Postal address: University of Suceava, Universitatii 13, RO 720225, Suceava, ROMANIA

Education:

Diploma in Geography (1998), Department of Geography, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania

Post-graduate studies in Climatology-Hidrology (1999), Department of Geography, "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi , Romania

Master in Soil Science (2001), Department of Geography, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania

PhD in Physical Geography (2009), Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, with the thesis: The Central Moldavian Tableland between Siret and Şacovăţ – Study of Physical Geography.

Courses taught :

• Pedology
• Biogeography
• Protected areas
• Global environmental changes
• Soil erosion risk
• GIS applied in land use and soil evaluation

Research Interests :

• Soil erosion
• Biodiversity conservation and protected areas
• Land cover and land use evolution
• Geographical Information Systems

Representative Publications:

Books:

• Budui V. (2000), The Appreciation of soil erosion hazard in Ivesti Village, Vaslui County, Analele Univ. “Stefan cel Mare” Suceava, s. Geologie-Geografie, t. VIII.
• Budui V. (2001), Pluviometric aspects in The Central Moldavian Tableland between Stavnic and Siret, Sesiunea anuala de comunic., Dep. Geografie, Univ. de Vest, Timisoara , 2001.
• Mares I. , Niculica B., Boghian D., Ignatescu S., Budui V., Buzdugan Catalina (2002), Adâncata tumuli necropolis, Imas site, in “Cronica cercetarilor arheologice din România. Campania 2001”, Ministerul Culturii si Cultelor, Serviciul Arheologie, cIMeC - Institutul de Memorie Culturala.
• Budui V. (2003), Using GIS in the Study of the Relief Characteristics of the Central Moldavian Tableland between Stavnic and Siret, Analele Univ. “Stefan cel Mare” Suceava, s. Geografie, t. XI.
• Budui V., Niculica B. (2004), The Adâncata - Imas archaeological Site (Suceava County) - physical geography characteristics and pedo-archaeological relations, Analele Univ. “Stefan cel Mare” Suceava, s. Geografie, t. XII.
• Budui V. (2004), Influece of geological structure on the landscape aspect in The Central Moldavian Tableland between Stavnic and Siret rivers, International Conference “Landscape Science - Traditions and Trends”, Lviv (Ucraina), 8-12 Sep. 2004.
• Budui V. (2004), The Influence of Geomorphologic Processes that affect soil resources in the upper Basin of Bârlad River, International Conference “Region 2004: strategy to optimal development”, Kharkiv ( Ukraine ).
• Niculica B., Budui V. (2005) – Some observations concerning the pedological analyses of 2nd Komariv Culture tumulus, from Adancata – Imas, Suceava County, Arheologia Moldovei, XXVIII, Editura Academiei Române.
• Budui V. (2005), DEM of The Central Moldavian Tableland between Stavnic and Siret rivers, Analele Univ. ”Stefan cel Mare” Suceava, s. Geografie, t. XIII.
• Budui V. (2005), Considerations concerning the spatial distribution of precipitations in The Central Moldavian Tableland between Stavnic and Siret rivers, Analele Univ. ”Stefan cel Mare” Suceava, s. Geografie, t. XIII.
• Budui V. (2005), Using G.I.S. for study of some properties of soil in Bârlad river upper basin, Lucr. Simp. internat. “Sisteme Informationale Geografice”, Chisinau (Rep. of Moldavia ), 16 oct. 2004.
• Budui V., Patriche C. (2005), The spatial modeling of the atmospherically precipitations using statistic methods in GIS. Aplications in The Central Moldavian Tableland between Vaslui and Siret rivers, Romanian Journal of Climatology, vol. 1, Edit. Univ. „Al I. Cuza” Iasi.
• Tanasa I. , Mihaila D., Budui V. (2006), Considerations about hoarfrost and frost at Suceava, Lucr. Seminarul geografic “Dimitrie Cantemir”, Dep. Geografie, Univ. “Al. I. Cuza”, 28 oct. 2005.
• Budui V., Mihaila D., Tanasa I. (2006), Snowfall, snow layer and snow storm at Suceava, Lucr. Sem. geogr. “Dimitrie Cantemir”, Dep. Geografie, Univ. “Al. I. Cuza” Iasi, 28 oct. 2005.
• Mihaila D., Budui V., Tanasa I. (2006), Pluviometrical excesses at Suceava meteorological station, with special concerning about 2005’s summer, Lucr. Sem. geogr. “Dimitrie Cantemir”, Dep. Geografie, Univ. “Al. I. Cuza” Iasi, 28 oct. 2005.
• Budui V. (2006), Considerations concerning the spatial distribution of soils in The Central Moldavian Tableland, Lucr. Simp. “Factori si procese pedogenetice in zona temperata”, Dep. Geografie, Univ. “Al. I. Cuza” Iasi , 16-18 sept. 2005.
• Mihaila D., Budui V., Cristea I. Al., Tanasa I. (2006) – Considerations about the climatic risks in Suceava County, Analele Univ. “Stefan cel Mare” Suceava, s. Geografie, t. XV.
• Budui V. (2007) – GIS use in study of hydrographical basins morphometry in the western side of The Central Moldavian Tableland, Analele Univ. “Stefan cel Mare” Suceava, s. Geografie, t. XVI.
• Budui V. (2007) – The spatio-temporal variability of precipitations in the western side of The Central Moldavian Tableland, Analele Univ. “Stefan cel Mare” Suceava, s. Geografie, t. XVI.
• Budui V. (2008) – Some characteristics of the air temperature in The Central Moldavian Tableland between Siret and Sacovat, Analele Univ. “Stefan cel Mare” Suceava, s. Geografie, t. XVII.