The field of scientific activity is in chemical engineering, the branch of environmental protection in chemical engineering. She has published over 70 scientific papers. At the beginning of her scientific research work, she was engaged in research related to the examination of the presence of arsenic in groundwater and the biological removal of humic substances from natural waters and the composting of agro-industrial waste. Further research is developed according to the application of the acquired experience in the field of activated sludge formation in a membrane bioreactor, where it combines kinetic and microscopic analyzes in order to determine the effectiveness of the implementation of biological processes based on the controlled growth and maintenance of activated sludge flakes. He further researches biodegradation of agro-industrial and municipal waste, bioremediation of leachate from tobacco waste and biowaste, as well as waste water from olive production and disposal of waste streams with a mathematical description of the aforementioned processes. Newer research is focused on the isolation of specific environmental microbial cultures for bioremediation of real industrial waste streams with an emphasis on bioaugmentation and the processes of biosorption and biodegradation of xenobiotics with the application of mathematical models. She teaches several courses at undergraduate and graduate studies, as well as postgraduate doctoral studies and postgraduate specialist studies. She is the author of several professional works. She participates in numerous activities to popularize the profession. As a leader and collaborator, she participated in the creation of several professional projects for the needs of the economy, among which the knowledge and technology transfer projects stand out.

L. Foglar, F. Briški, L. Sipos, M. Vuković, High rate nitrate removal from synthetic wastewater with the mixed bacterial culture, Bioresource Technology, 96 (2005) 879-888. (CC, SCI; IF = 1,863; Q1)

M. Vuković, F. Briški, M. Matošić, I. Mijatović, Analysis of the activated sludge process in an MBR under starvation conditions, Chemical Engineering & Technology, 29 (2006) 357-363. (CC, SCIE, IF = 0,940; Q1)

M. Vuković, T. Domanovac, F. Briški, Removal of humic substances by biosorption, Journal of Environmental Sciences, 20 (2008) 1423-1428. (CC, SCIE; IF =0,720; Q2)

F. Briški, N. Kopčić, I. Ćosić, D. Kučić, M. Vuković, Biodegradation of tobacco waste by composting: Genetic identification of nicotine-degrading bacteria and kinetic analysis of transformations in leachate, Chemical Papers, 66 (2012) 1103-1110. (CC, SCI; IF = 0,879; Q2)

M. Vuković Domanovac, I. Ćosić, M. Sojčić, F. Briški, Treatment of tobacco dust leachate by activated sludge – Evaluation of biokinetic parameters, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly, 27 (2013) 51-56. (CC, SCIE; IF = 0,911; Q2)

N. Kopčić, M. Vuković Domanovac, D. Kučić, F. Briški, Evaluation of laboratory-scale in-vessel co-composting of tobacco and apple waste. Waste management 34 (2014) 323-328. (CC; IF = 3,220; Q1)

M. Vuković Domanovac, M. Šabić Runjavec, E. Meštrović, Bioaugmentation effect of Aeromonas hydrophila and Pseudomonas putida on kinetics of activated sludge process in treating pharmaceutical industrial wastewater, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 94 (2019) 2721-2728. (CC, SCI, SCIE; IF = 2,750; Q1)

T. Sokač, A. Šalić, D. Kučić Grgić, M. Šabić Runjevac, M. Vidaković, A. Jurinjak Tušek, Đ. Horvat, J. Juras Krnjak, M. Vukovic Domanovac, B. Zelić, An enhanced composting process with bioaugmentation: Mathematical modelling and process optimization, Waste management & research 40 (2022) 745-753. (CC, SCIE; IF (2021) = 4.432; Q2)

M. Šabić Runjavec, M. Vuković Domanovac, E. Meštrović, Removal of organic pollutants from real pharmaceutical industrial wastewater with environmentally friendly processes, Chemical Papers 76 (2022) 1423-1431. (CC, SCI, SCIE; IF (2021) = 2.146; Q2)

M. Vuković Domanovac, M. Šabić Runjavec, E. Meštrović, The modelling of biosorption for rapid removal of organic matter with activated sludge biomass from real industrial effluents, Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering 39 (2022) 3361–3368 (CC, SCIE; IF (2021) = 3.146; Q2)

M. Šabić Runjavec, M. Vuković Domanovac, A. Jukić, Ante, Application of industrial wastewater and sewage sludge for biohydrogen production, Energies 16 (2023) 2383. (CC, SCIE; IF (2022) = 3.2; Q1)

M. Samardžija, M.. Kurtela, M. Vuković Domanovac, V. Alar, Anticorrosion and Antibacterial Properties of Al NP–Epoxy Nanocomposite Coating on Grey Cast Iron. Coatings, 13(2023) 898. (CC, SCIE; IF (2022) = 3.4; Q2)

S. Kovačić, V. Lovrinčević, M. Vuković Domanovac, D. Vuk, Amoxicillin biodegradation with Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Characterization of relevant degradation products, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly, 37 (3) (2023) 123-188. (CC, SCIE; IF (2022) = 1,5; Q3)

B. Bertović, M. Šabić Runjavec, N. Todorović, I. Zgrebec, M. Vuković Domanovac, Biotechnological potential of oil-tolerant strains for possible use in bioremediation. Sustainability 16 (2024) 563. (CC, SCIE; IF (2022) = 3,9; Q1) 

T. Domanovac, D. Kučić Grgić, M. Šabić Runjavec, M. Vuković Domanovac, Design of a Bioreactor for Aerobic Biodegradation of Biowaste Based on Insight into Its Composition and Estimated Process Parameters. Processes. 2024; 12(3):545. (CC, SCIE; IF (2022) = 3,5; Q2) 

GOLD MEDAL for innovation, Enhancing bioremediation with a bacterial isolate resistant to stress and toxicity in industrial waste streams, Budi Uzor - Inova 2022

Good knowledge of microbiological techniques and methods for the determination of physico-chemical and microbiological indicators in waste streams, expertise in the isolation of specific microorganisms for the targeted control of xenobiotics, modeling of the kinetics of biosorption and biodegradation processes.

Croatian Society of Chemical Engineers and Technologists
Croatian Microbiological Society

0125022: Biological removal of humic substances from natural waters
0125017: Development and research of complex water purification procedures
TP-02/0125-19. Aerobic composting of solid waste of plant origin
125-1251963-1968: Aerobic composting of solid waste in a reactor system
Development of Tehnix plant for bioreactor composting of biowaste, European funds IRI - Cohesion Fund
PZS-2019-02-7373: Multiphase approach for deciphering microbial ecology and biotechnological potential of geothermal sources in Croatia, HRZZ