{"id":144,"date":"2026-02-18T09:57:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T09:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biogeo.ubbcluj.ro\/institut_test\/?page_id=144"},"modified":"2026-02-18T09:57:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T09:57:49","slug":"dr-ramona-balc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/institutulracovita.ro\/?page_id=144","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Ramona B\u0103lc"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/institutulracovita.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Balc_Geochronology_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2054\" style=\"width:260px;height:310px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<p><strong>Ramona B\u0103lc PhD<\/strong><br \/><strong>Lecturer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No. 42. Treboniu Laurean Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania<br \/>No. 30 Fantanele Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania<br \/>Micropaleontology, Biostratigraphy, Paleoecological<br \/>reconstructions, Soil science<br \/>+40 744 794432<br \/><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"mailto:ramona.balc@ubbcluj.ro\">ramona.balc@ubbcluj.ro<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Education:<\/strong><br \/>PhD: Babes-Bolyai University, Geology, 2007<br \/>B.S.: Babes-Bolyai University, Geology-Geography, 2001<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research:<\/strong><br \/>Current research is focused in the field of micropaleontology (calcareous nannoplankton) in<br \/>order to provide the age of the sediments and the paleoecological conditions in which these<br \/>sediments were deposited, contributing to the local, regional and global correlations. It is well<br \/>known that the calcareous nannoplankton is a very useful tool in sediments dating, beginning<br \/>with Triassic until recent, due to their good preservation, widespread distribution and a very<br \/>large number of specimens. Moreover, this group can be correlated with some other fossils<br \/>groups (foraminifera, bivalves, fish fauna, marine vertebrates) bringing together much clearer<br \/>evidence of the earth\u2019s geological past.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Selected Publications:<\/strong><br \/>1. Chan, S.A., B\u0103lc, R., Humphrey, J.D., Amao, A.O., Kaminski, M.A., Alzayer, Y., Duque, F.<br \/>2022. Changes in paleoenvironmental conditions during the Late Jurassic of the western<br \/>Neo-Tethys: Calcareous nannofossils and Geochemistry. Marine Micropaleontology, 173,<br \/>102116; https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.marmicro.2022.102116<br \/>2. Trif, N., Arghiu\u0219, V., Seitz, J.C., Codrea, V.A., B\u0103lc, R., Bindiu-Haitonic, R. 2021. Integrated<br \/>palaeontological investigation of a new mid-late Bartonian fish fauna from C\u0103lata area,<br \/>Transylvanian Basin, Romania. Historical Biology, 34 (9), 1788-1816; https:\/\/doi.org\/<br \/>10.1080\/08912963.2021.1980879<br \/>3. Bindiu-Haitonic, R., B\u0103lc, R., K\u00f6vecsi, S-A., Ple\u0219, G., Silye, L. 2021. In the shadow of giants:<br \/>calcareous nannoplankton and smaller benthic foraminifera from an Eocene nummulitic<br \/>accumulation (Transylvanian Basin, Romania). Marine Micropaleontology, 165, 101988.<br \/>4. B\u0103lc, R., Roba, C., Ro\u0219ian, G., Costin, D., Horvath, C., Zglobiu, O.A., Chirto\u0219, D. 2020.<br \/>Changes in the physico-chemical properties of topsoil in a landslide-affected area (western<br \/>part of the Transylvanian Basin, Romania). Geological Quarterly, 64 (4), 931-941.<br \/>5. Kallanxhi, M-E, B\u0103lc, R., \u0106ori\u0107, S., Sz\u00e9kely, S-F., Filipescu, S. 2018. The Rupelian \u2013 Chattian<br \/>transition in the north-western Transylvanian Basin (Romania) revealed by calcareous<br \/>nannofossils: implications for biostratigraphy and palaeoenvironmental reconstruction.<br \/>Geologica Carpathica, 69 (3), 264-282.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Full Publication List<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Teaching:<\/strong><br \/><strong>Undergraduate:<\/strong><br \/>1. Soil science<br \/>2. Hydrogeology<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graduate:<\/strong><br \/>1. Assessment of soil quality and soil protection<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ramona B\u0103lc PhDLecturer No. 42. 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