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Principal Scientific Investigator

Name Branko Kontic
Address University of Ljubljana, "Jozef Stefan" Institute, Dept. of Environm. Sci., Lab. for Radiochemistry, Jamova 39, SLO-1000 Ljubljana
Telephone +386-61-1773 791
Fax +386-61-123 11 15
e-mail branko.kontic@ijs.si
Training
09/1974 - 06/1979 University of Ljubljana Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology B.Sc. in Chemical Technology (Chemical Engineering)
09/1990 - 03/1993 Institution University of LjubljanaFaculty of Natural Sciences and Technology M.Sc. in Chemical Technology (Chemical Engineering)
10/1995 - 12/1998 Nova Gorica Polytechnic, School of Environmental Sciences Ph.D. in Environmental Science
Professional Experience
12/1980 - to date Institute Jozef Stefan, Ljubljana, Slovenia Expert Adviser in EIA (consultancy, training courses, auditing, project management), environmental modelling, research
06/1980 - 12/1980 National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia Researcher in waste-water treatment, wastewater and surface (fresh) water chemical analysis, water pollution monitoring
Publications
KONTIC, B., Why are some experts more credible than others?, EIA Review, 20(4), (2000) 427-434.
KONTIC, B., RAVNIK, M., STEGNAR, P., KROSS, C.B., Uncertainty associated with radioactive waste characteristics, Environmental Management and Health, 11(2), (2000) 118-132.
KONTIC, B., KROSS, C.B., STEGNAR, P., EIA and long-term evaluation in the licencing process for radioactive waste disposal in Slovenia, J. Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 1(3), (1999) 349-367.
KONTIC, B., DZEROSKI S.: Perspective of Machine Learning in Epidemiological Studies, International Symposium on Environmental Epidemiology in Central and Eastern Europe: Critical Issues for Improving Health, September 24-27, 1997, Smolenice, Slovak Republic (1997).
KONTIC, B., Environmental Health Policy, Short-Course, 13-17 October 1997, Jozef Stefan Institute & School of Environmental Sciences, Ljubljana, Nova Gorica (1997).
KONTIC, B., ZAGORC-KONÈAN, J., A Method for the Evaluation of Thermal Pollution of Rivers, Z. Wasser- und Abwasser Forsch., 25, (1992) 295-300.
KONTIC, B., Options Open to a Small Country, Like Slovenia, in Relation to Radioactive Waste Disposal, International Conference on Deep Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste, Winnipeg, September 16-19, (1996).
KONTIC, B., Ethical Implications of Uncertainties in Environmental Research, Short-Course, 9-10 June 1999, Nova Gorica Polytechnic, Nova Gorica, (1999).
KONTIC, B., GERBEC, M., Integrated risk assessment related to accidental releases of methylendiidocyanate and polyvalent alcohol mixture from a chemical factory in the Alpine region of Slovenia, Proceedings of 13-th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering CHISA '98, Prague (1998).
KONTIC, B., RAVNIK, M.: Uncertainties in environmental impact assessments due to expert opinion, Case study: Radioactive waste in Slovenia. In: Ravnik M., Jencic I. and Zagar T. (Eds.), Proceedings Nuclear Energy in Central Europe 98, Terme Catez, 7 to 10 September 1998, ISBN 961-6207-10-5, Nuclear Society of Slovenia, Ljubljana, (1998) 503-509.
KONTIC, B., Environmental Impact Assessment – Validity of Long-Term Predictions, A Case Study: Radioactive Waste Disposal in Slovenia, Doctoral Dissertation, ISBN 961-6311-01-8, Nova Gorica, October 1998.
KONTIC, B., Environmental Impact Assessment Methodology of the Planned Electrical Energy System in Slovenia, Technical Committee Meeting on "Guidelines for Comparative Assessment of Health and Environmental Impacts of Electrical Energy Systems", IAEA, Vienna, May 13-17, 1996
KONTIC, B., Risk Assessment in the Framework of the Slovenian Environmental Protection Act, II. International Conference on GLOBAL SAFETY, Bled, 12-15 June 1996.

 
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