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CURRICULUM VITAE
Name and surname:
Nina Lončar
Date and place of birth:
23. 07. 1977. Zagreb, Croatia
Identification number from Records of
scientists:
293426
Education
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Primary school, Zagreb, 1991
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Secondary school, Zagreb, 1995
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Faculty degree: geography teacher, June 2002, Department of Geography, Faculty of Science,
University of Zagreb, thesis: Geomorphology of the Crveno jezero lake near Imotski, supervisor: Prof.
Andrija Bognar
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PhD degree, June 2012, Department of Geography, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, thesis:
Isotopic composition of the speleothems from the Eastern Adriatic islands caves as an indicator of
palaeoenvironmental changes, supervisors: Dr. Sanja Faivre and Dr. Maša Surić
Other:
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Croatian speleological school, DISKF, Zagreb, 1998
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Diving course, Adria-Waterworld under National Association of Underwater Instructors, Scuba Diver,
Openwater, 2001
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Diving course, National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI Worldwide), Advanced Open Water
Diver (R2), Zagreb, 2013
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MIT GIS workshop and courses – Introduction to GIS using ESRI ArcGIS Desktop, Open Source and
Free Mapping Tools, Introduction to GIS using free software tools and data, Site Selection - Making Spatial
Decisions Using a GIS, Introduction to Google Maps API, Using Elevation Data and Hydrographic Tools in a
GIS, Mapping and Using US Census Data, Model Builder, StarHydro, Massachusets Institute of Technology
- Office of Educational Innovation and Technology, Cambridge, MA, 2009
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ESRI Arc Gis Desktop 1: Getting started with GIS, Zadar, July 2011
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ESRI Arc Gis Desktop 2: Tools and Funcionality, Zadar, July 2011
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Disaster Risk Reduction Training Course, Prevention and Preparedness Initiative For South-Eastern
Europe, UN Capacity for Disaster Reduction Initiative (UN CADRI), Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency
(MSB), Neptun, Romania, October 2011.
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Treining of Treiners, Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Initiative For South-Eastern Europe, UN
Capacity for Disaster Reduction Initiative (UN CADRI), Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB),
November 2012
Research/professional grants and prizes awarded
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Unity Through Knowledge Fond, 2A Gaining Experience Grant, financial support for research visit to
Geological Survey of Israel, project reworded: Gaining experience in radiometric and stable isotope
measurements, October 2010
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Keith Runcorn Travel Award – financial support for participating in the European Geosciences Union
General Assembly 2010, reworded paper: Assessment of potential hazards in Croatian karst area with
emphasis on the degradation of karst aquifers, December 2009
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The International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG/AIG) grant for young geomorphologists, May
2007
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Ministry of Science and Technology - financial support for participating in Regional Conference on
Geomorphology - Geodiversity of polar landforms, Longyearbyen, July 2007
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State scholarships, Ministry of Science and Technology for academic year 1998/1999 1999/2000
Appointments (reverse chronological order)
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2013 – Assistant professor, Department of Geography, Canter for Karst and Coastal Research, University
of Zadar, Croatia
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2006 – 2013, assistant, Department of Geography, Canter for Karst and Coastal Research, University of
Zadar, Croatia
Lecturer of subject: Regional geography of Latin America (since academic year 2007/08), Natural
Hazards (since academic year 2008/09), Medical geography (since academic year 2012/2013), Regional
geography of North America (2007/08), Regional geography of Africa (2006/07)
Assistant on subject (seminar courses): Regional geography of North America (2009/10, 2010/11),
Soil geography (2008/09, 2009/10) Geoecology (2008/09) Hydrogeography (2006/07), Physical geography
(2006/07)
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11/07/2005 – 02/07/2006 Geography teacher, Elementary school Tisno, Tisno
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11/07/2005 – 02/07/2006 Geography teacher, Elementary school Murterski škoji, Murter
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01/15 – 02/20/2004 Geography teacher, Elementary school Fran Galović, Zagreb
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12/01/2002 – 04/30/2003 Assistant in collaboration with non-governmental societies, Ministry of
Environment, Zagreb
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12/01/2002 – 04/30/2003 Editor of the magazine Okoliš (Environment) published by the Ministry of
Environment, Zagreb
Professional, research, academic experience and achievements (reverse chronological order)
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2014 (in progeress) Scientific project: Reconstruction of the Quaternary environment in Croatia using
isotope methods
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REQUENCRIM, Research collaborator
2012 (in progress) Scientific project: Reconstruction of regional climatic changes – speleothem records
from northern Dalmatia, Research collaborator
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2010 (in progress) Scientific project: Geographical basis for the development of Croatian littoral regions,
Research collaborator
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2010 Paleoclimatic and speleological research of the caves on Mljet Island, Research collaborator
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2007 – 2009 Scientific project: Croatian coastal karst zone – geomorphological and ecological features,
Research collaborator
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2003 – 2006 Egsokarstic, glacial and periglacial relief forms in the area of the North Velebit National
Park, Research collaborator
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2003 – 2006 Egsokarstic, glacial and periglacial relief forms in the area of the Paklenica National Park,
Research collaborator
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2002 – 2003 Geological and geomorphological inventarisation of Telašćica Nature Park, Research
collaborator
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Collaborations in Academia
Geological Survey of Israel - Research visit, Collaboration with Dr. Mira Bar-Matthews and Avner Ayalon
in performing U-Th, δ18O, δ13C measurements on speleothems, 10-29 October, 2010
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Collaboration with Prof. John E. Mylroie, Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University,
Starkville, USA. 26 Dec 2008 -10 Jan 2009. Subject: Small carbonate islands; Caves of the Croatian islands.
Participation in a field course taught by the Department of Geosciences at the Gerace Research Centre on
San Salvador Island, Bahamas, 26 Dec 2008–06 Jan 2009
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Visiting the Department of Earth Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences Massachusets Institute of
Technology, Boston, USA, collaboration with Dr. Jacob Waldbauer, 11 Jan – 11 February 2009
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Collaboration with Office of Educational Innovation and Technology at Massachusetts Institute of
Technology on StarHydro project (Participation in discussions to determine ways in which StarHydro
application can be improved to allow easier integration with undergraduate curriculum outside MIT)
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Collaboration with Prof. Noreen Tuross, The Laboratory of Archaeological Biochemistry, University of
Harvard, Boston, USA,
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C/12C analyses on soil samples, February 2009
Memberships and affiliation
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since 2013 - Vice President of the Croatian Geographical Society – Zadar
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2011 - 2013 Secretary of Croatian Geographical Society - Zadar
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Since 2010 Member of the Committee for diving activities the University of Zadar
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1998-2004 Speleological Society DISKF-Zagreb
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2009- Speleological Society SO Liburnia, Zadar
Scientific papers
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Čuka, A., Graovac Matassi, V., Lončar, N. (2012): Historijsko-geografske promjene u društvenogospodarskom vrjednovanju ruralnih prostora Ravnih kotara – primjer Nadinskog područja, Annales, Series
Historia et Sociologia, 22 (1), 157-170.
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Surić, M., Lončarić, R., Lončar, N. (2010.): Submerged caves of Croatia – distribution, classification and
origin, Environmental Earth Sciences, Springer, 1473-1480
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Perica, D. Lončar, N., Lozić, S. (2010.): The influence of nivation and cryofraction on periglacial relief
formation on Velebit Mt. (Croatia) Geologia Croatica, 63/3, 271-282
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Lončar, N. (2010.): The application of DPSIR model in analyzing the space and environmental state on
Murter island, Croatia. Geoadria 15/1, 49-80
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Lončar, N. (2009.): Geomorphologic regionalization of the central and southern parts of Pag island,
Croatia. Geoadria, 14/1, 5-25
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Lončar, N., Perica, D. (2007.): The impact of frost action and nivation on relief formation of Velebit Mt.
(Croatia), Landform Analysis, 5, 47-48
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Perica, D., Lozić, S., Mrak, I., Lončar, N. i Trajbar, S. (2004.): Utjecaj snijega i mraza na oblikovanje
reljefa na području NP Paklenica, Paklenički zbornik vol. 2, Starigrad – Paklenica
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Perica, D., Marjanac. T., Mrak, I., Trajbar, S. i Lončar, N. (2004.): O kamenicama, krškim bunarima i
sigama na području NP
Book chaprters
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Lončar, N. 2012: Geomorfološka regionalizacija i kategorizacija reljefa otoka Raba, u: Rapski zbornik II
(ur. Andrić, J., Lončarić, R.), Matica hrvatska, Ogranak, Rab, 187-195
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Čuka, A., Lončar, N. (2010.): Otok Murter – prirodne i društveno geografske značajke, U: Skračić, V.
(ur): Toponimija otoka Murtera, Zadar
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Perica, D., Lončar, N. (2008.): Egzogena geomorfološka obilježja te posebnosti krša u dolomitima otoka
Rave. U: Faričić, J. (ur): Otok Rava, Zadar,185-195.
Published conference abstracts
1. Surić, M., Bajo, P., Buzjak, N., Lončarić, R., Lončar, Nina., Drysdale, R. N., Hellstrom, J. C., 2014:
Speleothem records of climate variability from OIS 5 to the late Holocene from the Croatian littoral
(Manita peć Cave), 7th International Conference Climate Change: The Karst Record. KR7 "Down Under" Scientific Programme and Abstracts The University of Melbourne, Melbourne
2. Surić, M., Buzjak, N., Lončarić, R., Lončar N., 2014: Characterization of the cave environments for the
palaeoclimate studies – from Dugi otok Island to Velebit Mt (Croatia) Guide Book and Abstracts, 22nd
International Karstological School “Classical Karst”:Karst and Microorganisms , (Mulec, J., ur.) Karst
Research Institute, Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Postojna
63-64
3. Surić,
M.,
Buzjak,
N.,
Lončarić,
R.,
Lončar,
N.,
Bajo,
P.,
Drysdale,
R.
N.,
2014:
Assessment of the hydrological behaviour in cave environments at varying altitudes on the eastern
Adriatic coast (Croatia), 7th International Conference Climate Change: The Karst Record. KR7 "Down
Under" – Scientific Programme and Abstracts, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 153-153
4. Surić, M., Lončarić, R., Lončar, N., Buzjak, N., 2014: Monitoring i uzorkovanja za potrebe paleoklimatskih
istraživanja u spiljama šireg zadarskog prostora – teorija i praksa, Knjiga sažetaka 3. znanstveni skup
Geologija kvartara u Hrvatskoj, Zagreb, 53-53
5. Surić, Maša, Lončarić, Robert, Lončar, Nina, Buzjak, Nenad., 2013: Challenges in monitoring and
sampling for the palaeoclimate studies of caves in Zadar region (Croatia), 21st International Karstological
School Guide book & Abstracts, (Otoničar, B., Gostničar, P., Gabrovšek, F. ur.), IZRK SAZU, Postojna, 9393
6. Lončar, N., Surić, M., 2012: Izotopni sastav siga kao pokazatelj promjena paleookoliša, Zbornik sažetaka
Znanstveno stručnog skupa Posebne vrijednosti dubokog krša (ur. Buzjak, N., Paar, D.), Krasno 21-22.
travnja 2012., Speleološki odsjek PDS Velebit, Speleološki klub Samobor, Krasno, 13.
7. Surić, M., Lončarić, R., Lončar, N., Buzjak, N., 2012: Planirana istraživanja siga speleoloških objekata
šireg zadarskog prostora (2012-2015), Zbornik sažetaka Znanstveno stručnog skupa Posebne vrijednosti
dubokog krša (ur. Buzjak, N., Paar, D.), Krasno 21-22. travnja 2012., Speleološki odsjek PDS Velebit,
Speleološki klub Samobor, Krasno, 32-33
8. Lončar N., Ayalon A., Bar-Matthews M., Surić M., 2011: Climatic events in the Eastern Adriatic region
during the Late Quaternary reconstructed from three Croatian caves, u: Climate Change-The Karst
Records (KR6), Birmingham, 83.
9. Lozić, S., Krklec, K., Lončar, N., 2009: Typology of Vis Island based on the influence of geological,
geomorphological and pedological characteristics on natural and cultural landscape, Abstract book,
International interdisciplinary scientific conference Sustainability of Karst Environment Dinaric Karst and
other Karst Regions (ur. Bonacci, O., Župan, Ž.),Gospić, 93-94.
10. Lončar, N., Perica, D. Husnjak, S. Krklec, K., Andačić, N., 2008: Cave Sediments in Sv. Rok Cavern
(Croatia), Guide Book & Abstracts 16th International Karstological School "Classical Karst" Karst
Sediments (ur. Zupan Hajna, N., Mihevc, A.)., Postojna, Karst Research Institute, SAZU, 82.
11. Lončar, N., Perica, D., Krklec, K., 2008: The influence of paleoclimate on modeling contact karst relief on
Dugi otok Island (Croatia), u: Abstracts 5th International Conference Climate Change: The Karst Records
(KR5), 103.