Stanford University

Stanford University Graduate School of Business

Columbia University

Associate at McKinsey & Company | Stanford Ph.D.

McKinsey & Company

Associate

Engaged with global leaders from government, NGOs, think tanks and business, gaining insight into environmental public policy

Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

Fellow, Rising Environmental Leader Program

Partnered with ~20 management consulting firms planning info-sessions, coffee chats and case workshops for ~100 club members

Stanford ADC Consulting Club

VP of Corporate Relations

Worked on a team of 6 commercializing a high-throughput diagnostic test for pathogens to save labs ~$45K/day

PathoScrean Team Member, Ignite Program in Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Working under Prof. William Mitch, investigated the mechanism behind sunscreen toxicity to coral reefs to help guide development of safer sunscreens

Doctoral Student Researcher, Environmental Engineering

Hosted biweekly seminars at Stanford on new research in urban water management

Re-inventing the Nation's Urban Water Infrastructure (ReNUWIt)

Campus Representative

Working under Prof. William Mitch, and as part of the Center for Reinventing the Nation’s Urban Water Infrastructure (ReNUWit), investigated the potential of a wetland and ozone unit for removing pesticides and pharmaceuticals from water effluent at The Silicon Valley Advanced Water Purification Center.

Research Assistant, Environmental Engineering

Working under Prof. Jonathan Owen, designed a polymer coating for quantum dots with potential application as sensor for pathogens in drinking water

Research Assistant, Chemistry

Working under Prof. Luis Avila, mentored on a full-time basis two groups of 8 high-school students, organizing and supervising daily lab sessions, leading daily discussion sections, and guiding independent projects.

Teaching Assistant, Modern Chemistry and Materials Science & Nanotechnology Summer Programs

Columbia University Ballroom Dance Club

Vice President

Working under Dr Melanie Auffan and Duke University's Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, studied the influence of polymer coatings on the stability of zero-valent iron nanoparticles and their potential for use in soil and groundwater remediation.

Centre for Research and Teaching in Environmental Geoscience

Fellow, NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates

Led an executive board of 10 and managed an annual budget of $50K for a 160-member club; coordinated a 2-day competition (~650 dancers from 40+ teams); created an 80-dancer mentorship program and a 16-dancer performance team

President

Managed travel and housing for team members at ~10 competitions

Working under Prof. Jeffrey Koberstein, (1) developed a novel amine based nanoparticle material for carbon capture and (2) studied kinetics of a side reaction in atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), helping develop a new ATRP synthesis method to prevent it.

Djordje Vuckovic