
Snežana Maletić, 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: 3/V
Adress: Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3
21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Tel:+ 381 21 485 2727
e-mail: snezana.maletic@dh.uns.ac.rs
SCOPUS Author ID: 57194950912
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
- 2021: Full professor, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia
- 2016-2021. Associate professor, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia
- 2011-2016. Assistant professor, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia
- 2008-2011. Research Assistant, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia
- 2005-2008. Junior Researcher, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia
- 2003-2005. Agreement for teaching and practical’s, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia
TEACHING
- Sources and control of environmental pollution
- Solid waste
- Soil Protection
- Remediation technologies
- Application of AAS and ICP-MS in environmental analysis
- Chromatographic methods for the analysis of environmental samples
- Hazardous waste
- Remediation Processes.
TEXTBOOKS
- Maletić S., Dalmacija M., Dalmacija B., Bečelić-Tomin M., Rončević S., Krčmar D., Kerkez Đ. Sources and control of environmental pollution, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, 2017. (In Serbian)
- Dalmacija B., Maletić S., Krčmar D., Dalmacija M., Tomašević D., Ugarčina Perović S., Pešić V. Practicum in water protection II section, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, 2014. (In Serbian)
- Dalmacija M., Maletić S., Agbaba J., Dalmacija B., Molnar J., Ugarčina Perović S., Tomašević D. Practicum in drinking water quality, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, 2013. (In Serbian)
- Dalmacija M, Maletić., Dalmacija B. Practicum in water protection I section, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, 2013. (In Serbian)
RESEARCH FIELDS
- Environmental chemistry,
- Remediation technology,
- Application of carbonaceous material in soil (biochar, compost, and other organic soil amendmnets),
- Phytoremediation
- Analysis of water, soil and sediments
SELECTED PROJECTS
- Natural based efficient solution for remediation and revitalization of contaminated locations using energy crops – ReNBES, Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia, #GRANT No 67696769, coordinator.
- Twinning excellence on organic soil amendments effect on nutrient and contaminant dynamics in the subsurface, TwinSubDyn, Grant agreement no. 101059546, 2022-2025. Horizon Europe, Horizon Europe – Work Programme 2021-2022. Widening participation and strengthening the European Research Area, HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ACCESS-02, coordinator.
- A global approach for recovery of arable land through improved phytoremediation coupled with advanced liquid biofuel production and climate friendly copper smelting process, Phy2Climate project, Grant No. 101006912, 2021-2025., The research was funded by Horizon 2020 EU’s Research and Innovation program through, Coordinator from the Serbian side.
- The potential use of biomass for sequestration of organic pollutants in soil/sediment, Grant No. 451-03-02141/2017-09/13, Bilateral cooperation project between Republic of Serbia and Republic of Austria, (2018-2020) – coordinator
- One-belt-one-road cooperation project of science and technology innovation in Tianjin: Biochar technology for Agricultural Land Remediation – Development of China-Serbia cooperative research center” (Grant no. 19PTZWHZ00040) Oct.1, 2019 to 2021 team member
- Protection, Resilience, Rehabilitation of damaged environment – PHOENIX (CA19123), 2020/2024. COST Grant System – Management Committee.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Kragulj Isakovski, M., Jevrosimov, I., Tamindžija, D., Apostolović, Knicker, H., de la Rosa J.M., Rončević S., Maletić, S., (2024): Enhanced Retention of Hydrophobic Pesticides in Subsurface Soils Using Organic Amendments. 2024, 480, 135738, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.135738 (IF12,2)
- Maletić, S., Isakovski, M.K., Sigmund, G., Hofmann, T., Huffer, T., Beljin, J., Rončević, S. (2022) Comparing biochar and hydrochar for reducing the risk of organic contaminants in polluted river sediments used for growing energy crops. Science of the Total Environment, 2022, 843, 157122, doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157122 (IF 10,753)
- Kragulj Isakovski, M., Maletić, S., Tamindžija, D., Apostolović, T., Petrović, J., Tričković, J., Agbaba, J. (2020): Impact of hydrochar and biochar amendments on sorption and biodegradation of organophosphorus pesticides during transport through Danube alluvial sediment, Journal of Environmental Management, (ISSN: 0301-4797) 274, 111156. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111156 (IF = 5,647)
- Grgić M., Maletić S., Beljin J., Kragulj Isakovski M., Rončević S., Tubić A, Agbaba J. (2019) Lindane and hexachlorobenzene sequestration and detoxification in contaminated sediment amended with carbon-rich sorbents. Chemosphere, (ISSN: 0045-6535) 220, 1033-1040. doi: doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.01.017 (IF 5,108)
- Maletić S. P., Beljin J. M., Rončević S. D., Grgić M. G., Dalmacija B. D. (2019) Review State of the art and future challenges for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons is sediments: sources, fate, bioavailability and remediation techniques. Journal of Hazardous Materials, (ISSN: 0304-3894) 365, 467-482. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.11.020 (IF 7,650)
- Mihajlović M., Petrović J., Maletić S., Kragulj Isakovski M., Stojanović M., Lopičić Z., Trifunović S. (2018) Hydrothermal carbonization of Miscanthus × giganteus: Structural and fuel properties of hydrochars and organic profile with the ecotoxicological assessment of the liquid phase. Energy Conversion and Management, (ISSN: 0196-8904) 159, 254-263. doi: doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2018.01.003 (7,181)
additional information
- Co-author of more than 100 publications, more than 30 has been published in scientific journals of international importance
- Chief of the Laboratory for environmental chemical analysis “dr Milena Dalmacija” accredited according to ISO 17025 protocols from 2012
- Project leader of the regional short-term project: The potential use of biomass for sequestration of organic pollutants in soil/sediment, financed by the Provincial Secretariat for Science and Technological Development of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina
- Participation in more than 50 projects and studies related to research in environmental protection and technology
- Involved in the 7 international project and 15 national and regional projects
- In 2008 within the FP6 project stayed on professional training at universities in Aberdeen (Scotland, UK), the Institute for Biological Sciences and Environmental Science (University of Aberdeen, Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences)
- Member of professional associations: Serbian Chemical Society, Serbian Society for Water Protection, Association for Water Technology and Sanitary Engineering.