MĂRGĂRIT-MIRCEA NISTOR

MĂRGĂRIT-MIRCEA NISTOR

Career objective: Become a professional researcher in Earth Sciences

RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC ACTIVITY

My principal research interests lie in the Earth Sciences. I earned a BSc degree in Geographical Sciences at the

University of Babeș-Bolyai in 2010 and in 2012 I obtained the MSc degree in Geomatics Sciences at the University of

Babeș-Bolyai, from Cluj-Napoca.

My scientific activities have been concerned mainly with: GIS applications for ski tracks projections and tourism

arrangements in Western Carpathians; geology and geomorphology studies in Prince William Sound and Denali

National Park, from Alaska; remote sensing in Dolomites Mountains, in Northern Apennines, in meadow of Po River;

glaciers changes in Passage Canal using satellite images. In recent years I have been occupied above all with the

impact of climate variations on water resources, which were the main topic for the PhD work. During 2013-2016 I

attempting the doctoral school program of “Earth System Sciences: Environment, resources, and cultural heritage”

from University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, in the geoengineering specialization.

During PhD studies I investigated the impact of climate change and land use on groundwater at transnational scale of

South East Europe and in northern Apennines of Emilia-Romagna region. The objective was to define the quality and

quantity indicators for groundwater resources and to assess the vulnerability of the groundwater by the multi-layers

analysis in ArcGIS environment. In the northern Apennines, the groundwater resources were assessed in the mountain

springs using the continuous monitoring of spring discharge, electrical conductivity, and temperature, but also the

chemical analysis of water samples were done. Based on physical and chemical data the vulnerability was calculated

through Meinzer Variability Index, Discharge Half-Time method, and VESPA Index.

I was the GIS researcher and analyst in the CC-WARE European Project during 2013-2014, for the South East Europe

region. I was GIS researcher and analyst in the DRINKADRIA European Project in 2015, for the Adria region.

EDUCATION

2013 – 2016

PhD Degree in Geoengineering

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences

2010 – 2012

Master Degree in Geomatics

University of

Babeş-Bolyai, Faculty of Geography

Grade of master exam: 10 (100%), Language of study: Romanian and English

2010 – 2011

Erasmus Certificate

Master Degree at University of Modena e Reggio Emilia University

Language of study: Italian and English, first year of master

2007 – 2010

License Degree in Geography

Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Cluj-Napoca,

Grade of license exam: 10 (100%), Language of study: Romanian and English

2009 – 2010

Manager License in Tourism

University of

Babeş-Bolyai in collaboration with Minister of Tourism

Grade of exam: 9.95 (99.5 %), Language of study: Romanian and English

2009 – 2010

Diploma from Rugby Academy

Rugby Federation of Romania, Bucharest

Language of study: Romanian and French

Supervisor: Manager and Coach Robert Antonin from France

Home:

Via delle Suore Street,

University:

Modena and Reggio Emilia

No. 35, 41122, Modena, Italy

E-mail: [email protected]

Telephone: +39 3342707932

Department of Chemical and

Geological Sciences

Campi Street,

No. 103, 41125

Modena, Italy

TEACHING/ADMINISTRATION EXPERIENCE

2015

Seminar teaching: “Spatial analysis on vector and raster data in ArcGIS10.2.2”

, University

of Ljubljana

2011 – 2015

Responsible Management Activity

, Geotur Magazine, Babeş-Bolyai University

2013

Chief editor

for the special edition

“

Discover the world on different continents”, Geotur Magazine No. 7

2012

Rocks exhibition. The exhibition was arranged in the

Faculty of Geography amphitheater from

Cluj-Napoca. The rocks sample proceed from Denali National Park and belong to the Margaret

Mount and Savage River Valley, Alaska.

2007 – 2008

Team leader

for the project Tulcea County – Touristic Monograph Research. Research was

realized with a group of colleagues from Babeş-Bolyai University

September 2015 International meeting presentation for AQUA 2015 42nd IAH Congress: Vulnerability of Water

Resources to Climate Change in South-East Europe by Cencur Curk B, Vrhovnik P, Verbovsek

T, Dimkic D, Marjanovic P, Tahy A, Simonffy Z, Corsini A, Nistor MM, Cheval S, Herrnegger

M, Nachtnebel PH, Rome

May 2015

DRINKADRIA project workshop, Nova Gorica, Slovenia

September 2014 CC-WARE Workshop, Bucharest

June 2014

Poster at National Meeting on Hydrogeology: Vulnerability of groundwater in fractured aquifers,

under climate and land use change in Northern Apennines, by Nistor MM, Ronchetti F, Corsini

A, Cervi F, Borgatti L, Errigo D, Marcaccio M, Viterbo

June 2014

CC-WARE Workshop, Radenci (Slovenia)

March 2014 International meeting presentation: Approach at local scale in the Apennines of Emilia Romagna

Region by Corsini A, Marcaccio M with the contributes of Ronchetti F, Nistor MM, Errigo D,

Cervi F, Petronici F, Modena

April 2012 Participate at seminars of Geo-Spatial.org Workshop, Cluj-Napoca

December 2011 National Geology Congress “Ion Popescu Voiteşti”, The types of rocks from Denali National

Park and Kenai Peninsula Orogen, Alaska, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca

May 2009 Business Congress”SECAAB”, Importance of geography and SWOT Analysis for touristic

improvement development at Fântânele Lake, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca

May 2006 Congress of “Octavian Goga” Library, Cluj-Napoca

May 2004 Congress of National College “Emil Racovita”, Precious stones: types and characteristics,

Cluj-Napoca

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Portland State University and U.S. Geological Survey - invited to participate at seminars of Schedule Oregon Water

Science Center

Agency for Environmental Protection in Emilia-Romagna Region – collaboration for CC-WARE Project

Faculty of Geography, University of Babeş-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca

COMPUTER SKILLS AND IT COMPETENCES

Capacity for the fluent use of Microsoft Office 2013: Word, Excel, Power Point, Office Picture Manager

Spatial Analyst Programs: ArcGIS 10.2.2, 10.1, 9.3, 8.1, ArcView 3.2, Global Mapper, Ublox

Graphic Programs: Corel Draw, Smart Draw

Modelling Program: Feflow 3.5

THESIS WORKS

PhD thesis: Vulnerability of groundwater resources under climate change in South East Europe: focus on

Emilia-Romagna region

MSc thesis: Identification and projection of the ski tracks using GIS applications and spatial analyst function for

suitable location of winter resort in Poiana Horea village, published as ISI article in the Carpathian

Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 2015

BSc thesis: Identification and project the ski tracks in Western Carpathians in Belis district, published as ebook at Cluj

University Press, 2014

PUBLICATIONS 2016

Nistor MM. 2016. Spatial distribution of climate indices in Emilia-Romagna region, Meteorological applications: in press. Nistor MM, Har N, Marchetti Dori S, Bigi S, Gualtieri A. 2016. Progress in mineralogical quantitative analysis of rock samples: application to quartzites from Denali National Park, Alaska Range (USA). Powder Diffraction published by Cambridge University Press: in press.

Nistor MM. 2016. Seasonal Analysis of Crop Evapotranspiration based on Penman-Monteith Equation in Po River Delta, Italy. In „Italy: Economic, Social and Environmental Issue”. Nova Science Publishers, Inc. NY 11788-3619, USA: in press.

2015

Nistor MM, Dezsi Șt, Cheval S. 2015. Vulnerability of groundwater under climate change and land cover: a new spatial assessment method applied on Beliş district (Western Carpathians, Romania). Environmental Engineering and Management Journal 14(12): in press.

Nistor MM, Petcu IM. 2015. Quantitative analysis of glaciers changes from Passage Canal based on GIS and satellite images, South Alaska, Applied Ecology and Environmental Research 13(2): 535-549.

Dezsi Şt, Nistor MM, Man TC, Rusu R. 2015. The GIS assessment of a winter sports resort location. Case study: Beliş District, Western Carpathians, Carpathian Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 10(1): 223 - 230.

Nistor MM, Porumb GCG. 2015. Record year for annual retreat rate of Whittier Glacier from South Alaska in 2014,

GEOREVIEW Scientific Annals of Ştefan cel Mare University of Suceava Geography Series 25(1): 55-61. ISSN: 1583-1469. URL: http://georeview.ro/ojs/index.php/revista/article/view/269

Nistor MM, Porumb GCG. 2015. How to compute the land cover evapotranspiration at regional scale? A spatial approach of Emilia-Romagna region, GEOREVIEW Scientific Annals of Ştefan cel Mare University of Suceava Geography Series 25(1): 38-54. ISSN: 1583-1469. URL: http://georeview.ro/ojs/index.php/revista/article/view/268

Cencur Curk B, Vrhovnik P, Verbovsek T, Dimkic D, Marjanovic P, Tahy A, Simonffy Z, Corsini A, Nistor MM, Cheval S, Herrnegger M, Nachtnebel PH. 2015. Vulnerability of Water Resources to Climate Change in South-East Europe, AQUA 2015 42nd IAH Congress, The International Association of Hydrogeologists. URL: https://www.aqua2015.com/downloads.php

Deiana M, Bonacini F, Cilona F, Formicola M, Nistor MM, Corsini A, Ronchetti F. 2015. Preliminary water flow monitoring of a vertical fractures system in a sandstone rock mass. Rend. Online Soc. Geol. It., 35: 100-103. doi:10.3301/ROL.2015.74. URL: http://rendiconti.socgeol.it/244/fulltext.html?ida=2209#

2014

Čenčur Curk B, Corsini A, Ronchetti F, Nistor MM. et al. 2014. CC-WARE Mitigating Vulnerability of Water Resources under Climate Change, WP3 - Vulnerability of Water Resources in SEE, Report Version 5. URL: http://www.ccware.eu/output-documentation/output-wp3.html

Čenčur Curk B, Marcaccio M, Errigo D, Ferri D, Zinoni F, Corsini A, Ronchetti F, Nistor MM. et al. 2014. CC-WARE Mitigating Vulnerability of Water Resources under Climate Change WP3 - Vulnerability of Water Resources in SEE, Report Version 4. URL: http://www.ccware.eu/output-documentation/2-uncategorised/23-output-wp3.htmla

Cervi F, Corsini A, Ronchetti F, Nistor MM, Borgatti L, Errigo D, Marcaccio M. 2014. Quantifying and mapping the vulnerability, Ecoscienza 1/2014: 72-74. (in Italian)

Marjanović P, Corsini A, Ronchetti F, Nistor MM. et al. 2014. CC-WARE Work Package 4, Output 3: Criteria and indicator based assessment of Ecosystem Services (ES) in SEE. Output 4: Estimation of Ecosystem Changes Due to Climate Change and Related ES change (forest, wetlands, grasslands, agriculture) in homogenous areas. URL:

http://www.google.ro/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCUQFjAAahUKEwik573bn43JAhWBuBQKHX 7CDsM&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ccware.eu%2Fdownloads%2Fexternal-downloads%2Fdoc_download%2F390-cc-ware-

wp4-output-3-4-assessment-and-estimation.html&usg=AFQjCNFHw-MqS9q-wASUs-wDEs3yxIqXLQ&bvm=bv.107467506,d.ZWU

Marjanović P, Corsini A, Ronchetti F, Nistor M.M. et al. 2014. CC-WARE Work Package 4, Output 5. Recommendations for Adaptive Management Concepts in Water Protected Areas. Output 6: Options for Improving Water Use Efficiency. Output 7: Evaluation Report on Best Practice Catalogue for Drinking Water Management. URL:

http://www.google.ro/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCUQFjAAahUKEwjqyJuPnI3JAhXFGw8KHTS 6BsU&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ccware.eu%2Fdownloads%2Fexternal-downloads%2Fdoc_download%2F391-cc-ware-wp4-output-5-6-recommendations-and-options.html&usg=AFQjCNEOu7vB9uCZyEDmMMpX4hxw5-gHzQ

PUBLICATIONS

Marjanović P, Corsini A, Ronchetti F, Nistor MM. et al. 2014. CC-WARE Work Package 4, Output 7: Evaluation of the Best Practice Catalogue for Drinking Water Management. URL: http://www.ccware.eu/downloads/external-downloads/cat_view/1-external-downloads/22-cc-ware-outputs/26-outputs-wp4-external.html

Nistor MM, Petcu IM. 2014. The role of glaciers in the evolution of Prince William Sound landscape ecosystems, Alaska. STUDIA UBB AMBIENTUM, LIX(1-2): 97-109.

Nistor MM. 2014. Using Landsat images and GIS to assess the changes of Mer de Glace and Marmolada Glaciers, in the last three decades. STUDIA UBB GEOGRAPHIA, LIX(1): 65-76.

Nistor MM, Ronchetti F, Corsini A, Cervi F, Borgatti L, Errigo D, Marcaccio M. 2014. Vulnerability of groundwater in fractured aquifers, under climate and land use change in Northern Apennines. National Meeting on Hydrogeology, Abstract volume Flowpath 2014, ISBN 978-88-907553-4-7, Viterbo June 18-20: 152-153.

Nistor MM. 2014. Using GIS techniques for the projection of ski tracks in Western Carpathians. Case study: Beliș district, Cluj University Press, e-book ISBN 978-973-595-709-4, Cluj-Napoca.URL:

http://www.editura.ubbcluj.ro/www/ro/ebooks/authors_d.php?ida=1068 (in Romanian)

Ronchetti F, Corsini A, Cervi F, Nistor MM, Petronici F, Errigo E, Marcaccio M. 2014. Assess the vulnerability of water bodies at the local level, Ecoscienza 1/2014: 75-76. (in Italian)

Simonffy Z, Bogárdi I, Corsini A, Ronchetti F, Nistor MM. et al. 2014. CC-WARE Mitigating Vulnerability of Water Resources under Climate Change, WP5 - Transnational Strategy for national and regional Action Plans. WP5.1 Integrated transnational strategy for mitigating vulnerability of drinking water supply in South-Eastern Europe, Report final. URL:

http://www.ccware.eu/downloads/external-downloads/cat_view/1-external-downloads/22-cc-ware-outputs/27-outputs-wp5-external.html

Tahy A, Corsini A, Ronchetti F, Nistor MM. et al. 2014. CC-WARE Mitigating Vulnerability of Water Resources under Climate Change. WP5 Summary Report Transnational Strategy for national and regional Action Plans, Report final. URL:

http://www.google.ro/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CCwQFjABahUKEwi1- tfapo3JAhXEzRQKHY7UC_U&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ccware.eu%2Fdownloads%2Fexternal-

downloads%2Fdoc_download%2F411-cc-ware-wp5-output-wp-report.html&usg=AFQjCNH2bpvyr5DPWiRkWhukMTPbhYK7WQ

Tahy A, Corsini A, Ronchetti F, Nistor MM. et al. 2014. CC-WARE WP5.2 - Framework of National/Regional Action Plans, Guidance for facilitating development of Action Plans to Mitigate Vulnerability of Water Resources under Climate Change, Report 5.2 Guidance . URL:

http://www.google.ro/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&ved=0CD8QFjAEahUKEwjqyJuPnI3JAhXFGw8KHTS 6BsU&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ccware.eu%2Fdownloads%2Fexternal-downloads%2Fdoc_download%2F412-cc-ware-wp5-output-act5-2-guidance.html&usg=AFQjCNHaF4k5DeFkPffOyPkPn2Vx3DdgQg

2013

Nistor MM. 2013. Geological and geomorphological features of Kenai and Chugach Mountains in Whittier Area, Alaska. STUDIA UBB GEOGRAPHIA, LVIII(1): 27-34.

Nistor MM. 2013. Chamonix-Mont Blanc: Geomorphological features and main aspects of tourism. Geotur Magazine, No.7, Cluj-Napoca.

Nistor MM. 2013. Identification and projection of the ski tracks in the Belis district.Case Study: Track 130, Poiana Horea east area. Geotur Magazine, No.8, Cluj-Napoca. (in Romanian)

2012

Nistor MM. 2012. A week at New York. Geotur Magazine, No. 5, Cluj-Napoca. (in Romanian) 2011

Nistor MM. 2011. Rock types from Denali and Kenai orogen parks, Alaska, Annual Scientific Session "Ion Popescu Voitești". Department of Geology, Abstract volume, ISBN 978-973-595-336-2, Cluj-Napoca, December 9-10. (in Romanian)

Nistor MM. 2011. Dolomites the speciality tourism between geology and geomorphology. Geotur Magazine No. 4, Cluj-Napoca. (in Romanian)

Nistor MM. 2011. Travel report and touristic impressions of trip from Alaska. Geotur Magazine No. 3, Cluj-Napoca. (in Romanian)

REFERENCES

Researcher PhD Francesco Ronchetti (PhD Tutor)

Engineering Hydrogeology, Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Campi Street No. 103, Modena, Italy Email: [email protected]

Assoc. prof. PhD Alessandro Corsini (PhD Co-Tutor)

Engineering Geology, Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Campi Street No. 103, Modena, Italy Email: a

[email protected]

Assoc. prof. PhD Ştefan Dezsi (License Tutor) Geography of Tourism, Faculty of Geography University of Babeş-Bolyai,

Clinicilor Street No. 5-7, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Email: [email protected]

Assoc. prof. PhD Titus Cristian Man (Dissertation Tutor) GIS and Cartography, Faculty of Geography

University of Babeş-Bolyai,

Clinicilor Street No. 5-7, 400006, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Email: [email protected]

Prof. PhD Doriano Castaldini (Erasmus Tutor)

Fotogeology, Physical Geography and Cartography, Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Campi Street No. 103, Modena, Italy

Email: [email protected]

Assoc. prof. PhD Barbara Čenčur Curk (External stage Tutor) Engineering Geology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering University of Ljubljana, Aškerceva Street No. 12, Ljubljana, Slovenia Email: [email protected]