| Academic degree: | Assoc. Prof. Dr. | | Last name: | Paulauskas | | First name: | Valdas | | Responsible for: | | | Organization/Institute: | Lithuanian University of Agriculture | | Department: | Department of Chemistry | | Position: | Head of Department | | Street, Number, POB: | Studentu street 11 | | Postal code, City: | LT-53361 Kaunas-Akademija | | State: | | | Country: | LITHUANIA | | Phone: | +37068648536 | | Fax: | +370 37 752 215 | | E-mail address: | valdas.paulauskas@lzuu.lt | | Url: | | | Curriculum vitae: | EDUCATION AND TRAINING
1978 -1983 MSc eqv. (Diploma No. 381166) Kaunas University of Technology
Organic chemical technology
1983-1987 PhD (Diploma No. DA 001534) Kaunas University of Technology
Organic synthesis of N-heterocyclic compounds
1993 - Seminar “Sampling for Chemical Analysis”
Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland
1994 – 1 month TEMPUS training attachment in the field of Environmental Pollution,
University of Amsterdam, University of Wageningen, The Netherlands
1995 - 6 months training courses and research attachment in the field of Soil Pollution
University of Reading, United Kingdom
1998 - 3 weeks TEMPUS training in the field of Agricultural and Pollution,
Bournemouth University, United Kingdom
2004 - 1 week NORFA courses in Environmental Risk Assessment, Folkehelseinstituttet, Oslo, Norway
WORK EXPERIENCE
1987-1990 - Textile Research Institute
Research Associate, Project Manager
Industrial emissions into the atmosphere, analysis of air pollutants, development of new dyeing technologies of synthetic textile materials
09 1989 - to present - Lithuanian University of Agriculture
Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor,
from 09 2002 - Head of the Dept of Chemistry
Courses: Fundamentals of Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Applied Chemistry,
Soil Quality Control, Soil Contamination&Remediation, Waste Management , Agriculture and Pollution
Research: organic waste utilisation, heavy metal behaviour and species in soil and similar to soil environment, heavy metal removal from soils and biowastes, green organic synthesis of heterocyclic compounds, production and quality of biofuel
EXPERIENCE IN
INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS PERSONAL SKILLS
AND COMPETENCES
1997-1999 - Co-ordinator of a multi-country/multi-partner PHARE funded project “Agriculture and Pollution: Environmental Problems and Practical Solutions” (partners - KTU, LT, Riga Technical University, Latvia and Bournemouth University, United Kingdom)
1999-2002 Member of the Steering Committee of thematic network “Cianobacters, Toxins, Water Quality and Health”, Norfa funded, partner (other partners – Norway, Sweden, Latvia, Finland, Denmark, UNITED Kingdom, Germany)
2000-2002 International research project “Biofertiliser Production from Organic Renewable Wastes”, co-funded by Taiwan Academy of Sciences and Lith. Science and Studies Foundation, partner (other partners – University of Latvia, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan)
2003-2007 Management Committee member for COST action D29 “Sustainable/Green Chemistry and Chemical Technology”, partner (other partners – 22 EU Countries)
2003-2005 International SOCRATES European MSc programme developmental project “Inland Water Quality Assessment”, partner (other partners – 14 EU Countries)
2003-2006 International SOCRATES networking project “European Chemistry Thematic Network”, partner (partners – EU universities and other institutions)
2003-2006 International project “Heavy Metal Removal from Organic Wastes using Methods of Green Chemistry”, coordinator (LFSE funded)
2004-2005 Expert for the European Commission - DG Research RTD - evaluation of European research proposals under the 6th Framework Programme
Author and co-author of more than 70 scientific papers including 5 SU patents
| | Areas of interest: | | heavy metal polluted soils | | fate and behaviour of metals | | green chemistry | | biofuels | | environmental contamination and remediation | | land application, biosolids, sewage, other wastes | | metal removal | | waste treatment technologies & recycling | | |
| | Articles: | 8 JSS (3) 184-192 (2008), Speciation of Zn, Cu and Pb in the soil depending on soil texture and fertilization with sewage sludge compost [full paper at: http://www.springerlink.com/content/112850/]
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