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Studijski boravak na Prirodoslovnom muzeju u Beču (ožujak – svibanj 2024.)

As part of a mobility funded by an internal research project under the supervision of the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Croatia, conducted within the framework of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan 2021–2026 – NextGenerationEU (Development of Miocene Paleoenvironments in Croatia and Their Connection to Global Events – RAMPA), PhD student Katja Mužek, spent the period from March to May 2024 at the Natural History Museum in Vienna (Naturhistorisches Museum Wien).

As part of the research for the first scientific paper of the doctoral study, the student's activities included laboratory sample processing—applying the wet-sieving method using hydrogen peroxide and learning a new method utilizing Rewoquat. Following sample preparation, fossil ostracods and mollusks were extracted and subsequently subjected to taxonomic analysis.

Alongside laboratory and taxonomic work, the candidate also prepared and wrote the exposé for the defense of the doctoral research topic, which was successfully defended. Additionally, during the stay in Vienna, the candidate actively prepared for participation in the annual EGU conference, where she delivered a presentation in the session Salt Ages: Unravelling Geologic, Oceanographic, Climatic and Biotic Consequences of Restricted Marine Gateways and Salt Giants. This research stay provided an opportunity to refine methodological approaches in sedimentological and paleontological sample processing, deepen knowledge in taxonomic classification, and develop scientific skills through writing and defending the exposé.

Natural History Museum in Vienna