Outreach

Popular science outreach

2023 – ECOTONE. Transition area between biology and art.

Collaboration with the Uppsala Konstnärsklubb (Uppsala Artist Club) on a lichen project that merges art and scientific research (https://uppsalakonstnarsklubb.se/hem-alternativ-2/galleri-2-kommande)

2023 – Involved in Mycology week organized by the Swedish Mycology Society.

2021 – 2022 Responsible for the social media accounts (Twitter) of the Systematic Biology Programme from Uppsala University

2022 – Interview with Swedish television (SVT) regarding my current lichen research in the Kiruna area (https://www.svt.se/nyheter/sapmi/brist-pa-fakta-chockerar-forskaren)

2022 – Participant in short film produced by Uppsala University to raise awareness about fungi (https://www.svt.se/nyheter/sapmi/brist-pa-fakta-chockerar-forskaren)

2020 -SciFest Days, Uppsala, Sweden. I was actively involved in coordinating the mycology exhibit.

2012 – Collaborative Citizen Science Lichen Sampling Project with Adventurer Scientists Organization (https://www.adventurescientists.org/hunting-lichen-on-top-of-the-world-html/)

2007 – Established a non-governmental organization focused on nature conservation in Romania. During this time, I

coordinated a project that aimed to raise awareness among children about the biodiversity in a village in Romania.

Collaboration with trade and industry

2022 – present – Collaboration with Sámi reindeer herders villages (Laevas and Gabna) and the iron-ore mine LKAB (LuossavaaraKiirunavaara Aktiebolag).