Department of Applied Sciences
Work experience:
2020 – present: Senior Scientific Associate, Institute for Adriatic Crops and Karst Reclamation, Split, Croatia
2019 – present: Assistant Professor at Faculty of Mediterranean agriculture, University in Split, Croatia
2014 – present: Head of Department of Applied Science – Institute for Adriatic Crops and Karst Reclamation, Split, Croatia
2015 – 2016: Fulbright Scholarship – Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA http://www.cies.org/grantee/elda-vitanovic
2015 – 2016 : Fulbright Scholarship – Department of Food Science and Technology, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA http://fulbright.ucdavis.edu/non-us-scholars/alumni/2015-16_Visiting/vitanovic-elda.html
2013 – 2016: Assistant Professor at Faculty of Mediterranean agriculture, University in Split, Croatia
2012 – 2020: Research Associate, Institute for Adriatic Crops and Karst Reclamation, Split, Croatia
2011 – 2015: Assistant Professor at Faculty of Agriculture and Food Science, University in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010 – 2012: Senior Research Assistant, Institute for Adriatic Crops and Karst Reclamation, Split, Croatia
2000 – 2010: Young Research Assistant, Institute for Adriatic Crops and Karst Reclamation, Split, Croatia
Education:
2015 – 2016: Fulbright Scholarship – Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA http://fulbright.ucdavis.edu/non-us-scholars/alumni/2015-16_Visiting/vitanovic-elda.html
2015 – 2016: Fulbright Scholarship – Department of Food Science and Technology, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA http://fulbright.ucdavis.edu/non-us-scholars/alumni/2015-16_Visiting/vitanovic-elda.html
2013 – Assistant Professor – Phytomedicine; Faculty of Mediterranean agriculture, University in Split, Croatia
2011 – Assistant Professor – Phytomedicine; Faculty of Agriculture and Food Science, University in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010 – Ph.D. – Phytomedicine; Faculty of Agriculture, University of Osijek, Croatia
2006 – M.Sc. Biotechnical sciences; Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb, Croatia
2000 – B.Sc. Agriculture; Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Scientific Training:
2015 – 2016: Fulbright Scholarship – Understanding the Multi-Trophic Association of Olive Fruit, Yeast and Olive Fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae Gmel.) With Possible Implications for Pest Management; Department of Entomology and Nematology & Department of Food Science and Technology, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA http://www.cies.org/grantee/elda-vitanovic
2013: Postdoctoral Training – Pest management in olive orchard; Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA http://ucanr.edu/sites/zalomlab/Visiting_Scholars/
2008: Scientific Training – Course to select tasters for sensory analyses of olive oil; IOC & IAC, Croatia & Spain
2007: Scientific Training – Monovarietal olive oil characterization, antioxidant activity, sensorial analyses; IOC & IAC, Croatia & Spain
2006: Scientific Training – Introductory course on the organoleptic assessment of virgin olive oil; IOC & IAC, Croatia & Spain
2004: Scientific Training – Analyses, Design and Management of Organic Farming Systems; IAC, Wageningen, Netherlands
2003: Scientific Training – International course on olive oil quality improvement; IOC & IAC, Croatia& Spain
2003: Scientific Training – Water Management and Irrigation of Olive Orchards; Universidad International de Andalucia, Baeza, Spain
Scientific rank: Senior Scientific Associate/ Assistant Professor of Biotechnical Sciences
Scientific and Professional Interests: Plant Protection, IPM, Olive Pest and Diseases, Arthropods in olive orchards, Insect behaviour, chemical ecology
Languages: English
Membership:
2023 – present: Member – Croatian Fulbright Alumni Association
2022 – present: Member – UC Davis Alumni Alliances, https://univcd.alumnialliances.com/
2022 – present: Member – Royal Entomological Society, https://www.royensoc.co.uk/
2022 – present: Member – The Ecological Society of America (ESA), https://www.esa.org/
2021 – present: Vice President – Scientific Council of Institute for Adriatic Crops and Karst Reclamation, Split, Croatia; http://www.krs.hr/
2021: Member – Panel for initial accreditation for scientific activity, Agency for Science and Higher Education, Croatia
2021: Member – Scientific Committee, 10th Central European Congress of Food – CEFood, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina
2019: Member – Scientific Committee, VIII Congress on Plant Protection, Zlatibor, Serbia
2019: Member – Organization Committee, 30th Scientific-Experts Conference of Agriculture and Food Industry, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina
2017: Member – Scientific Committee, 12th Scientific-professional conference of Croatian fruit growers , Vodice, Croatia
2016: Member – International Entomology Leadership Summit: Improving the Human Condition trough Insect Science (ESA), Orlando, FL, USA https://entomologychallenges.org/entomology-leadership-summit-agenda/
2016: Co-Convener – XXV International Congress of Entomology – ICE 2016: Entomology without borders, Section: Agricultural and Forest Entomology, Orlando, FL, USA http://ice2016orlando.org/scientific-program/sections-conveners/
2016: Member – Scientific Committee, XXV International Congress of Entomology – ICE 2016: Entomology without borders, Orlando, FL, USA
2016: Member– Fulbright Association, Washington D.C., USA http://fulbright.org/
2015 – 2016: Member – UC Davis judges for International Research Project Competition; Luis Vañó Prize Award, UC Davis, Davis, CA, USA https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/uc-davis-olive-center-shares-expertise-spain
2015 – present: Member – Entomological Society of America, Plant-Insect Ecosystems (ESA) http://www.entsoc.org/
2015 – present: Member – International Society of Horticultural Science (ISHS) http://www.ishs.org/
2015: Member – Professional panel of sensory analysis of virgin olive oils of the Institute for Adriatic Crops and Karst Reclamation
2014: Member – Organization/Scientific Committee, IX International Symposium of Fruit, Split, Croatia
2013 – 2016: Member – Organization/Secretary, 8th International Olive Symposium, Split, Croatia; http://ios2016.krs.hr/c-org.html
2012 – present: Member – Board of Directors, Croatian Society of Plant Protection; http://hdbz.hr/o-nama/
2012 – present: Member – Scientific Council of Institute for Adriatic Crops and Karst Reclamation, Split, Croatia; http://www.krs.hr/
2009: Member – Organization/Secretary, Organizacijski odbor, Panel on assessing the effectiveness of fungicides and insecticides (EPPO)
2006 – present: Member – Professional panel group for sensorial analyses of virgin olive oil of Croatia
2002 – present: Member – Croatian Entomological Society http://entomolosko-drustvo.hr/
2001 – 2012: Member – Croatian Society of Plant Protection http://hdbz.hr/o-nama/
2001 – 2003: Member – Organization/Secretary, International course on olive oil quality improvement, Split, Croatia