Asst. Prof. Marina Bubalo Kovačić, PhD

Asst. Prof. Marina Bubalo Kovačić, PhD

Assistant Professor
Division for Agroecology
Department of Soil Amelioration
Office location: 5th Pavilion, 2nd floor, room number 025
Phone: +385 1 239 3750
Email: mbubalo ( at ) agr.hr
Languages: croatian, english, german, spanish
Consultations: monday from 10am to 12am

Academic qualifications

  • 2011 - 2016: Ph.D. Civil engineering, Hydraulics
    Model for nitrate concentrations prediction in groundwater under agricultural impact
  • 2008 - 2010: M.Sc. civil engineering
    Sedimentastion tank efficiency analysis by varying supply channel geoetry
  • 2005 - 2008: B.Sc. civil engineering

Employment and work experience

  • 2016 - : University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
    postdoctoral researcher
  • 2011 - 2016: University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
    assistant

Teaching

Research interests

  • water use and protection
  • water quality
  • soil and groundwater pollution
  • different aspects of water use in agricultural production

Training and research experience

  • 2015/03/25 - 2015/03/27: University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture (expert)
    participation in the Campbell Scientific workshop on sensor application for climate and environment research and other applications
  • 2013/11/17 - 2013/12/18: Catalan Institute for Water Research (mixed)
    participation in scientific-expert project on groundwater pollution in Baix Emoprada (Spain)
  • 2013/03/17 - 2013/03/22: Umwelt Geräte Technik (mixed)
    participation in the international scientific-practical workshop `Lysimeter-Sapflow Workshop`
  • 2011/11/16 - 2011/11/30: Instituut voor Landbouw- en Visserijonderzoek (ILVO) (expert)
    training within the joint international project CROCAN on the topic of soil sampling control and laboratory analysis

Projects

scientific

Title Funding Duration AFZ role
Napredni sustav motrenja agroekosustava u riziku od zaslanjivanja i onečišćenja EU programi 2020/01/01 - 2023/01/01 coordinator
Primjena pepela iz biomase radi unaprjeđenja poljoprivredne proizvodnje i plodnosti tala National 2019/11/30 - 2020/11/30 coordinator
Zaslanjivanje tla - dijagnostika, procesi i utjecaj na biljku MZOS 2007/01/01 - 2013/12/31 coordinator

teaching

Title Funding Duration AFZ role
GEOinformation educational resources for CLImate Change Management Erasmus+ 2022/01/15 - 2024/11/15 partner
International University Cooperation on Land Protection In European-Asiatic Countries Erasmus+ 2015/11/02 - 2018/11/02 partner

university support

Title Funding Duration AFZ role
Utjecaj malčiranja i navodnjavanja kapanjem na tok vode i dinamiku nitrata u krškim uvjetima: primjena numeričkog modeliranja Sveučilište u Zagrebu 2015/01/01 - 2015/12/31 coordinator

Publications

  • Filipović, V., Petošić, D., Nakić, Z., Mustać, I., Ružičić, S., Zovko, M., Bubalo, M. (2012): Identifying spatial and temporal variation of nitrate concentration in shallow groundwater aquifer. // Journal of food agriculture & environment. 10 (2012) , 3/4; 1001-1004
  • Šimunić, I., Cvetković, D., Senta Marić, A., Tomić, F., Jurišić, A., Bubalo, M., Filipović V., Zovko, M. (2012):he impact of pipe spacing on drain outflow, nitrate flush and rapeseed yield. // Croatian Waters. 20, 82; 189-200
  • Bubalo, M., Romić, D., Kuspilić, N., Filipović, V. (2013): Application of field lysimeters in groundwater pollution assessment // 3rd International Conference Waters in Sensitive & Protected areas / Nakić, Zoran ; Rubinić, Josip (Eds.). Zagreb : Croatian Water Pollution Control Society, 34-38
  • Bubalo, M., Romić, D., Kuspilić, N., Zovko, M. (2014): Annual drainage volumes and nitrate-nitrogen leaching under silage maize in wet and dry year. // Contemporary Agriculture. 63 , 3; 232-238
  • Bubalo, M.; Romić, D.; Zovko, M.; Kuspilić, N. (2014): Agricultural Impact on Groundwater Vulnerability to Nitrate in Northern Croatia. // Agriculturae Conspectus Scientificus. 79 (2014) ; 23-29
  • Bubalo, M. (2016): Model for nitrate concentrations prediction in groundwater under agricultural impact , Ph.D. thesis, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Zagreb

Bibliography (CROSBI): https://www.bib.irb.hr/pregled/znanstvenici/329033?w_mentor=1

Other professional activities

  • 2015 - : Croatian Soil Society
    member
  • 2015 - : Croatian Water Pollution Control Society
    member
  • 2017 - : 10th Eastern European Young Water Professionals Conference
    member of Local Organising Committee

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