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EPR Spectrometer Bruker EMXPlus; FTIR Spectrometer Bruker T27 and Hyperion 1000 Microscope

DATA ABOUT RESPONDENT

Full name
Pavle I. Premović
Name of your institution
Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics
Institutions’s country
Serbia
Institution’s address
Visegradska Str. 33 18000 Niš Serbia
Are you responsible on behalf of the institution
Yes
Your position in the institution
  • Research Infrastructure Manager (administrative)
Your telephone number
+ 381 18 514 882
Your email address
pavle.premovic@yahoo.com
Institution's website address
http://www.pmf.ni.ac.rs

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE OR IMPORTANT RESEARCH EQUIPMENT

Research infrastrcture website
http://www.pmf.ni.ac.rs
Organisation / institution type of RI
  • University/Higher education

Main scientificdomain: Physics and Astronomy

Category: Particle Physics accelerators & detectors

Other scientific and technological domains served by RI
  • Physics and Astronomy
RI type
  • Single-sited
  • Other: national
Short description

The Laboratory for Geochemistry, Cosmochemistry & Astrochemistry performs a study on the trace (heavy) metals present in various geological materials including fossil fuels, soils and groundwaters. For this reason, we would be able to carry out the research on any project which is closely related to heavy metals present in the soils and groundwatersin the region of:

  • the copper mining town of Bor,
  • the coal mining town of Lazarevac,
  • the coal mining of Kostolac,
  • physicochemical characterization of heavy metals in the structures of industrially and ecologically important synthetic clay minerals, natural clay minerals and clays from Serbia,
  • Asbestos fibers contamination of drinking waters in the region of Niš,
  • Heavy metals and organic pollutants in the vicinity of the municipal landfill waste of the city of Niš.

OPERATION AND UPGRADE OF RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE AND OR IMPORTANT RESEARCH EQUIPMENT

Years in operation
  • More than 25 years
Comment on cooperation
At the moment the Laboratory is cooperating with the following foreign research institutions: • Laboratorie de Mineralogie-Cristallographie (Institut de Physique de Globe de Paris), Universites Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France • Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC 20375, USA • Dipartimento di Chimica e Fisica della Terra, CFTA, Palermo, Italy • Department of Geological Science, University of Copenhagen/Ostsjallands Museum, Hojerup, Denmark The Laboratory associates with the Institute of Nuclear Sciences "Vinča" (Belgrade), Faculty of Tehnology, Leskovac, Laboratory for Electronic Microscopy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš and Faculty of Mining and Geology, University of Belgrade.

STAFF, INTERNAL USERS AND EXTERNAL USERS

FINANCE

Main sources of funding for setting up RI or important equipment
Main sources of funding for operational costs

SCIENTIFIC IMPACT

Please explain what are your main obstacles and needs in the development or upgrading your current research infrastructure, facilities or important research equipment
It is worth emphasizing that the Laboratory even in rather extremely difficult circumstances is still maintaining a high quality profile in its research. Of course, such geochemical research achievements have been noticed by the international scientific community and a number of highly respected researchers cited our papers in various scientific publications.

RESEARCH SERVICES PROVIDED TO USERS AND RESEARCHERS

Research services provided to users and researchers
The Laboratory focused its research efforts on the following projects: a) trace metals in sedimentary rocks (including fossil fuels and soils); b) geochemical study of petroleums and petroleum source rocks; and, c) thermochemical study of asteroidal and cometary impacts into ocean. These facilities are unique in Serbia, and will provide getting new data about paramagnetic substances in geochemical (rocks, minerals, oil, coals, etc.) and water samples, and biological systems. The plan is to upgrade this equipment with energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer.

Entry created by Davor Kozmus on November 27, 2012
Modified on November 27, 2012