NIB

SHORT CV

I was born on 5 August 1988 in Koper, Slovenia. I finished high school at Grammar School of Koper in 2007. The same year I proceeded studying chemistry at Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology in University of Ljubljana and graduated at department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry in September 2011. In October 2011 I started my PhD study at Postgradtuate Study of Interdisciplinary Doctoral Programme in Environmental Protection at University of Ljubljana under supervision of prof. dr. Jadran Faganeli and since November 2011 I am working as PhD student at Marine Biology Station, Department of National Institute of Biology.

FIELD OF RESEARCH

During my PhD study I'm focused on seasonal dynamics in structure, composition, origin and aggregation of colloidal organic matter (fraction of dissolved organic matter) in Gulf of Trieste and also its ability of complexing heavy metals. 

RELEVANT SCIENTIFIC TECHNIQUES AND SKILLS

TOC and TN analysis on TOC-L Shimadzu

Elementar analysis (CHNS)

High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)

Nutrient analysis with SEAL QuAAtro39 – SFA Analyzer

Ultraviolet-Visible Spectroscopy (UV-Vis)

Infrared (IR) Spectroscopy

1D Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)

Image 1 .Sampling with Niskin bottles is commonly used for dissolved organic matter analysis.

SELECTED (NEWER) PUBLICATIONS

KOGOVŠEK, Tjaša, TINTA, Tinkara, KLUN, Katja, MALEJ, Alenka. Jellyfish biochemical   composition: the importance of standardised sample processing. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2014, http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v510/p275-288/

KLUN, Katja, ŠKET, Primož, FALNOGA, Ingrid, FAGANELI, Jadran. Variation in colloidal organic matter composition and aggregation in coastal waters (Gulf of Trieste, northern Adriatic Sea). Geomicrobiology Journal (ISEB Special Issue 2014), accepted.

KORON, Neža, FAGANELI, Jadran, FALNOGA, Ingrid, MAZEJ, Darja, KLUN, Katja, KOVAČ, Nives. Association of macroaggregates and metals in coastal waters. Marine Chemistry, ISSN 0304-4203. [Print ed.], 2013, vol 157, p. 185-193, doi: 10.1016/j.marchem.2013.10.003.

Link to COBISS, a Slovenian database containing all my publications