Asst. Prof. Dr. Marija Vukomanović

2009/12: PhD in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Doctoral program, International Postgraduate School Jožef Stefan, Slovenia

2008/11: PhD in Physical Chemistry, Doctoral program, Faculty for Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Serbia

2006/08: MSc in Physical Chemistry, Master program, Faculty for Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Serbia

2000/05: BSc in Physical Chemistry, Bachelor program, Faculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Serbia

2020 - present: Assistant professor, Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Ljubljana

2020 - present: Senior Research Associate, Advanced Materials Department, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana

2015 - 2020: Research Associate, Advanced Materials Department, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana

2017 - 2019: Postdoctoral researcher, Marie Curie Co-fund Scholarship, Bacterial Infections: Antimicrobial Therapies Group, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Barcelona, Spain

2012 - 2014: Postdoctoral researcher, Advanced Materials Department, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana

2009 - 2012: PhD Fellow, Ad Futura scholarship, Advanced Materials Department, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana

2008 - 2009: PhD Fellow, Institute of Technical Sciences of SASA (ITN SASA), Belgrade, Serbia

2006 - 2008: MSc Student, Institute of Technical Sciences of SASA (ITN SASA), Belgrade, Serbia

2020: Special Price for Invention with Economic Potential, 13th Technology Transfer Conference, CTT, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana

2018: Excellent in Science, 2018, ARRS, SAZU, Ljubljana

2018: Mothers of Science supportive grants, Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Spain

2018: Silver medal for invention, 16th International Exhibition of Inventions, ARCA, Croatia

2013: Achievement of the year 2011 for the research field of Technics, ARRS, SAZU, Slovenia

2013: Award for the team with the best business plan, Lek Sandos-Novartis Pharmaceutical Group, Slovenia

2009: Award for the best oral presentation, YUCOMAT, Materials Research Society of Serbia, Serbia

2009: Award for the best presentation, Young Researchers Conference, Institute of Technical Sciences of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Serbia

2008: Award for the best master thesis, Materials Research Society of Serbia

MEMBERSHIPS

2020 – Visiting Associated Editor, Frontiers in Materials (topic: Antimicrobial Nanostructured Polymeric Materials and Nanocomposites
2019 – International Advisory Committee Member, European Biomaterials Conference (ESB 2019), Dresden, Germany
2018 – 2022 Member of the Management Committee, COST action NANO2CLINIC, Slovenia
2018 – Editorial Board Member, Scientific reports
2018 – International Advisory Committee Member, European Biomaterials Conference (ESB 2018), Maastricht, Netherlands
2018 – Member of the European Society for Biomaterials
2016 – Member of the Cells and tissue engineering society of Slovenia
2015 – 2023 Scientific and organizing committee member, Young Researchers' Conference Materials Science and Engineering, Belgrade, Serbia

Innovative antimicrobial (nano)technologies

Designing contact-based antimicrobials using human and environment friendly approaches.

Biomaterials for regeneration and tissue engineering

Ultrasound- active organic piezoelectrics for stimulated regeneration.