ORCiD iD: 0000-0003-2913-2739
Tel. +370 37 555 439
E-mail: dalia.urbonaviciene@lammc.lt
Kauno St. 30, Babtai, LT-54333 Kaunas dist., Lithuania
Education
2008–2010 Kaunas University of Technology, Faculty of Chemical Technology, MS in chemical engineering.
2004–2008 Kaunas University of Technology, Faculty of Chemical Technology, BS in applied chemistry.
Academic degrees and pedagogical titles
Doctor of Technological sciences, chemical engineering. In 2017 defended thesis “Lycopene in tomatoes and tomato products: stability and isomerisation during processing and storage”.
Research fields
- Chemical composition, quality assessment of fruits, berries and vegetables
- Modelling and optimisation of extraction parameter of biologically active compounds found in raw materials of plant origin
- Influence of storage and processing conditions on changes of biologically active compounds found in raw materials of plant origin
- Creation of functional food products
Position
Since 2017 Senior researcher, Institute of Horticulture, LAMMC.
Memberships and affiliations with professional organizations
- Since 2021 member of the TK 6 Technical Committee “Fruit, Vegetables and Products” of the Lithuanian Standardization Department.
- Since 2021 m. member of the Lithuanina Biochemical Society.
Involvement in programmes and projects
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2020–2023 EUREKA project “Development of functional drinks by fermentation of plant raw materials using Medusomyces gisevii symbiotic culture”, participant.
2020–2022 “EXPERIMENT” project No. 01.2.1-LVPA-K-856-01-0063 “Establishment of R&D technological center and development of pharmaceutical products”, participant.
- 2017–2018 Measure No. J05-LVPA-K “Intellect LT. Joint science-business projects” project “Development of functional food prototypes intended to meet the specific needs of different groups of people”, project participant.
- 2015–2018 Scientific groups' project “Supercritical fluid extraction of lycopene and the application of its extracts in development of innovative products”, project participant.
- 2013–2015 Project “Development of fruit and vegetable processing R&D infrastructure and evaluation of different drying methods, optimization of specific texture for the development of products of exceptional quality”.
- 2011–2014 National research program “Healthy and Safe Food” program “Influence of growing and storage techniques and technologies on quality of horticultural products”.
- 2014 “Preparation of technical recommendations on the regulation of vegetable juices and similar products” under the measure “Processing of agricultural products and increasing of added value” of the Lithuanian Rural Development Program of the Lithuanian Ministry of Agriculture (Agreement with the National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture, No MT- 14-17.
- 2010–2012 EUREKA E!5363 BaltVegStor “Optimization of parameters of storage of vegetables grown in the Baltic region under controlled atmosphere and creation of new technological elements”, project manager.
- 2005–2006 EUREKA E!3474 HEALTHY MAN “Creation of functional food with natural lycopene”, project manager.
Supervision and co-supervision of PhD projects
- 2020–2024 Scientific supervisor of the PhD student Viktrorija Puzeryte. Scientific work „Modeling and optimization of fermentation technology for plants raw materials“.
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