further use in agriculture.
Extraction techniques for bioactive compounds from plants and waste plant materials
Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria – PGPB
Nutritional and functional properties of plant secondary metabolites

Skills

UV-Vis spectroscopy
Extraction techniques (Soxhlet, hydrodistillation, microwave extraction, supercritical CO₂)
Chemical characterization of plant secondary metabolites using GC/MS

Biography
Projects
Selected publications

Work experience:

2025-present: Research Associate, Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, University of Belgrade, Serbia
2024-2024: Research Associate, Institute for Vegetable Crops Smederevska Palanka, Serbia
2021-2024: Research Associate, Institute for Medicinal Plants Research „Dr Josif Pančić“, Belgrade, Serbia
2008-2021: Professional associate, Institute for Medicinal Plants Research „Dr Josif Pančić“, Belgrade, Serbia
2004-2006: Professional associate, Alfa Medical, Belgrade, Serbia.
2000-2001: Professional associate, Jugostroj, Belgrade, Serbia

Education:

2011-2018- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, PhD in Technology Engineering – Biotechnology, Dissertation title: “Application of new strains of bacteria in the production of compost and for the cultivation of oil species with improved biological properties”.
1992-1999- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, MSc in Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology

Other professional activities

Courses:

2024: Workshop on “Writing Proposals, Implementing and Managing EU Funded Projects” organized by the European Training Academy (EUTA), Belgrade
2022: Seminar on “Waste Management – Compliance with Legislation; Climate Change and Environmental Impacts and Carbon Footprint – Concept and Significance” organized by “ANSI02” Consulting Agency, Belgrade
2022: Seminar on Environmental Protection, Air, Water, Soil, Noise, Ionizing and Non-Ionizing Radiation, Chemical Accident Protection; Waste Management organized by Acta Media doo, Belgrade
Certificate: Environmental protection specialist

Memberships:

Member of scientific, program and organizational committees at domestic and international conferences, symposiums and congresses.
Member of the Scientific Council of the Institute for Medicinal Plants Research “Dr. Josif Pančić”, Belgrade (from 2021 to 2024).
Member of the committee for the defense of doctoral theses.
Member of the committee for writing reports for research and scientific titles.

Past:

(2024) “Examination of the effectiveness of biopreparations on the method of rapid composting of different types of organic waste” (Innovation voucher No. 1633) Innovation Fund, Republic of Serbia, Ministry of Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia
(project leader Snežana Dimitrijević)

(2023) “Testing the effectiveness of different biopreparations on the seed and market quality of organically produced soybeans“ ( Innovation voucher No. 1338) Innovation Fund, Republic of Serbia, Ministry of Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia
(project leader Snežana Dimitrijević)

Dimitrijević, S., Milić, M., Tadić, V., Maksimović, S., Filipović, V., Dimitrijević-Branković, S., Miljković, M., Salamon, I. (2024): Black cumin essential oil as a valuable source of bioactive compounds: Evaluation of the conventional vs. modern extraction technique. Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, 37, 101390, (IF(2023)=6,0 ISSN: 2352-5541) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scp.2023.101390 M21, Elsevier BV, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Dimitrijević, S., Milić, M., Buntić, A., Dimitrijević-Branković, S., Filipović, V., Popović, V., Salamon, I. (2024): Spent coffee grounds, plant growth promoting bacteria and medicinal plant waste: The biofertilizing effect of high-value compost. Sustainability, 16(4), 1632; (IF (2023) = 3,9), https://doi.org/10.3390/su16041632 M22
Filipović, V., Marković, T., Dimitrijević, S., Song, A., Prijić, Ž., Mikić, S.,Ugrenović, V. (2024). The First Study on Cultivating Roman Chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile (L.) All.) for Its Flower and Essential Oil in Southeast Serbia. Horticulturae, 10(4), 396. (IF(2023)=3,1 ISSN:) https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10040396 Impact factor: 3,1 Horticulturae 6/35 M21
Filipović, V., Ugrenović, V., Popović, V., Dimitrijević, S., Popović, S., Aćimović, M., Dragumilo, A., Pezo, L. (2023): Productivity and flower quality of different pot marigold (Calendula officinalis L.) varieties on the compost produced from medicinal plant waste. Industrial Crops and Products, Volume 192, 116093, (IF (2023) = 5,774; ISSN: 0926-6690), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2022.116093 M21a
Rudić, S., Dimitrijević-Branković, S., Dimitrijević, S., Milić, M., (2021). Valorization of unexploited artichoke leaves dust for obtaining of extracts rich in natural antioxidants. Separation and Purification Technology, 256, 117714 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117714 (IF (2021) = 9.136; ISSN: 1383-5866) Engineering, chemical 14/143 M21a, Elsevier BV, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Dimitrijević S., Pavlović M., Maksimović S., Ristić M., Filipović V., Antonović D., Dimitrijević-Branković S. (2018). Plant growth promoting bacteria elevate the nutritional and functional properties of Black cumin and Flaxseed fixed oil. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 98(4):1584-1590. IF (2016) = 2,463. ISSN 0022-5142. (wileyonlinelibrary.com) https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.8631 M21a

University of Belgrade - Institute for Multidisciplinary Research

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