Janis VALTERS

Professor Janis Valters Director Scientific Institute of Water Management and Land, Latvia University of Agriculture Dobeles iela, 43 Jelgava, LV 3001 Latvia Phone: + 371 3025517 Fax: + 371 3027180 E-mail: uzzi@apollo.lv

Born: December 7, 1939, Jelgava, Latvia

Interests:

• Land Reclamation
• Drainage, Draining Intensity, Drain Constructional Design
• Environment Protection
• Water Management.

Languages: English, Latvian, Russian.

• Latvia University of Agriculture (Faculty of Land Reclamation), 1963.
• Dr.sc.ing. (Candidate of Technical Science in former USSR, PhD in Western countries), All-Union Scientific Research Institute of Hydrotechnics and Land Reclamation, Moscow, 1984.
• Dr.hab.sc.ing., Scientific Research Institute "Polymers in Agriculture and Water Management", Latvia, 1995.

• Senior Engineer, Latvian Scientific Research Institute of Hydrotechnics and Land Reclamation, Latvia, 1969 - 1974
• Senior Researcher, Latvian Scientific Research Institute of Hydrotechnics and Land Reclamation, Latvia, 1978 - 1984
• Senior Researcher, All-Union Scientific Research Institute "Polymers in Land Reclamation and Water Management", Latvia, 1984 - 1991
• Senior Researcher, State Scientific Research Institute "Polymers in Agriculture and Water Management", 1991 - 1997
• Director, Scientific Institute of Water Management and Land, Latvia University of Agriculture, Latvia, 1998 -
• Professor, Faculty of Rural Engineering, Latvian University of Agriculture, 1998 -

• Silver Medal on Zeal, Ministry of Agriculture, Latvia, 1999.

• Full Member, Latvian Academy of Agriculture and Forest Sciences, 1997.
• Council of Science, Latvian University of Agriculture, 1998-
• Member, Latvia Professor's Association, 1997-
• Editorial board of journal Proceedings of the Latvia University of Agriculture, 1998-

• J.Valters, C.Shkinkis. Comparative investigations of the draining performance of plastic and tile pipe drains.- Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, B, 1992, Nr 10 (543), pp. 68 - 73.
• J.Valters. Influence of filtering protective materials on the increase of drain water taking capacity. - Proceedings of the Latvia University of Agriculture, 1996, Nr 6(283), pp.141 - 144. (in Latvian).
• J.Valters. Water permeability of synthetic and combined filtering protective materials used to protect drain piper. – Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1997, vol. 51, Nr. 3 / 4, pp. 129-132.
• C.Shkinkis, J.Valters. Drainage of loamy soils for providing competeable agricultural production. - Proceedings of the Latvia University of Agriculture, 1998, Nr 13 (290), pp.3 - 14 (in Latvian).
• J.Valters, H.Smilga. Effect of hydrotechnical melioration on soil water balance. - Proceedings of IV International Conference "Baltic Transit Gateway 99", 1999, pp. 93 - 95 (in Latvian)
• J.Valters, A.Ziverts. Hydroresources of small and mediumsized rivers, their use in energetic. - Proceedings of IV International Conference "Baltic Transit Gateway 99", 1999, pp. 113 - 116.
• J.Valters, C.Shkinkis. Drainage of overmoist loamy soils in Latvia for providing agricultural production. - In: Monograph "Scientific Bases of Latvian Agriculture", Latvian University of Agriculture, 1999, p. 7.20 - 7.31. (in Latvian)

• J.Valters. (Head of Project). Polymer Materials in Drainage Structures and Constructions. Latvian Council of Science (1994 - 1996).
• J.Valters (Head of Project) Necessary Drainage Intensity for High-Yield Agricultural Production and Methods for its Provision Depending on the Physical Properties of Excessively Wet Soils and the Hydrological Conditions of the Given Region. Latvian Council of Science (1997 - 2000).
• J.Valters (Head of Project). Provision of Performance of Hydrometric Posts for Water Resources Research. Latvian Council of Science (1999 - 2000).
• J.Valters (Head of Project) Climate Changes and Research of its Probable Impact on Water Resources in Latvia). Latvian Council of Science (2001 - )
• J.Valters (Head of Project) Influence of Hydrotechnical Melioration on Natural Resources and Stability of Ecosystems. Latvian Council of Science (2001 -2003)
• J.Valters (Head of Project) The  Hydrological and Ecological Basis for Small River Management.  Latvian Council of Science (2004 - )
• J.Valters (Head of Project)  Ecological Aspects of Hydrotechnical Land Reclamation System Improvement on Agricultural Areas.  Latvian Council of Science (2004 - )

Last update 22.06.2002