Our Team
CONSORTIUM MEMBERS
Coordinator
University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences (UNSPMF) is a multidisciplinary educational and research institution with more than 500 employees and 6000 students. UNSPMF took part in implementing national and international projects financed by the European Agency for Reconstruction and Development, FP5, FP6, FP7, IPA projects, COST actions, SCOPES program, etc. The research strategy is directed towards internationalisation, improving human resources and capacity building. Overviews of international collaborations and projects are available at https://www.pmf.uns.ac.rs/istrazivanja/saradnje/ and https://www.pmf.uns.ac.rs/istrazivanja/projekti/, respectively. The important task of UNSPMF is an interdisciplinary approach to environmental protection. More can be found on Faculty’s web site www.pmf.uns.ac.rs. Experts with the core knowledge regarding land restoration, cyanobacterial culture collection, technical capacities, and experience in managing projects make UNSPMF fully suitable for the realisation of the proposed tasks.
UNSPMF MEMBERS

Dr Slobodan Markovic (PI), Principal Investigator and WP5 Coordinator
Physical geographer, expertise in palaeoclimate reconstruction and environmental dynamics

Dr Tin Lukic (TM2), WP2 Coordinator
Physical geographer, expertise in climate variability, soil erosion assessment, hydro-meteorological

Dr Tamara Palanacki Malesevic (TM5), WP4 Coordinator
Ecologist, expertise in cyanobacterial cultivation, analysis of cyanobacterial metabolites, providing

Dr Zorica Svircev (TM3)
Microbiologist, ecpertise in cyanobacterial cultivation, toxicity risk assessment, analysis of

Dr Dragoslav Pavic (TM1)
Physical geographer, expertise in the analysis of geological substrates, hydro-

Dr Tamara Vazic (TM6)
Ecologist, cyanobacterial cultivation, experiments related to BLOCDUST and biocrusts, assessment

MSc Ivana Mihalj (TM7)
Biologist, expertise in cyanobacterial isolation and cultivation, analysis of cyanobacterial
DIASPORA CONSORTIUM MEMBER
Lund University (LU) is a public research university in Sweden and one of Northern Europe’s oldest universities, founded in 1666. It ranks among the top performers in Europe in terms of papers accepted for publication and is consistently ranked among the top 100 universities in the world in the QS ranking. Lund University has nine faculties, with 45,000 students enrolled in 270 different programs and 1,500 freestanding courses. The Department of Geology at Lund University is one of the leading educational, scientific, and research institutions in the field of Earth Sciences in Scandinavia. More can be found on the Faculty’s web site www.lunduniversity.lu.se. The department has a strong international character and engages in various geoscientific disciplines, including geochemistry, mineralogy and petrology, tectonics, sedimentology, paleontology, molecular paleobiology, glacial geology, marine geology, and applied geology. Our laboratory infrastructure is well-developed, with several laboratories serving national interests.
LU MEMBERS

Dr Zoran Peric (PCD1), Project Coordinator from Diaspora and WP1 Coordinator
Expertise in luminescence dating and Quaternary geology
CONSORTIUM MEMBER
University of Niš, The Faculty of Technology Leskovac (TF) is a higher education institution with the status of a legal entity within the University of Niš. TF is an educational and scientific institution of special social interest that successfully monitors the development of chemical, pharmaceutical-cosmetic, polymer, food, textile technologies, as well as technologies in the field of environmental protection. The Faculty has bilateral and multilateral cooperation with many scientific and educational institutions and associations in the country and abroad. Cooperation is achieved through membership in international associations, through international projects, as well as through agreements on direct cooperation. More can be found on Faculty’s web site www.tf.ni.ac.rs. Knowledge regarding the usage of different polymer materials meets the request of the LAMINATION in terms of preparation of the polysaccharides for the accelerated growth of inocula.
UNFSM MEMBERS

Dr Ivana Savic-Gajic (TM9)
Expertise in preparation, characterization and selection of a water-binding hydrogel

Dr Ivan Savic (TM8)
Expertise in preparation, characterization and selection of a water-binding hydrogel
CONSORTIUM MEMBER
University of Niš, The Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics (UNFSM) is an educational and scientific institution that conducts academic study programs and develops scientific research and professional work in all areas of the educational and scientific field of natural and mathematical sciences. The Department of Geography of the UNFSM is one of the youngest departments of this faculty and has existed for about 20 years. Through basic and master academic studies at this Department, students are given the opportunity to choose their area of interest and acquire knowledge and skills applicable in a wide variety of jobs. Teaching process at the Department of Geography takes place according to the Bologna principles, while scientific cooperation is established with other relevant institutions in Serbia and abroad. More can be found on Faculty’s web site www.pmf.ni.ac.rs. Knowledge regarding loess sediment characterization and conservation makes UNFSM suitable for the realisation of the LAMINATION project proposal.
UNFSM MEMBERS

MSc Rastko Markovic (TM11), WP3 Coordinator
Expertise in regional geoecology, geoheritage and geoconservation.

Dr Aleksandar Radivojevic (TM10)
Expertise in regional geoecology, geoheritage and geoconservation.


