Ana Mijic
{{short description|Hydrologist}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ana Mijic
| alma_mater = University of Belgrade
| employer = Imperial College London
| known_for = Systems Water Management
Urban Hydrology
}}
Ana Mijic is an associate professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Imperial College London who works in systems water management. She has expertise in advanced modelling of integrated water systems, as well as the analysis of processes, planning, resilience and economics.
Education
Mijic completed an MEng degree in civil engineering at the University of Belgrade, Serbia.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/ana.mijic|title=Home - DR ANA MIJIC|website=www.imperial.ac.uk|access-date=2018-01-28}} She moved to Imperial College London and earned a master's degree in hydrology for environmental management, in 2009 with distinction.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ukrma.org/item/ana-mijic-dr/|title=Ana Mijic (Dr) {{!}} UK Rainwater Management Association|website=www.ukrma.org|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-01-28}} She received her PhD from Imperial College London in 2013, for "Near-well effects in carbon dioxide storage in saline aquifers".{{Cite journal|url=https://spiral.imperial.ac.uk:8443/handle/10044/1/14637|title=Near-well effects in carbon dioxide storage in saline aquifers|date=February 2013|website=Imperial College London - PhD Thesis|access-date=2018-01-28|last1=Mijic|first1=Ana}}{{Cite journal|last1=Mijic|first1=Ana|last2=LaForce|first2=Tara C.|date=2012-09-01|title=Spatially varying fractional flow in radial CO2-brine displacement|journal=Water Resources Research|language=en|volume=48|issue=9|pages=W09503|doi=10.1029/2011wr010961|bibcode=2012WRR....48.9503M|issn=1944-7973|hdl=10044/1/14135|url=http://spiral.imperial.ac.uk/bitstream/10044/1/14135/6/Water%20Resources%20Research_48_9_2012.pdf|hdl-access=free}} Mijic was described by the Royal Meteorological Society as an "influential voice" in 2017.{{Citation|last=royalmetsoc|title=Influential Voices Interview Ana Mijic|date=2017-05-25|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73ZdhyVuAiM|accessdate=2018-01-28}}
Research
After completing her PhD, Mijic remained at Imperial working on the Joint UK Land Environment Simulator (JULES).{{Cite web|url=https://www.rmets.org/sites/default/files/event_documents/3/Water%2C%20land%2C%20people%20and%20climate%20in%20India%20%E2%80%93%20Ana%20Mijic.pdf|title=Water, land, people and climate in India: challenges and approaches for addressing SDGs|website=Royal Meteorological Society|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129004739/https://www.rmets.org/sites/default/files/event_documents/3/Water,%20land,%20people%20and%20climate%20in%20India%20%E2%80%93%20Ana%20Mijic.pdf|archive-date=2018-01-29|url-status=dead|access-date=2018-01-28}} Since, she has been involved with a number of large scale international hydrological studies and surveys.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/ana.mijic/research.html|title=Research - DR ANA MIJIC|website=www.imperial.ac.uk|access-date=2018-01-28}} In 2014 she was co-investigator on a NERC British Geological Survey funded project "Assessing the risk of groundwater-induced sewer flooding to inform water and sewerage company investment planning" alongside Chris Jackson.{{Cite web|url=http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/project/3F7495B1-CD4A-497E-8F1B-2A9F84EF4153|title=Assessing the risk of groundwater-induced sewer flooding to inform water and sewerage company investment planning|website=RCUK|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424111208/http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/project/3F7495B1-CD4A-497E-8F1B-2A9F84EF4153|archive-date=2016-04-24|url-status=dead|access-date=2018-01-28}} That year she led "Improved techno-economic evaluation of Blue Green Solutions for managing flood risk to infrastructure", also funded by NERC.{{Cite web|url=http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/project/48782BE7-3267-4CFE-AD0A-DC96DFEDE3E5|title=Improved techno-economic evaluation of Blue Green Solutions for managing flood risk to infrastructure|website=RCUK|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424111231/http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/project/48782BE7-3267-4CFE-AD0A-DC96DFEDE3E5|archive-date=2016-04-24|url-status=dead|access-date=2018-01-28}} She was co-investigator on FLIRE, an integrated decision support system for risk assessment of flash floods and forest fires.{{Cite web|url=http://www.flire.eu/en/|title=FLIRE, Floods and Fire risk assessment and management|website=www.flire.eu|access-date=2018-01-28}} Mijic works with Imperial College London's Grantham Institute for Climate Change on Blue Green Dream, a systems approach to sustainable, cost-efficient urban development.{{Cite web|url=http://bgd.org.uk/|title=Blue Green Solutions {{!}} A Systems Approach to Sustainable, Resilient and Cost-Efficient Urban Development|website=bgd.org.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-01-28}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.climate-kic.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/BGD-Guide.compressed.pdf|title=Blue Green Solutions|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=2018-01-28}} She also works on "Hydroflux India", which monitors changes in water storage and fluxes in Northern India.{{Cite web|url=http://paramo.cc.ic.ac.uk/india/|title=Hydroflux India {{!}} www.paramo.be|website=paramo.cc.ic.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-01-28}} She has also investigated pluvial floods in mediterranean cities.{{Cite web|url=http://www.raingain.eu/es/actualite/flood-solutions-north-south-europe|title=Flood solutions from North to South of Europe {{!}} École des Ponts ParisTech - Site RainGain|website=www.raingain.eu|access-date=2018-01-28}}
Mijic is an affiliate of the Grantham Institute for Climate Change.{{Cite news|url=https://granthaminstitute.com/2016/04/18/before-the-flood-protecting-londons-future/|title=Before the flood: protecting London's futureClimate & Environment at ImperialInsights from staff and students across Imperial working in climate and environment related areas|date=2016-04-18|work=Climate & Environment at Imperial|access-date=2018-01-28|language=en-US}} In 2017, Mijic was promoted to senior lecturer at Imperial College London.{{Cite news|url=http://rockheadsciences.com/ana-mijic-water-mgmt/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014101718/http://rockheadsciences.com/ana-mijic-water-mgmt/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=October 14, 2014|title=UPDATED! Senior Lecturer, Urban Water Mgmt, Ana Mijic @leiastarspear: A Day in the GeoLife Series - Rock-Head Sciences|date=2017-09-05|work=Rock-Head Sciences|access-date=2018-01-28|language=en-US}} Her research themes focus on:
- Data collection and simulations of inclusive water management zones
- Refining developed methods to improve planning and decision making of integrated water management
- Providing inputs for land surface-atmosphere coupling and urban micro-climate simulations
Mijic has three children and has spoken about how the support of Imperial College London allowed her to balance a scientific career and being a mother.{{Cite web|url=http://www.imperial.ac.uk/earth-science/prosp-students/phd-opportunities/ana-mijic/|title=Ana Mijic|website=Imperial College London|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-01-28}}
Awards
- 2015 – Business Green Technology Award 2015 for the Blue Green Dream R&D Programme of the Year {{Cite web|url=http://bgd.org.uk/bgd-takes-top-prize-at-businessgreen-2015-rewards/|title=BGD takes top prize at BusinessGreen 2015 rewards {{!}} Blue Green Solutions|website=bgd.org.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-01-28}}
- 2011 – ORSAS (Overseas Research Students Awards Scheme) Award, The Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London{{Cite web|url=http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/ana.mijic/honours-and-memberships.html|title=Honours and Memberships - DR ANA MIJIC|website=www.imperial.ac.uk|access-date=2018-01-28}}
- 2010 – John Archer Scholarship Award, The Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London
- 2009 – Victor Appleby Prize in Engineering Hydrology, Imperial College London{{Cite web|url=http://www.imperial.ac.uk/civil-engineering/prospective-students/postgraduate-prizes/|title=Postgraduate prizes|website=Imperial College London|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-01-28}}
- 2009 – The Letitia Chitty Centenary Memorial Prize, Imperial College London