Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
prof. RNDr. Roman Aubrecht, Dr.
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
Aubrecht
I.2 - Name
Roman
I.3 - Degrees
Prof., RNDr., Dr.
I.4 - Year of birth
1967
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Geology and Paleontology
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Ilkovičova 6, Mlynská dolina, 842 15 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
professor
I.8 - E-mail address
roman.aubrecht@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/4155
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
42. Earth Sciences
I.11 - ORCID iD
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0457-9462

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
1990
II.c - Study field and programme
Geology; Geochemistry, Physical and Economic Geology)
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
1995
II.c - Study field and programme
Geology; Basic Geology
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences
II.b - Year
2000
II.c - Study field and programme
Economic Geology, Geology and Paleontology, Applied geophysics
II.5 - Professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences
II.b - Year
2017
II.c - Study field and programme
Geology
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
Assistent professor Department of Geology and Paleontology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University 1990-2000
Associate professor Department of Geology and Paleontology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University 2000-2017
Professor Department of Geology and Paleontology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University 2017-trvá
Researcher Earth Sciences Institute of SAS - Geophysical Division 2006-trvá

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

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
Stratigraphic and Historical Geology 1 Geology I. Earth Sciences
Stratigraphic and Historical Geology 2 Geology I. Earth Sciences
Geology of Slovakia Geology I. Earth Sciences
Sedimentology 2 Dynamic Geology II. 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.2.a - Name of the study programme V.2.b - Degree V.2.c - Field of study
Tectonics and Sedimentology (guarantee) III. Earth Sciences
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.3.a - Name of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure V.3.b - Study field to which it is assigned
Geology Earth Sciences
V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
0
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
0
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
0
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
11
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
4
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
Geology of the Bohemian Massif Geology I. Earth Sciences
Regional Geology of Slovakia Environmental geochemistry II. Ecological and Environmental 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
234
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
26
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
48
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
14
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
1559
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
620
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
1008
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
450
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
2
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
0
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

CHANNELL, J.E.T., KOZUR, H.W., SIEVERS, T., MOCK, R., AUBRECHT, R. & SÝKORA, M., 2003: Carnian-Norian biomagnetostratigraphy at Silická Brezová (Slovakia): correlation to other Tethyan sections and to the Newark Basin. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology (Amsterdam), 191, 65-109. 

2

AUBRECHT, R., BREWER-CARÍAS, CH., ŠMÍDA, B., AUDY, M. & KOVÁČIK, Ľ., 2008: Anatomy of biologically mediated opal speleothems in the world’s largest sandstone cave Cueva Charles Brewer, Chimantá Plateau, Venezuela. Sedimentary Geology (Amsterdam), 203, 3-4, 181-195.

3

AUBRECHT, R., MÉRES, Š., SÝKORA, M. & MIKUŠ, T., 2009: Provenance of the detrital garnets and spinels from the Albian sediments of the Czorstyn Unit (Pieniny Klippen Belt, Western Carpathians, Slovakia). Geologica Carpathica (Bratislava), 60, 6, 463-483.

4

AUBRECHT, R., LÁNCZOS, T., GREGOR, M., SCHLÖGL, J., ŠMÍDA, B., LIŠČÁK, P., BREWER-CARÍAS, Ch. & VLČEK, L., 2011: Sandstone caves on Venezuelan tepuis: return to pseudokarst? Geomorphology (Amsterdam), 132, 3-4, 351-365.

5

AUBRECHT, R., BARRIO-AMOROS, C., BREURE, A., BREWER-CARÍAS, Ch., DERKA, T., FUENTES-RAMOS, O.A., GREGOR, M., KODADA, J., KOVÁČIK, Ľ., LÁNCZOS, T., LEE, N.M., LIŠČÁK, P., SCHLÖGL, J., ŠMÍDA, B. & VLČEK, L., 2012: Venezuelan tepuis – their caves and biota. Acta Geologica Slovaca (Bratislava), ISBN 978-80-223-3349-8, 1-168.

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

AUBRECHT, R., JÓZSA, Š., PLAŠIENKA, D. & WIERZBOWSKI, H., 2022: Mid-Cretaceous turnover in the Oravic segment of the Pieniny Klippen Belt (Western and Eastern Carpathians): new data and synthesis. Cretaceous Research (Amsterdam), 140, 105323.

2

AUBRECHT, R., MIKUŠ, T. & HOLICKÝ, I., 2021: Heavy mineral analysis of the Turonian to Maastrichtian exotics-bearing deposits in the Western Carpathians: What has changed after Albian and Cenomanian? Geologica Carpathica (Bratislava), 72, 6, 505-528.

3

AUBRECHT, R., LÁNCZOS, T., SCHLÖGL, J. & FILIPČIKOVÁ, P., 2019: Selective weathering of cross-bedded layers forming shelters and small caves on Akopán Tepui (Venezuela): field, laboratory and experimental evidence about diagenesis and weathering of the Matauí Formation arenites (Roraima Supergroup, Middle Proterozoic). Geomorphology (Amsterdam), 325, 55-69.

4

AUBRECHT, R., BELLOVÁ, S. & MIKUŠ, T., 2020: Provenance of the Albian to Cenomanian exotics-bearing turbidites in the Western Carpathians: a heavy-mineral analysis. Geological Quarterly (Warszawa), 64, 3, 658-680.

5

AUBRECHT, R., BAČÍK, P., MIKUŠ, T. & BELLOVÁ, S., 2020: Detritic tourmalines with complex zonation in the Cretaceous exotic flysches of the Western Carpathians: where did they come from? Lithos, 362-363, 105443 (DOI: /10.1016/j.lithos.2020.105443).

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

AUBRECHT, R., LÁNCZOS, T., ŠMÍDA, B, BREWER-CARÍAS, Ch., MAYORAL, F., SCHLÖGL, J., AUDY, M., VLČEK, L., KOVÁČIK, Ľ. & GREGOR, M., 2008: Venezuelan sandstone caves: a new view on their genesis, hydrogeology and speleothems. Geologia Croatica (Zagreb), 61, 2-3, 345-362.

In: BRUTHANS J., SOUKUP J., VACULÍKOVÁ J., FILIPPI M., SCHWEIGSTILLOVÁ J., MAYO A.L., MASIN D., KLETSCHKA G., RIHOSEK J., 2014: Sandstone landforms shaped by negative feedback between stress and erosion. Supplementary Information. Nature Geoscience (London), 7, 1-39.

2

CHANNELL, J.E.T., KOZUR, H.W., SIEVERS, T., MOCK, R., AUBRECHT, R. & SÝKORA, M., 2003: Carnian-Norian biomagnetostratigraphy at Silická Brezová (Slovakia): correlation to other Tethyan sections and to the Newark Basin. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology (Amsterdam), 191, 65-109.

In: FURIN, S., PRETO, N., RIGO, M., ROGHI, G., GIANOLLA, P., CROWLEY, J.L., BOWRING, S.A., 2006: High-precision U-Pb zircon age from the Triassic of Italy: Implications for the Triassic time scale and the Carnian origin of calcareous nannoplankton and dinosaurs

Geology (Boulder), 34, 12, 1009-1012.

3

AUBRECHT, R. & KOZUR, H., 1995: Pokornyopsis (Ostracoda) from  submarine fissure fillings and cavities in the Late Jurassic of  Czorsztyn Unit and the possible origin of the Recent anchialine  faunas. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen (Stuttgart), 196, 1, 1-17.

In: KORNICKER, L.S. & ILIFFE, T.M., 1998: Myodocopid Ostracoda (Halocypridina, Cladocopina) from anchialine caves in the Bahamas, Canary Islands and Mexico. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (Washington), 599, 1-93.

4

MOCK, R., SÝKORA, M., AUBRECHT, R., OŽVOLDOVÁ, L., KRONOME, B., REICHWALDER, P. & JABLONSKÝ, J., 1998: Petrology and stratigraphy of the Meliaticum near the Meliata and Jaklovce Villages, Slovakia. Slovak Geological Magazine (Bratislava), 4, 4, 223-260.

In: DALLMEYER R.D., NEUBAUER, F. & FRITZ, H., 2008: The Meliata suture in the Carpathians: regional significance and implications for the evolution of high-pressure wedges within collisional orogens. In: SIGESMUND, S., FÜGENSCHUH, B. & FROITZHEIM, N. (eds.): Tectonic aspects of the Alpine-Dinaride-Carpathian system. Geological Society, London, Spec. Publ., 298, 101-115.

5

AUBRECHT, R., BREWER-CARÍAS, CH., ŠMÍDA, B., AUDY, M. & KOVÁČIK, Ľ., 2008: Anatomy of biologically mediated opal speleothems in the world’s largest sandstone cave Cueva Charles Brewer, Chimantá Plateau, Venezuela. Sedimentary Geology (Amsterdam), 203, 3-4, 181-195.

In: SAURO, F., CAPPELLETTI, M., GHEZZI, D., COLUMBU, A., HONG, P.-Y., ZOWAWI, H.M., CARBONE, C., PICCINI, L., VERGARA, F., ZANNONI, D. & DE WAELE, J., 2018: Microbial diversity and biosignatures of amorphous silica deposits in orthoquartzite caves. Scientific Reports, 8, 1, Article No. 17569.

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

2021-2022: Bilateral project APVV SK-AT-20-0001 - Origin of mysterious tectonic units in the Northern Limestone Alps and Western Carpathians.

2

2025-2028: Grant VEGA 1/0021/25 - Neotethys (meliatic) and Alpine Atlantic (loess) - what happened to the two oceans that influenced the development of the Western Carpathians?

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 of a committee Slovak Geological Society 2013-2017
Associate editor Editorial board Bulletin of Geosciences 2006-trvá
National coordinator International Subcommission on Jurassic Stratigraphy (ISJS) 2006-trvá
National correspondent IAS (International Association of Sedimentologists) 2006-2019

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

IX. - Other relevant facts