Main visiting appointments:

• Research work at University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mining and Geology (RGF), Department of Petrology and Geochemistry (October 2023 – December 2023)

Other:

• Member of Editorial Board of journal Geologija (2015-)
• Member of Topical Advisory Panel of journal Minerals (2021-)
• Guest Editor of 2 Special Issues in journal Minerals (2022, 2024)
• Session Convenor for the Joint Conference of ISEH, ICEPH & ISEG on Environment and Health, Ireland (2024)

PhD mentorships:

• Saša Kos, od 1.10.2019, tema doktorata: Obnašanje nosilcev potencialno strupenih prvin v rudarsko in industrijsko obremenjenem okolju

BSc and MSc co-mentorships:

• Tanja Mašera, 2016: SEM/EDS characterization of marble from some Slovenian deposits (diploma thesis)
• Saša Kos, 2016: Geochemical characteristics of sediments in the area of Savske jame ore deposit (diploma work, 1st cycle Bologna study programme)
• Barbara Čeplak, 2017: Heavy minerals in soils and dolomite bedrocks from the Postojna, Zaplana and Stična area (diploma work, 1st cycle Bologna study programme)
• Mihael Ravnjak, 2018: Mineralogical, petrological and geochemical characteristics of beryl pegmatite veins on S-SE Pohorje (Master’s Thesis, Bologna study programme)
• Natalija Pompe, 2019: Source of selected potentially toxic elements in Celje children’s sandpits (Master’s Thesis, Bologna study programme)
• Tina Hribljan, 2024: Stable isotopes of lead, zinc, strontium and iron in sandbox sands and soils of Celje basin (Master’s Thesis, Bologna study programme)

Awards and recognitions:

• Excellent in Science 2013
• Marko Vincenc Lipold Plaque 2019
• Excellent in Science 2021

Leadership of research projects:

• ARIS Z1-7187: Source identification of solid pollutants in the environment on the basis of mineralogical, morphological and geochemical properties of particles (2016-2017)
• ARIS J1-1713: Dynamics and matter flow of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in urban environment (2019-2022)
• ARIS N1-0403: Evaluation of Physicochemical Microproperties and Changes of Solid PTE Carriers in Urban-Industrial Environments for Pollution Source Identification (2025-2027)

Selected publications:

• ZUPANČIČ, Marija, MILER, Miloš, ŽIBRET, Gorazd. The relationship between the inhalation bioaccessibility of potentially toxic elements in road dust from a heavily polluted industrial area and the source of their pollution. Environmental pollution. 2024, vol. 361, 13 p. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124810. [COBISS.SI-ID 206188803]
• MILER, Miloš, ZUPANČIČ, Nina, ŠEBELA, Stanka, JARC, Simona. Natural and anthropogenic impact on the microclimate and particulate matter in the UNESCO show cave. Environmental science and pollution research. 2024, vol. 31, 48313–48331. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-34366-8. [COBISS.SI-ID 202313731]
• MILER, Miloš, BAVEC, Špela, GOSAR, Mateja. The environmental impact of historical Pb-Zn mining waste deposits in Slovenia. Journal of environmental management. 2022, vol. 308, 18 p. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114580. [COBISS.SI-ID 99235331]
• KOS, Saša, ZUPANČIČ, Nina, GOSAR, Mateja, MILER, Miloš. Solid carriers of potentially toxic elements and their fate in stream sediments in the area affected by iron ore mining and processing. Minerals. 2022, vol. 12, 22 p. DOI: 10.3390/min12111424. [COBISS.SI-ID 129462531]
• ZUPANČIČ, Nina, MILER, Miloš, AŠLER, Ana, POMPE, Natalija, JARC, Simona. Contamination of children’s sandboxes with potentially toxic elements in historically polluted industrial city. Journal of hazardous materials. 2021, 1-45. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125275. [COBISS.SI-ID 49439235]
• MILER, Miloš. Airborne particles in city bus: concentrations, sources and simulated pulmonary solubility. Environmental geochemistry and health. 2021, vol. 43, 2757–2780. DOI: 10.1007/s10653-020-00770-5. [COBISS.SI-ID 38478851]
• MILER, Miloš, GOSAR, Mateja. Assessment of contribution of metal pollution sources to attic and household dust in Pb-polluted area. Indoor air. 2019, vol. 29, no. 3, 487-498. DOI: 10.1111/ina.12548. [COBISS.SI-ID 2897749]
• WANG, Longlong, STANIČ, Samo, BERGANT, Klemen, EICHINGER, William, MOČNIK, Griša, DRINOVEC, Luka, VAUPOTIČ, Janja, MILER, Miloš, GOSAR, Mateja, GREGORIČ, Asta. Retrieval of vertical mass concentration distributions: Vipava valley case study. Remote sensing. 2019, vol. 11, iss. 2, 1-20, ilustr. DOI: 10.3390/rs11020106. [COBISS.SI-ID 5310715]
• ŽIBRET, Gorazd, GOSAR, Mateja, MILER, Miloš, ALIJAGIĆ, Jasminka. Impacts of mining and smelting activities on environment and landscape degradation – Slovenian case-studies. Land degradation & development. 2018, vol. 29, iss. 12, 4457-4470. DOI: 10.1002/ldr.3198. [COBISS.SI-ID 2850645]
• ZUPANČIČ, Nina, TURNIŠKI, Rok, MILER, Miloš, GRČMAN, Helena. Geochemical fingerprint of insoluble material in soil on different limestone formations. Catena: an interdisciplinary journal of soil science, hydrology- geomorphology focusing on geology and landscape evolution. 2018, vol. 170, 10-24. DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2018.05.040. [COBISS.SI-ID 8985977]
• MILER, Miloš. Characterisation of secondary metal-bearing phases in used dental amalgam and assessment of gastric solubility. Environmental geochemistry and health. 2017, vol. 39, 1607–1619. DOI: 10.1007/s10653-017-9972-z. [COBISS.SI-ID 2619221]
• JARC, Simona, MILER, Miloš, ŠEBELA, Stanka, ZUPANČIČ, Nina. Sources of sulphate minerals in limestone cave-a possible evidence of anthropogenic activity: a case study in Črna Jama Cave (Slovenia). Environmental science and pollution research. 2017, vol. 24, iss. 34, 26865-26873. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-0486-0. [COBISS.SI-ID 1368670]
• ŠEBELA, Stanka, ZUPANČIČ, Nina, MILER, Miloš, GRČMAN, Helena, JARC, Simona. Evidence of Holocene surface and near-surface palaeofires in karst caves and soils. Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology. 2017, vol. 485, 224-235, ilustr. DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2017.06.015. [COBISS.SI-ID 1345886]
• BAVEC, Špela, GOSAR, Mateja, MILER, Miloš, BIESTER, Harald. Geochemical investigation of potentially harmful elements in household dust from a mercury-contaminated site, the town of Idrija (Slovenia). Environmental geochemistry and health. 2017, vol. 39, no. 3, 443-465. DOI: 10.1007/s10653-016-9819-z. [COBISS.SI-ID 2520405]
• ZUPANČIČ, Nina, MILER, Miloš, ŠEBELA, Stanka, JARC, Simona. Application of Scanning Electron Microscopy/Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy for characterization of detrital minerals in karst cave speleothems. Microscopy and microanalysis. 2016, vol. 22, iss. 1, 87-98. DOI: 10.1017/S1431927615015688. [COBISS.SI-ID 1253982]
• MILER, Miloš, GOSAR, Mateja. Chemical and morphological characteristics of solid metal-bearing phases deposited in snow and stream sediment as indicators of their origin. Environmental science and pollution research. 2015, vol. 22, no. 3, 1906-1918. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3589-x. [COBISS.SI-ID 2310229]
• ŠEBELA, Stanka, MILER, Miloš, JARC, Simona, TORKAR, Sonja, ZUPANČIČ, Nina. Characterization of black deposits in karst caves, examples from Slovenia. Facies. 2015, vol. 61, iss. 2, 1-13, ilustr. DOI: 10.1007/s10347-015-0430-z. [COBISS.SI-ID 38197037]
• MILER, Miloš. SEM/EDS characterisation of dusty deposits in precipitation and assessment of their origin. Geologija. 2014, vol. 57, no. 1, 5-14, ilustr. DOI: 10.5474/geologija.2014.001. [COBISS.SI-ID 2294613]
• MILER, Miloš, AMBROŽIČ, Bojan, MIRTIČ, Breda, GOSAR, Mateja, ŠTURM, Sašo, DOLENEC, Matej, JERŠEK, Miha. Mineral and chemical composition of the Jezersko meteorite – a new chondrite from Slovenia. Meteoritics & planetary science. 2014, vol. 49, no. 10, 1875-1887. DOI: 10.1111/maps.12365. [COBISS.SI-ID 1153374]
• MILER, Miloš, MIRTIČ, Breda. Accuracy and precision of EDS analysis for identification of metal-bearing minerals in polished and rough particle samples. Geologija. 2013, vol. 56, no. 1, 5-17, tabele. DOI: 10.5474/geologija.2013.001. [COBISS.SI-ID 2184021]
• MILER, Miloš, GOSAR, Mateja. Assessment of metal pollution sources by SEM/EDS analysis of solid particles in snow: a case study of Žerjav, Slovenia. Microscopy and microanalysis. 2013, vol. 19, issue 6, 1606-1619. DOI: 10.1017/S1431927613013202. [COBISS.SI-ID 2193237]
• MILER, Miloš, GOSAR, Mateja. Characteristics and potential environmental influences of mine waste in the area of the closed Mežica Pb-Zn mine (Slovenia). Journal of geochemical exploration. 2012, vol. 112, 152-160. DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2011.08.012. [COBISS.SI-ID 1963605]
• ZUPANČIČ, Nina, ŠEBELA, Stanka, MILER, Miloš. Mineralogical and chemical characteristics of black coatings in Postojna cave system. Acta carsologica. 2011, vol. 40, no. 2, 307-317, ilustr. [COBISS.SI-ID 924510]
• MILER, Miloš, GOSAR, Mateja. Mineral and chemical composition of the new iron meteorite Javorje from Slovenia. Meteoritics & planetary science. 2011, vol. 46, issue 12, 1939-1946. DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2011.01291.x. [COBISS.SI-ID 1963861]
• MILER, Miloš, GOSAR, Mateja. Application of SEM/EDS to environmental geochemistry of heavy metals. Geologija. 2009, vol. 52, no. 1, 69-78. [COBISS.SI-ID 1648981]
• MILER, Miloš, PAVŠIČ, Jernej. Triassic and Jurassic beds in Krim Mountain area (Slovenia). Geologija. 2008, vol. 51, no. 1, 87-99. [COBISS.SI-ID 1553237]
• MILER, Miloš, PAVŠIČ, Jernej, DOLENEC, Matej. Determination of T/J boundary by delta13C and delta18O stable isotope analysis (Krim Mountain, Slovenia). RMZ – Materials and geoenvironment: periodical for mining, metallurgy and geology. okt. 2007, vol. 54, no. 2, 189-202. [COBISS.SI-ID 675934]
• MILER, Miloš, BEVC, Stanka, DOLENEC, Tadej, PAVŠIČ, Jernej. Isotopic researches of rhodoliths from wider area of Kozjansko. RMZ – Materials and geoenvironment: periodical for mining, metallurgy and geology. 2004, vol. 51, no. 4, 2209-2220. [COBISS.SI-ID 494174]

Links to SICRIS and list of publications:

• https://cris.cobiss.net/ecris/si/sl/researcher/32221
• https://bib.cobiss.net/bibliographies/si/webBiblio/bib201_20250306_103656_29608.html