Roumiana Metcheva
Roumiana Metcheva | |
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| Born | July 13, 1950 |
| Nationality | Bulgarian |
| Alma mater | BSc Sofia University PhD Jagiellonian University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Ecotoxicology |
| Institutions | Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Bulgarian Antarctic Institute |
| Website | www.roumiana-mecheva.net |
Roumiana Panayotova Metcheva (Bulgarian: Румяна Панайотова Мечева) is a Bulgarian Antarctic researcher, best known for her work on ecotoxicology and biodiversity protection in the Antarctic. She is the Head of Department of Ecosystem Research, Environmental Risk Assessment and Conservation Biology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Mount Mecheva was named after Metcheva for recognition of her work.