Dr Nada Štrbac (born Milosavljević) graduated in 1988 at the University of Belgrade, Technical Faculty in Bor. She earned her master's degree in 1992 and defended her doctoral thesis in 1996 at the University of Belgrade, Technical Faculty in Bor. During her work at the University of Belgrade, Technical Faculty in Bor, Dr Nada Štrbac had earned all the academic titles of an associate (1988-1997) and a professor (1997-2019). In 2008 she was elected full professor for the narrow scientific field of Extractive Metallurgy and Metallurgical Engineering, and in 2011 for the narrow scientific field of Industrial Management. She is currently engaged in lecturing classes: Heavy non-ferrous metallurgy, Rare metal metallurgy, Light non-ferrous metallurgy, Secondary raw materials metallurgy, Fundamentals of extractive metallurgy, Design in metallurgy, Material characterization, Methodology of scientific research, Technology and innovation and Metallurgical kinetics. Dr Štrbac's scientific activities include over 60 papers published in international journals, over 65 papers published in national journals, and numerous presentations at both international and national conferences. As an associate or a manager, she participated in the realization of about 30 projects funded by the economy sector and the Ministry of Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia.