Jure Tičar, PhD
Research Associate
+386 1 470 65 58
jure.ticar@zrc-sazu.si
Research interests
Education
- B.Sc. in Geography, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, 2012
- Undergraduate student exchange Erasmus Placement Programme at Polytech'Nice – Sophia, University of Nice – Sophia Antipolis, France
- Ph.D. in Geography, Faculty of Humanities, University of Primorska, Slovenia, 2021
Research fields
geomorphology, karstology, speleology, glaciology, natural disasters, cartography, environmental protection
Other activities
- member of the Caving Club Brežice (2010–)
- member of the Geomorphological Society of Slovenia (2010–)
- organiser and leader of Zverinjačke rupe Caving Expeditions (2010–)
- member of Presidency of Speleological Association of Slovenia (2013–)
- leader of Cave Protection Service at Speleological Association of Slovenia (2013–)
- member of editorial board of Jamar caving magazine (2014–)
- member of editorial board of Naše jame caving magazine (2014–)
- editor-in-chief of Naše jame caving magazine (2020–)
- cave rescuer at Cave Rescue Service (2016–)
- member of editorial board of Natural disasters in Slovenia book series (2017–)
- caving instructor at Speleological Association of Slovenia (2017–)
- member of first response team SI-CAVESAR EU Modex – EU Civil Protection (2018–)
- member of the European Cave Protection Commission at European Speleological Federation (2019–)
- member of the Caving Club Novo mesto (2021–)
Selected presentations and lectures
- Advanced approach in evaluating the cave pollution in Slovenia. Presentation at the conference 28th International Karstological School Classical Karst: Regional karstology - local and general aspects, Postojna, Slovenia, 14. 6. 2021.
- Natural values as landfills: pollution of underground caves in Slovenia. Presentation at the conference Past polluted areas: how to proceed? National Council of the Republic of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 12. 4. 2019
- Presence of gases in karst caves as a source of threats to people: examples from Slovenia. Presentation at Natural Hazards 2018 conference. Novi Sad, Srbija, 6. 10. 2018
- The assessment of cave pollution in Slovenia. Presentation at EuroSpeleo Symposium 2018. Ebensee, Austria, 24. 8. 2018
- Landscape diversity and geoheritage of Slovenia. Presentation at international conference Geobalcanica 2018. Ohrid, Macedonia, 15. 5. 2018.
- The problem of cave pollution in Kras Plateau, Slovenia. Presentation at international conference SOS Proteus. Matavun, Slovenia, 14. 4. 2018
- Cave tourism in Slovenia: on the edge between mass tourism and geoheritage protection. Presentation at international conference GEOTRENDS. Wrocław, Poland, 21. 9. 2017
- From rocky bareland to green landscape – transformations of Kras in Slovenia. Presentation at international workshop »Integrated Control on Rocky Desertification, Carbon Cycle and Sink in Karst System. Guilin, China, 25. 11. 2016
- Geoheritage assessment of relief forms in a modern city: the case of Ljubljana. Presentation at International Workshop on Urban Geomorphological Heritage. Rome, Italia, 28. 10. 2016
- Speleological explorations of deep karst on Mount Lovćen, Montenegro, Invited lecture at University of Novi Sad. Novi Sad, Serbia, 31. 5. 2016
Recognitions and awards
Distinction of the Association of the Geographical Societies of Slovenia, 2022
ZRC SAZU Silver Award for a top-level PhD, 2021
Reward of the Research Group of the Mountaineering Association of Slovenia for doctoral thesis, 2021
Reward for »Excellent trainee« at International Training Course on Integrated Control on Rocky Desertification, Carbon Cycle and Sink in Karst System, Guilin, China, 2016
Department of Geography student Award for the graduation thesis, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, 2013
Selected publications
- Lipar, M., Martín-Pérez, A., Tičar, J., Pavšek, M., Gabrovec, M., Hrvatin, M., Komac, B., Zorn, M., Zupan Hajna, N., Zhao, J., Drysdale, R. N., Ferk, M. 2021: Subglacial carbonate deposits as a potential proxy for a glacier's former presence. The Cryosphere 15.
- Carey, A., Smith, D. F., Welch, S. A., Zorn, M., Tičar, J., Lipar, M., Komac, B., Lyons, W. B. 2020: The geochemistry of ice in the southeastern Alps, Slovenia. Acta geographica Slovenica 60-2.
- Carey, A., Zorn, M., Tičar, J., Lipar, M., Komac, B., Welch, Susan A., Smith, Devin F., Lyons, Berry W. 2019: Glaciochemistry of cave ice : Paradana and Snežna Caves, Slovenia. Geosciences 9-2
- Tičar, J., Tomić, N., Breg Valjavec, M., Zorn, M., Marković, S.-B., Gavrilov, M.-B. 2018: Speleotourism in Slovenia: balancing between mass tourism and geoheritage protection. Open Geosciences 10-1.
- Tičar, J., Komac, B., Zorn, M., Ferk, M., Hrvatin, M., Ciglič, R. 2017: From urban geodiversity to geoheritage: the case of Ljubljana (Slovenia). Questiones Geographicae 36-3.
- Tičar, J., Geomorphological characteristics of selected pocket valleys in Slovenia. Geographical Bulletin 87-1.
- Tičar, J., Čekada M. 2018: The accuracy in locating of natural heritage in Slovenia: the case of karst caves. The Landscape in High Resolution.
- Tičar, J., Perko, D., Volk Bahun, M. 2018: Geoheritage and landscape diversity of Slovenia. The Landscape in High Resolution.
- Stepišnik, U., Žebre, M., Tičar, J., Lipar, M., Ferk, M., Kodelja, B., Klemenčič, I. 2010: The extent of Pleistocene glaciation of Lovćen in Montenegro. Geographical Bulletin 82-1.
- Tičar, J, Ribeiro, D. The problematics of cave pollution in Bela Krajina. Natura Sloveniae 19-1.
- Tičar, J., Lipar, M., Zorn, M., Kozamernik, E. 2018: The underground world of Triglav Plateau. Triglav 240.
- Komac, B., Tičar, J., Zorn, M. 2016: History of Ujma Journal. Ujma 30.
Selected projects
Geography of Slovenia - national research programme (research programme • January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2021)
Supporting Holocene Climate Reconstruction with High-Resolution Cryospheric Proxies from the Karst Ice Caves of Slovenia (fundamental research project • October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2026)
Supplement to the Record of Hidden War Cemeteries and the Register of War Cemeteries with data on hidden war cemeteries in underground caves (target research program • October 1, 2022 - September 30, 2024)
Novel proxies of the Holocene climate variability in stalagmites in Slovenia (fundamental research project • September 1, 2020 - August 31, 2023)
Connectivity concept in karst: the doline-cave coupling in the context of human impacts (September 1, 2020 - August 31, 2023)
Preservation and valorisation of the natural and cultural heritage and development of sustainable tourism in the cross-boarder carst landscape (INTERREG • September 1, 2017 - February 29, 2020)
SHAPETOURISM - New shape and drives for the tourism sector: supporting decision, integrating plans and ensuring sustainability (INTERREG • November 1, 2016 - February 28, 2018)
Preservation and valorisation of the natural and cultural heritage and development of sustainable tourism in the cross-boarder carst landscape (INTERREG • September 1, 2017 - February 29, 2020)
Possible ecological control of flood hazard in the hill regions of Hungary and Slovenia (international research project • November 1, 2017 - October 31, 2020)
TUNE UP - Promoting multilevel governance for tuning up biodiversity protection in marine areas (INTERREG • November 1, 2019 - June 30, 2022)
Determination of the pollution of underground caves at the level of Slovenia, their priority remediation and monitoring of the condition of caves (target research project • October 1, 2021 - March 31, 2024)
Supporting Holocene Climate Reconstruction with High-Resolution Cryospheric Proxies from the Karst Ice Caves of Slovenia (fundamental research project • October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2026)
Supplement to the Record of Hidden War Cemeteries and the Register of War Cemeteries with data on hidden war cemeteries in underground caves (target research program • October 1, 2022 - September 30, 2024)
Novel proxies of the Holocene climate variability in stalagmites in Slovenia (fundamental research project • September 1, 2020 - August 31, 2023)
Connectivity concept in karst: the doline-cave coupling in the context of human impacts (September 1, 2020 - August 31, 2023)
Preservation and valorisation of the natural and cultural heritage and development of sustainable tourism in the cross-boarder carst landscape (INTERREG • September 1, 2017 - February 29, 2020)
SHAPETOURISM - New shape and drives for the tourism sector: supporting decision, integrating plans and ensuring sustainability (INTERREG • November 1, 2016 - February 28, 2018)
Preservation and valorisation of the natural and cultural heritage and development of sustainable tourism in the cross-boarder carst landscape (INTERREG • September 1, 2017 - February 29, 2020)
Possible ecological control of flood hazard in the hill regions of Hungary and Slovenia (international research project • November 1, 2017 - October 31, 2020)
TUNE UP - Promoting multilevel governance for tuning up biodiversity protection in marine areas (INTERREG • November 1, 2019 - June 30, 2022)
Determination of the pollution of underground caves at the level of Slovenia, their priority remediation and monitoring of the condition of caves (target research project • October 1, 2021 - March 31, 2024)