PhD Nenad Popov, Research Associate

Year of Birth: 1989

Scientific Area: Food Safety

Phone: +381 21 4895 364

Mobile: +381 64 8185 465

е-mail: nenad.p@niv.ns.ac.rs

Scopus Author ID: 57210436601

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-3102-4334

ResearchGate: Nenad-Popov

APVNT no.: 5717

MESTD of the Republic of SerbiaResearcher ID number: 143621

Education:

The first degree undergraduate academic studies: October 2008 – September 2013

Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, University of Novi Sad.

Average grade: 9.35

Academic degree: Bachelor with honours in Chemistry

The second degree master academic studies: October 2013 – September 2014

Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, University of Novi Sad.

Average grade: 10.00

Academic Degree: Master in Chemistry

 Тhe third degree doctoral academic studies: October 2014 – September 2021

Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, University of Novi Sad.

Average grade: 10.00

Academic Degree: PhD in Environmental Protection Sciences

Scientific Titles:

May 2016, Research Trainee

May 2019, Research Assistant

March 2022, Research Associate

Primary Research Interests:

• Optimization of analytical methods for the determination of toxic elements in food and feed.
• Analysis of the distribution of contaminants in food, feed and environment (water, sediment, and biota).

Main Daily and Research Activities:

• Determination food quality and safety parameters through standard laboratory methods and instrumental techniques (Rapid N Cube instruments using the Dumas method, emission flame photometry, atomic absorption spectometry, inductively coupled plasma with mass spectrometry, direct potentiometry, conductometry), and other classic analytical techniques, such as volumetric and gravimetric analyses.
• Development of new sample preparation methods for fast and more accurate determination of food and feed contaminants.

Professional Experience:

October 2014 – February 2018

Trainee researcher in the field of Environmental Protection with involvement in teaching at the Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Science, University of Novi Sad.

February 2018 – Present

Employed at the Scientific Veterinary Institute “Novi Sad” from Novi Sad at the Department of Chemical and Radiological Examination.

Other Professional Experience:

February 2011 – February 2018

Promoter of Science and member of the Faculty of Science Marketing team at the University of Novi Sad.

Projects:

Participation at the projects of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia:

March 2015 – February 2018

Name of the project: “The improvement of remediation technologies and development of risk assessment methods for contaminated sites”.

Registration number: OI43005, project manager PhD Božo Dalmacija.

Institution for which the project was done: Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Science, University of Novi Sad.

February 2018 – October 2021

Name of the project: “The impact of component quality in cyprinid diets on meat quality, losses, and cost-effective production”.

Registration number: TR31011, project manager PhD Miroslav Ćirković.

Institution for which the project was done: Scientific Veterinary Institute “Novi Sad” from Novi Sad.

Participation at the projects of the Provincial Secretariat for Higher Education and Scientific Research of the Republic of Serbia:

July 2019 – July 2020

Name of the project: “Determination of aflatoxin M1 in cheese using a screening method and a high-performance liquid chromatography method with a fluorescent detector”.

Registration number: 142-451-2468/2019-03, project manager PhD Sandra Jakšić.

Institution for which the project was done: Scientific Veterinary Institute “Novi Sad” from Novi Sad.

Participation in the implementation of research within the framework of seven Innovation Vouchers, approved and financed by the Office for Technology Transfer of the Republic of Serbia, the Fund for Innovation Activities.

Participation at the Scientific Symposia:

• 14 international symposia
• 20 national symposia

Trainings, seminars and courses:

• Training: “Validation of methods in laboratory practice”, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Belgrade, April 25, 2018. Organizer: Association of Chemical Engineers of Serbia.

• Seminar: “Tools for intellectual property for universities”, Institute for Intellectual Property, Belgrade, November 6 – 7, 2018. Organizer: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and University of Belgrade.

• Seminar: “Interlaboratory comparison of natural spring water sampling for the purpose of chemical tests – PT Sampling SHI 6 – 2019”, Atomska banja, Gornja Trepča, May 10, 2019. Organiser: Association of Chemical Engineers of Serbia.

• Course: “Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology”, Institute of Food Technologies in Novi Sad, Novi Sad, March 28 – April 1, 2022. Organizer: Institute of Food Technologies in Novi Sad and University of Milan.

Awards and recognitions:

• First prize for the best poster presentation by the European Chemical Society (EuChemS) in cooperation with the Serbian Chemical Society, at the II Conference of Young Chemists held in Niš, 2014.

Other capabilities:

• English, active
• Good computer skills (M. Office)