Aleksandra Tubić, PhD
Full Professor
Chair of Chemical Technology and
Environmental Protection
CONTACT
University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences
Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection
Office: 13b/V
Adress: Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3
21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Tel:+ 381 21 485 2798
e-mail: aleksandra.tubic@dh.uns.ac.rs
SCOPUS Author ID: 35732432700
EDUCATION
- 2010. PhD in Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia
- 2003. BSc in Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia.
SCIENTIFIC AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- 2023: Full professor, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia.
- 2018-2023. Associate professor, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia.
- 2013-2018. Assistant professor, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia.
- 2011-2013. Research Associate, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia.
- 2008-2011. Research Assistant, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia
- 2004-2008. Junior Researcher, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia.
- 2003-2004. Associate, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia.
TEACHING
- Basics of environmental quality control
- Quality assurance in environmental laboratories
- Quality and resources management
- Seminar – environment and waste
- Environmental management
- Waste management
- Water management
- Selected chapters of the environmental chemistry
- Environmental quality control (advanced course)
TEXTBOOKS
- Molnar Jazić J., Agbaba J., Tubić A., Kragulj Isakovski K., Advanced oxidation processes in environmental protection, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad. (In Serbian)
- Bečelić-Tomin M., Tubić A., Quality and resource management using standardized management systems (ISO 9001, ISO 17025, ISO 14001), University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad. (In Serbian)
- Agbaba J., Dalmacija B., Bečelić-Tomin M., Tubić A., Drinking water quality, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad. (In Serbian)
RESEARCH FIELDS
- Chemistry and technology of environmental protection
- Removal of natural organic matter, arsenic and organic micropollutants in water treatment
- Microplastic in the environment.
SELECTED PROJECTS
- Circular and Bio-Based Solutions for the Ultimate Prevention of Plastics in Rivers Integrated with Elimination And Monitoring Technologies – UPSTREAM. (Grant No. 101112877), 01.09.2023.-31.08.2027. UNSPMF team leader
- Twinning excellence on organic soil amendments effect on nutrient and contaminant dynamics in the subsurface.Financed by European Union HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ACCESS-02-01. Project No: 101059546 (2022-2025)
- Use of recycled microplastics and biochar to remove specific pollutants from the water medium.Financed by Provincial Secretariat for Higher Education and Scientific Research. Project No: 142-451-2693/2021-01/2 (2021-2025)
- CA20101 (Plastics monitoring detection remediation recovery – PRIORITY)International project – COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) Action. Project No: CA20101 (2021-2025), project leader from Serbia, Vice Chair and Managing committee member
- Investigation of microplastic influence on water resources. Program of scientific and technological cooperation between Serbia and Portugal.Financed by Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia. Project No: 337-00-00227/2019-09/10 (2020-2021) Project leader.
- Synthetic dye removal in the presence of microplastics in advanced wastewater treatment, Grant No. 142-451-3186/2020-1. Financed by Provincial Secretariat for Higher Education and Scientific Research
(2020-2021) - Magnetite nanoparticles: a new approach for arsenic removal for small water utilities, Funded by Innovation Fund of Republic of Serbia (2020-2021).
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Tubić A., Vujić M., Gvoić V., Agbaba J., Vasiljević S., Cveticanin L., Vukelić Đ., Prica M. (2023) Sorption potential of microplastics for azo- and phthalocyanine printing dyes, Dyes and Pigments, 209, Part A, 110884.
- Zhang K., Hamidian A.H., Tubić A., Zhang Y., Fang J.K.H., Wu C., Lam P.K.S (2021) Understanding plastic degradation and microplastic formation in the environment: A review, Environmental Pollution 274, 116554.
- Lončarski M., Gvoić V., Prica M., Cveticanin L., Agbaba J., Tubić A. (2021) Sorption behavior of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on biodegradable polylactic acid and various nondegradable microplastics: Model fitting and mechanism analysis, Science of The Total Environment, 785, 147289.
- Tubić A., Lončarski M., Apostolović T., Kragulj Isakovski M., Tričković J., Molnar Jazić J., Agbaba J. (2021) Adsorption mechanisms of chlorobenzenes and trifluralin on primary polyethylene microplastics in the aquatic environment, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28(42),59416-59429
- Tubić, A., Lončarski, M., Maletić, S., Molnar Jazić, J., Watson, M., Tričković, J., Agbaba, J. (2019) Significance of Chlorinated Phenols Adsorption on Plastics and Bioplastics during Water Treatment, Water, Vol. 11, pp. 2358-2369.
additional information
- Participated in the realization of more than 50 projects and studies, from which she managed a project financed by the Provincial Secretariat for Higher Education and Scientific Research.
- Quality control manager of accredited Laboratory for Chemical Environmental Research “Assistant Professor Milena Dalmacija” (2012-2014, 2015-present).
- Professional training:
- 2007 – within the FP6 project, Fraunhofer Institute in Stuttgart (Germany).
- 2009 – within the FP6 project (INCO-2005-C-WBC), Helmholz Zentrum für Umweltforschung – UFZ in Leipzig (Germany).
- Member of the professional associations: IWA – International Water Association; IWA Groundwater mamangement Group, Serbian Chemical Society, Association for Water Technology and Sanitary Engineering.