Where to find me
Department of Geography and Geology
Tajovského 40
974 01 Slovenská republika
- Office: 223
- Phone: 048 446 7223
- Email: Peter.Andras@umb.sk
Professional characteristics
Education
1971 - 1976 Faculty of Science Comenius University in Bratislava, Geochemistry
1978 Faculty of Science Comenius University in Bratislava, (RNDr.)
1980 - 1984 Geological Institute of Slovak Academy of Sciences – PhD study;
Supervisors: prof. RNDr. Bohuslav Cambel, DrSc. (Commenius University, Bratislava)
and Univ. Prof. Dr. phil. Erich Schroll (Universität Wien)
1985 PhD
1988 individual scientific worker II/A
1986 Atom absorption spectrometry course, Pye Unicam/ Philips, Cambridge, England (UK)
1997 Ecological Risk and Decision Making, United States Environmental Protection A
2002 Professional ability to perform geological works 23/98, 2002
2006 - 2008 visiting Assoc. prof, Matej Bel University, Banská Bystrica
2008 Asssoc. prof.
2009 visiting professor (North University, Baia Mare, Romania)
2011 professor (VŠB – Technical University, Ostrava, Czechia)
Professional classification
1976 - 1980 study stay, Geological Institute of Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava
1980 - 1985 PhD study, Geological Institute of Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava
1983 – 2000 head of the laboratories in Geological Institute of Slovak Academy of Sciences, Banská Bystrica,
2000 – 2001 head of the Section of Environment in Slovak Agency of Environment, Banská Bystrica
2001 - 2006 Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica – external teacher
2003 - 2006 head of the branch of the Geological Institute of Slovak Academy of Sciences in Banská Bystrica
1988 individual scientific worker II/A, Geological Institute of Slovak Academy of Sciences in Banská Bystrica
2006 Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica, Faculty of Sciences, visiting Assoc. prof.
2008 Assoc. prof. – Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica, Faculty of Sciences,
2009 head of the Institute of Biology and Geology – common institute of Slovak Academy of Sciences and Matej Bel University
2011 professor, Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica, Faculty of Sciences,
Pedagogical activity:
1. Matej Bel University:
Abiotic nature (introduction to geology)
Geochemistry of environment
Geological aspects of environmental risks
Environmentalistic
Creation of projects
Remediation of country components
Integrated environmental management
Environmental impact assesment
Management of environment
Global Environmental Change
Professional experiences
Remediation of country components
Environmental contaminations in montaneous country
Global environmental changes
Mineralogy
Geochemistry I.
Geochemistry II.
Geology and geochemistry
Applied environmental chemistry
2.Technical University in Zvolen
Analytical research methods in environmental engineering
3. VŠB-TU Ostrava, Czechia
Geochemistry
Soil protection
Main topics of final thesis under my supervision:
Distribution of potentially toxic elements at area of abandoned mining countries
Speciation of heavy metals (As, Sb) in country components
Contamination of plants at selected deposits
Migration of potentially toxic elements in country components
Bioavailability of toxic elements
Possibilities of utilization of natural sorbents for immobilization of potentially toxic elements and for remediation of selected mining areas
Biochemical degradation of ore minerals
Scientific activities
Ore mineralogy, isotope study of C, O, Pb, study of fluid inclusions, environmental study of country components by potentially toxic elements and their remediation, biotechnologies.
2008 – 2019 guarantor of Bc. study- Environmental management
2008 – 2022 guarantor of Mgr. study- Environmental management
2008-2012 coguarantor of PhD study – Remediation of mining territories
2021 – till now coguarantor of Geopotential of regions
Member of Research and Education Center of Excellence for Solid Phase Research SOLIPHA; grant APVV-VVCE-0033-07
Member of Research and Education Center of Excellence for Solid Phase Research for Integral Investigation of geospheres; grant OPVaV-2009/4.1/03-SORO
Supervisor of PhD students:
RNDr. Jana Rusková, PhD: Application of environmental policy in the remediation of mining loads in selected locations around Banská Bystrica (Špania Dolina, Malachov and Ľubietová)– PhD work defended on Sept. 30th 2009
RNDr. Adam Lichý, PhD: Remediation of the land contaminated by mining activity – PhD work defended on Sept. 29th 2010
Mgr. Lenka Matúšková, PhD: Environmental management and monitoring of the load on the mining landscape in the vicinity of Ľubietová - – PhD work defended on Sept. 30th 2010
Ing. Štefan Aschenbrenner, PhD.: Population biology of selected species of vascular plants on heap habitats - PhD work defended on Aug. 27th 2012
RNDr. Jozef Krnáč, PhD.: Contamination of country components in surrounding of Banská Bystrica - PhD work defended on Aug. 28th 2012
Ing. Erika Remešicová: Analysis of the issue of mine water decontamination in ore mining - PhD work defended on Aug. 28th 2016 (VŠB TU Ostrava, Czechia)
Ing. Pavol Midula, PhD: Comparison of mine heaps from the point of view of development and biodiversity of ecosystems/ Bioconcentration of potentially toxic elements in vascular plant species at the areas of various ore deposits – PhD work defended on Aug. 22nd 2017
MSc. Giuseppe Buccheri, PhD: Comparison of the country components at selected European Cu-deposits INAIL ex ISPESL, Department of Productive Plants and Interaction with the Environment (DIPIA), Rome, Italy – PhD work defended on Aug. 27th 2019
Supervisor of postdocs:
Assoc. prof. Sherif Kharbish, PhD. Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Suez Branch, Suez Canal University, El Salam, Egypt
Dr. Giuseppe Buccheri, INAIL ex ISPESL, Department of Productive Plants and Interaction with the Environment (DIPIA), Rome, Italy
Ing. Eva Lacková, PhD., VŠB-Technická Universita v Ostrave, Ostrava-Poruba
Mgr. Tomáš Klimko, PhD., Fakulta prírodných vied Univerzity Komenského, Bratislava
Ing. Dorota Marciocha, Institute of Environmental Engineering, The Silesian University of Technology, Environmental Biotechnology Department, Gliwice, Poland
Ing. Pavol Midula, PhD., Fakulta prírodných vied, Univerzita Mateja Bela, Banská Bystrica
Supervisor of RNDr. degree:
RNDr. Lukáš Štipta: Biodegradation of ore minerals at Pezinok deposit - 2009
Mgr. Lenka Matúšková: Uranium and thorium content in rocks and ores at Pezinok deposit as a environmental risk factor - 2009
Mgr. Rastislav Hlaváčik: Forms of occurrence and mobility of selected heavy metals in the oxidation zone of the Reiner and Podlipa heap fields at the Ľubietová deposit - 2010
Mgr. Kamila Píšová: Integrated management of the development of sustainable tourism and tourism in selected municipalities of the Horná Nitra region – 2010
Mgr. Anna Marková: Access and environmental behavior to the production, protection and security of printed documents – 2015
Mgr. Alena Rogožníková: Country acidification in surrounding of mining areas at Staré Hory deposit – 2015
Mgr. Roman Romančík: Hg-contamination of fishes in Malachov creek –2019
Membership in scientific councils:
2016 – 2021 2021 Head of the scientific commision of the RNDr. degree in the study branch Environmental management – Sanation of the environment at Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
2008 – 2021 Head of the scientific commision of the RNDr. degree in the study branch Environmental management at Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
2006 – 2021 Member of the scientific commision of the PhD field of study Environmental management at Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
since 2008 Member of the scientific commision of the PhD field of study Geochemistry at Comenius University in Bratislava
2016 – 2021 Head of the scientific commision of the PhD field of study Environmental management at Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
since 2008 Member of the scientific commision of the PhD field of study Mineralogy at Comenius University in Bratislava
since 2012 Member of the scientific commision of the PhD field of study Synecology in study programme Evolution of ecosystems and their ptotection at Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
since 2010 Member of the scientific commision of the PhD field of study Environmenta protection in industry at the VŠB – Technical University of Mining and Technology in Ostrava, Czechia
2012 - 2020 Member of the scientific council of the Mining Faculty at the VŠB – Technical University of Mining and Technology in Ostrava, Czechia
Scientific councils and other functions in University structures:
since 2009 Secretary for Scioence at the Deportment of Environmental at Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
2011-2013 Member of the scientific council of the Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
2012 – 2016 Member of the Ethic commission at Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
2017-2022 Head of the Ethic commission at Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
since 2022 Member of the Ethic commission at Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
2011-2014 Member of the college of the dean of Faculty of Sciences at Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica since 2013 Member of the scientific council of the Mining-Geological Faculty of VŠB-Technical University in Ostrava, Czechia
since 2015 Member of the scientific council of the Faculty of Science at Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
2008 – 2021 guarantor of the Bc., Mgr. and PhD study in study branch Environmental management at Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
since 2021 coguarantor of the Bc., Mgr. and PhD study in study branch Applied geology at Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
Membership in editorial boards:
since 2006 member of the editorial board of WoS journal: Carpathian Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences ISSN 1220-5648
since 2008 member of the editorial board of journal Romanian Journal of Mineral Deposits, ISSN 1220-5648,
since 2014 member of the editorial board of journal European Journal of Environmental and Safety Sciences, ISSN 0031-6970
since 2014 member of the editorial board of journalGeoScience Engineering,
since 2014 member of the editorial board of journal Transactions of Kremenchuk Mykhailo Ostrohradskyi National University, ISSN 1995-0519
2012 – 2018 member of the editorial board of journal Acta Universitatis Matthiae Belii - Environmentálne management serie ISSN 1338-449X, ISSN 1338-4430
2010-2012 Reviewer of journal Studia Oecologica ISSN 1802-212X
Since 2018 member of the editorial board of journalNatural Resources Conservation and Research, ISSN 2578-1936
Membership in professional organizations:
since 2008 Member of the WASET committee (World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology)
since 2013 Member of the Committee for Envioronment of Slovak Academy of Sciences
2001-2012 Vice-head of the Association of Slovak Geologists
2007 Vice-head of the Slovak Association of Deposit Geologists
od 2005 Member of the Slovak Geological Socienty
od 2014 Member of the Slovak Mineralogical Socienty
2012-2015 Vice-head of the Mining Guild in Banská Bystrica