Department of Environmental Sciences

The Department of Environmental Sciences supervises the Bachelor’s study programme “Environmental sciences and Protection” and the Master’s study programme “Environmental Management” and “Industrial Ecology”.

Head of the department	Prof. Audrius Dėdelė, PhD Universiteto st. 10-613, LT-53361, Akademija, Kaunas Email: audrius.dedele@vdu.lt
Referent	Aldona Deveikienė Vileikos st. 8 – 212, LT-44191, Kaunas Tel.: 8 37 327910 (vid. 6322) Email: aldona.deveikiene@vdu.lt
	Assoc. Prof. Sandra Andrušaitytė, PhD Scientific interests: Environmental epidemiology Impact of environmental factors on children’s health Impact of natural environment and social environment on health Risk assessment in environmental epidemiological studies using statistical analysis packages Scientific activity: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12259/154932 Courses taught: Environmental epidemiology and health risk management; Environment research methodology; Risk assessment and reduction; Statistic in environment and biology (laboratory work) Email: sandra.andrusaityte@vdu.lt
	Assoc. Prof. Renata Dagiliūtė, PhD Scientific interests: Sustainable development, sustainable production and consumption. Environmental consciousness and behaviour. Environmental policy. Scientific activity: https://www.vdu.lt/cris/entities/person/49d0c18d-d324-48ac-b306-a8bb0f673048/general Courses taught: Environmental policy and law, Environmental Economics, EIA, Principles of industrial ecology and sustainable development, Tools for industrial ecology, Environmental science (A group) Email: renata.dagiliute@vdu.lt
	Assoc. Prof. Asta Danilevičiūtė, PhD Scientific interests: Environmental epidemiology Impact of environmental factors on health STEM, STEAM Scientific activity: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12259/154337 Courses taught: Human ecology, Environment research methodology, Risk assessment and reduction, Statistic in environment and biology (laboratory work), Foundations of STEAM education, Principles of STEAM integration, Project based STEAM training Email: asta.danileviciute@vdu.lt
	Prof. Audrius Dėdelė, PhD Scientific interests: Application of geographic information systems in epidemiology Personal exposure assessment Impact of environmental factors on human health Scientific activity: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12259/154341 Courses taught: Environmental Engineering, Basics of Geographical Information Systems, Quality Assessment and Monitoring, Geoinformatics for Environmental Sciences, Geographic Information Systems in Environmental Research, Chemical Pollution Management. Email: audrius.dedele@vdu.lt
	Austra Dikšaitytė, PhD Scientific interest: Investigations of the effects of climate change factors on plants at the physiological and metabolic levels Phytoremediation/Phytoextraction Plant leaf gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence The response of the plant photosynthetic system to the effects of various abiotic factors and their interactions Scientific activity: https://www.vdu.lt/cris/cris/rp/rp00911 Courses taught: Environmental Quality Assessment and Monitoring, Environmental Practice, Environmental Economics (seminars), Environmental Bioindication (laboratory work), Environmental Chemistry (laboratory work), Water ecology (laboratory work) Email: austra.diksaityte@vdu.lt
	Prof. Habil. Dr. Regina Gražulevičienė Scientific interests: Environmental epidemiology Health effects of environmental factors Environmental risk assessment and management Scientific activity: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12259/155147 Courses taught: Environmental epidemiology and health risk management Email: regina.grazuleviciene@vdu.lt
	Assoc. Prof. Irena Januškaitienė, PhD Scientific interests: Plant ecophysiology Photosynthesis response to environmental stressors Plant stress physiology Oxidative stress and antioxidative system Environmental stressors and chemical stress agents Influence of climate change factors on plants and adaptation possibilities Scientific activity: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12259/154270 Courses taught: Environmental science, Basic Ecology, Environment and Development, Plant Ecophysiology, Statistical Analysis of Environmental Data Email: irena.januskaitiene@vdu.lt
	Prof. Habil. Dr. Romualdas Juknys Preparing… Scientific activity: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12259/154272 Email: romualdas.juknys@vdu.lt
	Nerijus Jurkonis, PhD Scientific interests: Effects of anthropogenic environment changes Environmental education Scientific activity: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12259/154351 Courses taught: Landscape geography and environment, Sustainable development, Landscape management, Natural sciences education, Lithuanian geography and places for visiting Email: nerijus.jurkonis@vdu.lt
	Assoc. Prof. Giedrė Kacienė, PhD Scientific interests: Effects of climate change and environmental stressors on organisms Eutrophication and heavy metal pollution of aquatic ecosystems Plant oxidative stress and antioxidative system Scientific activity: https://www.vdu.lt/cris/entities/person/2599b7d4-8087-4053-81b5-71f060c6425e?spc.sf=ownerselection&spc.sd=DESC Courses taught: Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Bioindication, Water ecology, Meteorology and Climatology Email: giedre.kaciene@vdu.lt
	Assoc. Prof. Genovaitė Liobikienė, PhD Scientific interests: Climate change Sustainable development Green economy Pro-environmental behaviour Scientific activity: https://www.vdu.lt/cris/entities/person/59d4f477-2e2b-4e2b-a5bc-eefdd56b1975/general Courses taught: Green Economy and Policy, Industrial Ecology and Sustainable Development. Email: genovaite.liobikiene@vdu.lt
	Assoc. Prof. Diana Miškelytė, PhD Preparing… Scientific activity: www.vdu.lt/cris/cris/rp/rp02525 Email: diana.miskelyte@vdu.lt
	Auksė Miškinytė, PhD Research interests: Measurements and modelling of air pollution and noise Environmental exposure assessment Environmental effects on human health Geographic information systems Scientific activity: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12259/154374 Courses taught: Basics of Geographical Information Systems, Environmental Engineering, Quality Assessment and Monitoring, Geoinformatics for Environmental Sciences, Environmental Impact Assessment (laboratory work), Chemical pollution management, GIS applications in industrial ecology Email: aukse.miskinyte@vdu.lt
	Assoc. Prof. Gintarė Sujetovienė, PhD Preparing… Scientific activity: https://www.vdu.lt/cris/entities/person/ec92eb3b-7f2b-4f71-b771-8156e7292d6c/general Email: gintare.sujetoviene@vdu.lt
	Prof. Dr. Jonė Venclovienė Scientific interests: Biostatistics Space weather and environment Weather, space weather and human health Short-term effect of air pollution on human health Scientific activity: https://www.vdu.lt/cris/entities/person/cbcc0629-b7c0-48b4-87a7-48de93da9f9b/general Courses taught: BSc: Statistics in environmental and biology; Environmental Quality Assessment and Monitoring MSc: Statistical analysis of environmental data; Environmental research methodology; Risk Assessment and Reduction Email: jone.vencloviene@vdu.lt
	Assoc. Prof. Jūratė Žaltauskaitė, PhD Scientific interests: Toxicity assessment Climate change and its impact on chemicals toxicity Remediation Atmospheric deposition Scientific activity: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12259/154600 Courses taught: BSc: Environmental Toxicology, Global Environmental and Ecosystems Changes, Environmental Quality Assessment and Monitoring; MSc: Experimental Ecotoxicology, Ecosystems Processes and Services, Risk Assessment and Reduction, Chemical pollution management Email: jurate.zaltauskaite@vdu.lt