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Vesna Pešić, PhD

Associate Professor

Chair of Chemical Technology and Environmental Protection

CONTACT

University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences

Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection

Office: 2/V

Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3

21000 Novi Sad, Serbia

 Tel:+ 381 21 485 2886

e-mail: vesna.pesic@dh.uns.ac.rs

EDUCATION

  • 2016. PhD in Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia
  • 2008. MSc in Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia
  • 1998. BSc in Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia

SCIENTIFIC AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • 2023: Associate Professor, Faculty of Science, University of Novi Sad

  • 2018-2023. Assistant professor, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia

  • 2010-2018. Professional Asociate for performing the teaching process, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia
  • 1998-2010. Associate, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia

TEACHING

  • Chemical technology
  • Industrial processes
  • Environmental monitoring
  • Accidents in the environment
  • Modern techniques in water protection
  • Modern techniques in environmental monitoring
  • Project – Environmental Impact Analysis
  • Control of the emission of industrial wastewater

TEXTBOOKS

  • Kerkez Đ., Dalmacija B., Bečelić-Tomin M., Maletić S., Pešić V., Krčmar D. Water protection, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Science, Novi Sad.
  • Bečelić Tomin M., Dalmacija B., Bijelović S., Agbaba J., Krčmar D., Tubić A., Kerkez Đ., Tomašević-Pilipović D., Dragić N., Pešić V., Leovac-Maćerak A., Kulić Mandić A. Wastewater in the context of social challenges, Faculty of Science, Novi Sad.
  • Dalmacija B., Bečelić Tomin M., Klašnja M., Dalmacija M., Maletić S., Rončević S., Krčmar D., Agbaba J., Tričković J., Karlović E., Pešić V. Emission limit values ​​for water, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Science, Novi Sad.
  • Dalmacija B., Maletić S., Krčmar D., Dalmacija M., Tomašević D., Ugarčina Perović S., Pešić V. Practicum in water protection part II, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Science, Novi Sad.
  • Dalmacija B., Rončević S., Krčmar D., Kerkez Đ., Pešić V. Practicum in chemical technology, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Science, Novi Sad.
  • Dalmacija B., Bečelić Tomin M., Maletić S., Krčmar D., Agbaba J., Rončević S., Pešić V., Radnović D., Tubić A., Molnar Jazić J., Kerkez Đ., Kragulj Isakovski M. Monitoring of waste water and its impact on the environment, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Science, Novi Sad.
  • Dalmacija B., Bečelić Tomin M., Krčmar D., Maletić S., Agbaba J., Rončević S., Kerkez Đ., Pešić V., Tubić A., Tomašević Pilipović D. Wastewater management in industry, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Science, Novi Sad.

RESEARCH FIELDS

  • Chemistry and technology of environmental protection
  • Water monitoring and protection
  • Water management
  • Wastewater impact/risk assessment
  • Waste water treatment technologies

SELECTED PROJECTS

  • Improving sediment remediation technologies to protect water, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (2011-2019).

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  1. Pešić V., Bečelić-Tomin M., Leovac Maćerak A., Kulić Mandić A., Pešić V., Tomašević Pilipović D., Kerkez Đ. (2023) The Impact of Public Policy Measures during the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Characteristics of Urban Wastewater in the Republic of Serbia, Sustainability 2023, 15, 3047.https://doi.org/10.3390/su15043047
  2. Anita Leovac Maćerak, Nataša Duduković, Ferenc Kiss, Nataša Slijepčević, Vesna Pešić, Milena Bečelić-Tomin, Đurđa Kerkez (2024). Electrocoagulation in treatment of municipal wastewater– life cycle impact assessment, Chemosphere 2024, 355, 141701. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141701
  3. Kerkez Đ., Bečelić-Tomin M., Gvoić V., Kulić Mandić A., Leovac Maćerak A., Tomašević Pilipović D., Pešić V. (2023). Pyrite Cinder as an Effective Fenton-like Catalyst for the Degradation of Reactive Azo Dye: Effects of Process Parameters and Complete Effluent Characterization, Catalysts 2023, 13, 424. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13020424
  4. Leovac Maćerak A., Kulić Mandić A., Pešić V., Tomašević Pilipović D., Bečelić-Tomin M., Kerkez Đ. (2023). “Green” nZVI-Biochar as Fenton Catalyst: Perspective of Closing-the-Loop in Wastewater Treatment, Molecules 2023, 28, 1425.https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28031425
  5. Khakimova N., Maravić N., Davidović P., Blagojević D., Bečelić-Tomin M., Pešić V., Šereš Z., Mandić A., Pojić M., Mišan A. (2022) Sugar Beet Processing Wastewater Treatment by Microalgae through Biosorption, Water 2022, 14, 860.https://doi.org/10.3390/w14060860

additional information

  • Participated in the realization of more than 50 projects and studies.
  • Technical manager of accredited Laboratory for Chemical Environmental Research “Assistant Professor Milena Dalmacija”.
  • Member of the organizing committee of the Memorial Scientific Meeting on Environmental Protection “Docent dr Milena Dalmacija”.
  • Member of the organizing committee of the School for the Environment “Water Workshop”
  • Member of the professional associations: IWA – International Water Association; IWA Groundwater mamangement Group, Serbian Chemical Society, Association for Water Technology and Sanitary Engineering.