Ionut Cristi Nicu  Adjunct Senior Lecturer

Flinders University, Australia

Dr. Ionut Cristi Nicu is a Senior Researcher within the High North Department for the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU) and holding an honorary position as Adjunct Senior Lecturer (Academic Level C) at Flinders University (College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences). He was the project coordinator for “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi of a Marie Curie Actions People International Research Staff Exchange Scheme with the 7th European Community Framework Programme; other roles included being a key expert, GIS expert and member in other research international projects or grants. He is author and co-author of 41 scientific papers, one book, one edited book, and one book chapter. Since 2013 he is a member of the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), and since 2022 a member of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) Norway.

His research areas include: 1) Effects of climate change on cultural heritage in Polar regions 2) Initiation and dynamics of cryospheric hazards (thaw slumps, thermo-erosion gullying, and coastal erosion) in high Arctic environments 3) Soil erosion effects on cultural heritage