Name Title Research topics E-mail, personal www Researchers Dr. Tadej Slabe Geographer, Scientific  Advisor, Head of the Institute evolution and formation of karst surface, caves and cave rocky forms email , www Dr. Franci Gabrovšek Physicist, Research Fellow numerical modelling of karst processes email ,  www Dr.Martin Knez Geologist, Research Fellow karst geology email , www Dr. Andrej Mihevc Geographer, Senior Research Fellow karst geomorphology and speleology email, www Mag. Janja Kogovšek Chemist, Independent Fellow in Humanities chemistry of karst waters, water tracing email, www Acad. Dr. Andrej Kranjc Geographer, Research Advisor karst geography, history of speleology and karstology email, bibliography Mag. Jani Mulec Microbiologist, Ph.D. student microbiology email, www Bojan Otonicar Geologist geology, sedimentology, paleokarst email, www Dr. Metka Petric Geologist, Research Fellow karst hydrology email, www Dr. Tanja Pipan Biologist, Research Fellow biodiversity and ecology of fauna in surface and cave waters in karst email, www Mitja Prelovšek Geographer, Assistant, Ph.D student karst geography, geomorphology email, www Nataša Ravbar Geographer, Assistant, Ph.D student vulnerability of groundwater in karst email, www Dr. Stanka Šebela Geologist, Senior Research Fellow karstology, structural geology and geological mapping email, www Dr.Nadja Zupan Hajna Geologist,  Research Fellow geology, clastic sediments in karst, speleology, weathering of carbonate rocks email, www Dr. Trevor R. Shaw Historian, Visiting fellow history of speleology and karstology personal bibliography Technical staff Leon Drame   draftsman email, www Franjo Drole   cave mapping email, www Jurij Hajna   cave cadastre email, www Mateja Zadel   lab technician email, www Library Maja Kranjc   librarian email, www Secretary's office Sonja Stamenkovic   secretary email, www House cleaning Slavica Sušak   house cleaning