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Radmila Panajotovi\u0107,
\nPh.D. in Physics<\/p>\n

radmila@ipb.ac.rs
\nhttps:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2174-0062<\/p>\n

Research interests
\n– 3D printing of organic-2D-material composites for medical applications
\n– Potential use of 2D-materials as protective coatings for wall paintings \u2013 cultural
\nheritage protection
\n– Application of 2D-materials and their heterostructures with biomolecules in tissue
\nengineering
\n– Self-assembling properties of biomolecules
\n– Nano-particles adhesion to 2D-materials and transport through biomolecular films
\n– Thin condensed films on various conducting and insulating surfaces
\n– Molecular adsorption and electric properties related to alternative energy sources
\nusing biomolecules and 2D-materials
\n– Radiation damage from charged particles<\/p>\n

Language of communication
\nEnglish, French, Serbian<\/p>\n

Academic Education & Training
\nB. Sci.; M.Sci, and PhD (1999) in Experimental Atomic and Molecular Physics, Faculty of
\nPhysics, University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia<\/p>\n

Additional training \u2013 non-formal<\/p>\n

CEDAM (2001) interactive courses on Teaching at University at the Australian National
\nUniversity, Canberra, Australia
\nPostgraduate training (stage (fr.); 1996-97) at the University Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris VI,
\nFrance<\/p>\n

Employment history<\/p>\n

07. 2011. \u2013 Researcher, Graphene Lab, Centre for solid state physics and new materials,
\nInstitute of Physics, Belgrade, Serbia
\n10. 2007. \u2013 10. 2010. Post-doctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Physics and
\nAstronomy, Faculty of Science, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
\n03. 2004 – 02. 2007. Post-doctoral Fellow in the Department of nuclear medicine and
\nradiobiology, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke (Quebec), Canada
\n11. 1999 – 11. 2003. Post-doctoral Fellow in the Atomic and Molecular Physics Laboratory,
\nResearch School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University,
\nCanberra, Australia<\/p>\n

Research experience:<\/p>\n

Scanning Probe Microscopy – Kelvin Probe Atomic Force Microscopy of biomolecular thin
\nfilms supported on dielectric and conductive substrates
\nFT-IR and Raman spectroscopy – Transmission Fourier Transform Infra-red spectroscopy in
\nthe mid spectral range of thin biomolecular films.
\nElectron \u2013 Biomolecule Spectroscopy (on targets in condensed phase) – X-ray photoelectron
\nspectroscopy of thin condensed molecular films;
\nHigh-Resolution Electron Energy-Loss (HREEL) measurements of low-energy electron
\nscattering on condensed molecules of biological interest: DNA and its constituents (bases and
\noligonucleotides
\nElectron \u2013 Molecule Spectroscopy (gas phase) – Measurements of absolute elastic and
\ninelastic cross sections and excitation functions (energy dependent cross sections) for
\nelectron scattering from molecules and measurements of temporary negative ions.
\nMultiple coincidence measurements \u2013 electrons ejected from molecules (photo-ionization by
\nsynchrotron radiation) are detected (Time-of-Flight measurements) in coincidence with
\nmolecular ions, below or above dissociation energy limit.<\/p>\n

Funding grants and Awards<\/p>\n

Current projects<\/p>\n

– Principal Investigator – SAIGE – Proof-of-Concept – \u201eElectric field- and UV lightassisted
\npolymerization of 3D- printed dental PMMA composite with graphene and
\nhexagonal boron nitride\u201c
\n– Work package leader – \u201e2D materials \u2013 artefacts compatibility investigation\u201d(WP3) in
\nthe National Research Fund grant – PRIZMA – \u201e2D Material-based Tiled Network
\nFilms for Heritage Protection-2DHeriPro\u201c.<\/p>\n

Previous projects and awards<\/p>\n

– Principal Investigator – CERIC-ERIC research grant \u2013 title \u201cCharacterization of 2Dmaterial
\nbased composite thin films as active elements for sensing Pb and As
\npollution in water\u201d, project number: 20217047, September 2021
\n– SIT (Scholar in Training) travel grant for the contributed paper (also chairing a
\nsession) at the 2010 Radiation Research Society Annual Conference in Maui, Hawaii,
\nUSA
\n– COST-ECCL Collaborative Visit Grant (March 2009) \u2013 for collaboration with the
\nLaboratory for Supramolecular systems in the University of Bielefeld, Germany
\n– Principal Investigator – Marie Curie International Reintegration Grant (competition
\nApril 2007) – 100 000 EUR over a period of four years
\n– SIT (Scholar in Training) travel grant for the oral presentation of the contributed
\npaper at the 2006 Radiation Research Society Annual Conference in Philadelphia,
\nUSA
\n– Participant – Research Equipment Fund grant funding \u2013 RIEF (with Professor
\nStephen Buckman, Dr Maarten Hoogerland and Dr Julian Lower) for the year 2001
\n(AUD 92 000)
\n– Granted a stipend from the French Government (former CIES organization) for the
\neight months training in the Laboratory for the Dynamics of Ions and Molecules
\n(DIAM), University Pierre et Marie Currie, Jussieu, Paris, France (1996-1997).
\n– The \u201cBest Master’s Degree in Physics Award of the Year 1993\u201d given by the Institute
\nof Physics, Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia<\/p>\n

Summary of technical expertise<\/p>\n

Ultra-high vacuum technique and instrumentation; operation at synchrotron facilities
\n(XPS(ESCA) of surfaces. Atomic Force Microscopy measurements.
\nDesign, implementation and operation of electron – optics systems for the manipulation of
\ncharged particles (electrostatic energy analysers, ToF tubes, pulsed electron-beam source).
\nUse of FT-IR and Raman spectroscopy instrumentation for targets in condensed phase.
\nUse of quadrupole mass spectrometers (Masstorr) for monitoring residual gases content in
\nvacuum.
\nProduction of thin films of biomolecules (deposition by evaporation and sublimation from the
\ngas phase, and from the solution \u2013 lyophilization;
\nLangmuir-Blodget thin film preparation; extraction, purification and manipulation of plasmid
\nDNA Use of data acquisition instrumentation (amplifiers, discriminators, counting electronics
\nand coincidence lines) and use of various commercial software for electron optics design and
\ntesting, data acquisition, data analysis and presentation (Gwyddion, CASA, EIS, Material
\nStudio, SIMION, Lab View, C, COBOLD, Origin, Microsoft Office, etc)
\nTheoretical modelling using the Accelrys Material Studio package (DMol3, VAMP, etc.)<\/p>\n

Teaching experience<\/p>\n

Mentoring PhD and Honours students
\nTutoring students in the laboratory and problem-solving sessions
\nLecture for post-graduate students \u2013 \u201cKiller- electrons \u2013 how they hurt our body and our
\nmachines\u201d
\nLectures for the Residential School third year students – \u201cDielectric materials\u201d – \u201cESR and
\nNMR \u2013 theory and application\u201d
\nInteractive lecture\/workshop \u2013 \u201cPresentation and dissemination of experimental data \u2013 how to
\nwrite a TMA\u201d
\nPreparation of examination material.
\nMarking – Tutor Marked Assignments (TMA)<\/p>\n

Additional experience<\/p>\n

Remote evaluator of European Commission grant proposals (2017 – 2022)
\nManagement Committee Member in COST Action (European scientific cooperation activity)
\nAFM for BioNano Medicine.
\nOrganizing international scientific conferences (Secretary General)
\nOrganizing seminars and meetings within the research group and the Department.
\nReferee for Journal of Physical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics,
\nNew Journal of Chemistry, Metals, 2D materials, Nanomaterials, etc.<\/p>\n

Selected publications, invited talks and conference contributions<\/p>\n

1. Jasna Vujin; Weixin Huang; Jovan Ciganovi\u0107; Sylwia Ptasinska; Radmila Panajotovi\u0107,
\n\u201cDirect Probing of Water Adsorption on Liquid-Phase Exfoliated WS2 Films Formed by the
\nLangmuir\u2013 Schaefer Technique\u201d, Langmuir 2023-06-13 | DOI: 0.1021\/acs.langmuir.3c00107
\n2. Simonovic, J.; Toljic, B.; Lazarevic, M.; Markovic, M.M.; Peric, M.; Vujin, J.;
\nPanajotovic, R.; Milasin, J. \u201cThe Effect of Liquid-Phase Exfoliated Graphene Film on Neuro
\ndifferentiation of Stem Cells from Apical Papilla\u201d, Nanomaterials 2022 | DOI:
\n10.3390\/nano12183116
\n3.Szabo, T, Panajotovic, R, Vujin, J, Tomasevic-Ilic, T, Bagdanavictute, I, Urbonate, G,
\nCseko, R, Hemadi, K, Varo, G, Nagy, L \u201cPhotosynthetic Reaction-Center\/Graphene
\nBiohybrid for Optoelectronics\u201d, J. Nanosci.Nanotech. (2021) 21 (4) 2342-2350 DOI:
\n10.1166\/jnn.2021.18976
\n4. R. Panajotovi\u0107, J. Vujin, M. Vorokhta, I. Khalakhan, I. Milo\u0161evi\u0107, W. Huang, and S.
\nPtasinska,\u201cEffects of ambient humidity on composite graphene-thymine and graphene-lipid
\nthin films as a platform for molecular sensing\u201d, Book of Abstracts, 20th International
\nConferences on Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies, NN23, 4-7. July 2023, Thessaloniki,
\nGreece, p.76; Published online: Editors: Prof. S. Logothetidis, Dr. C. Gravalidis, K.
\nMeliopoulou, P. Rampota, S. Ploumistou
\n5. Marinkovi\u0107, B.P.; Panajotovi\u0107, R.; \u0160evi\u0107, D.; McEachran, R.P.; Garc\u00eda, G.; Blanco, F.;
\nBrunger, M.J. \u201cExperimental and theoretical cross sections for elastic electron scattering from
\nzinc\u201d, Phys Rev A, (2019) 99 (6), Article Number: 062702, DOI:
\n10.1103\/PhysRevA.99.062702
\n6. Simonovi\u0107, J.; Tolji\u0107, B.; Ra\u0161kovi\u0107, B.; Jovanovi\u0107, V.; Lazarevi\u0107, M.; Milo\u0161evi\u0107, M.;
\nNikoli\u0107, N.; Panajotovi\u0107, R.; Mila\u0161in, J. , \u201cDifferentiation of stem cells from apical papilla
\ninto neural lineage using graphene dispersion and single walled carbon nanotubes\u201d, J.
\nBiomed. Mat. Res. Part A (2018) 106 (10) 2653- 2661, DOI: 10.1002\/jbm.a.36461
\n7. Aleksandar Matkovi\u0107, Ivana Milo\u0161evi\u0107, Marijana Mili\u0107evi\u0107, Tijana Toma\u0161evi\u0107-Ili\u0107, Jelena
\nPe\u0161i\u0107, Milenko Musi\u0107, Marko Spasenovi\u0107, Djordje Jovanovi\u0107, Borislav Vasi\u0107, Christopher
\nDeeks, Radmila Panajotovi\u0107, Milivoj R Beli\u0107 and Rado\u0161 Gaji\u0107, \u201eEnhanced sheet conductivity
\nof Langmuir\u2013Blodgett assembled graphene thin films by chemical doping\u201c, 2D Mater. 3
\n(2016) 015002
\n8. Radmila Panajotov\u0107, V. Lyamayev, S. Ptasinska, K. Prince, \u201eLow-energy electron damage
\nof DPPC molecules \u2013 a NEXAFS study\u201c, Radiation & Applications, 1 (1) 2016, 46-50
\n9. Lange, J. Matsumoto, A. Setiawan, R. Panajotovic, J. Harrison, J. C. Lower, D. S.Neman,
\nS. Mondal, and S. J. Buckman, \u201cAngle-resolving time-of-flight electron spectrometer for near
\nthreshold precision measurements of differential cross sections of electron-impact excitation
\nof atoms and molecules\u201d – Rev. Sci. Instr. 79 (4) (2008) 043105
\n10. Radmila Panajotovi\u0107, \u2019Radiation effects of slow electrons on biomolecules \u2013 where the
\nexperiment and theory meet\u2019 Proceedings of 2nd International Conference \u201cTheoretical
\nApproaches to BioInformation Systems\u201d TABIS2013), Editor: Institute of Physics, Belgrade,
\nSerbia, 2014, p. 153-165 ISBN 978-86-82441-40-3
\n11. Radmila Panajotovi\u0107, Marc Michaud and L\u00e9on Sanche, \u201cCross sections for low-energy
\nelectron scattering from adenine in the condensed phase\u201d Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 9 (2007)
\n138 (\u201chot article\u201d)
\n12. Radmila Panajotovic, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Martin, Pierre Cloutier, Darel Hunting, and L\u00e9on Sanche,
\n“Effective Cross Sections for Single Strand Break Production in Plasmid DNA by to 4.7 eV
\nelectrons”, Radiation Research, 165 (2006) 452-459
\n13. Radmila Panajotovi\u0107 and Jasna Vujin, \u201cModifications of Lipid\/2D-Material
\nHeterostructures by SEM\u201d, Contributed papers & Abstracts of Invited Lectures, Progress
\nReports and Workshop Lectures, SPIG 2016, 29. August – 2. September, 2016, Belgrade,
\nSerbia, p182
\n14. R. Panajotovi\u0107, \u201cMolecular and Atomic Nanoclusters on self-assembled supported lipid
\nmultilayer structures\u201d, Characterisation of Nanomaterials and Nanomedicine,
\nNanobiotechnology enlargement workshop, Joint Research Center, European Research
\nCommission, November 2015, Ispra, Italy<\/p>\n

Summary of technical expertise<\/p>\n

Ultra-high vacuum technique and instrumentation; operation at synchrotron facilities
\n(XPS(ESCA) of surfaces. Atomic Force Microscopy measurements.
\nDesign, implementation and operation of electron – optics systems for the manipulation of
\ncharged particles (electrostatic energy analysers, ToF tubes, pulsed electron-beam source).
\nOperation of FT-IR and Raman spectroscopy instrumentation.
\nOperation of quadrupole mass spectrometers (Masstorr) for monitoring residual gases content
\nin vacuum.
\nProduction of thin films of biomolecules (deposition by evaporation and sublimation from the
\ngas phase, and from the solution \u2013 lyophilization; Langmuir-Blodget thin film preparation;
\nextraction, purification and manipulation of plasmid DNA
\nOperation of data acquisition instrumentation (amplifiers, discriminators, counting electronics
\nand coincidence lines) and use of various commercial software for electron optics design and
\ntesting, data acquisition, data analysis and presentation (Gwyddion, CASA, EIS, Material
\nStudio, SIMION, Lab View, C, COBOLD, Origin, Microsoft Office, etc)
\nTheoretical modelling using the Accelrys Material Studio package (DMol3, VAMP, etc.)<\/p>\n

H-index: 15<\/p>\n

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