Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
doc. RNDr. Renáta Adamcová, PhD.
Document type:
Research/art/teacher profile of a person
The name of the university:
Comenius University Bratislava
The seat of the university:
Šafárikovo námestie 6, 818 06 Bratislava

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Adamcová
I.2 - Name
Renáta
I.3 - Degrees
Assoc. Prof. RNDr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1959
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
Associate Professor
I.8 - E-mail address
renata.adamcova@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/4151
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Earth Sciences

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences
II.b - Year
1983
II.c - Study field and programme
Geology - Engineering Geology, Hydrogeology and Applied Geophysics
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences
II.b - Year
2001
II.c - Study field and programme
Geology - Engineering Geology
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences
II.b - Year
2011
II.c - Study field and programme
Geology - Engineering Geology
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
Associate Professor Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences from 2011
Assistant and Assistant Professor Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences 1983-2011

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

IV.a - Activity description, course name, other IV.b - Name of the institution IV.c - Year
Course of Environmental Mineralogy Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest 2000
Course "Creating E-Learning Courses, Hands-On Tools and Practical Tips" AcrossLimits Ltd., Hamrun, Malta 2012
Study visit "Towards flexible, innovative and creative teaching and learning using web based tools" University of Santiago de Compostela 2013
Course "Hydromechanical behaviour of bentonite: constitutive and numerical modelling" TU Barcelona and the BEACON Project 2018
Course Damage cases and stumblings in geotechnics and engineering geology Federal Technical University Zurich 2016

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.1.a - Name of the profile course V.1.b - Study programme V.1.c - Degree V.1.d - Field of study
Assessment of Geological Hazards Geology I. Earth Sciences
Physical and technical properties of rocks Geology I. Earth Sciences
Methods of Engineering-Geological Research and Investigation Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology II. Earth Sciences
Engineering Geological Properties of Rocks Engineering Geology and Haydrogeology III. Earth Sciences
V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year
V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year
V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
1
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
0
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
0
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
14
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
17
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
0
V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.5.a - Name of the course V.5.b - Study programme V.5.c - Degree V.5.d - Field of study
Basics of Engineering Geology Geology I. Earth Sciences
Laboratory Practice in Engineering Geology Geology I. Earth Sciences
Geohazard Mitigation Environmental Studies I. Ecological and Environmental Sciences
Landuse Planning Management Environmental Studies I. Ecological and Environmental Sciences
Field Course Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology II. /Earth Sciences
Diploma Practice in Engineering Geology Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology II. Earth Sciences
Diploma Thesis in Engineering Geology 1 and 2 Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology II. Earth Sciences
Diploma Seminar in Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology II. Earth Sciences
Environmental Impact of Ladfills, Tailings and Waste Repositories Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology II. Earth Sciences
Building Raw Materials Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology II. Earth Sciences
Repositories of Hazardous Wastes Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology II. Earth Sciences
Environmental Impact Assesment Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology II. Earth Sciences
Seminar in Engineering Geology 1 and 2 Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology II. Earth Sciences
Methods of Engineering-Geological Research and Investigation for Geophysicists Applied and Environmental Geophysics II. Earth Sciences
Repositories of Hazardous Wastes Mineralogy, petrology and economic geology II. Earth Sciences

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations
VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
109
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
13
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
18
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
8
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
331
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
113
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
226
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
105
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
8
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
2
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

ADE Kugler H., Ottner F., Froeschl H., Adamcova R., Schwaighofer B., 2002: Retention of inorganic pollutants in clayey base sealings of municipal landfills. Applied Clay Science, 21 (1-2) , pp. 45-58.

2

ADC Miko S., Durn G., Adamcová R., Kapelj S., Ottner F., 2003: Heavy metal distribution in karst soils from Croatia and Slovakia. Environmental Geology, 45,2,262-272

3

ADC Galamboš M., Paučová V., Kufčáková J., Rosskopfová O., Rajec P., Adamcová R., 2010: Cesium sorption on bentonites and montmorillonite K10. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 284. 1, 55-64

4

ADC Adamcová R., Šuraba V., Krajňák A., Rosskopfová O., Galamboš, 2014: First shrinkage parameters of Slovak bentonites considered for engineered barriers in the deep geological repository of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 302,1,737-743

5

ADE when registerede/ now SCOPUS Adamcova R., Ottner F., Durn G., Greifeneder S., Dananaj I., Dubíková M., Skalský R., Miko S., Kapelj S., 2005: Problems of hydraulic conductivity estimation in clayey karst soils. Geologica Croatica, 58, 2, 195-203

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
1

ADC Voit K., Zeman O., Janotka I., Adamcová R., Bergmeister K., 2020: High-durability concrete using eco-friendly slag-pozzolanic cements and recycled aggregate. Applied sciences, 10 ,22, 1-21

2

V3 Voit K., Hron J., Frei G., Adamcova R., Zeman O., 2022: Mechanism and Internal Stability of Supportive Stone Construction. Materials, 15, 9, 3175 [online]

3

V3 Dunčková L., Durmeková T., Adamcová R., Bednarik M., 2022: Laboratory Assessment of Selected Protective Coatings Applied on Two Sandstone Types. Coatings, 12, 6, 761 [online]

4

ACB Ondrášik R., Wagner P., Durmeková T., Bednarik M., Vlčko J., Adamcová R., Greif V., 2019: Engineering geology I. : Geological environment and its evaluation - 1. edition. - Bratislava: Comenius Univerity in Bratislava, 2019, 266 p.

5

ADN Durmeková T., Adamcová R., Maľa M., Grand P., 2021: Efficiency of Protective Coating Applied on a Highly Porous Decorative Tuf. Acta Geologica Slovaca, 13, 1, 85-94.

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
1

Miko S., Durn G., Adamcová R., Čovič M., Dubíková M, Skalský R., Kapelj S., Ottner F., 2003: Heavy metal distribution in karst soils from Croatia and Slovakia. Environmental Geology, 45, 2, pp. 262-272


In:

Amorosi A., Sammartino I., Dinelli E., Campo B., Guercia T., Trincardi F., Pellegrini C., 2022: Provenance and sediment dispersal in the Po-Adriatic source-to-sink system unraveled by bulk-sediment geochemistry and its linkage to catchment geology. Earth-Science Review, vol. 234, 2022, art. no. 104202, SCI, IF=12,1


Petrovic M., Fiket Z., Medunic G., Chakravarty S., 2022: Mobility of metals and metalloids from SHOS coal ash and slag deposit: mineralogical and geochemical constraints. Environmental Science and Pollution, 29, 31, 46916-46928, IF=5,8

2

Kugler H., Ottner F., Froeschl H., Adamcova R., Schwaighofer B., 2002: Retention of inorganic pollutants in clayey base sealings of municipal landfills. Applied Clay Science, 21 (1-2) , pp. 45-58.

In:

Zhan, T.L.T., Guan, C., Xie, H.J., Chen, Y.M., 2014: Vertical migration of leachate pollutants in clayey soils beneath an uncontrolled landfill at Huainan, China: A field and theoretical investigation. Science of the Total Environment

470-471, pp. 290-298, SCI, IF=4,708

3

ADC Voit K., Zeman O., Janotka I., Adamcová R., Bergmeister K., 2020: High-durability concrete using eco-friendly slag-pozzolanic cements and recycled aggregate. Applied sciences, 10 ,22, 1-21, 8307 [online]

In:

Costafreda, J.L., Martín, D.A., Presa, L., Parra, J.L., 2021: Altered volcanic tuffs from los frailes caldera. A study of their pozzolanic properties. Molecules, 26(17),5348, SCI, IF=4,93 (2021)

4

Adamcova R., Stangl R., Elischer J., Ottner F., Keusch D., 2010: Debris flow near Stambach (Austria) - A successful example of bioengineering stabilisation. Construction for a Sustainable Environment - Proceedings of the International Conference of Construction for a Sustainable Environment, London: Taylor & Francis Group, pp. 435-442.

In:

Shimobe, S., Spagnoli, G., 2019: A global database considering Atterberg limits with the Casagrande and fall-cone tests. Engineering Geology, 260,105-201, SCI, IF=4,78

5

Adamcova R., Šuraba V., Krajňák A, Rosskopfová O., Galamboš M, 2014: First shrinkage parameters of Slovak bentonites considered for engineered barriers in the deep geological repository of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 302, 1, pp. 737-743

In:

Huang XH., Liu GD., Chen Y., Mei J., 2023: Laboratory investigation of the conservativeness of deuterated water as the artificial tracer for hydrogeological tests. Environmental Sciences and Pollution Research, 30, 7, pp. 19194-19209, IF=5,8(2022)

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years
1

Chief researcher of 3 projects from ZSE, a. s."Research of the Bentonite for the Repository of Radioactive Waste", - 2nd and 3rd stage, 2018-2020, 2020-2022.Anotation: To bring the research of highly compacted bentonites for the technical barriers of a deep geological repository of radioactive waste to a higher level, a prototype of a special consolidometer was invented and further developed and precised in the cooperation with the RUB university in Bochum, Germany. It allows swelling pressure measurements under both constant volume or constant load, as well as free-swelling measurement of the volume changes, all monitored by computer. In this way, the simulation of the conditions in the repository is more realistic than in an conventional consolidometer.

2

Co-researcher of the project VEGA 1/0503/19 "Development of rock crack-gauge device invariant to thermal cycles for monitoring of block displacements. " (Chief researcher V. Greif), 2019-2022. Anotation: Monitoring of rock slope movements or underground constructions is a method often used for the assessment of the immediate rockfall hazard. It is often used in the early warning systems and for the detection of the rock blocks´ movements in the initial state. All types of commercially available crack-gauge devices suffer under errors due to daily or annual temperature oscillation. To be able to distinguish between these oscilation and the real movement amplitude, a longer monitoring is necessary, mostly longer than 1 year. Such long time is mostly not possible in the practice, therefore, the aim of the project was to develop such a functional crack-gouge device, where the impact of temperature cycling is reduced to minimum and the related error can be well recognised from the real block movement.

3

Co-researcher of the project VEGA 1/0182/23 Quantification of landslide risk in urbanized areas of Slovakia threatened by the devastating effects of slope movements.The delimitation of landslide risk hotspots is an effective tool for the elimination of direct and indirect socioeconomic losses caused by slope deformations. Landslide risk is defined as a simple multiplicationt of landslide hazard by vulnerability of infrastructure elements. Since 2010, stability conditions in Slovakia have changed significantly as a result of climate change, but also in connection with increasing urbanism and infrastructure development. The aim of the project will be to compile a landslide risk map of the urbanized areas of Slovakia using proven statistical methods using the latest digital data - lidar scanning and current databases of slope deformations. Landslide risk hotspots in the country and categorization of the density of occurrence of landslide phenomena will be defined using map algebra tools. Currently, such a map would represent a new map layer for selected parts of Slovakia with a multidisciplinary applicability (crisis management, protection of state property, landuse planning, insurance, government).

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VII.a - Activity, position VII.b - Name of the institution, board VII.c - Duration
member Slovak Association of Engineering Geology from 2000
member IAEG International Association for Engineering geology and the Environment from 2014
member Slovak Clay Society from 2006
member Slovak Geological Society from 1990
member European Geosciences Union 2019-2020

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

VIII.a - Name of the institution VIII.b - Address of the institution VIII.c - Duration (indicate the duration of stay) VIII.d - Mobility scheme, employment contract, other (describe)
Federal Technical University Zurich Zurich, Switzerland 4.-6.1993 internship, Swiss fellowship
Federal Technical University Zurich Zurich, Switzerland 6.-7.1994 research project contract of the Swiss National Fonds
Federal Technical University Zurich Zurich, Switzerland 4.-10.1995 Guest Assoc. Prof., employment contract
KIT Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Karlsruhe, Germany 17.-21.11.2013 ERASMUS - teacher mobility
RUB - Ruhr University Bochum Bochum, Germany 19.-22.10.2015 ERASMUS+ - teacher mobility
RUB - Ruhr University Bochum Bochum, Germany 10.-11.2016 research, project ZSE, a. s.

IX. - Other relevant facts

IX.a - If relevant, other activities related to higher education or research/artistic/other activities are mentioned

reviewer of the book: Feiglstorfer H., 2020: Mineral Building Traditions in Himalayas. The Mineralogical Impact on the Use of Clay as Building material. De Gruyter GmbH Berlin/Boston, 391 p., https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110591330


winner of the Prize of the Rector of the Comenius University in Bratislava for the Supervisor of the Best Diploma Thesis in Geology in 2008


invited chairman of the Section Engineering Geology, Geotechnics and Hydrogeolohy in the international conference SGEM Earth and Geo Sciences, Albena 2017


member of the Commission of the Prize of the Academician Quido Záruba for young scientists for their scientific contribution to engineering geology and geotechnics


reviewer of papers for international impacted journals

Date of last update
2025-02-04