Nikola Bobchev
Personal information
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Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research,
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IBER-BAS)2 Major Yurii Gagarin Street
1113 Sofia, BulgariaPhone: +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 chains2020 - 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, Bulgaria2014 – 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 RopotamoEmployment:
2020 – CURRENT – Sozopol, Bulgaria
RESEARCHER – INSTITUTE OF BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH (IBER-BAS), LABORATORY OF MARINE ECOLOGY, BULGARIA2018 – 2020 – Aachen, Germany
RESEARCH FELLOW – INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY AND GEOECOLOGY AT RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY2018 Cuxhaven, Germany
INTERN – LOWER SAXON WADDEN SEA NATIONAL PARK / CUXHAVEN MUNICIPALITY2017 Burgas, Bulgaria
INTERN – BULGARIAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS (BSPB) / ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION CENTER PODAProject 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