25–28 Sept 2024
Metropol Lake Resort, Ohrid
Europe/Zurich timezone

Programme

Wednesday

25.09.2024

16.00 – 19.30

Registration of participants

20.30

Welcome cocktail

Thursday

26.09.2024

8.00 – 9.30

Registration of participants

9.30 – 10.00

Congress opening (Biljana Hall)

Minister of Education and Science Prof.Dr. Vesna Janevska
Dept. Minister MSc. Ane Lashkoska, MOEPP
Rector of Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Prof. Dr. Biljana Angelova
Major of Ohrid, Mr. Kiril Pecakov
Dean of FTM, UKIM Skopje, Prof. Dr. Stefan Kuvendziev
President of SCTM, Prof. Dr. Zoran Zdravkovski

SESSION 1 (Biljana Hall)

   Chairperson: Jadranka Blazhevska Gilev

10.00 – 10.40

 

Plenary lecturer: STEFANO BELLUCCI

INFN-Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Frascati 

Graphene-based nanomaterials for water purification

10.40 – 11.10

Coffee break

SESSION 2 (Biljana Hall)

    Chairperson: Marina Stefova

11.10 – 11.50

 

Plenary lecturer: RADMILA TOMOVSKA

Polymat Institute of the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Donostia-San Sebastian 

Emulsifier-Free Waterborne (Meth)acrylic Formulations Enhanced with Zwitterionic Monomers

11.50 – 12.20

 

Invited lecturer: ANDREW PETER EDWARD YORK

Johnson Matthey Technology Centre, Sonning Common, U.K. Johnson Matthey Catalysis Research: How Novel Science and Characterisation Supports Technology

12.20 – 12.50

Invited lecturer: GORAN STOJANOVIC

Faculty of Technical Science, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia 

How to Attract EU Funds for Funding Your Innovative Research

13.00 – 14.15

Lunch Time

14.15 – 17.30

Parallel oral presentations (10 min presentation + 5 min discussion) (Biljana Hall)

    Section PPM, OBPC, BFT, TE, EDU 

    Chairperson: Aleksandra Buzharovska and Darko Dimitrovski 

14.15-14.30

PPM О-1

Orkhan Gulahmadov

Enhancement оf Triboelectric Nanogenerators with Nylon/Graphene Nanocomposite Films

14.30-14.45

PPM О-2

Justine Elgoyhen

Semicrystalline Waterborne Coatings via Thiol-ene Polymerization in Dispersed Media 

14.45-15.00

PPM О-3

Aleksandra Ivanoska-Dacikj

Electrospun (Dynamic) Composite Membranes for Water Desalination

15.00-15.15

PPM О-4

Aynura Karimova

Chrysin Loaded Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Coated with Chitosan and Cross-linked Chitosan: A Structural Study

15.15-15.30

PPM О-5

Ivan Kodrin 

CO2 Adsorption of Nitrogen-Containing Porous Organic Materials: A Computationally Assisted Approach 

15.30-15.45

OBPC O-1

Ivo Crnolatac

Monitoring Lipid Phase Transitions with Fluorescent Dyes

15.45-16.15

Coffee break

16.15-16.30

BFT O-1

Aleš Podgornik 

Novel Non-Invasive Method for Determination of Immobilized Macromolecules

16.30-16.45

BFT O-2

Viktor Cicimov 

Isolation Media for Purple Phototrophic Bacteria

16.45-17.00

TE O-1

Sandra Bischof 

When Biomass Waste Becomes a Valuable Bioproduct

17.00-17.15

TE O-2

Anica Hursa Šajatović

The Ecological Impact of Protective Clothing Washing

17.15-17.30

EDU O-1

Aysel Beydullayeva 

The Role Self-Esteem Plays in Academic Achievement

14.15 – 17.30

Parallel oral presentations (10 min presentation + 5 min discussion) (Ohrid hall)

   Section PSSE, ICTM, AEC, CE 

   Chairperson: Vladimir Ivanovski and Jasmina Petreska Stanoeva

14.15-14.30

PSSE O-1

Lala Gahramanli 

Physical Properties of CdxZn1-XS-Based Nanocomposite Materials Produced Via Sonochemical and SILAR Methods

14.30-14.45

PSSE O-2

Lala Gahramanli 

Influence of Gamma Irradiation and Thermal Annealing to the Graphene Oxide-Based Composite Materials

14.45-15.00

PSSE O-3

Thomas G. Mayerhöfer 

Deviations from the Beer-Lambert Approximation Investigated by 2D-Correlation IR Spectroscopy

15.00-15.15

PSSE O-4

 

Alicja Pawlak 

The Influence of Aprotic Organic Solvents on the Kinetics and Mechanism of Electroreduction of Bi(III) Ions

15.15-15.30

PSSE O-5

 

Hofinger Manuel

Combinatorial Screening of Structural Properties and Oxide Growth on a Co-Evaporated Al-Yb Thin-Film Library

15.30-15.45

ICTM O-1

Jasminka Alijagić 

Mining and Metallurgical Waste as Potential Secondary Sources of Metals in the West Balkan

15.45-16.15

Coffee break

16.15-16.30

AEC O-1

Vllaznim Mula

Assessment of Volatile Organic Compounds in Indoor and Outdoor Air across North Macedonia and Kosovo

16.30-16.45

AEC O-2

Musaj Paçarizi

Mining Landfills in the Republic of Kosovo - A Case of the Artana Landfill

16.45-17.00

AEC O-3

Marijana Kragulj Isakovski

The Impact of Inoculated Biochar on Pesticide Adsorption and Biosorption in Soil

17.00-17.15

AEC O-4

Sofija Kostandinovska 

Ecology of Soil Species of the Genus Bacillus and the Influence of Environmental Factors on their Biologically Active Compounds

17.15-17.30

CE O-1

Flamur Sopaj 

Solid Iron Dissolution in Acid Media to Support Fenton Process for Methyl Orange Oxidation

17.30 – 18.30

Poster session (Samoil Hall) Sections: OBPC, BFT, PPM, EDU, TE

Chairperson: Marina Stefova and Darko Dimitrovski

(Please make sure to set up posters for this session from 8.00 to 15.00)

19.00

Dinner

Friday

27.09.2024

SESSION 3 (Biljana Hall)

    Chairperson: Jasmina Petreska Stanoeva

9.00 – 9.40

Plenary lecturer: ELIA TOMÁS-PEJÓ

IMDEA-Energy Institute, Madrid

Carboxylates platform as efficient alternative to sugar platform when targeting at microbial oils production

9.40 – 10.20

 

 

 

Plenary lecturer: MIRJANA KOSTIC

University of Belgrade, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy – Serbia

Cellulose: from Natural to Novel Cellulose-based Functional Materials

10.20 – 10.50

Coffee break

Chairperson: Emilija Fidanchevski

10.50 – 11.30

Invited lecturer: OLE MEJLHEDE JENSEN

Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark

Building Smarter

11.30 - 12.00         

Invited lecturer: KATEŘINA ŠEBKOVÁ

RECETOX, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

Critical Importance of Environmental Data and Analysis for 

Addressing the Triple Planetary Crisis

12.00 - 12.30         

Invited lecturer: SNEZANA VUCETIC

University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technology Novi Sad, HeritageLab, Novi Sad, Serbia

The Secrets Behind the Eyes of Mona Lisa 

12.30 - 13.30        

Poster session (Samoil Hall) Sections: AEC, ICTM, PSSE, CE

Chairperson:Emilija Fidanchevski and Jasmina Petreska Stanoeva

(Please make sure to set up posters for this session from 8.00 to 12.00)

13.30 – 14.20

Lunch time

14.30 – 18.00

Social event: Excursion to St. Naum

20.00 – 24.00

Gala Dinner

Saturday

28.09.2024

SESSION 4 (Biljana Hall)

    Chairperson: Jasmina Petreska Stanoeva

9.00 – 9.30

Invited lecturer: ONDŘEJ ADAMOVSKÝ

RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia 

The Microplastic Visualization and Analytical Challenges 

9.30 - 10.00

 

Invited lecturer: ALEKSANDRA BUŽAROVSKA

Ss Cyril and Methodius University, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Skopje, N. Macedonia

Piezoelectric Polymeric Materials as Energy Harvesting Systems

10.00 – 10.30

Coffee break

10.30 – 11.00

Invited lecturer: VLADIMIR IVANOVSKI

Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Institute of Chemistry, Skopje, Macedonia 

IR Reflectance Spectroscopy with Some Examples of Its Application

11.00 – 11.30

Invited lecturer: DARKO DIMITROVSKI

Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Skopje, N. Macedonia 

Harnessing Anoxygenic Phototropic Bacteria for Bioconversion of Food By-Products

11.30

 

Congress Closing Ceremony and Poster Awards Announcement