Tajana Djurkic

Tajana Simetić, MSc

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: 13a/V

Adress: Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3

21000 Novi Sad, Serbia

e-mail: tajana.djurkic@dh.uns.ac.rs

EDUCATION

  • 2014. MSc in Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia
  • 2013. BSc in Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia.

SCIENTIFIC AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • 2020. Research Associate, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia.
  • 2017-2020. Research Trainee, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Serbia

TEACHING

  • Fundamentals of environmental quality control,
  • Air Protection,
  • Air Pollution,
  • Advanced oxidation processes.

RESEARCH FIELDS

  • Water treatment
  • Degradation of organic micropollutants
  • Advanced oxidation processes.

SELECTED PROJECTS

  • Improved remediation technologies and development of methods for contaminated sites risk assessment, III 43005, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (2011-2019).

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  1.  Đurkić, T., Molnar Jazić, J., Watson, M., Bašić. B., Prica, M., Tubić, A., Maletić, S., Agbaba, J. (2020) Application of UV-activated persulfate and peroxymonosulfate processes for the degradation of 1,2,3-trichlorobenzene in different water matrices, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28, 59165-59179.
  2. Molnar Jazić, J., Đurkić, T., Bašić, B., Watson, M., Apostolović, T., Tubić, A., Agbaba, J. (2020) Degradation of a chloroacetanilide herbicide in natural waters using UV activated hydrogen peroxide, persulfate and peroxymonosulfate processes, Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology, 6, 2800-2815.
  3. Ðurkić, T., Molnar, Jazić. J., Kragulj Isakovski, M., Maletić, S., Tubić, A., Dalmacija, B., Agbaba, J. (2019) Ultraviolet/hydrogen peroxide oxidative degradation of 1, 2, 3-trichlorobenzene: influence of water matrix and toxicity assessment, Environmental Engineering Science, 36, 947-957.
  4. Molnar Jazić J., Agbaba J., Tubić A., Watson M., Đurkić T., Krčmar D., Dalmacija B. (2018) Effect of photochemical advanced oxidation processes on the formation potential of emerging disinfection by-products in groundwater from part of the Pannonian Basin, Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 19 (5), 1388-1395.

additional information

  • Special Award of the “Serbian Chemical Society” for outstanding success during study.
  • Scholarship holder of doctoral studies of environmental protection on the project of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (2015-2018).
  • Member of the “Serbian Chemical Society”.
  • Member of the association for young water researchers (“Young Water Professionals Serbia”).