FACULTY OF ENGINEERING KRAGUJEVAC
UNIVERSITY KRAGUJEVAC
CURRICULUM VITAE
Novak Nikolić

GENERAL INFORMATION
First and last nameNovak Nikolić
Year and place of birth1984., Kragujevac, Serbia
PositionAssociate professor
E-mailnovak.nikolic@kg.ac.rs
Education-scientific / education–art fieldTechnical-technological sciences
University, faculty, organizational unitUniversity of Kragujevac, Faculty of Engineering
Field and closer specialtyThermodynamics and thermotechnics

EDUCATION – DIPLOMAS
BACHELOR STUDIES
Year2008
PlaceKragujevac
InstitutionFaculty of Engineering Kragujevac
Headline„Термоелектрана „Никола Тесла“ А у светлу савремених концепција производње електричне енергије сагоревањем фосилних горива“
FieldКотлови и котловска постројења. Average grade of studies 9,89.
PHD THESIS
Year2014
PlaceKragujevac
InstitutionFaculty of Engineering Kragujevac
HeadlineInvestigation of the double exposure flat-plate solar collector with flat-plate reflective surface
FieldThermodynamics and thermotechnics. Average grade of studies is 10.

TECHNICAL BIOGRAPHY – POSITIONS
YearInstitutionPosition
2009Faculty of Engineering KragujevacResearch assistant
2015Faculty of Engineering KragujevacAssistant professor
2020Faculty of Engineering Kragujevac Associate professor

PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY - IMPROVEMENTS
YearInstitutionDuration
2006International Summer Academy „Summer Academy 2006 in Budva“ – the course „Thermo-Fluid Dynamics“ Montenegro12 days
2006Deutscher Akademischer Austauch Dienst (DAAD), Grundstufe 1, University of Kragujevac3 months
2007Deutscher Akademischer Austauch Dienst (DAAD), Grundstufe 2, University of Kragujevac3 months
2014National Institute of Applied Sciences of Lyon (Lyon INSA), France5 days
2018Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia)5 days
2019Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia) 5 days

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
YearName of award/recognition
2004Scholarship of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Serbia (2004-2008)
2004Scholarship of the Fund "Academician Dragoslav Srejović" (2004-2008)
2006Scholarship of the Foundation "DENISE HALE" (2006-2007)
2007Scholarship of the Foundation for scholarships and promotion of progress of the best students, young scientists and artists of the University of Kragujevac
2004Award for the best student of the generation of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Kragujevac 2004-2008
2005Award for Second Place at the International Competition "Mechanics 2005" in Mathematics 2 and Material Resistance
2008Award for the best graduated student of the generation of the University of Kragujevac
2008Award for the best graduated student of the Department of Energy and Process Engineering
2009Scholarship of the Ministry of Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (2009-2011)

RESULTS OF SCIENTIFIC AND RESEARCH WORK
Papers published in international scientific journals
  1. Novak Nikolić, Nebojša Lukić, A mathematical model for determining the optimal reflector position of a double exposure flat-plate solar collector, Renewable Energy, Vol.51, No.March, pp. 292-301, ISSN 0960-1481, 2013
  2. Novak Nikolić, Nebojša Lukić, Theoretical and experimental investigation of the thermal performance of a double exposure flat-plate solar collector, Solar Energy, Vol.119, No.September, pp. 100-113, ISSN 0038-092, 2015
  3. Nebojša Lukić, Aleksandar Nešović, Novak Nikolić, Influence of exterior door opening on the heating consumption of a passive residential house, Energy Efficiency, Vol.13, No.6, pp. 1163–1176, ISSN 1570-6478, Doi https://doi.org/10.1007/s12053-020-09880-6, 2020
  4. Aleksandar Nešović, Nebojša Lukić, Mladen Josijević, Nebojša Jurišević, Novak Nikolić, Novel flat-plate solar collector with an inclined N-S axis and relative E-W tracking absorbers and the numerical analysis of its potentials, Thermal Science, Vol.-, No.-, pp. -, ISSN 2334-7163, Doi https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI230201115N, 2023
  5. Nebojša Lukić, Davor Jovanović, Novak Nikolić, Stilt houses in Southeastern and Northern European climate conditions, International Journal of Ventilation, Vol.-, No.-, pp. -, ISSN 2044-4044, Doi https://doi.org/10.1080/14733315.2023.2181528, 2023
  6. Novak N. Nikolić, Nebojša S. Lukić, Aleksandar M. Nešović, Danijela M. Nikolić, Optimal size and position of the planar back reflector moveable only in the direction normal to the bifacial solar collector plane, Thermal Science, Vol.-, No.-, pp. -, ISSN 2334-7163, Doi https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI240123101N, 2024
Papers presented at international conferences
  1. Milorad Bojić, Novak Nikolić, Solar energy use for compression heat pump operation, Proceedings of the 41st International congress on heating, refrigerating and air-conditioning, Belgrade, Serbia, 2009, December 2-4, pp. 135-144, ISBN 978-86-81505-50-2
  2. Milorad Bojić, Novak Nikolić, Danijela Nikolić, Jasmina Skerlić, Ivan Miletić, Simulation of solar energy use for building heating by a vapor compression heat pump, 3rd lASTED African International Conference on Modelling and Simulation (AfricaMS 2010), Gaborone, Botswana, 2010, September 6-8, pp. 179-186, ISBN 978-0-88986-848-9
  3. Milorad Bojić, Novak Nikolić, Milan Despotović, A simulation assesment of performance of different HVAC systems in an office building, 3rd lASTED African International Conference on Modelling and Simulation (AfricaMS 2010), Gaborone, Botswana, 2010, September 6-8, pp. 167-174, ISBN 978-0-88986-848-9
  4. Novak Nikolić, Dušan Gordić, Waste minimization in the furniture industry, Proceedings of the 4th International Quality Conference (QUALITY FESTIVAL 2010), Kragujevac, Serbia, 2010, May 19-21, pp. 385-394, ISBN 978-86-86663-49-8
  5. Novak Nikolić, Nebojša Lukić, Mathematical model of absorbed solar irradiation of the double exposure flat-plate solar collector, Proceedings of the 41st International congress on heating, refrigerating and air-conditioning, Belgrade, Serbia, 2010, December 1-3, pp. 460-471, ISBN 978-86-81505-55-7
  6. Jasmina Skerlić, Danijela Nikolić, Dragan Cvetković, Marko Miletić, Novak Nikolić, Modeling of natural ventilation systems in buildings using Energyplus software, Proceedings of the 42nd International congress on heating, refrigerating and air-conditioning, Belgrade, Serbia,, 2011, November 30-December 2, pp. 418-426, ISBN 978-86-81505-61-8
  7. Milorad Bojić, Dragan Cvetković, Novak Nikolić, Comparison of panel-heating systems and radiator-heating systems regarding energy consumption and economy, Proceedings of the 20th International conference: Building services and ambiental comfort, Timisoara, Romania, 2011, April 7-8, pp. 393-407, ISBN 1842-9491
  8. Novak Nikolić, Nebojša Lukić, Mathematical model for determining the irradiated area of the lower absorber surface of the double exposure flat-plate water solar collector, Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2011), Novi Sad, Serbia, 2011, July 4-7, pp. 3401-3413, ISBN 978-86-6055-016-5
  9. Novak Nikolić, Nebojša Lukić, Dragan Cvetković, Determining of the instantaneous irradiated area of the lower absorber surface of the double exposure flat-plate solar collector, Proceedings of the 20th International conference: Building services and ambiental comfort, Timisoara, Romania, 2011, April 7-8, pp. 271-291, ISBN 1842-9491
  10. Milorad Bojić, Jasna Radulović, Vesna Ranković, Novak Nikolić, Alexandre Patou Parvedy, Positive-net energy buildings: worldwide examples, Proceedings of the 21th International conference: Building services and ambiental comfort, Timisoara, Romania, 2012, April 18-20, pp. 240-249, ISBN 1842-9491
  11. Milorad Bojić, Jasna Radulović, Vesna Ranković, Novak Nikolić, Alexandre Patou Parvedy, Positive-net energy buildings: worldwide examples, Proceedings of the 47th International conference of plants: Plants for the beginning of the third millennium, Sinaia, Romania, 2012, October 17-19, pp. 71-78, ISBN 978-973-755-857-2
  12. Novak Nikolić, Nebojša Lukić, Dragan Taranović, Jasmina Skerlić, Verification of the model for determining the irradiated area of the lower absorber surface of the double exposure flat-plate solar collector, Proceedings of the 43rd International congress on heating, refrigerating and air-conditioning, Belgrade, Serbia, 2012, December 5-7, pp. 163-170, ISBN 978-86-81505-64-9
  13. Novak Nikolić, Nebojša Lukić, Dragan Taranović, Measurement chain for the bifacial and the conventional flat-plate water solar collectors, Proceedings of the 7th International Quality Conference, Kragujevac, Serbia, 2013, May 24th, pp. 285-290, ISBN 978-86-86663-94-8
  14. Novak Nikolić, Nebojša Lukić, Dragan Taranović, Optimal reflector position of a double exposure flat-plate solar collector, Proceedings of the 11th DEMI International Conference, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2013, May 30-June 1, pp. 737-742, ISBN 978‐99938‐39‐46‐0
  15. Novak Nikolić, Nebojša Lukić, Dragan Taranović, Thermal power of the double exposure and the conventional flat-plate water solar collectors – experimental results, Proceedings of the 44th International congress on heating, refrigerating and air-conditioning, Belgrade, Serbia, 2013, December 4-6, pp. 153-159, ISBN 978-86-81505-69-4
  16. Novak Nikolić, Nebojša Lukić, Milorad Bojić, Impact of the lateral collector edges on the irradiated area of the lower absorber surface of the bifacial solar collector, Proceedings of the 22nd International conference: Installations for buildings and ambiental comfort, Timisoara, Romania,, 2013, April 11-12, pp. 420-431, ISBN 1842-9491
  17. Nikolić Novak, Lukić Nebojša, Taranović Dragan, Thermal efficiency of a double exposure and conventional flat-plate water solar collectors - experimental results, 45th International congress on heating, refrigerating and air-conditioning, Belgrade, Serbia, 2014, December 3-5, pp. 1-6, ISBN 978-86-81505-75-5
  18. Novak Nikolić, Nebojša Lukić, Dragan Taranović, Mean fluid temperature of the double exposure and the conventional flat-plate water solar collectors – experimental results, Proceedings of the 8th International Quality Conference, Kragujevac, Serbia, 2014, May 23rd, pp. 881-887, ISBN 978-86-6335-004-5
  19. Nebojša Lukić, Novak Nikolić, Srđan Tasić, Heating consumption of a heated apartment during unheating of one or more neighboring apartments of a residential building in Kragujevac, 46th International congress on heating, cooling and air-conditioning, Belgrade, 2015, December 2-4, pp. 318-325, ISBN 978-86-81505-79-3
  20. Novak Nikolić, Nebojša Lukić, Dragan Taranović, Results of the experimental verification of the mathematical model of the thermal behaviour of а double exposure flat-plate solar collector, Proceedings of the 9th International Quality Conference, Kragujevac, Serbia, 2015, 05th of June, pp. 267-271, ISBN 978-86-6335-015-1
  21. Lukić Nebojša, Nikolić Novak, Andrić Danilo, The use of solar collectors for heating a residential building in Kragujevac (Serbia), Proceedings of the 1st International conference on Quality of Life, Kragujevac, Serbia, 2016, June 9-10, pp. 279-283, ISBN 978-86-6335-033-5
  22. Nikolić Novak, Lukić Nebojša, Končalović Zoran, Analysis of energy saving measures for an existing residential building, 47th International congress on heating, cooling and air-conditioning, Belgrade, Serbia, 2016, 30th of November – 2nd of December, pp. 445-457, ISBN 978-86-81505-82-3
  23. Nešović Aleksandar, Lukić Nebojša, Nikolić Novak, Final energy consumption for heating a passive house (case of Kragujevac), Proceedings of the 48th International congress on heating, cooling and air-conditioning, Belgrade, 2017, 6th-8th of December, pp. 271-279, ISBN 978-86-81505-85-4
  24. Veselin Blagojević, Nebojša Lukić, Novak Nikolić, Aleksandar Nešović, Heat recovery of ventilated air in an existing educational building in the city of Doboj, Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Accomplishments in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, DEMI 2017, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2017, 26 – 27th of May, pp. 171-176, ISBN 978‐99938‐39‐72‐9
  25. Miloš Matejić, Mirko Blagojević, Nenad Kostić, Novak Nikolić, Usage of advanced CAD tools for parametric modeling and efficiency calculation of solar collectors, 49th International Congress and Exhibition on Heating, Refrigeration and Air-conditioning, Belgrade, Serbia, 2018, 5th-7th of December, pp. 49-55, ISBN 978-86-81505-93-9
  26. Nešović Aleksandar, Lukić Nebojša, Nikolić Novak, Radaković Marko, The influence of thermal parameters of different types of soil on the consumption of final energy for heating the low-energy residential building and the investment cost of placing geothermal vertical probes, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering Technologies and Applications, East Sarajevo-Jahorina, RS, B&H, 2018, 27th-30th November, pp. 594-600, ISBN 978-99976-719-4-3
  27. Nikolić Novak, Lukić Nebojša, Proković Miloš, Nešović Aleksandar, The use of PV/T solar collectors for domestic hot water preparation within a residential house in the city of Kragujevac (Serbia), Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering Technologies and Applications, East Sarajevo-Jahorina, RS, B&H, 2018, 27th-30th November, pp. 586-593, ISBN 978-99976-719-4-3
  28. Novak Nikolić, Nebojša Lukić, Vujadin Dagović, Aleksandar Nešović, Miloš Matejić, Impact of the methods of occupancy schedule defining on people heat gains within a student dormitory, 49th International Congress and Exhibition on Heating, Refrigeration and Air-conditioning, Belgrade, Serbia, 2018, 5th-7th of December, pp. 207-216, ISBN 978-86-81505-93-9
  29. Aleksandar Νešović, Vanja Šušteršič, Nebojša Lukić, Novak Nikolić, Ivana Terzić, Optimization of the free facade of the earth-sheltered houses in order to minimize the final energy consumption during the heating season, 14th International Conference on Accomplishments in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, DEMI 2019, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, 2019, May 24-25, pp. 209-214, ISBN 978-99938-39-85-9
  30. Nebojša Lukić, Aleksandar Nešović, Filip Grbović, Novak Nikolić, Dragan Taranović, Location parameters and energy efficiency in buildings, 50th International Congress and Exhibition on Heating, Refrigeration and Air-conditioning, Belgrade, Serbia, 2019, 4th-6th of December, pp. 357-364, ISBN 978-86-81505-99-1
  31. Nebojša Lukić, Aleksandar Nešović, Novak Nikolić, Andres Siirde, Anna Volkova, Eduard Latosov, Energy performance of the Serbian and Estonian family house with a selective absorption facade, 9th International Scientific Conference - Research and Development of Mechanical Elements and Systems (IRMES 2019), Kragujevac, Serbia, Faculty of Engineering, University of Kragujevac, 2019, September 5-7, pp. 1 - 10, ISBN https://iopscience.iop.org/issue/1757-899X/659/1
  32. Davor Jovanović, Danijela Nikolić, Novak Nikolić, Energy analysis for BAPV and BIPV implementation in a residential house in Kragujevac, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering Technologies and Applications (COMETa 2020), East Sarajevo - Jahorina, RS, B&H, 2020, 26th-28th of November, pp. 420-427, ISBN 978-99976-719-8-1
  33. Novak Nikolić, Davor Jovanović, Nebojša Lukić, Potential for heating energy savings in a kindergarten with preparatory preschool groups - case study Kragujevac, 51st International Congress and Exhibition on Heating, Refrigeration and Air-conditioning, Belgrade, Serbia, 2020, 2nd-4th of December, pp. 121-127, ISBN 978-86-85535-07-9
  34. Novak Nikolić, Milisav Prodanović, Davor Jovanović, Nebojša Lukić, Different ventilation methods and their impact on energy consumption for heating a kindergarten, 52nd International HVAC&R Congress and Exhibition, Belgrade, Serbia, 2021, 1st-3rd of December, pp. 87-96, ISBN 978-86-85535-11-6
  35. Aleksandar Nešović, Mladen Josijević, Nebojša Lukić, Novak Nikolić, Dušan Gordić, Toplotni gubici aluminijumske ravne apsorberske ploče u funkciji vektorskih karakteristika vetra – numerička analiza, 6th International Scientific Conference on Mechanical Engineering Technologies and Applications, East Sarajevo, B&H, RS, 2022, 17th-19th of November, pp. 681-688, ISBN 978-99976-947-6-8
  36. Aleksandar Nešović, Nebojša Lukić, Novak Nikolić, Numerical investigation of the insulation use possibility in the glass tube solar collector with a flat absorber plate, 20th International Conference on Thermal Science and Engineering of Serbia, Niš, Serbia, 2022, 18th-21st of October, pp. 243-249, ISBN 978-86-6055-163-6
  37. Dušan Gordić, Milun Babić, Novak Nikolić, Dubravka Jelić, Davor Končalović, Wood waste combustion in the furniture industry, 2nd Regional Conference: Industrial energy and environmental protection in Southeast Europe (IEEP 2010), Zlatibor, Serbia, 2010, June 22-26, pp. 54, ISBN 978-86-7877-012-8