Tamara Apostolović, PhD
Teaching Assistant
Chair of Chemical Technology and Environmental Protection
CONTACT
University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences
Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection
Office: 21/V
Adress: Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3
21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Tel:+ 381 21 485 2725
e-mail: tamara.apostolovic@dh.uns.ac.rs
SCOPUS Autor ID: 57217154533
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0614-2611
EDUCATION
- 2022. PhD in Environmental Protection, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia
- 2014. Master of Science in Environmental Protection, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia
- 2013. Bachelor of Science in Environmental Protection, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia
SCIENTIFIC AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- 2022 – . Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia
- 2018 – 2022. Research Assistant, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia
- 2014 – 2018. Junior Research Assistant, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia
TEACHING
- Fundamentals of environmental chemistry
- Fundamentals of environmental quality control
- Environmental quality control
- Industrial waste paths emission control I
- Ecotoxicology
- Fundamentals of chemical technology
RESEARCH FIELDS
- Sorption and transport of organic pollutants in natural geosorbents
- Application of carbonaceous material in soil (biochar, compost, and other organic soil amendmnets)
- Analysis of water, soil and sediments
SELECTED PROJECTS
- TwinSubDyn, Twinning excellence on organic soil amendments effect on nutrient and contaminant dynamics in the subsurface, HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ACCESS-02-01, Horizon Europa (2022-2025)
- Phy2Climate, A Global Approach for Recovery of Arable Land through Improved Phytoremediation Coupled with Advanced Liquid Biofuel Production and Climate Friendly Copper Smelting Process, H2020-LC-SC3-2018-2019-2020, HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions (2021-2025)
- ReNBES, Natural based efficient solution for remediation and revitalization of contaminated locations using energy crops, PRIZMA, Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia (2023-2026)
- EnviroChar, Sustainable solutions in environmental chemistry: exploring biochar potential, PROMIS2023, Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia (2024-2026)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Kragulj Isakovski M., Jevrosimov I., Tamindžija D., Apostolović T., Knicker H., De la Rosa J. M., Rončević S., Maletić S. (2024): Enhanced retention of hydrophobic pesticides in subsurface soils using organic amendments, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 480: 135738, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.135738
- Mutić S., Anojčić J., Đukanović N., Apostolović T., Simetić T., Petrović J., Beljin J. (2025): Exploring wood-derived biochar potential for electrochemical sensing of fungicides mancozeb and maneb in environmental water samples, Talanta, 287: 127648, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2025.127648
- Apostolović, T., Gross, A., Rodríguez, Á.F.G., de la Rosa, J.M., Glaser, B., Knicker, H., Maletić, S. (2024): Impact of Biochar Aging on Soil Physicochemical Properties. Agronomy, 14:3007, https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14123007
- Apostolović T., Tričković J., Kragulj Isakovski M., Jović B., Maletić S., Tubić A., Agbaba J. (2020): Investigation of chlorinated phenols sorption mechanisms on different layers of the Danube alluvial sediment, Journal of Environmental Sciences, 98:134-142, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jes.2020.05.028
- 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, 274:111156, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111156
additional information
- Professional training lasting 6 months, funded by the “TwinSubDyn” project, conducted under the mentorship of Prof. Dr. Heike Knicker at the “Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla” (IRNAS-CSIC) (2023)
- Professional training lasting 6 months, funded by the “TwinSubDyn” project, conducted under the mentorship of Dr. Thorsten Hüffer at the University of Vienna (2023-2024)
- Professional training lasting 1 month, funded by the “TwinSubDyn” project, conducted under the mentorship of Prof. Dr. Bruno Glaser at the “Faculty of Natural Sciences III, Institute of Agronomy and Nutritional Sciences, Soil Biogeochemistry, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg” (2023)
- Member of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) (2021-.)
- Member of the Educational Center for Environmental Protection (EDEN) (2022-.)
- Member of the Serbian Chemical Society (2018-.)
- The Annual award of the Serbian Chemical Society for outstanding academic achievement during studies at the Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad (2014)