Dr. Karolina Barčauskaitė

E-mail: karolina.barcauskaite@lammc.lt
Radvilėnų pl. 3A-20, Kaunas, Lithuania

Education        

2010–2012 Vytautas Magnus University. Master degree in applied biochemistry analysis.

2006–2010 Kaunas University of Technology. Bachelor degree in applied chemistry.

1994–2006 Raseiniai “Šaltinis” secondary school.

Academic degrees and pedagogical titles

In 2018 completed with a doctoral degree in agricultural sciences, agronomy. 2014–2018 PhD studies at Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry. Topic “Amount of polychlorbiphenyls and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Lithuania produced composts and their effect on soil and plants”. 

Research fields

  • Various research of soil improvement substances by means different instrumental analysis methods
  • Active substances concentration determination in plant protection products by means HPLC and GC methods
  • Petroleum hydrocarbons index determination in soil and water samples
  • Persistent organic pollutants research
  • Qualitative and quantitative analysis of biologically active compounds in bee products

Professional experience

Since 2021 Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Institute of Agriculture, head of Agrobiology laboratory, senior researcher.

2019–2020 Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Institute of Agriculture, Agrobiology laboratory, researcher.

2018–2019 Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Institute of Agriculture, Agrobiology laboratory, junior researcher.

2014–2018 Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Agrochemical Research Laboratory, chemist.

2013–2015 Vytautas Magnus University. Project “Used wooden sleepers bioremediation research and creation of technology BIOREM”.

2012–2014 Kaunas University of Technology, Food Institute, chemistry engineer.

2011–2012 Kaunas College, Faculty of Technology, Department of Food Technology, laboratory teaching assistant.

In-service training

  • February 1 – March 16, 2019. Internship at Lehigh University, USA. “Practical skills improvement in Raman spectroscopy”.
  • June 1–30, 2018. Internship at RECETOX research infrastructure Brno, Czech Republic. “Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soil and grain by means GC-MS method”.
  • November 28, 2017 – February 9, 2018. Tartu University, Estonia. Online course “LC-MS Method Validation”.
  • January 7, 2016. Training “Animal welfare and food quality. Organic farming and welfare”, ASU, Kaunas district.
  • January 8, 2016. Training “Scientific writing”, ASU, Kaunas district.
  • June 15–16, 2016. Training “Method validation and quality control”, Kaunas.
  • September 20, 2016. “Workshop on academic publishing”, Kaunas.
  • October 8, 2016. Seminar “New Analitic Jena spectrometry technologies and their implementation”, Kaunas.
  • February 20 d, 2015. Training “The use of electronic science data base: biomedical science sources”, ASU, Kaunas district.
  • November 6, 2015. Seminar “Analytical and Chromatography Technology“, Vilnius.
  • September 26, 2014. Training “The use of features CDS Pyrolyzer 5200 HPR”, ASU, Kaunas district.

Involvement in programmes and projects

International

  1. 2020–2024 CA19116 “Trace metal metabolism in plants” (PLANTMETALS). Coordinators in the Institute of Agriculture Dr. Karolina Barčauskaitė, Dr. Renaldas Žydelis. 

National

  • 2020–2022 Lithuanian Council of Science National Science Program “Sustainability of Agro, Forest and Aquatic Ecosystems” Project “Management of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Changing Nitrogen Flows in the Ecosystem” (MANGHG), Project implementer.
  • 2019–2021 m. Lithuanian Ministry of Agriculture “Glyphosate and its degradation products AMPA and glufosinate residues in soil and grain and their degradation period”. Project manager Dr. Gražina Kadžienė. 
  • 2015–2016 (11 month). VPS-2015-131-KKSP “Products produced from biodegradable waste quality requirements creation”. Developer Lithuanian Ministry of Environment.
  • 2013–2015 Vytautas Magnus University. Project “Used wooden sleepers bioremediation research and creation of technology BIOREM” (contract number VP1-3.1-ŠMM-10-V-02-010).

Awards

  • 13th The Vital Nature Sign international conference – Raman Studies of Urea Reactions with Humic Acids Model Compounds in the Presence of Relative Humidity – the best poster presentation.
  • 2019 m. Lithuanian Academy of Science – award for young researcher and PhD students.

MAJOR RESEARCH OUTPUTS

Articles in journals indexed in Clarivate Analytics Web of Science database

  1. Barčauskaitė K., Žydelis R., Ruzgas R., Bakšinskaitė A., Tilvikienė V. 2022. The seeds of industrial hemp (Cannabis Sativa L.) a source of minerals and biologically active compounds. Journal of Natural Fibers, In Press. IF – 5,323 

  2. Adaškevičiūtė V., Kaškonienė V., Barčauskaitė K., Kaškonas P., Maruška A. 2022. The impact of fermentation on bee pollen polyphenolic compounds composition. Antioxidants, 11 (4): 645. IF – 6,313
  3. Venslauskas K., Navickas K., Rubežius M., Tilvikienė V., Supronienė S., Doyeni M. O., Barčauskaitė K., Bakšinskaitė A., Bunevičienė K. 2022. Environmental impact assessment of sustainable pig farm via management of nutrient and co-product flows in the farm. Agronomy, 12 (4): 760. IF – 3,417

  4. Barčauskaitė K., Mažeika R. 2021. Chemical composition and risk assessment of spring barley grown in artificially contaminated soil. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28 (17): 21684–21695. IF – 3,056 

  5. Barcauskaite K., Drapanauskaitė D., Silva M., Murzin V., Doyeni M., Urbonavicius M., Williams C., Supronienė  S., Baltrusaitis  J. 2021. Low concentrations of Cu2+ in synthetic nutrient containing wastewater inhibit MgCO3-to-struvite transformation. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, 7: 521–534. IF – 4,251
  6. Barčauskaitė K., Brazienė Z., Avižienytė D., Silva M., Drapanauskaite D., Honer K., Gvildienė K., Slinksiene R., Jancaitiene K., Mazeika R., Staugaitis G., Dambrauskas T., Baltakys K., Baltrusaitis J. 2020. Mechanochemically synthesized gypsum and gypsum drywall waste cocrystals with urea for enhanced environmental sustainability fertilizers. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 8 (4): 103965. IF – 5,909
  7. Silva M., Barcauskaite K., Drapanauskaite D., Tian H., Bučko T., Baltrusaitis J. 2020. Relative Humidity Facilitated Urea Particle Reaction with Salicyclic Acid: A Combined in situ Spectroscopy and DFT Study. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 4 (7): 1018–1028. IF – 3,475
  8. Barčauskaitė K., Žydelis R., Mažeika R. 2020. Screening of chemical composition and risk index of different origin composts produced in Lithuania. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. IF – 4,223
  9. Televiciute D., Taraseviciene Z., Danilcenko H., Barcauskaite K., Kandaraite M., Paulauskiene A. 2020. Changes in chemical composition of germinated leguminous under abiotic stress conditions. Food Science and Technology, May 08, 2020. IF – 1,718
  10. Adaškevičiūtė V., Kaškonienė V., Kaškonas P., Barčauskaitė K., Maruška A. 2019. Comparison of Physicochemical Properties of Bee Pollen with Other Bee Products. Biomolecules, 9: 819. IF – 4,082
  11. Barčauskaitė K. 2019. Gas chromatographic analysis of polychlorinated biphenyls in compost samples from different origin. Waste Management & Research, 37 (5): 556–562. IF – 2,771
  12. Višniauskė I., Barčauskaitė K., Bakšienė E., Mažeika R. 2018. Evaluation of contamination levels of different types of composts and their suitability for usage in agriculture. Zemdirbyste-Agriculture, 105 (3): 211–220. IF – 1,020
  13. Supronienė S., Sakalauskas S., Mankevičienė A., Barčauskaitė K., Jonavičienė A. 2016. Distribution of B type trichothecene producing Fusarium species in wheat grain and its relation to mycotoxins DON and NIV concentrations. Zemdirbyste-Agriculture, 103 (3): 281–288. DOI: 10.13080/z-a.2016.103.036 IF – 0,644
  14. Kubilienė L., Laugalienė V., Pavilionis A., Maruška A., Majienė D., Barčauskaitė K., Kubilius R., Kasparavičienė G., Savickas A. 2015. Alternative preparation of propolis extracts: comparison on their composition and biological activities. Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 15 (156): 2–7. IF – 1,88

Other peer-reviewed publications

  1. Barčauskaitė K., Mažeika R. 2018. The dependence of summer barley growing and development on the concentration of naphthalene in soil. Vasarinių miežių auginimo ir vystymosi priklausomybė nuo naftaleno koncentracijos dirvožemyje. Žemės ūkio mokslai, 25 (1): 1–8.
  2. Šlapkauskaitė J., Sekmokienė D., Bartkienė E., Juodeikienė G., Vidmantienė D., Barčauskaitė K., Garmienė G. 2013. Kietafazė ir tradicinė fermentacija apdorotų Helianthus tuberosus įtaka raugintų pieno produktų kokybei. Maisto chemija ir technologija=Food Chemistry and Technology=Химия и технология пищи, 47 (2): 83–89.
  3. Barčauskaitė K., Kubilienė L., Maruška A. 2012. Propolio ekstraktų, gautų naudojant paviršiaus aktyviąsias medžiagas, cheminės sudėties ir antioksidacinių savybių analizė. Medicinos teorija ir praktika=Theory and Practice in medicine, 18 (2): 172–176.

Other publications

  1. Barčauskaitė K., Mažeika R. 2017. Effect of naphthalene on spring barley germination and amount of green mass. The 12th international scientific conference ,,Students on their Way to Science“. Jelgava, Latvia p. 10.
  2. Barčauskaitė K. et. 2016. Amount of contaminants: heavy metals and polychlorinated biphenyls in different origin composts. International Conference on Conservation Agriculture and Sustainable Land Use. Budapeštas, Vengrija, p. 11.
  3. Barčauskaitė K. 2016. Environmental risk assessment of compost prepared from different kind of biodegradable waste. Tarptautinė jaunųjų mokslininkų koferencija „Young scientists for advance of agriculture“. Vilnius, p. 22.
  4. Barčauskaitė K. 2015. Skirtingos kilmės Lietuvoje naudojamų kompostų tarša. Jaunųjų mokslininkų konferencija „Jaunieji mokslininkai – žemės ūkio pažangai“. Vilnius, p. 29.
  5. Barčauskaitė K., Mažeika R., Staugaitis G., Dabkevičius Z. 2015. Quantitative PCB’s analysis in Lithuania produce composts. NJF seminar 483 Soil Degradation: Theory, Evidence and Protection Activities. Vėžaičiai, p. 30.