Editor in chief 2003-2015

IN MEMORIAM - Prof. dr JOVAN B. TODOROVIĆ

With sadness, deep sorrow, and respect, we pay tribute to our dear and esteemed professor dr Todorović. We lost not only one of the initiators of our journal, a distinguished professor, an eminent scientist, but above all, a dear colleague and a friend. We will remember him as the editor-in-chief and professor who has significantly contributed to the affirmation of the Journal of applied engineering science.

Jovan Todorović was born on September 19, 1932, in Belgrade. He completed elementary and secondary schooling in Belgrade and, in 1957, graduated from the Faculty of mechanical engineering, University of Belgrade. In 1972 obtained Ph.D. degree from the same faculty.

From 1957 to 1963, was employed with the tractor factory IMT in Belgrade as a test engineer, designer, and deputy director of the Research Institute. In 1962, he was elected assistant professor, in 1967 associate professor, and in 1974 full professor of the Faculty of mechanical engineering, University of Belgrade. From 1977 to 1997, he was the head of the Chair for motor vehicles, and in the meantime, he served as vice dean and chairman of Faculty council, and from 1987 to 1991, as vice rector of the University. He lectured at other faculties in the country and was invited to give lectures at universities in Great Britain, Japan, the USA and Italy. He was supervisor of 26 Ph.Ds. and 45 M.Scs. theses. He published over 10 books, monographs, student textbooks, and over 230 scientific and professional papers.

He realized about 40 R&D projects, mostly for domestic companies, the Yugoslav army, and foreign partners. The most important projects were directed at the investigation of motor vehicle reliability and maintainability, brakes and frictional systems, and road safety, which are the main fields of his scientific and professional interest.

He was one of the founders, the first president, and eventually the honorary president of the Yugoslav society for motor vehicles – YUMV, being a member of the International Federation of automotive engineers – FISITA. He was the member of the FISITA council and for two years was acting as vice president. He was the president of Serbian auto club, the member of the council of the International automobile alliance – AIT and for two years served as the vice president of this organization. For several years, he served as the president of the Serbian road safety council and as a consultant to the World health organization on the realization of its accident prevention programs. He also served as an UNIDO expert on the development projects of the automobile industry and road traffic in the East Africa.

He was a fellow member of the Institution of Mechanicals engineers and Chartered engineers in this country and a member of the Society of automobile engineers in the USA. He was a member of the Serbian scientific society in which was acting as the vice president.

He is recipient of several awards, such as the Belgrade October award (for science) the Medal of the FISITA federation, Safety plaque of Federal government of Yugoslavia (for road safety). In 2002, he received the European award for road safety, presented on behalf of the European Union by the German council for road safety.

We are honored to have had the opportunity to work together and move forward with such a great man and scientist. The memory of him will always be cherished.