[Department of Invertebrate Fauna and Systematics]

Roman V. BABKO Роман Вікторович БАБКО   E-mail: rbabko@ukr.net ORCID: 0000-0002-3292-5580

Position

Leading Research Scientist

Education and degrees

2019: Doctor of Sciences Degree in Hydrobiology, Institute of Hydrobiology of NAS of the Ukraine, Kyiv

2018: academic title – senior researcher, specialty – Biology; Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv

1996 – 2000: Postdoctoral fellow, Institute of Hydrobiology of NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv

1994: Docent Title (equivalent to Associate Professor), Ukrainian Supreme Qualification Commission

1989: Candidate Sciences Degree (equal to PhD) in Hydrobiology, Institute of Hydrobiology of NAS of the Ukraine, Kyiv

1986-1989: Post-graduate course, Institute of Hydrobiology National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv

1975 – 1980: Sumy Makarenko Pedagogical Institute, Biological Faculty

Professional career

Since June 2021: Leading Research Scientist, Research Group of Zoogeography, I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology of NAS of the Ukraine, Kiev

Since 2010: Senior Research Scientist, Research Group of Zoogeography, I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology of NAS of the Ukraine, Kiev

2006 – 2010: Docent (Associate Professor) of the Department of zoology, anatomy, and physiology in the Sumy Makarenko State Pedagogical Univ. Chef of the Laboratory of Ecology and Biocenology of Sumy Makarenko State Pedagogical Univ

09/2004 – 11/2005: Adjunct professor, Department of Hydrobiology, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Krakow

2001 – 2004: Docent (associate professor) of the Department anatomy, zoology and physiology animals and human in the Sumy Makarenko State Pedagogical Univ. Lecturer, courses in zoology

1994 – 1995: Lecturer, course in ecology, Sumy State University

1989 – 1996: Docent (associate professor) of the Department anatomy, zoology and physiology animals and human in the Sumy Makarenko State Pedagogical Institute. Lecturer, courses in zoology and histology

1988: Teaching assistant of the Department anatomy, zoology and physiology animals and human in the Sumy Makarenko State Pedagogical Institute

1980 – 1982: Research assistant of the Department anatomy, zoology and physiology animals and human in the Sumy Makarenko State Pedagogical Institute. Examining ciliate ecology and taxonomy

Research interests

The microplankton and microbenthos of different water bodies, taxonomy of protozoa, ecology of riparian beetles, biodiversity, aquatic ecosystems, education, microorganisms in activated sludge

Participation in the projects

07-10/2021: The assess the impact of sludge fields of urban sewage treatment plants on animals, including red book species that live within the boundaries of the city of Zhytomyr and the Zhytomyr region. Ukraine.

2018 – 2020: Participant in the program for the assessment of environmental impact during the construction and operation of the South-Ukrainian wind power plant;

2018: Participant in the program for the assessment of environmental impact during the construction and operation of the South-Ukrainian wind power plant

2016: Participant of the project “Determination of the list of insects of the Mykolaiv region that require protection at the regional level” (Mykolaivska oblasna rada);

2015-2017: Participant of the project “ Ecological analysis of activated sludge and periphyton communities in wastewater treatment” – bilateral cooperation between the Polish Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;

12/2011 – 02/2012: Participant of the project «Activated sludge bulking control in wasterwatwer treatment plants with usage of rotifers (Rotifera), UDA-POIG.01.03.01-12-176/09-02, Department of Hydrobiology, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

09/2011: Expert of the project „Избор на изпълнител за картиране и определяне на природозащитното състояние на природни местообитания и видове по утвърден списък и минимизиране на рисковете за дивите птици в рамките на проект “Картиране и определяне на природозащитното състояние на природни местообитания и видове – фаза І”. Bulgaria

03-07/2011: Participant of the project “Wykorzystanie metod bioindykacyjnych w modelowaniu oczyszczania sciekow miejskich osadem czynnym” (N N523 494934); Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Lublin University of Technology, Poland

08-11/2010: Participant of the project “Wykorzystanie metod bioindykacyjnych w modelowaniu oczyszczania sciekow miejskich osadem czynnym” (N N523 494934); Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Lublin University of Technology, Poland

2009: Leader of the project “Seim River as a model object of forming an international ecological corridor between Ukraine and Russia” within the program “Yaroslavna”, Sumy, Ukraine

2009: Leader of the project by organizing and conducting volunteer camp in St. Mykhajlivska virgin, Sumy, Ukraine

2008: Leader of the project “Ecological estimation of the overregulation effect on the Psyol River", Ukraine

2007: Participant of the Dunaj Regional project ПРООН-ГЕФ (DPR), Ukraine

2007: Leader of the project “Development of recommendation to control of the degradation processes at the territory of the Mykhailivska Tsilyna (Ukrainian Steppe Nature Reserve), Ukraine

2005-2006: Participant of the project “Participation public organizations in the study, preservation and renovation of the ecological state of the small rives of Ukraine” (Small Environmental Projects (SEPS II), British Council Ukraine), Ukraine

2004-2005: Participant of the UE project "Osad czynny: biologia i analiza mikroskopowa", (IBAES No. EVK2-CT-2002-80009), Department of Hydrobiology, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

2004-2005: Participant of the project “Study of the Bytycia River with the purpose of detection wetlands which perspective to give for status wetlands of international importance” (Program Wetland International), Ukraine

1997-2001: Leader of the project “Evaluation real state biodiversity of the Vorskla river and floodplain lakes in the reserve Khukhrians’kyj”, Ukraine

1997-1998: Leader of the project “Reserve – myth and reality” (Program Biodiversity, WWF), Ukraine

Some other accomplishments

Since 2003: Leader of the NGO “Center of Ecological Research”, Sumy

Since 2001: Chef of the Science department of Sumy regional part of the Ukrainian Ecological League

1998 – 1999: Member of the Editorial Board of the journal “Ojkumena” (Ukraine)

Since 1995: Leader of the youth nongovernmental ecological organization “Sumschyna” in the Sumy

Research Visits

IV-VI/2022: Poland, the research visit to the Department of Natural Environment Biogeochemistry, Institute of Agrophysics im. B. Dobrzanskigo PAN, Lublin, Poland;

VII/2019: Poland, the research visit to the Zaklad ichtiologii, hydrobiologii i ekologii wod, Instytut Rybactwa Srodladowego im. Stanislawa Sakowicza, Olsztyn, Poland;

2018: the research visit to the Zaklad ichtiologii, hydrobiologii i ekologii wod, Instytut Rybactwa Srodladowego im. Stanislawa Sakowicza, Poland;

2015-2018: the research visits to the Faculty of environmental engineering Lublin University of technology, Poland

Membership of professional/academic organizations

Ukrainian Entomological Society, since 2001

Ukrainian Society of Hydrobiologists (Hydroecologists), since 1993

Society of Protozoologists of Soviet Union: 1980 – 1991

Scholarships and Awards

04-07/2022 – Stipendium PAN for Ukrainian scientist, Host institution: Institute of Agrophysics PAS, Department of Natural Environment Biogeochemistry, Poland;

2015-2017 – Scholarship under the agreement on scientific cooperation between the PAS and the NAS of Ukraine, Institute of Agrophysics PAS, Department of Natural Environment Biogeochemistry, Poland;

09-12/2006 – Scholarship of the Kasa im. Jozefa Mianowskiego - Fundacja Popierania Nauki, Warszawa, Poland

05-06/2004 – Scholarship under the agreement on scientific cooperation, Department of Hydrobiology, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

04-05/2001 – Fellowship of the Queen Jadwiga Fund of Jagiellonian University, Department of Hydrobiology, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

02/1997 – Scholarship under the agreement on scientific cooperation between the PAS and the NAS of Ukraine, Institute of Systematic and Evolution of Animals PAS, Krakow, Poland

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