55^th Meeting of the Serbian Chemical Society 

Rectorate of University of Novi Sad, Serbia, June 8-9, 2018

55^th Meeting of the Serbian Chemical Society wаs held on June 8-9, 2018 in Novi Sad, Serbia.

The aim of the meeting was to present and discuss the latest results of chemists in Serbia and neighboring countries in all fields related to chemistry, chemical engineering and metallurgy. The scientific program, which was conducted through plenary sessions, reflected the structure of previous meetings. That included

Plenary Lectures

Prof. Dr. Ernesto de Jesús Alcañiz, Departamento de Química Orgánica y Química Inorgánica , Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain 
Palladium and Platinum N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes: from Catalysis to Materials

Dr. Nataša Dropka, Leibniz Institute for Crystal Growth (IKZ), Berlin, Germany
Intensification of bulk crystal growth by magnetic fields: from lab-scale tests to commercial size equipment

Prof. Dr. Ákos Kukovecz, University of Szeged, Faculty of Science and Informatics, Department of Applied and Environmental Chemistry, Szeged, Hungary
Wetting and evaporation of solvents from nanostructured surfaces – fundamentals of evaporation profile based chemical analysis

Invited Lectures

Doc. Dr. Nataša Đurišić-Mladenović, Tehnološki fakultet, Novi Sad 
Liquid biofuels: importance, current state of production and challenges

Prof. Dr. Milan Vraneš, Prirodno-matematički fakultet, Novi Sad 
Ionic liquids: Pharmaceutical and Biotechnological Applications

Prof. Dr. Ivan Kreft, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Chemical composition of buckwheat as revealed by the use of nuclear beams

Doc. Dr. Jelena Vulić, Faculty of Technology, Novi Sad
Antioxidative functions of natural pigments

7 oral presentations

89 poster presentations

	Supported by Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of  Republic of Serbia and Provincial Secretariat for Higher Education and Scientific Research of  Autonomous Province of Vojvodina