Katarina Dimic-Misic

Background

About Katarina Dimic-Misic

Born and educated in Belgrade, Serbia, I graduated from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, specializing in Process Technology. As my initial job after graduation was as a sales engineer assistant for Finnish paper producer agent office in Belgrade, where I became interested in paper technology and biomaterials. Upon moving to Finland in 1996,I began postgraduate studies in the field of pulp and paper technology. In 2001, I completed a one-year Linkage Program in Pulp and Paper Engineering at Helsinki University of Technology (HUT), now known as Aalto University. I finished my Licentiate degree in 2012, and Doctoral Degree in 2014, both in the field of rheology and gel phase separation of nanocellulose containing papermaking suspension and dewatering. As our family lived in Luxembourg and Switzerland from 2005 until 2010 and in that period, I was working in the fields of sanitary process equipment sales in Luxembourg, teaching at secondary school in Zurich, and conducted part of my doctoral studies working at the rheology laboratory at the ETH. Over the span of a decade, I have delved into the intricate landscape of cellulose-based biomaterials,I have over decade long experience in the research and development and this honed my expertise in data analyzing, project planning, execution, and comprehensive reporting. My work as a natural science teacher assistant (Zurich Nort International School) and researcher (Aalto University) has allowed me to understand different learning path stages and develop effective presentation skills. I have excellent organizational skills, coupled with ability to work on various engineering topics.Work experience in water treatment company Lawaste OY enabled me to learn also in practice fundamentals of process engineering and develop proficiency in CAD drawing software. As a project researcher at Aalto University, I played an important role in coordinating complex industrial research projects in collaboration with Omya International. Additionally, with Aalto University and Faculty of Technology and Methallurgy Belgrade I led efforts to design air filters featuring functional coatings derived from newsprint, with a primary goal of NOx pollutant removal. During my temporary post as a product development manager at Metsä Fibre, I embraced the opportunity to work in developemnt of cutting-edge cellulose products. My role required me to foster communication among team members while managing data organization and scouting new projects.