Graduated in Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology from the University of Belgrade´s Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Serbia, in 2004. PhD in Environmental Chemistry from the University of Barcelona in July 2009 with “cum laude” distinction. 2009-2014: Advanced Water Management Centre (AWMC), University of Queensland, Australia. November 2014-onwards: Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), Girona, Spain. Awarded with several prestigious fellowships: Queesland Early Career Smart Future Fellowship, Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship, Ramon y Cajal fellowship. ERC Starting Grant ELECTRON4WATER (€1.5 M, 2017-2013). 2023: ERC Proof of Concept Grant GRAPHEC (€150 k, 2023-2024), ERC Consolidator Grant ELECTROmonoLITH (€2 M, 2024-2029). Awarded with the Catalan National Research Award for Young Talent for 2021. EIC Transition Grant FOREVER-WATER (€2.5 M, 2025-2028)

I am an expert in chemical and electrochemical advanced (waste)water treatment, with a focus on the fate of chemical and microbial contaminants and resource recovery. My research aims to increase the efficiency and resilience of water treatment and reuse through the development of sustainable, energy-efficient and renewable energy-driven technologies. My core expertise is the development of low-cost, nanostructured electrode materials, their implementation in electrochemical systems for (waste)water treatment, as well as for the recovery of critical raw materials. The research performed in my group goes from fundamental research in material and process development at the interface of electrochemistry, nanotechnology and analytical environmental chemistry, to the development of first prototypes at lab and pilot scale for water treatment and resource recovery.