Dr. Donatas Pupienis
Phone: +37052398294
Assoc. professor
Scientific Interests, Keywords
Coastal geomorphology; Coastal processes; Coastal Management; Coastal and marine geology; Aeolian processes; Morphodynamics of coastal dunes and coastal spits; Deltaic processes; Oceanology; Sedimentary environments and processes.
Project and/or Grant leadership
2019. Project Leader. “Fragile interface: impact of extreme coastal events on human-landscape interaction and preservation of cultural heritage”. Projects funded by Baltic American freedom foundation.
2019-2020. Project Leader. “Determination of Swash Mark on the Sea Shore Based on in situ and Remote Measurement Methods” (09.3.3.-LMT-K-712-16-0159). The Measure 09.3.3-LMT-K-712 “Development of Scientific Competences of Scientists, other Researchers and Students through Practical Research Activities” Project financed by the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport of the Republic of Lithuania and the Research Council of Lithuania.
2019. Project Leader. “Analysis of Spatiotemporal Rhythmic Structures Variation on the Sandy Sea Shore” (09.3.3.-LMT-K-712-15-0039). The Measure 09.3.3-LMT-K-712 “Development of Scientific Competences of Scientists, other Researchers and Students through Practical Research Activities”. Project financed by the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport of the Republic of Lithuania and the Research Council of Lithuania.
2019. Project Leader. ”Fragile interface: impact of extreme coastal events on human-landscape interaction and preservation of cultural heritage”. Project supported by Baltic American Freedom Foundation.
2018-2019. Project Leader. “Estimation of Heavy Mineral Concentration Change in the Cross-shore Profile on the Sea Shore” (09.3.3.-LMT-K-712-10-0072). The Measure 09.3.3-LMT-K-712 “Development of Scientific Competences of Scientists, other Researchers and Students through Practical Research Activities”. Project financed by the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport of the Republic of Lithuania and the Research Council of Lithuania.
2018-2022. Project leader. “Spatial and temporal variability models of coastal zone sediment grain-size parameters” (KD-18037). Funding is provided under the European Union Structural Funds project "Development of Doctoral Studies". Project financed by the Research Council of Lithuania.
2017-2021. Project leader. “Spatial Distribution of Human-induced Heavy Metal Pollution on Sandy Coasts” (KD-17191). Funding is provided under the European Union Structural Funds project "Development of Doctoral Studies". Project financed by the Research Council of Lithuania.
2012. Project leader. “Water Discharge and Channel Bottom Changes in the Nemunas River Delta Distributaries”. The Research Council of Lithuania project “Promotion of Student Research”, under the Human Resources Development Program 2007-2013 Priority 3 “Strengthening Researchers' Capacity” measure “Promotion of Mobility of Researchers and Other Researchers and Student Research.
2011-2012. Project leader. “Dynamics of Baltic Sea eddies and their classification“ The Research Council of Lithuania project “Promotion of Student Research”, under the Human Resources Development Program 2007-2013 Priority 3 “Strengthening Researchers' Capacity” measure “Promotion of Mobility of Researchers and Other Researchers and Student Research.
2010-2011 . Project leader. “The Change in Plants Cover of Foredune”. The Research Council of Lithuania project “Promotion of Student Research”, under the Human Resources Development Program 2007-2013 Priority 3 “Strengthening Researchers' Capacity” measure “Promotion of Mobility of Researchers and Other Researchers and Student Research.
Supervision of Doctoral Students and/or Postdoc Students
Dovilė Karlonienė. PhD thesis: “Change in Potentially Harmful Elements in the Beach Sediments of a Seacoast” 2017-10-01 – 2022-06-24
Aira Dubikaltienė. PhD thesis: “Spatial and temporal variability models of coastal zone sediment grain-size parameters” 2018 - 2023.
V. Vilčinska, PhD thesis: “Anthropogenic influence on the cross-shore profile dynamics”, (Vilnius University), studies discontinued in 2019.
J. Fedorovič, PhD thesis: “The change of sand mineral and texture in different dynamic environment on the Baltic Sea coast (Lithuania)”, (Nature Research Centre), studies discontinued in 2016.
Teaching Courses
Oceanography; Coastal research and Introduction to Coastal management; Coastal Morphology and Processes (Course for Erasmus students); Introduction to coastal zone management (Course for Erasmus students)
Supervision of Students' Thesis
2022. Kristina Višilaitė . Bachelor thesis: „Swash Limit Determination on Sandy Beaches using Field Measurement and Remote Sensing Methods" (VU Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences, Meteorolgy and Hydrolgy Bachelor degree programme)
2020. Vytautas Patašius. Bachelor thesis: „Assessment of Paleo Wind Regime Based on Magnetic Susceptibility Measurements of Curonian Spit Dune Sediments" (VU Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences, Meteorolgy and Hydrolgy Bachelor degree programme)
2020. Julija Lingaitytė. Bachelor thesis: „Foredune Vegetation Variability on the Curonian Spit in 20th-21st Centuries" (VU Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences, Meteorolgy and Hydrolgy Bachelor degree programme)
2019. Samanta Vaičiulytė. Bachelor thesis: „Assessment of Sediment Transport Based on the Analysis of Grain Size Trends in the Southeastern Baltic Sea Nearshore" (VU Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences, Meteorolgy and Hydrolgy Bachelor degree programme)
2018. Sindikevičius Ruslanas. Bachelor thesis: „The Variation of the Morphometric Parameters in the Baltic Sea Coast" (VU Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences, Meteorolgy and Hydrolgy Bachelor degree programme)
2018. Justinas Mikėnas. Bachelor thesis: „The Change of Thermocline and Halocline Between Baltic and North Seas in 1980–2010" (VU Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences, Meteorolgy and Hydrolgy Bachelor degree programme)
2017. Džiuginta Žemaitytė. Bachelor thesis: „The Paleodynamic Conditions on the Curonian Spit Coast" (VU Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences, Meteorolgy and Hydrolgy Bachelor degree programme)
2017. Marius Šileika. Bachelor thesis: „Evolution of the Baltic Sea Cliff Coast" (VU Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences, Meteorolgy and Hydrolgy Bachelor degree programme)
2016. Gintarė Grevytė. Bachelor thesis: „Coastal Development of the Baltic Sea Curonian Spit" (VU Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences, Meteorolgy and Hydrolgy Bachelor degree programme)
2014. Veronika Vilčinska. Bachelor thesis: „The Study of the Longshore Currents in the Curonian Spit Nearshore" (VU Faculty of Natural Science, Meteorolgy and Hydrolgy Bachelor degree programme)
2014. Agnė Globytė. Bachelor thesis: „The Dynamics of Kauno Marios Shoreline in 1960–2010" (VU Faculty of Natural Science, Meteorolgy and Hydrolgy Bachelor degree programme)
2013. Rūta Šarakauskaitė. Bachelor thesis: „Kauno marių krantų dinamika 1960–2010 metais" (VU Faculty of Natural Science, Meteorolgy and Hydrolgy Bachelor degree programme)
2013. Linas Maisiejus. Bachelor thesis: „The Dynamics of the Baltic Sea Coast Sediment in the Curonian Spit in 2003–2012" (VU Faculty of Natural Science, Meteorolgy and Hydrolgy Bachelor degree programme)
2013. Aistė Kazulėnaitė. Bachelor thesis: „Sea Level Variation Comparison in the Baltic Sea and Curonian Lagoon using Data from Satellite Altimetry and Tide Gauges" (VU Faculty of Natural Science, Meteorolgy and Hydrolgy Bachelor degree programme)
2013. Rūta Jacinavičiūtė. Bachelor thesis: „Variation of Sea Water Acidity in the Central Baltic Sea Cross Section" (VU Faculty of Natural Science, Meteorolgy and Hydrolgy Bachelor degree programme)
2011. Žilvinas Savickas. Bachelor thesis: „Surge Peculiarities in South-eastern Baltic Sea Nearshore" (VU Faculty of Natural Science, Meteorolgy and Hydrolgy Bachelor degree programme)
2011. Julija Fedorovič. Bachelor thesis: „The Oxygen Variations in the Cross-section along the Baltic Sea Proper" (VU Faculty of Natural Science, Meteorolgy and Hydrolgy Bachelor degree programme)
2010. Vaida Valančiūtė. Bachelor thesis: „The Pecularities of the Baltic Sea Shoreline Dynamics" (VU Faculty of Natural Science, Meteorolgy and Hydrolgy Bachelor degree programme)
2010. Rokas Survila. Bachelor thesis: „The Shoreline Dynamics of the Curonian Lagoon" (VU Faculty of Natural Science, Meteorolgy and Hydrolgy Bachelor degree programme)
2010. Justė Karbauskaitė. Bachelor thesis: „The Shoreline Dynamics in the Impact Zone of Klaipėda Port" (VU Faculty of Natural Science, Meteorolgy and Hydrolgy Bachelor degree programme)
2009. Andrius Peštenis. Bachelor thesis: “An Interaction of Hydrometeorological and Anthropogenic Factors on Coastal Processes of Palanga Baltic Sea” (VU Faculty of Natural Science, Meteorolgy and Hydrolgy Bachelor degree programme)
2009. Agnė Strunkytė. Bachelor thesis: „Nemunas Delta Coastal Dynamic in 1993-2005" (VU Faculty of Natural Science, Meteorolgy and Hydrolgy Bachelor degree programme)
2021. Justinas Mikėnas . Master thesis: „The Change of Rhythmic Shoreline Features on the Baltic Sea Coast" (VU Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences, Hydrometeorolgy Master degree programme)
2020. Grinvydas Špelveris. Master thesis: „Variation of Heavy Mineral Concentration on the Southeastern Baltic Sea Shore" (VU Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences, Hydrometeorolgy Master degree programme)
2016. Veronika Vilčinska. Master thesis: „Aspects of the Morpholithodynamics in the Palanga Coastal Zone in 1975–2015" (VU Faculty of Natural Science, Hydrometeorolgy Master degree programme)
2015. Simona Skyraitė. Master thesis: „Fronts in the Baltic Sea: Spatial and Temporal Variation" (VU Faculty of Natural Science, Hydrometeorolgy Master degree programme)
2013. Erika Glazačiovaitė. Master thesis: „Water Disharge and Channel Bed Changes in the Nemunas River Delta Distributaries" (VU Faculty of Natural Science, Hydrometeorolgy Master degree programme)
2013. Julija Fedorovič. Master thesis: „The Differentiation of Sand Particles using Grain-size Analysis on the Baltic Sea Coast, Lithuania" (VU Faculty of Natural Science, Hydrometeorolgy Master degree programme)
2012. Asta Bajerčiūtė. Master thesis: „Temperature and Salinity Regime in the Baltic Proper" (VU Faculty of Natural Science, Hydrometeorolgy Master degree programme)
2011. Marija Serovaitė. Master thesis: „The dynamics of eddies in the southern part of the Baltic sea" (VU Faculty of Natural Science, Hydrometeorolgy Master degree programme)
Participation in the national/international governing bodies, commissions, committees, boards etc.
2017 – until now. Chairman of the Joint Doctoral Committee of Physical Geography (Vilnius University, Klaipėda University, Natural Research Centre).
2014 – until now. Member of the Doctoral Committee of the Physical Geography (Natural Research Centre).
2014 – 2017. Member of the Joint Doctoral Committee of the Physical Geography (Vilnius University, Klaipėda University, Natural Research Centre).
Member of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region commission in 2016-2017.
Member of the elite International Sediment Club (ISC);
Member of the Coastal Education & Research Foundation (CERF);
Member of the Lithuanian Geological Society (LGS).
Expertise
Expert of Curonian Spit coastal erosion international group.
Expert of Programme of coastal management 2021-2030.
Expert of Programme of Coastal Management for 2014–2020.
Expert of Curonian Spit coastal erosion international group .
Expert of sudy "Preparation of a study identifying the sensitivity of individual sectors to climate change, risk assessment and adaptation to climate change, the most effective measures for adaptation to climate change and assessment criteria".
Expert of Programme of Coastal Management for 2008–2013.
Expert of Coastal Management Program of the Territory of Palanga City Municipality.
Expert of the Monitoring and Assessment of the Curonian Spit Lagoon Coast Condition Programme .
Expert of Programme for the Lithuanian Coastal Stretch Management for 2005.
Awards
2022. Award of the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language for the preparation of the "Explanatory Dictionary of Geographical Terms".
Science popularization
Science popularization activities:
Pupienis, D. 2022. Apie pirmąją mokomąją Vilniaus universiteto studentų krantotyros praktiką. Geologijos akiračiai. 3-4/2022. pp. 60-66.
Pupienis, D. 2018. Paplūdimius ardo, ir gamta ir žmogus. Savaitė. 25. 2018. birželio 21 d. pp. 18-19.
Pupienis, D. 2018. Keičiantis Kuršių nerijai turi kisti ir mūsų mąstymas. Kultūros almanachas. Dorės. Klaipėda. pp. 62-68.
Pupienis, D. 2018. Mokslininkams vasara – ne poilsio, o bendradarbiavimo ir tyrimų laukuose metas. Geologijos akiračiai. 3/2018. pp. 32-36.
Pupienis, D. 2018. Mokomoji - pažintinė išvyka į Lietuvos pajūrį. Geologijos akiračiai. 2/2018. pp. 38-44.
Pupienis, D. 2018. Paplūdimius ardo, ir gamta ir žmogus. Savaitė. 25. 2018. birželio 21 d. pp. 18-19.
Grendaitė, D., Valaika, G., Pašiškevičiūtė, R., Garbenčiūtė, R., Pupienis, D., Meyer, T., Grinevičiūtė, K. 2017. Įspūdžiai iš pirmosios praktinės pažintinės kelionės į Latvijos pajūrį. Geologijos akiračiai. 4/2017. Pp. 44-48.
Pupienis, D. 2015. 8-oji tarptautinė konferencija skirta krantų nuosėdų tyrimams „Coastal Sediments-2015“. Geologijos akiračiai. 2/2015. pp. 48-50
Pupienis, D. 2015. Vizito “TEMPLE” universitete ir tarptautinėje konferencijoje “COASTAL SEDIMENTS -2015” atgarsiai. http://www.hkk.gf.vu.lt/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ATASKAITA.pdf
Fedorovič, J., Pupienis, D., Jarmalavičius, D., Damušytė, A., 2015. Įspūdžiai iš 10-ojo Baltijos jūros moklų kongreso. Geologijos akiračiai. 3/2015. pp. 48-49.
Žilinskas, G., Jarmalavičius, D., Pupienis, D. 2015. Uragano „Feliksas“ padarinių Kuršių nerijos jūriniam krantui apžvalga. http://www.nerija.lt/Files1/files/Feliksas_krantotvarka_zilinskas_2015.pdf
Pupienis, D. 2015. 8-oji tarptautinė konferencija skirta krantų nuosėdų tyrimams „Coastal Sediments-2015“. Geologijos akiračiai. 2. pp. 48-50
Public lectures:
Pupienis, D. 2020. Audros Pietryčių Baltijos jūros regione. Palangos kurorto muziejus. Palanga, 05 February 2020.
Pupienis, D. 2018. Audrų ir žmogaus poveikis Kuršių nerijos kopagūbriui. Kuršių nerijos regioninis parkas, Nida, 04 August 2018.
Pupienis, D. 2018. Sinoptinės meteorologijos ir krantotyros tyrimų sąveika. Vilniaus universitetas, Vilnius, 26 November 2018.
Pupienis, D. 2017. Kuršių nerijos istorija po ledynmečio ir mūsų laikais. Lietuvos geologų sąjungos seminaras, Kuršių nerijos regioninis parkas, Nida, 10 October 2017.
Pupienis, D. 2016. Ar Neringos atsiradimo legenda siejasi su mokslu? Erdvėlaivis-2016, Vydmantų gimnazija, Vydmantai, 17 September 2016.
Pupienis, D. 2016. Ar Neringos atsiradimo legenda siejasi su mokslu? Erdvėlaivis-2016, Palangos senoji gimnazija, Palanga, 16 September 2016.
Pupienis, D. 2015. Ar ateities kartos galės džiaugtis smėlėtais paplūdimiais? Klaipėdos Ąžuolyno gimnazija, Klaipėda, 15 April 2015.
Pupienis, D. 2014. Ar išnyks smėlėti paplūdimiai XXI a.? Erdvėlaivis-2014, Klaipėdos Verdenės gimnazija, Klaipėda, 16 September 2014.
Other activities related to the development of the country's economy, culture and society
Consultations, propositions and experience sharing with specialists of Klaipėda, Palanga, Neringa municipalities, Curonian Spit National Park, Seaside Regional Park, Non-Governmental Organization „Baltijas krasti“ (Latvia) on coastal management questions and problems.
Link to Personal website
http://www.hkk.gf.vu.lt/biografijos/biografijos-donatas-pupienis/