Roumiana Panayotova Metcheva ( Bulgarian: Румяна Панайотова Мечева) is a Bulgarian
Antarctic
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researcher, best known for her work on ecotoxicology and biodiversity protection in the Antarctic. She is the Head of Department of Ecosystem Research, Environmental Risk Assessment and Conservation Biology at the
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (abbreviated BAS; bg, Българска академия на науките, ''Balgarska akademiya na naukite'', abbreviated ''БАН'') is the National Academy of Bulgaria, established in 1869.
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Mount Mecheva
Mount Mecheva ( bg, връх Мечева, vrah Mecheva, ) is the broad ice-covered peak with precipitous rocky north, east and southwest slopes that peaks at 1367 mSofia University (St. Kliment Ohridski) in October 1975. She completed her D.Sc. in Biology, from the Institute of biology and environment at
Jagiellonian University
The Jagiellonian University (Polish: ''Uniwersytet Jagielloński'', UJ) is a public research university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1364 by King Casimir III the Great, it is the oldest university in Poland and the 13th oldest university in ...
, Poland in 1980, researching the
bioenergetics
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Metcheva was a scientific researcher at the Institute of Zoology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences from 1980 – 1993. She was then appointed as the chief of the ‘Physiological Ecology’ laboratory at the Institute of Zoology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in 1993 and at present works at the Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research (IBER). She is now Head of Department of Ecosystem Research, Environmental Risk Assessment and Conservation Biology, as well as Chairman of the General Assembly of Researchers at the Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research at the
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (abbreviated BAS; bg, Българска академия на науките, ''Balgarska akademiya na naukite'', abbreviated ''БАН'') is the National Academy of Bulgaria, established in 1869.
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Metcheva was a Member of Bulgarian Antarctic Expeditions from 1999 – 2010 and has been a member of the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute since 2000. Her research has focused on Antarctic penguins and fishes with a particular focus on toxin accumulation in the food chain.
Awards and honours
Mount Mecheva
Mount Mecheva ( bg, връх Мечева, vrah Mecheva, ) is the broad ice-covered peak with precipitous rocky north, east and southwest slopes that peaks at 1367 mSt Kilment Ohridski Base in 1999/2000 and subsequent seasons.