Stjepan Husnjak

 

Personal information

Ph.D. Stjepan Husnjak
Associate professor (2006)
Head of Soil Science Department
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
Svetošimunska 25, 10 000 Zagreb
tel.: +385 1 239 3934; mob.: +385 98 9561 319
fax.: +385 1 239 2963
e mail: shusnjak@agr.hr

Teaching

Undergraduate programme

Pedology

Graduate program

Soil physics

Undergraduate study programme (BSc)

Landscape pedology

Graduate study programme (MSc)

Soil physics
Soil classification

Postgraduate doctoral study programme (PhD)

Nature and properties of soil

Professional degree course

Pedology of karst area - College of "Marko Marulic", Knin

Research interests

Soil physics
Pedocartography and GIS
Soil genesis and classification
Hydropedology

Current projects

2009.

"Study for melioration and irrigation of area Bujistina"
The Civil Engineering Institute of Croatia
Ph.D. Stjepan Husnjak, associate professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

2008. - 2009.

"Land information system of municipality of Sopje"
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development
Ph.D. Stjepan Husnjak, associate professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

2008. - 2009.

"Agroecological study of Hercegbosnian County"
BiH, Hercegbosnian County
Agroecological study coordinator, Ph.D. Stjepan Husnjak, associate professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

2008. - 2009.

"Study of soil and groundwater vulnerability on surface pollution"
Croatian waters
M.Sc. Stjepan Husnjak, associate professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

2007. - 2009.

"Correlation of Croatian Soils with World Reference Base for Soil
Resources (WRB)"
Ministry of Science,Technology and sport
Ph.D. Stjepan Husnjak, associate professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

Academic qualifications

2000. - Ph.D.

"Estimate of soil erosion risk by mapping method in Croatia"
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

1993. - M.Sc.

"Stationary researches of soil moisture regime and pedomechanical properties of hydromeliorated soil in middle Posavina"
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

1985. - B.Sc.

"Technology of maize production on the area of PIK Virovitica"
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

Training and research experience

2002.

International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Science, Enshede, Netherlands
David Rossiter
Estimate reliability of pedological data in Croatia

1999.

Haifa School for Managers, Haifa-Izrael
Haifa School for Managers
International seminar: New technology in agriculture

1997.

PAP/RAC/FAO, Murcia, Španjolska
PAP/RAC/FAO
Course of mapping soil erosion process caused by rainfall in mediterranean coastal region

Employment and work experience

1986. - now

Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

Past projects

2007.

"Structure of Croatian Soil Information system"
Croatian Environment Agency
Ph.D. Stjepan Husnjak, associate professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

2007.

"Study of solution for irrigation of area Orljava-lonđa"
Pozesko-slavonska county"
Ph.D. Stjepan Husnjak, associate professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

2007.

"Pilot project for irrigation of area "Kapinci-Vaška""
Viroviticko-podravska County
Ph.D. Stjepan Husnjak, associate professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

2006. - 2008.

"Soil typological unit belonging and analysis of plant nutrition and heavy metals in soil plant material in tobacco production"
Croatian Tobacco
Ph.D. Stjepan Husnjak, associate professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

2006.

"Plan of irrigation Viroviticko-podravska County" -book of Agriculture
Viroviticko-podravska County
Ph.D. Stjepan Husnjak, associate professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

2004. - 2005.

"Sustainable use of soil on family agriculture farms"
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management
Ph.D. Stjepan Husnjak, associate professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

2004.

"Regionalization of agriculture production in Zagrebacka County"
Zagrebacka County
Ph.D. Stjepan Husnjak, associate professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

2001. - 2003.

"Application of information system in development of agriculture"
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Ph.D. Stjepan Husnjak, associate professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

2001. - 2002.

Croatian digital databank for soil and land - CROSOTER
Ministry of Environmental Protection and Physical Planning
Ph.D. Matko Bogunović, full professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

2000. - 2002.

"Soil and water protection in agriculture"
Ministry of Science and Technology
Ph.D. Željko Vidacek, full professor

1998. - 2001.

"Production maps of potential and actual soil erosion risk in Croatia"
Croatian Waters
Ph.D. Matko Bogunović, full professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

1995. - 1997.

"Soil suitability map of Croatia"
Croatian Waters
Ph.D. Matko Bogunović, full professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

Other professional activities

2008.

Organization of congress
EUROSOIL - Congress of European Union of Soil Sciences, Vienna, Austria
Member of organising committee

2006. - now

Croatian Society of Soil Science
President

2006.

Organization of congress
10th congress of Croatian Society of Soil Science, Šibenik, Croatia
President of organising committee

2002. - now

Cartography and geoinformation
Membership of editors committee

2002. - 2006.

Croatian Society of Soil Science
Secretary

2001. - now

Croatian cartographic society
Chairmanship

2001.

Organization of congress
9th congress of Croatian Society of Soil Science, Brijuni, Croatia
Member of organising committee

1996.

Organization of workshop
International Workshop on Water Pollution and Protection in Agricultural Practice, Zagreb
Member of organising committee

Scientific publications

Husnjak, S., Perica, D., Kušan, V., Carević, T., Kaučić, D. (2008): Usable Value and Potential for Irrigation of Karst Field Soils on the Islands of Vis and Biševo, Hrvatske vode 16, 179-189

Husnjak, S., Koščak Miočić-Stošić, Vesna, Zuber, Matea (2008): The Role of Pedological Characteristics within the Landscape Planning Procedure for Agricultural Development of Natural Protected Areas-nature Reserve Telašćica Example, Agronomski glasnik 4, 335-354

Šimunić, I., Husnjak, S., Tomić, F. (2007): Influence of Drought on Reduction of Yields of Agricultural Crops, Agronomski glasnik 5, 343-354

Husnjak, S., Šimunić, I. (2006): Soils of Hydroamelioration Drainage Systems in the Water District of the Drava and Danube River Basins, Hrvatske vode 14, 311-317

Filipović, D., Husnjak, S., Košutić, S., Gospodarić, Z. (2006): Effects of tillage systems on compaction and crop yield of Albic Luvisol in Croatia. Journal of terramechanics 43; 177-189

Hengl, T., Husnjak, S. (2006): Evaluating Adequacy and Usability of Soil Maps in Croatia. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. Vol 70: 920-929

Husnjak, S., Kušan, V. (2005): Geo-information for Sustainable management of land resources in Croatia. XXII International Cartographic Conference, A Coruna, Spain. Papers published on CD.

Husnjak, S., Vidaček, Ž., Racz, Z. (2005): State and Impact of a Drainage Trench on Drained Soils of the Karašica-Vučica River Basin, Hrvatske vode 13, 131-143

Husnjak, S., Bogunović, M., Jurišić, M., Hengl, T. (2003): Thematic Working Map in GIS Environment, Poljoprivredna znanstvena smotra, vol. 68, No 1, 13-20

Husnjak S., Filipović D., Kosutić S. (2002): Influence of different tillage systems on soil physical properties and crop yield. Rostlinna Vyroba, 48, (6):249-254

Husnjak S., Bogunović M. (2002): Application of GIS technology in land management in Croatia. Proceedings of paper on CD-ROM of 17th World Congress of Soil Science, 14-21 August, Bangkok, Thailand, Papers on CD, No 340/1-10

Husnjak, S., Bogunović, M. (2002): Risk of Soil Erosion by Water on Agricultural Land in Agricultural Regions of Croatia, Agronomski glasnik 5-6, 267-280

Husnjak, S., Bogunović, M. (2002): Comaprative Research into Soil Tillability and Soil Scouring Risk Maps for the Republic of Croatia, Hrvatske vode 10, 311-320

Husnjak, S., Bogunović, M., Šimunić, I. (2002): Soil Moisture Regime of Ameliorated Gleyic Stagnosol. Agriculturae Conspectus Scientificus, Vol. 67, No 4, 169-179

Bogunović, M., Vidaček, Ž., Husnjak, S. (2001) : Soil classification for the needs of regional planning in Croatia. Contributions to the International Symposium "Soil Classification 2001". European Soil Bureau - Research report No. 7, p 63-67.

Kosutić, S., Husnjak S., Filipović D., Bogunović M. (2001): Influence of different tillage systems on soil water availability in the Ap-horizon of an Albic Luvisol and yield in north-west Slavonija, Croatia. Die Bodenkultur, 52(3): 253-261.

Husnjak, S., Bogunović, M. (2001): Possibility of Preparing Thematic Maps through Developing of the Geographic Information System (GIS). Proceedings of the 20th International Cartographic Conference, Beijing China, Vol.3, pp 1581-1589.

Husnjak, S., Bogunović, M., Jurišić, M. (2000): Geoinformatic Processing of Pedological Data for Vegetable Farming in the Sisak-Moslavina County, Agronomski glasnik 5-6, 227-246

Husnjak, S. (2000): Soil Moisture Regime of Hydroameliorated Amphigley Vertic in the Central Sava River Basin, Agronomski glasnik 3-4, 113-131

Croatian Scientific Bibliography (CROSBI)

http://bib.irb.hr/lista-radova?autor=43893

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