Dr Miloš Aleksandar Popović

Senior Research Associate

Department for Biology and Ecology

Education

2012: Master academic studies - Biology / University of Niš, Faculty of Science and Mathematics

2017: PhD studied - Biology / University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Science

Employment

28.1.2015: Junior Research Assistant / Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics in Niš

14.9.2016: Research Assistant / Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics in Niš

26.9.2018: Research Associate / Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics in Niš

23.10.2023: Senior Research Associate / Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics in Niš

Exchange

2013: Involved in a workshop „Population size estimation with mark-release-recapture methods – theory and practice“ in the course of „SCALES“ project, Ljubljana (Slovenia).

2018-2019: Involved in Interreg-IPA project „Sustainable wetland management of the transboundary Palic-Ludas catchment area“ with study exchange at the University of Szeged (Hungary).

2021: Involved in a project „Can reduced frequency of mowing mitigate the negative impact of global temperature rise on precious wet meadow species communities?“ realized at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow (Poland).
 

Scope of scientific interests

Zoology, ecology, biodiversity, nature conservation, butterflies.

Identification number of the researcher

Scopus: 54389854300

ORCID: 0000-0003-0887-6683

E-CRIS: 11609
 

Other activities

Leader of three Rufford Small Grants fundation projects entitled „Endangered Serbian Butterflies“ (from 2011 to 2018) and on a project financed by Butterfly Conservation Europe for estimating population parameters and proposing conservation measures for the Scarce Large Blue butterfly – Phengaris teleius (during 2014).

Involved in many national and international projects for nature conservation, evaluations of protected areas and promotion of biology and science in general.

One of the founders of the Biologer platform for collecting data on biodiversity (in 2018).

A member of organisation board for symposium „Explore and protect the natural beauty of Balkans“ at Silvery Lake (in 2018).

Engagement in education

Lectures:

1. Concepts of conservation planning (DB.DB211)

2. Quantitative ecology and genetics (М2.М1402)