Dr. Irina Chubarenko, Dr. Sci., Head of Laboratory for Marine Physics, Project Lead
Develops and implements the research program; co-ordinates efforts in field, cameral, laboratory, and numerical work; plans, organizes, and participates in data sampling and laboratory experiments. |
Dr. Vladimir Gritzenko, Dr. Sci., Head of Ocean Geography Department, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Leading Researcher
Supervises laboratory and numerical investigations.
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Dr. Andrei Bagaev, PhD, Senior Researcher
Develops and implements an integrated unit for the numerical model aimed at analysis of microplastics migration, performs computational analysis, participates in data collection of micro plastics samples. |
Dr. Mikhail Zobkov, PhD, Senior Researcher
Elaborates methods for microplastics determination and implements analytical procedures into laboratory workflow. Creates, calibrates and maintains field sampling equipment for ongoing marine cruises, supervises and participates in data collection of micro plastics samples, performs statistical analysis of field data. |
Dr. Artem Mizyuk, PhD, Researcher
Develops and implements an integrated unit for the numerical model aimed at analysis of microplastics migration, performs statistics and reanalysis. |
Dr. Natalia Demchenko, PhD, Researcher
Conducts field and laboratory data analysis, performs map conversion process using ArcGIS software, prepares mapping products, and creates input files for numerical simulations. |
Dr. Elena Esiukova, PhD, Senior Researcher
Participates in data collection of microplastics samples, performs a cameral treatment, analyzes the qualitative and quantitative composition of the microplastics, and assesses the anthropogenic contamination of sandy beaches. |
Dr. Natalya Stepanova, PhD, Senior Researcher
Her topic is hydrophysical conditions and thermohaline structure of the Baltic Sea, analysis of field and numerical data. |
Igor Isachenko, M.Sci., Researcher
An exceptional laboratory experimenter. Develops physical models of microplastics motion depending on their shapes, verifies hypotheses and semi-empirical predictions. |
Olga Lobchuk, M.Sci., Junior Researcher
Participates in data gathering of microplastics samples, assists in laboratory experiments and field data treatment, analyzes the qualitative and quantitative composition of the microplastics. |
Lilia Khatmullina, MS, PhD student, Leading Engineer
Talented designer of laboratory experiments with microplastics of different shapes, enthusiastic participant of oceanographic cruises and data sampling. |
Aleksei Grave, MS, Leading Engineer
Develops new instrumentation, provides technical and IT support, maintains sampling equipment and instrumentation, performs IT development and ongoing technical support for MARBLE project web site. |
Margarita Bagaeva, BA, Translator
Along with proofreading of scientific papers, contributions, conference presentations and project documentation, she takes a significant part in laboratory experimentation and field data gathering. |
Efimova Irina, MS, PhD student, Junior Researcher
Participates in carrying out laboratory experiments with various types of plastic, processes the obtained data. |