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:
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

2020 - 2021 DIGITAL MARKETING – Software University Sofia, Bulgaria. Field of study Information and Communication Technologies

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
- 2022-2024 - Microplastic pollution in Sozopol Bay. RMS 206/07.04.2022
- 2022-2023 - 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. DO1-163/28.07.2022 LTER-BG
- 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.

Research interests

GIS, Marine litter, Microplastics

Affiliation

Department

Aquatic Ecosystems

Division

Functional Ecology and Bioresources of Marine and Coastal Ecosystems

History

Member for

1 year 21 weeks