2005      PhD degree in Science, Biology 

            Faculty of Science & Mathematics (Department of Biology) University of Zagreb, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia

2001      MS degree in Science, Postgraduate study of Oceanology           

            Faculty of Science & Mathematics (Department of Biology) University of Zagreb, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia

1996      BSc in Biology, Ecology 

            Faculty of Science & Mathematics (Department of Biology) University of Zagreb, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia

National scientific research project financed by the National Foundation for Science, Higher Education and Technological Development of the Republic of Croatia, Ecological response of northern Adriatic to climatic changes and anthropogenic impact (EcoRENA) - as project member (27.3.2017. – 26.11.2021.) - completed

National structural project financed by European Structural and investment funds, within Operational programme Competitiveness and Cohesion 2014-2020, Development of system for control and defence from introduction of alien species; in original: Razvoj sustava kontrole i obrane luka od unosa stranih vrsta (ProtectAS) - as coordinator for RBI, expert team lead and lead of investigation (1.6.2020. – 30.9.2023.) - completed

IPA Adriatic CBC 2007-2013, strategic project Ballast Water Management System for Adriatic Sea Protection (BALMAS) - coordinator for RBI (2013.-2016.) - completed

• BalastIN

  01.04.2026 - 31.03.2029 | 588,222.54 EUR

  CroRISIRB

• Risk Management and Optimization of Salt Production at Solana Pag - UUPSS-PAG

  01.02.2026 - 31.01.2029 | 2,947,967.53 EUR

  CroRISIRB

• Provjera izvodivosti eksperimentalnog dizajna za projekt RESPONSE „Fiziološki odgovor zimskih vrsta fitoplanktona na zagađenje pod utjecajem očekivanih klimatskih promjena u sjevernom Jadranu“ (akronim: PRE_RESPONSE) - PRE_RESPONSE

  05.04.2024 - 04.04.2025 | 8,000.00 EUR

  CroRISIRB

• Development of a system of control and defense of ports against the introduction of foreign species - ProtectAS

  01.06.2020 - 01.06.2023 | 3,203,602.53 HRK

  CroRISIRB

• Ekološki odziv sjevernog Jadrana na klimatske promjene i antropogeni učinak - EcoRENA

  27.03.2017 - 26.03.2021 | 132,722.81 EUR

  CroRISIRB

• Ballast Water Management System for Adriatic Sea Protection - BALMAS

  01.11.2013 - 30.09.2016 | 7,157,158.11 EUR

  CroRISIRB

• Mechanism of Long-term Changes in the Adriatic Sea Ecosystem

  01.01.2002 - 31.12.2005 | 0.00 HRK

  CroRISIRB

• Mechanism of long-term changes in the organic matter cycle of the northern Adriatic ecosystem

  22.11.1996 - 30.06.2002 | 120,000.00 HRK

  CroRISIRB

Ruđer Bošković Annual Award for the best scientific paper published in 2015 in CMR:

Kraus, R.*, Supić, N. 2015. Sea dynamics impacts on the macroaggregates: A case study of the 1997 mucilage event in the northern Adriatic. Progress in Oceanography. 138, 249–267.

Scientific work recognition:

"Science for Environment Policy": European Commission DG Environment News Alert Service, edited by SCU, The University of the West of England, Bristol published article: Environmental conditions in winter can be used to predict European anchovy stock based on: Kraus, R.*, Supić, N., Lučić, D., Njire, J. 2015. Impact of winter oceanographic conditions on zooplankton abundance in northern Adriatic with implications on Adriatic anchovy stock prognosis. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 167, 56–66.

Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Marine Sciences, Algology.

Kraus, R.*, Ivošević DeNardis, N.* 2023. Tracking the Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Organic Particles to Predict Macroaggregation in the Northern Adriatic Sea. Water. 15, 1665.

Kraus⁺, R., Baljak⁺, V., Vukić Lušić*, D., Kranjčević*, L., Cenov, A., Glad, M., Kauzlarić, V., Lušić, D., Grbčić, L., Alvir, M., Pećarević, M., Jozić, S. 2022. Impacts of Atmospheric and Anthropogenic Factors on Microbiological Pollution of the Recreational Coastal Beaches Neighboring Shipping Ports. International journal of environmental research and public health, 19, 8552

David, M.*, Magaletti, E., Kraus, R., Marini, M. 2019. Vulnerability to bioinvasions: Current status, risk assessment and management of ballast water through A regional approach – The Adriatic Sea. Marine Pollution Bulletin. – dostupan „online“ 28.6.2019.

Di Poi, E. §, Kraus, R. §*, Cabrini, M., Finotto, S., Flander-Putrle, V., Grego, M., Kužat, N., Ninčević Gladan, Ž., Pezzolesi, L., Riccardi, E., Bernardi Aubry, F., Bastianini, M. 2019. Dinoflagellate resting cysts from surface sediments of the Adriatic Ports: distribution and potential spreading patterns. Marine Pollution Bulletin. – prihvaćen za objavljivanje, dostupan „online“ 26.03.2019.

Kraus, R. §*, Grilli §, F., Supić, N., Janeković, I., Brailo, M., Cara, M., Bratoš Cetinić, A., Campanelli, A., Cozzi, S., D’Adamo, R., Djakovac, T., Dutour-Sikirić, M., Flander Putrle, V., Francée, J., Joksimović, D., Klun, K., Kolitari, J., Kralj, M., Kušpilić, G., Marini, M., Matić, F., Mikus, J., Ninčević-Gladan, Ž., Pansera, M., Pećarević, M., Precali, R., Prusina, I., Relitti, F.,  Santucci, A., Specchiulli, A., Škalic, D. 2018. Oceanographic characteristics of the Adriatic Sea – support to secondary HAOP spread through natural dispersal. Marine Pollution Bulletin. – prihvaćen za objavljivanje, dostupan „online“ 5.12.2018.

Kraus, R. §*, Ninčević-Gladan, Ž.§, Auriemma, R., Bastianini, M., Bolognini, L., Cabrini, M., Cara, M., Čalić, M., Campanelli, A., Cvitković, I., Despalatović, M., Drakulović, D., Flander-Putrle, V., Grati, F., Grego, M., Grilli, F., Jaklin, A., Janeković, I., Kolitari, J., Lipej, L., Magaletti, E., Marini, M., Mavrič, B., Mikus, J., Mozetič, P., Orlando-Bonaca, M., Petović, S.,  Precali, R., Supić, N., Trabucco, B., Travizi, A., Žuljević, A. 2018. Strategy of port baseline surveys (PBS) in the Adriatic Sea. Marine Pollution Bulletin. – prihvaćen za objavljivanje, dostupan „online“ 11.10.2018.

Magaletti, E.*, Garaventa, F., David, M., Castriota, L., Kraus, R., Luna G.M., Silvestri, C., Forte, C., Bastianini, M., Falautano, M., Maggio, T., Rak, G., Gollasch, S. 2018. Developing and testing an Early Warning System for Non Indigenous Species and Ballast Water Management. Journal of Sea Research. 133, 100-111.

Kraus, R., Supić, N.*, Precali, R. 2016. Factors favouring large organic production in the northern Adriatic: Towards the northern Adriatic empirical ecological model. Ocean Science. 12, 19-37.

Kraus, R.*, Supić, N. 2015. Sea dynamics impacts on the macroaggregates: A case study of the 1997 mucilage event in the northern Adriatic. Progress in Oceanography. 138, 249–267.

Kraus, R.*, Supić, N., Lučić, D., Njire, J. 2015. Impact of winter oceanographic conditions on zooplankton abundance in northern Adriatic with implications on Adriatic anchovy stock prognosis. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 167, 56–66.

Supić, N.*, Kraus, R., Kuzmić, M., Paschini, E., Precali, R., Russo, A., Vilibić, I. 2012. Predictability of northern Adriatic winter conditions. Journal of Marine Systems. 90, 1, 42-57.

Kraus, R.*, Supić, N. 2011. Impact of circulation on high phytoplankton blooms and fish catch in the northern Adriatic (1990-2004). Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 91, 2, 198-210.

Original scientific paper

• Drakulović, Dragana ; Pestorić, Branka ; Kraus, Romina ; Ljubimir, Stijepo ; Krivokapić, Slađana | Phytoplankton Community and Trophic State in Boka Kotorska Bay // The Boka Kotorska Bay Environment. | Springer, 2017. str. 169-201 . doi: 10.1007/698_2016_30

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Unpublished conference paper

• Kraus, Romina; Supić, Nastjenjka | Impact of an invasive species on the population of anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus, an important fishery resource in the Adriatic Sea // 57th European Marine Biology Symposium Naples | Napulj, Italija, 16.09.2024-20.09.2024

• Kraus, Romina | Think globally, act locally – the necessity of port monitoring for successful ballast water management for biodiversity loss prevention // 43rd CIESM Congress | Palermo, Italija, 14.10.2024-18.10.2024

• Supić, Nastjenjka ; Ciglenečki-Jušić, Irena ; Dautović, Jelena ; Djakovac, Tamara ; Dutour- Sikirić, Mathieu ; Ivančić, Ingrid ; Janeković, Ivica ; Kraus, Romina ; Kužat, Nataša ; Lučić, Davor et al. | Preliminary analysis of the 2017 winter cruise data in the northern Adriatic within the frame of the EcoRENA project // Themes 2017 | Venecija, Italija, 15.11.2017-17.11.2017

• Kraus, Romina ; Lučić, Davotr ; Njire, Jakica ; Djakovac, Tamara ; Precali, R. ; Supić, Nastjenjka | Atmospheric and oceanological conditions favouring large bioproduction of northern Adriatic // Themen 2016 | Venecija, Italija, 23.11.2016-25.11.2016

• Kraus, Romina | Monitoring for Ballast Water Management - from pros and cons to yes or no? // Science for the Environment conference 2015 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT: Challenges and opportunities | Århus, Danska, 01.10.2015-02.10.2015

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Master's thesis (university)

• Brajković, Alin | Sezonska raspodjela cista dinoflagelata na području Kvarnerskog i Riječkog zaljeva / Kraus, Romina ; Ljubešić, Zrinka (mentor). | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 2020

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• Kraus, Romina | Trombocitna monoaminoksidaza: komparativna istraživanja ireverzibilnih inhibitora in vitro / Čičin-Šain, Lipa (mentor). | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 1996

Master of Science thesis

• Kraus, Romina | Primjena suspenzija jednostaničnih algi u elektrokemijskoj analizi morskih čestica / Žutić, Vera (mentor). | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 2001

Doctoral thesis

• Baljak, Vanja | Brodske luke – moguća žarišta mikrobiološkog onečišćenja okolnih plaža / Kraus, Romina; Vukić Lušić, Darija (mentor). | Rijeka, Medicinski fakultet u Zagrebu, 2025

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• Kraus, Romina | Mikrofitoplankton u sjevernom Jadranu tijekom cvjetanja mora / Viličić, Damir (mentor). | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 2005

Bachelor's thesis (university)

• Metić, Marina | Kitovi zubani kao prijenosnici nematoda roda Anisakis / Kraus, Romina (mentor). | Pula, Sveučilište Jurja Dobrile u Puli, 2020

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• Opačak-Vukušić, Klaudia | Oscilacije brojnosti i rasprostranjenost sredozemne medvjedice - Monachus monachus (Hermann 1779) / Kraus, Romina (mentor). | Pula, Sveučilište Jurja Dobrile u Puli, 2020

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• Svetec, Neva | Potencijalna toksičnost goleme želve – Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) / Kraus, Romina (mentor). | Pula, Sveučilište Jurja Dobrile u Puli, 2020

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• Brajković, Alin | Vremenska i prostorna raspodjela dinoflagelatnih cista u Riječkom zaljevu / Kraus, Romina (mentor). | Pula, Sveučilište Jurja Dobrile u Puli, 2017

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Croatian Biological Society

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