Danijela Bursać Kovačević, PhD
Contact information
Phone: | + 385 1 4605 128 |
Fax: | + 385 1 4605 072 |
Email: | dbursac(at)pbf.hr |
Location: Laboratory for Chemistry and Technology of Fruits and Vegetables
Consultations
Associate Professor
Biography
Education | |||
Institution | Title | Year | |
MSc | Faculty of food technology and biotechnology University of Zagreb | Creation of recipes for low calorie blueberry and red currant jelly products | 2002 |
PhD | Faculty of food technology and biotechnology University of Zagreb | Effect of cultivar, cultivation and processing on stability of polyphenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity of strawberry | 2010 |
Habilitation Lecture | Faculty of food technology and biotechnology University of Zagreb | Stability of anthocyanins during processing | 2016 |
Work experience | ||
Position | Institution | Year |
Assistant | Faculty of food technology and biotechnology University of Zagreb | 2003 |
Scientific Researcher | Faculty of food technology and biotechnology University of Zagreb | 2005 |
Scientific associate | Faculty of food technology and biotechnology University of Zagreb | 2010 |
Assistant professor | Faculty of food technology and biotechnology University of Zagreb | 2016 |
Associate professor | Faculty of food technology and biotechnology University of Zagreb | 2019 |
Intership | ||
Institution | Place | Year |
Institut Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, Agro-Alimentaires, Horticoles et du Paysage (Agrocampus Ouest) | Angers, France | 2008 |
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad (CEEPUS mobility) | Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia | 2022 |
Faculty of Technology Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad (Academic Mobility Programme under the auspices of University of Zagreb) | Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia | 2022 |
Faculty of Technology Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad (CEEPUS mobility) | Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia | 2023 |
Honours
- 2006. Biotechnical foundation of the Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology Award for the best students and young researchers
- 2013. The Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds of the Republic of Croatia award for the most successful EU project in Croatia 2010-2012. (IPA 2007/HR/16IPO/001-040302, collaborator)
- 2015. Golden Arca Award for the successfully implemented project "Sour cherry (Prunus cerasus var. Maraska) as an ingredient in functional food", The 13th International Fair on Innovation in Agriculture, Food Industry and Agricultural Machinery AGRO ARCA 2015 8th International Fair of Innovations in Agriculture, Food Industry and Agricultural Machinery. Trilj, Croatia (Croatian Association of Innovators and Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management); collaborator
- 2016. RegioStars Award nomination for the original and innovative project: “The application of innovative technologies in bioactive compounds isolation from organic waste in the wine production” (EU Structural Funds within the 2007-2013 programme/ Call: „Strengthening capacities for research, development and innovation “, RC.2.2.08.), collaborator, 2014.- 2016
- 2020. The State Science Awards for 2019 (Croatian Parliament)
- 2021. Award for exceptional contribution to scientific research - published scientific paper in the best ranked journal in the previous year (Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb),"Functional Foods: Product Development, Technological Trends, Efficacy Testing, and Safety", Annual Review of Food Science and Technology (doi: 10.1146/annurev-food-032519-051708), IF=13.635, Food Science & Technology 1/142, Q1)
- 2021. Tanner Award for co-authoring the most-cited paper published in Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety in 2018 (IF=12.81 2/144 Q1 Food Sci) (Institute of Food Technologists, IFT) (https://ift.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1750-3841.15207)
- 2021., 2022. and 2023. Clarivate™ award for Highly Cited Researchers ranked in the top 1% by citations for Agricultural Sciences by the Web of Science™ (https://clarivate.com/highly-cited-researchers/)
- 2022. Award for the best poster 2022. "Strawberry tree fruit (Arbutus unedo L.) as a valuable ingredient for functional food production" - XXXIV Scientific-Professional Conference - with international participation - Processing And Energy In Agriculture - PTEP 2022, Sokobanja, Serbia (03.-08.04.2022.)
- 2022. elected as the top 2% of scientist by Stanford University and Elsevier (http://www.unizg.hr/nc/vijest/article/hrvatski-znanstvenici-medu-2-najutjecajnijih-u-svijetu-vecina-sa-sveucilista-u-zagrebu/)
- 2023. elected as the top 2% of scientist by Stanford University and Elsevier (https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/6)
Editorial
Editor
- Sustainable Functional Food Processing (2022) MDPI
- Agri-Food Industry Strategies for Healthy Diets and Sustainability (2020) Academic Press, London, UK
Guest Editor
- Editor for SI Processes, MDPI (2024) Innovative Strategies and Applications in Sustainable Food Processing
- Editor for SI Foods, MDPI (2023) Sustainable Technological Advancements for Food Quality — Volume II
- Editor for SI Foods, MDPI (2023) Sustainable Technological Advancements for Food Quality
- Editor for SI Foods, MDPI (2023) Fruits and Vegetables: Recent Advances in Sustainable Extraction and Processing Technologies
- Editor for SI Foods, MDPI (2022) Natural Extracts Obtained via High-Pressure Processing and Their Application in the Food Sector
- Editor for SI Molecules, MDPI (2022) Food Polyphenols as Affected by Food Processing Conditions
- Editor for SI Foods, MDPI (2021) Sustainable Functional Food Processing
- Editor for SI Journal of Food Quality, Hindawi (2021) Food Quality in the Digital Age
- Editor for SI Foods, MDPI (2018) Novel Food Processing and Extraction Technologies
Editorial board member
- LWT - Food Science and Technology
- Frontiers in Food Science and Technology - Food Process Design and Engineering
- Food Chemistry Advances
- Discover Food
- Croatian journal of food technology, biotechnology and nutrition
- Pomologica Croatica
Scietific projects
- Principal Investigator for the grant project HRZZ IP-2019-04-2105 "Hurdle technology and 3D printing for sustainable fruit juice processing and preservation" (2020-2024).
- Project coordinator for CEEPUS III RS-1512-03-2223 - Improving Food Quality with Novel Food Processing Technologies (2019.- to date).
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