Dr. Rasa Šimanauskienė
Phone: +370 5 2398246
Vice dean of Studies (Institute of Geosciences), Assoc. professor
Links to External Profile
ORCHD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9802-6342
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rasa-Simanauskiene
Teaching Courses
1. Biogeography (VU CHGF, since 2006; Bachelor's study programme in Geography 5 credits, 64 aud. h/y, in lithuanian).
2. Fundamentals of biodiversity protection (VU CHGF, since 2006, Bachelor's study programme in Geography, 5 credits, 64 aud. h/y, in lithuanian).
3. Landscpe ecology (VU CHGF, since 2013 m. Bachelor's study programme in Geography, part of the course – 36 h.; the overall scope of the course – 5 credits, 48 aud. h/y, in lithuanian).
4. Geographical research methodology (VU CHGF, since 2020 m., Master's degree programme in Geography and Landscape Studies, 5 credits., 48 aud. h/y, in lithuanian).
5. Climate and ecosphere change (VU CHGF, since 2018 m., BUS, part of the course (16 aud. h/y), the overall scope of the course – 5 credits., 48 aud. h/y, in lithuanian).
6. Landscape remote sensing (VU CHGF, since 2022 spring, Bachelor's study programme in Geography, part of the course – 32 h; the overall scope of the course – 5 credits, 64 aud h/y, in Lithuanian).
Supervision of Students' Thesis
a) Master theses
Gataukytė D. „ Analysis of the state of nature trails in Lithuania (case study of Dzūkija and Žemaitija National Parks)), 2018
Andrusevičiūtė A. „ The problem of forest fires in protected areas (case study of Curonian Spit)” , 2015
Šapokaitė L. „ Territorial patterns of zoonotic diseases in Lithuania “, 2014
Latakaitė M. „ The problem of optimising policy for the management of extreme natural events in Lithuania “, 2011
b) Bachelor theses
Kapciukaitė I. The impact of Great Cormorants on Lithuanian forests; 2019
Katkus A. Forest cover change in Taurage Forest Enterprise (2005-2015 m.); 2019
Račkauskaitė G. Ecotone analysis of the internal structure of large Lithuanian wetlands; 2017
Šarkutė L. Assessment of the distribution of introduced larches in the Nemunas Loops Regional Park; 2017
Bunikytė R. „ The problem of degradation of high moorland in north-eastern Lithuania “, 2014
Klimanskaitė B. „ The problem of transformation of Lithuanian deciduous forests in the Dotnuva and Dzirmiškių forest districts during the XX-XXI century “, 2014
c) Bachelors final projects (maps)
Citrinavičiūtė I. Nitrogen in Lithuanian lakes and ponds (2019 m.); 2020
Kačinskaitė M. Distribution of the Trichophorum caespitosum in Lithuania (1950-2016 m.); 2020
Rimaitė E. Cases of tick-borne diseases in Lithuania (2018 m.); 2020
Vepštas S. Discharges of wastewater into the natural environment in Lithuania; 2020
Buterlevičius R. Land use in NATURA 2000 sites (2018 m.); 2019
Tamašauskaitė P. Distribution of protected plant species (LUC) in protected areas (2016-2019); 2019
Garbačiūtė K. Forest tree genetic reserves in Lithuania; 2019
Mackevičiūtė A. Forest cover and species composition of Lithuania (2017 m.); 2018
Slavinskaitė G. Sites of strictly protected species (2015 m.); 2018
Žučenkaitė J. Air pollution in Lithuania in 2016 (emissions to the atmosphere from stationary sources); 2018
Prėskienis E. Tree species map of the western part of Alytus; 2017
Ucinavičiūtė I. European forest genetic resources; 2017
Juchnievič J. Change in the number of predators hunted in Lithuania (2011-2015 m.); 2016
Kudulytė J. Distribution of Heracleum sosnowskij in Lithuania (2014 m.); 2016
Piekutė K. Botanical natural monuments in Lithuania; 2016
Participation in the national/international governing bodies, commissions, committees, boards etc.
Member of Geography Bachelor's Degree Programme Comitee, 2018 to present.
Doctoral Commission: member of the Doctoral Commission in the field of Natural Sciences, Physical Geography, 2019 m.
Member of the PhD examination "Ecological Meteorology" committee of PhD student Pipiraitė S. (2021 01 26)
Member of the PhD examination „ Remote sensing in geography “ of PhD student Jasinavičiūtė A. (2018 10 19)
Member of the PhD examination „ Methodology of landscape geography “ of PhD student Jasinavičiūtė A. (2017 12 21)
Member of the PhD examination „ Methodology of landscape geography “ of PhD student Lukoševičienė A. (2016 01 22)
Member of the editorial board of the journal Annales Geographicae (The Geographical Yearbook)
Awards
Best Teachers Award 2021 (2021 12 21)
Award of the State Lithuanian Language Commission for the preparation of the "Explanatory Dictionary of Geographical Terms" (co-author), 2022 03 15
Science popularization
R. Šimanauskienė, R. Linkevičienė, J. Taminskas, G. Kibirkštis, L. Jukna (2018). Sub-basins of the Čepkelių bog and their impact on surface change, Geologijos akiračiai, Nr. 3, 20-23 (in lithuanian)
R.Šimanauskienė, E.Rimkus, M. Stoffel, J. Edvardsson, C. Corona (2016). Will wetlands disappear in Lithuania? Spectrum, Nr. 1, 12-16 (in lithuanian)