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Nikola Bobchev

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Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research,
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IBER-BAS)

2 Major Yurii Gagarin Street
1113 Sofia, Bulgaria

Phone: +359 888111439
E-mail: bobchev.nikola@gmail.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/nikola-bobchev
Blog: www.lessPlastic.bg

Curriculum vitae

Education:

2024 - 2026 PhD ECOLOGY AND ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION - Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Laboratory of Marine Ecology - Sozopol
Thesis: Mechanisms of microplastic pollution in coastal marine ecosystems (Burgas Bay) and their bioaccumulation in benthic trophic chains

2020 - 2022 DIGITAL MARKETING – Software University Sofia, Bulgaria. Field of study: Science communication, Brand marketing

2018 – 2022
M. SC. APPLIED GEOGRAPHY – RWTH Aachen University Germany
Thesis: Monitoring of Microplastics in marine sediments in the Bay of Sozopol, the mouth of the river Ropotamo and at the Maslen nos, Bulgaria

2014 – 2018
B. SC. APPLIED GEOGRAPHY – RWTH Aachen University Germany
Thesis: Concentration, seasonal variation and composition of marine litter at the coast of the Black Sea: A case study of the Ropotamo beach in the natural reserve of Ropotamo

Employment:
2020 – CURRENT – Sozopol, Bulgaria
RESEARCHER – INSTITUTE OF BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH (IBER-BAS), LABORATORY OF MARINE ECOLOGY, BULGARIA

2018 – 2020 – Aachen, Germany
RESEARCH FELLOW – INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY AND GEOECOLOGY AT RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY

2018 Cuxhaven, Germany
INTERN – LOWER SAXON WADDEN SEA NATIONAL PARK / CUXHAVEN MUNICIPALITY

2017 Burgas, Bulgaria
INTERN – BULGARIAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS (BSPB) / ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION CENTER PODA

Project participation
- 2023-2027 - ACTNOW: Advancing understanding of Cumulative Impacts on European marine biodiversity, ecosystem functions and services for human wellbeing. Horizon-RIA (HORIZON-CL6-2021-BIODIV-01-04), GA ID: 101060072.
- 2022-2024 - Microplastic pollution in Sozopol Bay. RMS 206/07.04.2022
- 2021-2025 - BRIDGE-BS: Advancing Black Sea research and innovation to co-develop blue growth within resilient ecosystems. H2020-EU.3.2.3.3, GA ID: 101000240.
- 2021-2025 - EcoScope: Ecocentric management for sustainable fisheries and healthy marine ecosystems. H2020-EU.3.2.3.1, GA ID: 101000302.
- 2020-current - LTER-BG Upgrading Distributed Scientific Infrastructure “Bulgarian Network for Long-Term Ecosystem Research”. National Roadmap for Research Infrastructure (2020-2027), Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science. DO1-405/18.12.2020

Research interests

GIS, Marine litter, Microplastics

Publications

2024

Bobchev, N., Berov, D., Klayn, S., Karamfilov, V., 2024. High microplastic pollution in marine sediments associated with urbanised areas along the SW Bulgarian Black Sea coast. Marine Pollution Bulletin 209, 117150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.117150

Bobchev, N., Berov, D., Klayn, S., & Karamfilov, V., 2024. Impact of extreme weather events on floating marine litter pollution in Burgas Bay - Black Sea. Bulgarian Journal of Meteorology and Hydrology 28/2, 2024. https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.14608278

Affiliation

Department
Aquatic Ecosystems
Division
Functional Ecology and Bioresources of Marine and Coastal Ecosystems

History

Member for
2 years 11 weeks