Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad

Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection

Nenad Grba, PhD

Senior research associate

Chair of Chemical Technology and Environmental Protection

CONTACT

University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences

Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection

Office: 21a/V

Adress: Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3

21000 Novi Sad, Serbia

Tel:+ 381 21 485 2724

e-mail: nenad.grba@dh.uns.ac.rs

Personal webpage: http://personal.pmf.uns.ac.rs/nenad.grba/

SCOPUS Author ID: 55922701100

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6706-4189

2014. PhD in Chemistry, University of Belgrade Faculty of Chemistry, Belgrade, Serbia
2006. MSc in Environmental engineering, Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad , Novi Sad, Serbia.

2022: Senior Research associate, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia
2017-2022 Research associate, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia
2016-2017. Research assistant, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia
2015-2016. Expert Associate, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia
2008 –2009. Assistant, College of Environmental Engineering, Belgrade, Serbia.
2009 –2011. Assistant, Faculty of ecology and environmental protection, University “Union – Nikola Tesla”, Belgrade, Serbia.

Geochemistry and Environmental Chemistry
Organic and inorganic geochemistry, Earth sciences, Sediments, Sediments and Water quality assessment.

Improved remediation technologies and development of methods for contaminated sites risk assessment,
Improving sediment remediation technologies to protect water, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (2016 – 2019)
Determination of the native and anthropogenic level of pollution in the sediment/water system of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Funded by the Provincial Secretariat for Science and Technological Development, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Republic of Serbia (2015 – 2016).

Grba N., Šajnović A., Stojanović K., Simić V., Jovančićević B., Roglić G., Erić V. (2014): Preservation of diagenetic products of β-carotene in sedimentary rocks from the Lopare Basin (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Chemie der Erde – geochemistry, 74, 107-123.
Grba N., Neubauer F., Šajnović A., Stojanović K., Jovančićević B. (2015): Heavy metals in Neogene sedimentary rocks as a potential geogenic hazard for sediment, soil, surface and groundwater contamination (eastern Posavina and Lopare Basin, Bosnia and Herzegovina). Journal of Serbian Chemical Society, 80, 827-838.
Grba, N., Krčmar, D., Kragulj Isakovski, M., Molnar Jazić, J., Maletić, S., Pešić, V., Dalmacija, B. (2016): Priority substances in sediments of the “Carska Bara” special nature reserve, a natural scientific research area on the UNESCO list. J. Environ. Manag. 182, 149–159.
Grba N., Krčmar D., Neubauer F., Rončević S., Kragulj Isakovski M., Molnar Jazić J., Dalmacija B., (2017): Geochemical monitoring of organic and inorganic pollutants in the sediment of the Eastern Posavina (Serbia). J Soils Sediments, 1–10.
Krčmar, D., Dubovina, M., Grba, N., Pešić V., Watson, M., Tričković, J., Dalmacija B (2017): Distribution of organic and inorganic substances in the sediments of the “Great Bačka Canal”, a European environmental hotspot. Science of The Total Environment, 601, 833-844.

Invited speaker at XXI International Congress of the Carpathian Balkan Geological Association (CBGA) in Salzburg, Austria, September 10–13, 2018.
Teaching activities at Doctoral level at Department of Soil Environment Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW within Erasmus mundus+ Programe (14 – 18 May 2018).
PEER-REVIEW ACTIVITIES: Journal Of Hazardous Materials (5 reviews) – Certificate of outstanding contribution in Reviewing, Journal of Environmental Management (1 review) – Certificate of outstanding contribution in Reviewing, Environmental Geochemistry and Health (2 reviews), Journal of Soils and Sediments (3 reviews) and Environmental Science and Pollution Research (1 review).
European Commission Project Erasmus Mundus Action 2 SIGMA, Department of Geography and Geology, Paris Lodron University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria (2013-2014).
European Commission Project JoinEU-SEE II, ERASMUS MUNDUS Action 2, Masaryk University, Faculty of Science Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment, Brno, Czech Republic (2011-2012).
Member of European Geosciences Union (EGU) (2014 – 2016).
Secretary of Union of engineering of Vojvodina, Serbia 2008- 2010.
Awards: Leaders diploma in sustainable development and environmental protection (Belgrade 22 May 2007), Netherlands embassy and Environmental Ambassadors for Sustainable Development, Serbia.
Participated in more than 30 projects and studies in field of environmental protection (leader of several projects).