Scientific staff_VasicVM

Milica V. Vasić graduated (2006) and completed her Ph.D. thesis (2013) at the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade. She is employed in the Institute for testing of materials IMS since May 2006. She is Senior Research Associate since 2021. The main research subjects are the usability of natural clays and industrial waste in building materials production. She is implementing statistical analysis and using mathematical tools in her research on raw materials and product quality management. A special emphasis is on the application of industrial waste, optimization of raw material composition, technological parameters of the production process, and quality of the products. Ph.D. Vasić published more than 100 bibliographic units, among which 48 were in international journals. This researcher has a h-index of 15 (SCOPUS and WoS), and she reviewed more than 140 papers in the last five years in high-quality international journals, exerting great influence in the field. She is a certified reviewer by Elsevier and Publons. She managed the sub-project section of the national project in the period 2011-2019 (Multidisciplinary project III45008). She is a member of several Serbian ceramic organizations and one international. She has a good collaboration with many colleagues abroad. She serves as an editor of the International Journal of Manufacturing Economics and Management, Advisory Board Member in Heliyon journal (Earth Science section), Editorial Team Member in Edelweiss Journal, and a reviewer board member of several M20 journals. Ph.D. Vasic is a member of the Shareholders Assembly and Science Council of the Institute IMS.

Relevant projects:

1. COST Action CA20133 CROSS-BORDER TRANSFER AND DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGIES TOWARDS ZERO WASTE (FULLRECO4US), WG1: Bioenergy recovery from wastes, since 2023.
2. National project III 45080: The research and development of multifunctional materials based on domestic raw materials by the modernization of traditional technologies, 2011-2019.
3. National project TR 19020: Research and development of novel technological processes as a starting point for connecting the energy efficiency in the brick clay industry, 2008-2010.
4. National project TR 19017: Research, development, and application of methods, testing procedures, control, and certification of products and processes following the requirements of international standards and regulations, 2008-2010.