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UNIVERSITY
OF ZAGREB
FACULTY OF MINING, GEOLOGY
AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERING
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Curriculum
Vitae
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Born
in Čakovec, Croatia. He is a professor at
Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Faculty of Mining, Geology
and Petroleum Engineering, University of Zagreb. He received award from
Croatian Waters for best Graduate Thesis in Area of Water Management and
award for the best PhD Thesis. He attended different courses in England,
Germany, Switzerland and Czech Republic where he participated in modeling of
reactive transport in ground water and site characterization for geological
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Teaching
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Winter semester |
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Groundwater
Flow and Contaminant Transport Modeling (Graduate study in
Geological Engineering) Project
Design in Environmental Protection (Graduate study - Geological
Engineering) |
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Summer
semester
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Project
Design in Hydrogeology (Graduate study - Geological Engineering) |
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Main
Research Activities |
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Current research activities encompass a field
research of flow processes in unsaturated (vadose) zone of an unconfined
heterogeneous Zagreb alluvial aquifer (Velika Gorica
site) and time series analysis of spring Rakovac
flowrate monitored hourly using rectangular sharp-crested weir, Mt. Žumberačka gora (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T99jAE85Xg).
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From
year 2003 on, I am developing new methods, solutions and software for Master
Recession Curve (MRC) Analysis and Geochemical Background Analysis as well as
new methods, solutions and software for hydrogeological data processing. |
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From
year 2012 to 2018, I have been modeling the impact of weirs and hydropowerplant pools (project "Zagreb na Savi") on groundwater levels of the
unconfined heterogeneous alluvial aquifers using finite element method
(seepage from hydropowerplant pool’s into the
drainage systems and hinterland) and finite difference method (regional
groundwater flow and contaminant transport modeling). |
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During
the year 2010 and 2011 I have designed and conducted artificial
tracer experiment in unconfined heterogeneous alluvial aquifer
with highly transient flow conditions within the project GENESIS
- Groundwater and dependent Ecosystems: NEw
Scientific basIS on climate change and land-use
impacts for the update of the EU Groundwater Directive (FP7-ENV-2008-1).
Additional geophysical research have been conducted
in year 2012. |
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From
year 2009 to 2011, I have developed an objective-based method and a software
for analyzing groundwater quality data primarily applicable to large
databases. The method and the software mimics subjective appraisal of the
graphical presentation of groundwater quality changes in time using five
objective-based criterion and extends the analysis in space, in order to
assess objective chemical state of groundwater. |
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Publications |
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Scholar | ORCID
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Published
software available free of charge (upon request by mail) |
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Posavec, K., Parlov, J. i
Bačani, A., A Visual Basic spreadsheet macro for estimating groundwater
recharge, Rudarsko-geološko-naftni zbornik 21 (2009) 19–23. Ground Water Recharge Tool Nakić, Z., Posavec, K. and
Bačani, A., A Visual Basic Spreadsheet Macro for Geochemical Background
Analysis, Ground Water 45 (2007) 642–647. Geochemical Background Tool Posavec, K., Vuletić, G. i Bačani, A., Automated Technique for
Creating Lithologic Log Plots, Rudarsko-geološko-naftni
zbornik 18 (2006) 71–74. LogPlot Input Data Builder Tool Posavec, K., Vuletić, G. i Bačani, A., Semi-automated Technique for
Creating Geological Profiles, Rudarsko-geološko-naftni
zbornik 18 (2006) 75–79. RockWorks Input Data Builder Tool |
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Professional interests |
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Groundwater flow and contaminant transport modeling Design of field and laboratory experiments Data Sceince Organization and storage of hydrogeological data Development of new methods for hydrogeological data
processing and accompanying computer programs Geographic information systems (GIS) |
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Reviewer for the following
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Ground Water Journal of Hydrology Environmental Geology Geologia Croatica The Mining-Geology-Petroleum Engineering Bulletin International Journal of Earth Sciences and
Engineering International Journal of Geochemistry Cartography and Geoinformation |
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