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 Prof. Jovana Petrovic Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Germany |
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| Biography: Dr Jovana Petrovic graduated from the School of Electronic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Serbia and earned her PhD from the Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies, Birmingham, UK. Upon postdoctoral research at the University of Oxford, UK and the Laboratory for Nonlinear Spectroscopy, Florence, Italy, and the tenured appointment at the Vinca Institute, Belgrade, Serbia, she joined the Centre for Free Electron Laser Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany. She is appointed as an Associate Research Professor at the University of Belgrade. Dr. Petrovic has made a number of contributions to photonics, atomic and molecular physics. Her main scientific interests are in the areas of fibre-optic sensing, ultrafast lasers and laser cooling and control of atoms and molecules. Her research has resulted in 45 journal and 80 conference contributions and the foundation of a spin-off company. Dr. Petrovic serves as an expert project evaluator and monitor to the European Commission and is an active member of the Optical Society of America, Optical Society of Serbia and the German Physical Society | |
