ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6849-7525
Tel. +370 653 51 722
E-mail: audrius.pukalskas@lammc.lt
Kauno St. 30, Babtai, LT-54333 Kaunas dist., Lithuania
Education
1995–1997 Master of Science in Food Products Technology, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Kaunas University of Technology.
1991–1995 Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Kaunas University of Technology.
Academic degrees and pedagogical titles
2002 Doctor of Chemical Engineering, dissertation “Antioxidants from sweet grass (Hierochloe odorata), costmary (Chrysanthemum balsamita) and horehound (Marrubium vulgare) and their properties”
Research fields
- Plant metabolites
- Physicochemical analysis
- Liquid chromatography
- Mass spectrometry
Position
Since 2023 Senior Researcher, Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Institute of Horticulture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry
Involvement in programmes and projects
- 2021–2023 Project “Management of target metabolites of industrial hemp for the development of COVID-19 symptom relief products” (TerpenCoTech). Researcher.
- 2017–2019 Project of the European Union Structural Funds financed under the measure No. 01.2.2-LMT-K-718 “Targeted research in the field of smart specialization” activities “Research carried out by high-level research groups”, “Development of new functional materials by biorefining berry pulp and their application to improve food safety and health” (BERRY4FOOD). Coordinator of the project metabolomics work package.
- 2014–2015 National Research Programme “Healthy and Safe Food” project “High pressure and enzymatic biorefinery of berry pomaces into functional ingredients” (UOGBIORAF). Researcher.
- 2011–2014 National Research Programme “Healthy and Safe Food” project “Alteration of Bioactive Components of Rarer Berry Plants Depending on Genotype and Environment” (UOGBIOGENA). Researcher.
- 2011–2013 National Research Programme “Healthy and Safe Food” project “Novel multifunctional phytochemical ingredients for increasing food biological value and safety” (BIOFITOKOMPONENTAI). Researcher.
Supervision and co-supervision of PhD projects
- 2011–2019 supervisor of PhD student Ieva (Raudoniūtė) Račkauskienė.
- 2015–2016 supervisor of PhD student Lina Grunovaitė.
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