Prof. Sandra Voća, PhD
Full Professor
Division of Agricultural Engineering
Department of Sustainable Technologies and Renewable Energy Sources
Office location: VI. pavilion, ground floor, room
Phone: +385 1 239 3779
Email: svoca ( at ) agr.hr
Languages: croatian, english
Consultations: wednesday from 12 pm to 14 pm
Academic qualifications
- 1991 - 1996: Bsc
Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb
Nitrification and denitrification ammonical nitrogen in waste water from coke produce of with mix bacteriological cultures - - 2007: PhD
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
Fruit quality of strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa duch.) in different harvest time - - 2003: Msc
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
Quality of broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica) during storage in polyethylene films
Employment and work experience
- 1998 - : Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb; Department of Agricultural technology, storing and transport
1998th to 2008th assistant; 2008th to 2012th Assistant Professor; 2012- 2017 Associate Professor; 2017 - 2022. Professor, 2022 nowadays Full Professor)
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb; Department of Agricultural Technology, Storage and Transport
Teaching
- Dorada hortikulturnih sirovina za dekorativnu primjenu (144496)
- Metode vrednovanja nutritivnih karakteristika voća, povrća i prerađevina (173803)
- Pomotehnika i kvaliteta ploda (173824)
- Neinvazivne metode u preradi poljoprivrednih proizvoda (169246)
- Razvoj strojeva i opreme u poljoprivredi (132870)
- Samoniklo voće (144488)
- Tehnološki postupci obrade hortikulturnih sirovina (86027)
- Tehnologija obrade organskog ostatka od voća i povrća (197996)
- Određivanje biološki aktivnih komponenti u poljoprivrednim proizvodima (173813)
- Funkcionalna vrijednost mediteranskih sirovina i proizvoda (228323)
- Dorada i prerada voćnih vrsta Mediterana (228264)
Research interests
- Technological methods of fruits and vegetables processing
- Nutritional quality of fruits, vegetables and their products
- Nutritional quality of subtropical vegetables and fruits
- Non-invasive methods during food products processing
- Bioactive compounds of fruits and vegetables
Training and research experience
- 2010/06/01 - 2010/06/30: Novi Sad; Faculty of Agriculture (teaching)
CEEPUS program – Novi Sad; Faculty of Agriculture
Projects
scientific
Title | Funding | Duration | AFZ role |
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Nutritivna i funkcionalna vrijednost koprive (Urtica dioica L.) primjenom suvremenih hidroponskih tehnika uzgoja | Croatian science foundation | 2020/01/15 - 2024/01/14 | coordinator |
Hibridno sušenje i valorizacija biljnog prehrambenog otpada i nusproizvoda | Croatian science foundation | 2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31 | partner |
Bioraznolikost populacija samoniklog voća u Hrvatskoj | MZOS | 2007/01/01 - 2013/12/31 | coordinator |
Nutritivna vrijednost plodovitog i suptropskog povrća | MZOS | 2007/01/01 - 2013/12/31 | coordinator |
expert
Title | Funding | Duration | AFZ role |
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Uvođenje i razvoj ekološke proizvodnje ljekovitog i začinskog bilja | Suradnja s tijelima uprave | 2019/07/22 - 2020/12/22 | coordinator |
Selekcija i kemotipizacija prirodnih populacija planike s područja Istre i Dalmacije | Suradnja s gospodarstvom | 2017/10/30 - 2019/10/30 | coordinator |
Suvremene tehnologije sušenja šljive uz uštedu energije | VIP - Vijeće za istraživanja u poljoprivredi | 2012/11/13 - 2014/11/13 | coordinator |
Poboljšanje kakvoće proizvoda od jabuka i kupina - proizvodnja soka i sirupa od jabuka i kupina te proizvodnja džema od kupina | Suradnja s tijelima uprave | 2012/11/27 - 2013/12/15 | coordinator |
teaching
Title | Funding | Duration | AFZ role |
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Unapređenje stručne prakse na preddiplomskim i diplomskim studijima Agronomskog fakulteta | Europski socijalni fond | 2020/03/09 - 2023/03/09 | coordinator |
AGRofood sustainable gOalS | Erasmus+ | 2019/10/01 - 2021/09/30 | partner |
university support
Title | Funding | Duration | AFZ role |
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Bioaktivni spojevi češnjaka iz ekološkog i konvencionalnog uzgoja | Sveučilište u Zagrebu | 2017/01/01 - 2017/12/31 | coordinator |
Bioaktivni spojevi i antioksidacijski potencijal bosiljka s tla i plutajućeg hidropona | Sveučilište u Zagrebu | 2016/01/01 - 2016/12/31 | coordinator |
Antioksidacijski potencijal praha aronije | Sveučilište u Zagrebu | 2015/01/01 - 2015/12/31 | coordinator |
Dorada i prerada tržišno neprihvatljivog voća i povrća i njihova primjena u hrani životinja | Sveučilište u Zagrebu | 2014/01/01 - 2014/12/31 | coordinator |
Publications
- Šic Žlabur, J., Voća, S., Dobričević, N., Pliestić, S., Galić, A., Boričević, A., Borić, N. (2016). Ultrasound-assisted extraction of bioactive compounds from lemon balm and peppermint leaves. International Agrophysics, 30(1):95-104.
Šic Žlabur, J., Voća, S., Dobričević, N., Brnčić, M., Dujmić, F., Rimac Brnčić, S. (2015). Optimization of ultrasound assisted extraction of functional ingredients from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni leaves. International Agrophysics, 29(2):231-237
Voća, S., Šic Žlabur, J., Dobričević, N., Jakobek, L., Šeruga, M., Galić, A., Pliestić, S. (2014). Variation in the Bioactive Compound Content at Three Ripening Stages of Strawberry Fruit. Molecules, 19: 10370-10385.
Dujmović Purgar, D.; Duralija, B.; Voća, S.; Vokurka, A.; Ercisli, S. (2012). A comparison of fruit chemical characteristics of two wild grown Rubus species from different locations of Croatia. Molecules. 17, 9; 10390-10398
Jakobek, L.; Šeruga, M.; Voća, S.; Šindrak, Z.; Dobričević, N. (2009): Flavonol and Phenolic Acid Composition of Sweet Cherries (cv. Lapins) Produced on Six Different Vegetative Rootstocks; Scientia Horticulturae.; Vol.123, No.1; 23-28.
Voća, S.; Dobričević, N.; Družić, J.; Duralija, B.; Skendrović Babojelić, M.; Dermišek, D.; Čmelik, Z. (2009): The change of fruit quality parameters in day-neutral strawberries cv. Diamante grown out of season, International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition, Vol. 60, No. 3, 248-254.
Bibliography (CROSBI): http://bib.irb.hr/lista-radova?autor=220300
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.hr/citations?hl=hr&user=WlXGcw8AAAAJ
Other professional activities
- 2014 - : ◾Head of the undergraduate study Agricultural Engineering
- 2014 - : ◾Member of the Committee for drafting the Regulations on the Implementation of Measures 01 "Knowledge transfer and information activities," Ministry of Agriculture
- 2012 - : ◾Member of editorial board of scientific journal ACS
- 2011 - : ◾Member of the Scientific Council for Agriculture and Forestry, Section of processing of agricultural products and biotechnology HAZU
- 2000 - 2000: ◾Technical Editor of Proceedings of the International Congress of the Croatian technologists for post-harvest technology "Zrnko"
- 1998 - 1998: ◾Member of the Organizing and Scientific committee Conference for postharvest technology and biofuels, Zagreb