Ivan SAMELAK

Assistant professor, PhD in Chemistry

Field of expertise: Organic chemistry, Chemistry of natural products, Environmental chemistry

Teacher at the Department of Organic Chemistry with many years of experience in the chemistry of natural products, environmental chemistry and chemistry teaching. He participated in the installation of various chromatographic methods in the teaching content and scientific work of the Department of Chemistry.

Office: Chemistry department
Phone: +387 65 917 017
Е-mail: ivan.samelak@pmf.unibl.org

Consultations: Tuesday 10.00-12.00

ACADEMIC CAREER

University of Banja LukaFaculty of Natural sciences and mathematics

2022 present: Head of the Department of Organic Chemistry
021 – present: Assistant professor
2013-2018 – Teaching assistant
2009-2013 – Assistant

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Chemistry
Organic chemistry
Chemistry of natural products
Sampling and preparation of samples for chemical analysis
Sampling and preparation of samples from the environment

EDUCATION

2008 B.Sc. in Chemistry (University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics)

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 Banja Luka, researcher

REPRESENTATIVE REFERENCES

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, Bosnia 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.
Koljančić, N., Samelak, I., Balaban, M., Špánik, I., (2022): Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in assessment of road run-off sediment quality parameters. Sep Sci plus.; 5: 473– 481.
Maksimovic, T., Hasanagic, D., Samelak, I., Kukavica, B. (2022): Class III peroxidase and polyphenol oxidase activities in aquatic macrophytes during vegetative period in Bardača a wetland. Int. J. Lim 58 (8).
Ljubojević, S., Vučić, G., Vasilišin, L., Lakić, N., Velemir, A., Samelak, I., (2020): Chemical composition, nutritional value and antioxidant properties of crabapples. Maso International Journal of Food Science and Technology 1:51-57

OTHER

Organization and participation in the national Science Festival in front of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Training School „Determination of pesticides in sediment and polyphenolic compounds in surface waters using GC-MS technique“ Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Banja Luka, project NETREL 530554-TEMPUS-1-2012-1-SK-JPIIf,S (2013-2016)