Branko Popović
Function: Head of the Department for Fruit Processing Technology
Scientific position: Senior Research Associate
ORCID: 0000-0002-6601-4101
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Language skills: English
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PhD in biotechnical sciences (food science and technology). University of Belgrade – Faculty of Agriculture, 2014.
MSc in biotechnical sciences (food science and technology – technology of fermentation). University of Belgrade – Faculty of Agriculture, 2007.
BSc in agriculture for conservation and fermentation technologies. University of Belgrade – Faculty of Agriculture, 1992.
Fermentation technology, technology of fruit brandies, plum and plum brandy (šljivovica).
Technology of fruit drying – plum and prune.
Study on chemical composition, bioactive compounds and antioxidative capacity of fruits and fruit products.
- Ministry of education, science and technological development of the Republic of Serbia
- TR–31093 – Influence of the variety and growing conditions on the content of bioactive components of berries and stone fruits and obtaining biologically valuable products with new and improved technologies (2011‒2015) – researcher.
- TR–20013A – Development and study of newly bred fruit genotypes, and introduction of modern biotechnologies of fruit growing and processing (2008‒2010) – researcher.
- BТN‒341004B – Geographically protected fruit brandies and special fruit brandies (2005–2008) – researcher.
- International projects
- The sustainable improvement of European berry production, quality and nutritional value in changing environment: Strawberries, Currants, Blackberries, Blueberries and Raspberries – EUBerry (FP7) – researcher.
University of Hohenheim, Hohenheim, Germany (2003).
Scientific Pomological Society of Serbia.
Member of numerous domestic and foreign expert commissions for evaluating the quality of strong alcoholic beverage.