Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad

Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection

+381-21-485-2720 infohemija@dh.uns.ac.rs

Sanja Belić, PhD (born Dožić)

Full Professor

Chair of Analytical Chemistry

CONTACT

University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences

Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection

Office: 9/IV

Adress: Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3

21000 Novi Sad, Serbia

Tel:+ 381 21 485 2740

e-mail: sanja.belic@dh.uns.ac.rs

SCOPUS Author ID: 57192699134

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1790-4298

EDUCATION

2014. PhD in Chemistry, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad, Serbia
2007. BSc in Chemistry – Biochemistry, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad, Serbia

SCIENTIFIC AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS

2026-today, Full Professor, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad, Serbia
2020-2026, Associate Professor, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad, Serbia
2015-2020, Assistant professor, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad, Serbia
2014-2015. Teaching Assistant, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad, Serbia
2010-2014. Research Assistant, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad, Serbia
2007-2010. Junior Researcher, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad, Serbia

TEACHING

Preparative analytical chemistry
Analytical Aspects of Green Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry II
Forensic Chemistry
Chemistry in agriculture
Chemistry in Art
Molecular gastronomy
Natural Sciences in Conservation and Restauration 1 & 2 (Academy of Art, University of Novi Sad)

TEXTBOOKS

Gadžurić S., Belić S., Đurendić-Brenesel M. Forensic chemistry – Practical course with elements of theory, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Science, Novi Sad, 2019.
Nikolić A., Belić S., Trtić-Petrović T., Opsenica I., Beškovski V., Gadžurić S., Green Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Chemistry, Belgrade; University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Science, Novi Sad, 2025.

RESEARCH FIELDS

Synthesis, characterization, toxicity and application of ionic liquids in analytical chemistry
Association and complexation reactions in non-aqueous environments
Green extractions and biocompatible materials in analytical chemistry

SELECTED PROJECTS

Scientific Research Program, Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, 2021- to day.
COST Action CA18202 NECTAR – Network for Equilibria and Chemical Thermodynamics Advanced Research; COST project, 2019-2024.
co-Friendly Hydrometallurgy for Rare Earths Recycling (FREECOVER), International HORIZON-MSCA-2023-SE-01; international HORIZON-MSCA, 2025-2029.
Science&Math educational games from preschool to university (SciMaG), International Erasmus+, 2023-2026.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Nikolett Cakó Bagány, Bojan Šarac, Sanja Belić, Romana Cerc-Korošec, Marija Bešter-Rogač, Slobodan Gadžurić, Influence of Aromatic Anions on the Viscosity of Aqueous Solutions and the Thermal Stability of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium-based Ionic Liquids, Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2025, 437, 128424-128431. IF=5.2,10.1016/j.molliq.2025.128424
Sanja Belić, Marija Petrin Miličević, Milan Vraneš, Aleksandar Tot, Nenad Janković, Nataša Radosavljević Stevanović, Jovana Nikolov, Nikolett Cakó Bagány, Slobodan Gadžurić, Insights into Interactions of N-Ethylpentylone Drug with Water and Biomacromolecules, Journal of Solution Chemistry, 2024, 53, 689-702. IF=1.4, 10.1007/s10953-024-01369-5
Nikolett Cakó Bagány, Eleonora Capelja, Strahinja Kovačević, Maja Karaman, Sanja Podunavac-Kuzmanović, Slobodan Gadžurić, Sanja Belić, Experimental and In Silico Comparative Study of Physicochemical Properties and Antimicrobial Activity of Carboxylate Ionic Liquids, Molecules, 2024, 29, 3668-3683. IF=4.6, 10.3390/molecules29153668
Nikolett Cakó Bagány, Nataša Dimitrić, Sanja Belić, Milan Vraneš, Slobodan Gadžurić, Volumetric Properties of Amino Alcohol-Based Protic Ionic Liquids: Influence of Counterions, Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, 2022, 67, 956-965. IF=3.119, 10.1021/acs.jced.1c00715
Marija Petrin Miličević, Sanja Belić, Milan Vraneš, Aleksandar Tot, Nataša Radosavljević Stevanović, Dušica Rakić, Slobodan Gadžurić, Volumetric Properties, Viscosity and Taste Behavior of MDMA-HCl in Aqueous Binary and (Water + D-lactose) Ternary Mixtures at Different Temperatures, The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 2020, 142, 106027-106036. IF=3.178, 10.1016/j.jct.2019.106027

additional information

Head of the master’s academic study program in Forensics, implemented within the University Center for Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Studies and Research – UCIMSI (2019–2020; 2024–).
Member of the Serbian Chemical Society (2008–).
Member of the IUPAC Analytical Chemistry Division – Subcommittee on Solubility and Equilibrium Data (2014–).
Member of the organizing committee – 38th International Conference on Solution Chemistry, 2023.
Member of the organizing committee – 21st International Symposium on Solubility Phenomena and Related Equilibrium Processes, 2024.
She actively participated in the presentations of the Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection as part of the Night of Researchers, the Chemical Weekend, and in radio and television broadcasts. She also participated in and organized several science popularization workshops for primary school students.
Awards:
- First Prize of the Nenad M. Kostić Fund for Chemical Sciences (2007).
- Special Recognition of the Serbian Chemical Society for outstanding success during her studies at the University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Serbia (2008).
- “PMF to sam ja” Award for exceptional contribution in the field of science promotion (2010).