Ivana Matić Bujagić

Ivana Matić Bujagić serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Engineering at the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade. Her academic appointment was confirmed on April 17, 2025, and she teaches courses related to solid waste management, environmental impact assessment, soil pollution and remediation, and hazardous substances management. Her research focuses on environmental contaminants, particularly artificial sweeteners as indicators of municipal pollution in water systems.

Her research interests span environmental engineering with emphasis on waste management, water quality assessment, soil pollution and remediation, and emerging contaminants. She has developed expertise in analyzing artificial sweeteners as markers for wastewater contamination in groundwater and river systems, with particular focus on the Belgrade area and Danube River Basin. Her work bridges environmental chemistry, risk assessment methodologies, and practical applications for water quality monitoring.

Analysis of her recent publications reveals a consistent research trajectory focused on emerging contaminants in water systems, particularly artificial sweeteners as pollution indicators. Her work spans from analytical methods development for detecting trace contaminants to ecological and human health risk assessments. A notable secondary research direction involves biomedical applications of composite materials, particularly examining drug release mechanisms from hydroxyapatite/polymer coatings, suggesting interdisciplinary collaboration between environmental and biomedical engineering fields.

Dr. Matić Bujagić actively contributes to environmental monitoring efforts in Serbia, with publications addressing wastewater treatment efficiency, groundwater contamination, and ecological risk assessment in the Danube River Basin. Her methodological expertise includes advanced analytical techniques for detecting trace contaminants in water and sediment samples, with publications on liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry methods.