Ivan SAMELAK

BSc in Chemistry, associate

Research fields: Organic Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry

PhD student in the field of Environmental Chemistry, with a focus on the analysis of environmental samples in order to find and monitor petroleum pollutants. Focus instrumental chemical analysis, application and setting of chromatographic methods in the analysis of “living samples”, soil, water. One of the “pioneers” of setting up and applying gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric methods and analysis of samples at the Chemistry Department, Banja Luka.

Office: Chemistry Anex
Phone: +387 51 319 142
Е-mail: ivan.samelak@pmf.unibl.org

Consultations: Tuesday 10.00-12.00


ACADEMIC CAREER
University of Banja LukaFaculty of science
  • 2018 – present: Asociate
  • 2013 – 2018 Teaching assistant
  • 2009 – 2013 Assistant
COURSES
  • Chromatographic methods
  • Applied Organic chemistry
  • Chemistry of natural products
EDUCATION
  • 2016 Doctoral student (PhD) (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Chemistry) Mentors: prof. Branimir Jovančićević and prof. Milica Balaban
  • 2008 BSc in Chemistry(University of Banja Luka, Faculty of science)
PROJECTS AND GRANTS
NATIONAL PROJECTS
  • Monitoring of organic substance and specific parameters at the molecular level from the Vrbas river in the area of the city of Banjaluka, researcher
FEATURED PUBLICATIONS
  • I. Samelak, M. Balaban, M. Antić, T. Šolevic-Knudsen, B. Jovančićević: Geochromatographic migration of oil pollution from a heating plant to river sediments. Environmental Chemistry Letters 18:459-466 2020 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-019-00937-2
  • Samelak I, Balaban M, Vidović N, Koljančić N, Antić M, Šolević Knudsen T, Jovančićević B (2018) The application оf alkane biological markers in the assessment of the origin of oil pollutants in the soil and recent river sediments (river Vrbas, osnia and Herzegovina). J Serb Chem Soc 83: 1167-1175
  • Šuškalo, N., Hasanagić, D., Topalić- Trivunović LJ., Kukrić, Z., Samelak, I., Savić, A., Kukavica, B. (2018); Antioxidative and antifungal response of woody species to environmental conditions in the urban area, Ecotoxicology, 27, 1095- 1106.
  • Koljančić, N., Samelak, I., Balaban, M., Antić, M. (2017): Karakterizacija organskih komponenti u sedimentima sa područja grada Banja Luka. Zbornik radova STES, 10. Naučno-stručna konferencija “Studenti u susret nauci” sa međunarodnim učešćem: 134-146.
OTHER
    Organization and participation in the national Science Festival in front of the Faculty of Science