Interests:

• Drainage
• Hydrology
• Hydraulics
• Water Management
• Hydrotechnics

Languages: Latvian, Russian, German, English

Education:

• Latvia University of Agriculture ( Faculty of Hydrotechnical Amelioration), 1955
• Dr. sc. ing. (Candidate of Science in former USSR, Ph.D. in Western countries), Latvia University of Agriculture, Riga, 1963
• Dr.habil. sc. ing. (Doctor of Science in former USSR), Belarussian Institute of Amelioration and Water Management, Minsk, 1976

Experience:

• Researcher and Senior Researcher, Research Institute "Poymers for Agriculture and Water Management", 1956-1962
• Head, Department of Hydrotechnical Amelioration, Professor, the same institute, 1963-1999

Honours and Awards:

• Corresponding Member, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1992
• Full Member, Latvian Academy of Sciences , 1993
• Full Member, Latvian Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, 1992
• Member, New York Academy of Sciences, 1995

Professional Activities and Memberships:

• Member of Presidium, Latvian Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, 1992-
• Member, Latvian Council of Science, 1990-
• Member, Latvian Council of Science Expert Committee for Agriculture, 1997-
• Head, Department of Water Management, Latvian Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, 1992-

Lectures:

Problems of Drainage Hydrology. International conference "Agromelio-76" (Karlovi-Wari), "Agromelio-80"(Brno), "Agromelio-84"(Praha).

Courses:

Hydraulics, Latvia University of Agriculture, 1965-80

Recent/Representative Publications:

• C. Shkinkis. Problems of Drainage Hydrology, 1974, Leningrad: Hydrometeo Press, 347 pp. (in Russian).
• C.Skinkis. Hydrological Action of Drainage, 1980, Leningrad: Hydrometeo Press, 211 pp. (in Russian).
• C.Shkinkis. Soils Drainage, 1986, Riga: Avots, 330 pp.(in Latvian).
• C.Shkinkis. Land Reclamation and Nature, 1992, Riga: Zinatne, 300 pp. (in Latvian).
• C.Shkinkis. The efficency of drainage in relation to the design of drain pipes. - J. Rural Engineering and Developments, 1993, vol. 34, pp. 357-364 (in German).
• C. Shkinkis. Subsurface drainage results for overwetted soils of the Latvian SSR. -Agricultural Water Management, 1979, N 2, pp. 55-65.
• C.Shkinkis. Problems of land drainage in Latvia. - Proc. Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1991, N 5, pp. 104-109.
• C.Shkinkis, J.Valters. Comparative investigations of the draining performance of plastic and tile pipe drains. - Proc. Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1992 (B), N 10, pp. 68-73.
• C. Shkinkis. Investigations about the optimum depth of drains in loamy soils in Latvia. - Agricultural Water Management, 1993, vol.24, pp. 83-102.
• C. Shkinkis. Impact of pipe drainage on the soil temperature regime. - Proc. Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1994 (B), N 4, pp. 63-66.
• C. Shkinkis. Research on drainage of orchards in Latvia. - Proc. Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1994 (B), N 4, pp. 67-70
• C. Shkinkis. Hydrological aspects of drainage performance. - Proc. Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1994 (B), N 4, pp. 57-62.
• C. Shkinkis. Hydrological features of mires in Latvia. - Proc. Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1994 (B), N 11/12, pp. 113-116.
• C. Shkinkis. The determination of tile drain spacing. - Proc. Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1994 (B), N 3, pp. 110-115.

Research Projects:

• C. Shkinkis (Head of Project). The Problems of the Hydrological Action of Drainage. Latvian Council of Science (1991-1993).
• C. Shkinkis (Head of Project). Complex Proposals of Measurements for Reducing the Unfavourable Anthropogeneous Load on Soil and Internal Waters. Latvian Council of Science (1991-1993).
• C. Shkinkis (Head of Project). Agricultural Pollution of Inland Waters: Hydrotechnical Remedial Measures. Latvian Council of Science (1994-1996).
• C. Shkinkis (Head of Project). Peculiarities of the Hydrological Action of Drainage in Different Soils Depending on Their Permeability, Parameters of Drainage Network and Hydrological Cnditions. Latvian Council of Science (1994-1996).
• C. Shkinkis (Head of Project). Influence of Environmental and Several Artificial Factors on Hydrological Performance of Drainage. Latvian Council of Science (1997-

According to information from SIA Lursoft, and to publications from mass-media and internet, Censonis Šķiņķis was related to following organisations:

• Akciju sabiedrība ""VG KVADRA PAK""
• Akciju sabiedrība ""LATVIJAS ŪDENSCEĻI""
• SIA ""MELIO""
• Latvijas centrālais ""Tautas turības"" fonds

He died at the age of 69 years, in 1999.

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