Tamara Škundrić, Research Assistant. She enrolled at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, in 2007 and graduated in 2012 with an average grade of 9.22. She later pursued her master’s degree at the Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, specializing in plant morphology and systematics, and completed it in 2017 with an average grade of 9.86. Her master’s thesis was titled “Comparative Anatomical Analysis of Xeranthemum L. Species (Asteraceae) from Serbia – A Taxonomic Aspect.”
In October 2018, she began her PhD studies at the Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Niš, within the Department of Chemistry, under the mentorship of Prof. Dr. Aleksandra Zarubica and under the mentorship of Prof. Dr. Dejan Zagorac at the Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences. Her doctoral dissertation, titled “Energy Landscapes and Structure Prediction of Advanced and Bio-inspired Materials, Investigation of Materials Based on Biogenic Calcium Compounds,” focuses on combining theoretical and experimental approaches in the study of various advanced materials, emphasizing the importance of integrating different methodologies for the development and understanding of novel materials.
Since January 1, 2019, she has been employed at the Laboratory for Materials Research at the Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade. Her research activities have included projects related to the synthesis, characterization, and theoretical modeling of nanostructured materials, materials for extreme conditions, and bioinspired functional materials. She is also a collaborator on a bilateral scientific project between Serbia and Germany.
Since 2019, she has been an active member of the Center of Excellence (CEXTREME LAB) at the University of Belgrade. She is a member of the Serbian Society for Innovative Materials in Extreme Conditions and the Ceramic Society of Serbia.
Throughout her research career, she has published 3 papers in top international journals (M21), 2 papers in prominent international journals (M22), 3 papers in international journals (M23), 1 paper in a national journal of international importance (M24), 6 papers in newly established journals (M54), and presented 31 papers at international scientific conferences (M34).