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Dr. Monika Vilkienė

Dr. Monika Vilkienė

ORCiD iD: 0000-0002-2557-6909

Tel. +370 622 64 633
E-mail: monika.vilkiene@lammc.lt
Gargždų St. 29, Vėžaičiai, LT-96216 Klaipėda dist., Lithuania

Education     

January–June 2025 Innovation and Project Management programme, Vilnius University Business School.

2023–2024 European Research and Transfer Management (EURESTMA) certification program, University of Osnabrück, Germany.

2013–2017 PhD studies, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry.

2011– 2013 Master degree in Life Sciences, Klaipėda University.

2007–2011 Bachelor degree in Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Klaipėda University.

Academic degree

Doctoral degree in Agricultural Sciences, Agronomy, dissertation “The assessment of soil organic carbon stock accumulation in soil by employing bioindicators”.

 Research fields

  • Soil microbiology
  • Agronomy

Position 

Since 2024 Head of Department of Science and Innovations, LAMMC

Memberships and affiliations with professional organisations

  • Since 2020 European Association of Research Managers and Administrators (EARMA), member 

  • Since 2015 NJF Nordic Association of Agricultural scientists, member 
  • Since 2015 Lithuanian Society of Microbiologists, member 
  • Since 2014 Lithuanian Soil Science Society at the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, member 

Involvement in programmes and projects

International projects

  • 2022–2026 HORIZON 2020 project “Towards climate-smart and sustainable soil management” (EJP SOIL), implementer. 
  • HORIZON 2020 project “More than a Dialogue between actors, seeking the integration of soil-based principles in agroecological systems” (Into-DIALOGUE), coordinator in the Institute of Agriculture (Vėžaičiai Branch).
  • 2023–2024 Swedish Institute (SI) project “Sustainable local food supply systems in the Baltic Sea region”, implementer. 
  • 2022–2024 European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) project “Innovation Laboratories for Climate Actions” (ILCA), implementer. 

National projects

  • 2025–2026 R&D project “Preparation of a roadmap related to the topics of the Horizon Europe programme for the staff of the Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry” (No. 10-038-T-0277) (NextGenerationEU), supervisor.
  • 2024–2026 Research Council of Lithuania project “Membership in the European Association of Research Managers and Administrators“, leader.
  • 2024–2025 R&D project “Preparation of a quality application for the call HORIZON-MISS-2024-SOIL-01-01” (No. 10-038-T-0131) (NextGenerationEU), executor.
  • 2025 R&D project “Consortium formation and preparation for the call for proposals for the Dissemination of Advances and the Development of the European Research Area (WIDERA)” (No. 10-038-T-0070) (NextGenerationEU), leader.
  • 2025 R&D project “Development of a strategy for reciprocal international cooperation at the Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry” (No. 10-040-T-0017) (NextGenerationEU), executor.
  • 2025 R&D project “Testing the R&D idea: The impact of microplastics on agroecosystems” (NextGenerationEU), executor. 

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