Prof Dr. Branko Matovic
Head of Department of Materials Science
Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences
P.O. Box 522,
11001 Belgrade,Serbia
EDUCATION
Year 1988 Dipl. ing. Mineralogy and Crystallography, Belgrade University
Year 1998 M. Sc. degree Mineralogy and Crystalography, Belgrade University
Year 2003 Ph.D. Max-Plank Institute and Stuttgart University
Year 2005 Queens University, Canada
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE – EMPLOYMENT
Year 1988-1991 Faculty for Mineralogy, Belgrade University
Year 1991-1999 Institute for Refractories, Magnohrom Kraljevo,
Year 1999-2000 Institute of Nuclear Sciences “Vinca”
Year 2000-2003 Max-Plank Institute Stuttgart, Germany
Year 2005-2005 Center of Advanced Materials, Queens University, Canada
Year 2005-2010 Institute of Nuclear Sciences “Vinca”
Year 2010-2011 Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Year 2011 present Institute of Nuclear Sciences “Vinca”
MAIN AREAS OF ACTIVITY
Dr Matovic took part in involving modern techniques and methods in production of ceramic materials. He achieved relevant results in the several areas such as:
a) Synthesis of nonoxidised ceramic powders
b) Synthesis of nanoparticle oxidized powders
c) Sintering of Si3N4 and SiC in presence of low-temperature liquid phase
d) Studying of the structure of nonstechiometrical solid solutions appreciable for ceramic components of fuel cells
e) New ceramics based on biomimetic approach
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES
Non-oxide ceramics, SOFC, mechanochemistry, densification, phase transformations and crystal growth during temperature-pressure treatments and material characterization.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
2006 – present : President of Ceramic Devision of Chemical Serbian Society
2002 – present : European Ceramic Society
1988 – present : Serbian Minearlogy assiciation
1994 – present : Serbian Crystalography society
1989 – present : Yugoslav Materials research Society
Sintering and magnetic behavior of Ca1-xGdxMnO3(x=0.05; 0.1; 0.15; 0.2) nanopowders
Conference Title:ROSOV PIN 2014, Second regional roundtable: Refractory, process industry and nanotechnology
Date and Places: Fruška gora, Serbia, 23-24 October 2014
Application of nanotechnology in medicine
Conference Title: ROSOV PIN 2014, Second regional roundtable: Refractory, process industry and nanotechnology
Date and Places: Fruška gora, Serbia, 23-24 October 2014
Mechanical properties of sintered hydroxylapatite (HAp)
Conference Title:The Third International Conference of Serbian Society for Ceramic Materials
Date and Places:Belgrade, Serbia, 15 - 17 June, 2015
Book of Abstract of 3rd Conference of the Serbian Ceramic Society (3CSCS-2015)
The Conference will feature four plenary lectures, 25 invited talks and more than 80 oral and poster presentations as well as exhibitions of some new ceramic materials and devices. 3CSCS-2015 includes Ceramic Powders, Characterization and Processing, High temperature Phenomena, Sintering, Microstructure Design and Mechanical Properties, Electro and Magnetic Ceramics, Ceramic Composites, Membranes and Multimaterials, Traditional Ceramics and Computing in Materials Science. Exhibitions from company sponsors will be held at the Conference as well.
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PREPARATION AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF NANO-SIZE MULTIPLY DOPED CERIA
Conference Title:Fuel Cells Science & Technology FUCE 2008
Date and Places:Denmark Copenhagen, 8-9 October 2008
Combustion Synthesis of La9.33(SiO4)6O2 Oxyapatite
Conference Title:Tenth annual conference YUCOMAT 2008
Date and Places:Herceg-Novi, September 8-12 (2008) Montenegro
DENSIFICATION BEHAVIOUR OF NANO-SIZE CO-DOPED CERIA SOLID SOLUTIONS
Conference Title:Global Roadmap for Ceramics-ICC
Date and Places: 29 June - 4 July, 2008. Verona
Annual Report of Materials Science Laboratory (2009-2010) at Institute of Nuclear Sciences „Vinča” and University of Belgrade
Research topics: Metallic materials, Energy, Enviromental protection, Advanced ceramics, Functional ceramics, Biomaterials, Carbon materials, Ceramic composites, Raw materials and heritage and Doctoral dissertations
More info →Annual Report of Materials Science Laboratory (2011) at Institute of Nuclear Sciences „Vinča” and University of Belgrade
Research topics: Metallic materials, Energy, Biomaterials, Carbon materials, Enviromental protection, Advanced ceramics, Raw materials and heritage, Functional ceramics, Ceramic composites and Doctoral dissertations
More info →Annual Report of Materials Science Laboratory (2012-2013) at Institute of Nuclear Sciences „Vinča” and University of Belgrade
Research topics: Biomaterials, Metallic materials, Enviromental protection, Energy, Carbon materials, Ceramic composites, Functional ceramics, Raw materials and heritage, Advanced ceramics,
Theory and simulation of ceramics and Doctoral dissertations