The research group members

Artur Ionescu

Research Group Leader

PhD in Environmnetal Science. Fluid geochemist focusing on volcanic and tectonic regions. Researcher at the Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Applying a holistic approach on research.

Jozsef-Szilard Balo

BSc student in Environmental Science

Nature guy interested in the past, working on paleofluids by using mineral water springs and travertine deposits as proxys.

Alexandra-Maria Catu

BSc student in Environmental Management and Audit

The girl with a plan, whose main interest is working on geogenic gases and their quantification in the atmosphere.

Ioan Chis

BSc student in Environmental Management and Audit

The tech-guy, keen to learn how to build low-cost multi-gas instruments for drones, to study air quality affected by natural contaminants.

Catalin-George Cirje

BSc student in Environmental Management and Audit

Enthusiast working on carbon fluxes in populated areas, applying the "citizen science" approach.

Miriam Dragomir

BSc student in Environmental Science

The GIS sorceress of the group, helping us to develop user friendly applications for geochemist.

Botond Holinka

MSc in both Plant- and Medical Biology, BSc in Biology and BSc student in Environmental Science

The groups botanist. Interested in how plants and living organism adapt and live in CO2 rich areas and what trace elements they can bioaccumulate.

Oana-Corina Jelea

Phd in Environmental Science, MSc both in Environmental Managment and Protection and Applied Biochemistry, BSc in Biology

Our microbiology freak, interested in environmental microbiology and life in extreme habitats. The teams science communicator and outreach coordinator.

Elod Komives

BSc student in Environmental Science

The groups math and physics head, interested in combining geochemistry and geophysics in his research.

Anamaria Muntean-Sarlea

BSc in Environmental Science and MSc in Environmental Managment and Protection

The traveller, loving nature and science in all of his aspects, especially multidisciplinary approaches to study the environment.

Paula Muraru

BSc student in Company Economics

Our freelance designer, who created our group logo. The only non-scientific head in the group, helping us during design challenges.

Matei Rogozan

BSc student in Environmental Engineering

The soil guy, interested in how soil properties change due to interaction of the soil with gases coming from high carbon degassing structures.

Iulia-Georgiana Ungur

BSc student in Environmental Management and Audit

The mineral/rock girl, using field observations and experimental data to figure out gas-water-rock interactions in the subsurface.