**Education:**

1984 High school graduation in Uzice/Serbia

1986–1991 Study of non-ferrous metallurgy at the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Serbia

degree: Diplom-Engineer

1991–1994 Magister and doctoral study at the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Serbia (former Yugoslavia)

1997 Dr.-Ing.-examination, dissertation on "mechanism and kinetics of reduction of nickel chloride"

## **Professional career:**

1991–1999 Scientific assistant at Department of nonferrous metallurgy of the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy of the University of Belgrade

1999–2001 Assistant professor at non-ferrous metallurgy at the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy of the University in Belgrade

2002–2003 Research Fellowship by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation at the IME Process Metallurgy and Metal Recycling, RWTH Aachen University

since 04.2003 scientific IME Process Metallurgy and Metal Recycling, chair and Institute of the RWTH Aachen University

30.04.2014 Professional thesis on Synthesis of metallic nanosized particles by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis (Privat Dozent at the RWTH Aachen University)

06.2020 Visiting Professor, Technical Faculty, Cacak, University in Kragujevac, Serbia

## **Bernd Friedrich**
