Dr. Bojana Petrovic
Research Interests:
- 3D Physics-based simulation of ground motion
- Seismic wave propagation analysis
- Soil-structure and City-site interaction
- Damage assessment
- Monitoring and dynamic behavior of buildings and other infrastructures
Career:
09/2023-present Postdoc at GFZ Potsdam, Reentry position
08/2022-08/2023 Postdoc at National Institute for Oceanography and Applied Geophysics, Triest, Italy
11/2019-07/2022 DFG Research fellow at National Institute for Oceanography and Applied Geophysics, Triest, Italy
02/2018 – 10/2019 Postdoc at National Institute for Oceanography and Applied Geophysics, Triest, Italy
08/2017 – 12/2017 Postdoc at GFZ Potsdam
06/2013 – 07/2017 PhD student at GFZ Potsdam
10/2015, 03/2016 Visiting scientist, Bogazici University, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, Earthquake Engineering, Department, Istanbul, Turkey
Education:
06/2013 – 07/2017 PhD studies, GFZ Potsdam and Technical University, Berlin. Title: “Studying soil-structure interaction effects: Advanced joint analysis of borehole and building seismic data”. Final grade: mit Auszeichnung (summa cum laude)
10/2005 – 05/2013 Studies of Physics, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. Final grade: sehr gut (excellent)
08/2008 – 07/2009 Studies in frame of Erasmus exchange program Università di Bologna, Italy
Awards:
Reentry position at GFZ Potsdam for the project “Towards a 3D Physics-based simulation of ground motion for damage assessment in urban areas – the Istanbul test site” (01/09/2023-31/08/2025)
Research fellowship (01/11/2019-31/07/2022) of the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG)
Friedrich-Robert-Helmert award for the best PhD thesis of the year 2017/2018 at the GFZ by the Association of Friends and Sponsors of the GFZ Potsdam, Germany (1500€)
Travel Grant for ECGS & ESC/EAEE Joint workshop: Earthquake and Induced Multi-Risk Early Warning and Rapid Response, Luxembourg, Luxembourg (18/11/2015 – 20/11/2015)
Travel Grant for School on Seismology beyond Textbooks, Miramare, Trieste, Italy (29/08/16-02/09/16)
One-year Erasmus scholarship (08/2008-07/2009)