Prof. Habil. Dr. Aivaras Kareiva

Prof. Habil. Dr. Aivaras Kareiva

Group Leader
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Address: Naugarduko str. 24, LT-03225 Vilnius, rooms 239 and 221
Phone: +370 (5) 219 3110, +370 (5) 219 3100
Fax: +370 (5) 233 0987

Date of Birth

May 12th, 1960.

Education

  • Master’s (1983), VilniusUniversity, Lithuania.
  • PhD (1989), VilniusUniversity, Lithuania.
  • The Title of Docent (1998), VilniusUniversity, Lithuania.
  • Habilitate Doctor (1998), VilniusUniversity, Lithuania. (Habilitation at Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania)
  • The Title of Professor (1999), Vilnius University, Lithuania

Duties

  • Professor, Head of the Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Vilnius University, Lithuania, from 09/1998;
  • Dean of Faculty of Chemistry of Vilnius University, 2006-2016
  • Vice-Dean for Research of Faculty of Chemistry (2016), Vilnius University,Lithuania.
  • Director of Institute of Chemistry of Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences (from 2016), Vilnius University, Lithuania.
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Research

Interests

  • Main research field: Inorganic, Solid State, Materials and Analytical Chemistry;
  • Current research interest: Sol-gel synthesis and analytical characterization of multicomponent metal oxide systems.

Internships

  • 1992-1993 – Moscow Chemico Technological University (Russia);
  • 1993-1994 – Helsinki University of Technology (Finland);
  • 1994-1995 – Stockholm University (Sweden);
  • 1995 – Harvard University and Rice University (USA);
  • 1997 – Stockholm University (Sweden);
  • 1997-1998 – Hasselt University (Belgium);
  • 1998-1999 – Saarland University (Germany);
  • 2002 – Tuebingen University (Germany);
  • 2002 – Institute of New Materials (Germany);
  • 2004 – Masaryk Brno University (Czeck Republic);
  • 2005 – Tuebingen University (Germany);
  • 2010 – Masaryk Brno University (Czeck Republic);
  • 2010 – Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia);
  • 2011 – Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia);
  • 2011 – University of Malta (Malta);
  • 2011 – Miunster University of Applied Sciences (Germany);
  • 2012 – Research Centre for Natural Sciences (Hungary);
  • 2012 – University of Bern (Switzerland);
  • 2012 – Clausthal University of Technology (Germany);
  • 2012 – University of Cologne (Germany);
  • 2012 – Masaryk Brno University (Czeck Republic);
  • 2013 – Stockholm University (Sweden);
  • 2013 – TallinnUniversity of Technology (Estonia);
  • 2014 – University of Maribor (Slovenia);
  • 2015 – University of Geneva (Switzerland).

Publications

Books
  1. A. Kareiva. Solid State Reactions. (Manual). UAB TEV, Vilnius, 2012, 181 p. ISBN 978-609-433-128-2.(in Lithuanian).
  2. A. Kareiva. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry. (Manual). UAB TEV, Vilnius, 2012, 224 p. ISBN 978-609-433-129-9.(in Lithuanian).
  3. A. Beganskiene, A. Kareiva and A. Zalga. Chemistry of Main Group Elements (Textbook). Vilnius University, Vilnius, 2011, 190 p. ISBN 978-9955-634-71-3 (in Lithuanian).
  4. A. Kareiva. Chemistry of Coordination Compounds (Manual). Vilnius University, Vilnius, 2008, 81 p. ISBN 978-9955-33-266-4 (in Lithuanian).
  5. K. Dauksas, J. Barkauskas, V. Dauksas, E. Daumantas, M. Kabailiene, A. Kareiva, Z. Macionis, L. Naruskevicius,  S. Sasnauskiene and V. Skucas. Explanatory Dictionary of Chemical Terminology.  2nd enlarged and updated edition.  Science and Encyclopaedia, Vilnius, 2003, 659 p. (in Lithuanian).
  6. A. Kareiva.  The Chemistry of Imperfect Crystals (Manual). Vilnius University Publishing House, Vilnius, 1999, 48 p. (in Lithuanian).
  7. K. Dauksas, J. Barkauskas, V. Dauksas, E. Daumantas, M. Kabailiene, A. Kareiva, Z. Macionis, L. Naruskevicius,  S. Sasnauskiene and V. Skucas. Explanatory Dictionary of Chemical Terminology.  Science and Encyclopaedia, Vilnius, 1997, 574 p.  (in Lithuanian).
Articles in Journals ( list of the last 5 years)
  1. I. Bogdanoviciene, A. Beganskiene and A. Kareiva. Sol-gel synthesis and characterization of samarium and manganese substituted calcium hydroxyapatite, Ca 10 (PO 4 ) 6 (OH) 2 . In book: Volume 7: Contemporary Dielectric Materials / Ed. By R. Saravanan. Materials Research Forum LLC, Millersville, USA, Chapter 4 (2017) 31-44. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21741/9781945291135-4.
  2.  A. Zarkov, A. Stanulis, L. Mikoliunaite, A. Katelnikovas, V. Jasulaitiene,R. Ramanauskas, S. Tautkus and A. Kareiva. Chemical solution deposition of pure andGd-doped ceria thin films: structural, morphological and optical properties. Ceram. Int.,43 (2017) 4280-4287.
  3. E. L. Fertman, A. V. Fedorchenko, D. D. Khalyavin, A. N. Salak, A. Baran, V. A.Desnenko, O. V. Kotlyar, E. Čižmár, A. Feher, E. S. Syrkin, A. I. Vaisburd, N. M.Olekhnovich, A. V. Pushkarev, Yu. V. Radyush, A. Stanulis and A. Kareiva. MultiferroicBi 0.65 La 0.35 Fe 0.5 Sc 0.5 O 3 perovskite: Magnetic and thermodynamic properties. J. Magnet.Magnet. Mater., 429 (2017) 177-181.
  4. O. Opuchovic, A. Kareiva, K. Mazeika and D. Baltrunas. Magnetic nanosized rare earth iron garnets R 3 Fe 5 O 12 : Sol–gel fabrication, characterization and reinspection. J. Magn.Magn. Mater., 422 (2017) 425-433.
  5.  A. Laurikėnas, J. Barkauskas and A. Kareiva. Synthesis and characterization of lanthanide metal-organic frameworks with perfluorinated linkers, Advances in Science and Technology, Vol. 98 (2017) 70-74.
  6. N. Arjun, Thomas C.-K. Yang, G.-T. Pan, Y.-L. Yang and A. Kareiva. The study of thermochromic and thermo-optical properties of sol-gel V 1-x- y W x Si y O 2 films by responsesurface method. J. Taiwan Instit. Chem. Eng., 69 (2016) 151-155.2
  7. V. Jonauske, A. Prichodko, R. Skaudzius and A. Kareiva. Sol-gel derived calciumhydroxyapatite thin films on 316L stainless steel substrate: comparison of spin-coatingand dip-coating techniques. Chemija, 27 (2016) 192-201.
  8. P. Usinskas, Z. Stankeviciute, A. Beganskiene and A. Kareiva. Sol-gel derived porous andhydrophilic calcium hydroxyapatite coating on modified titanium substrate.Surf. Coat. Technol., 307 (2016) 935-940.
  9. O. Darcanova, M. Tamute, A. Beganskiene and A. Kareiva. Synthesis of magnesiumoxide nanoparticles via sol–gel method and hydrolysis and application for paperdeacidification treatment. Chemija, 27 (2016) 170-178.
  10. J. Trinkunaite-Felsen, H. Birkedal, A. Zarkov, S. Tautkus, Z. Stankeviciute and A.Kareiva. Environmentally benign fabrication of calcium hydroxyapatite using seashellscollected in Baltic sea countries: A comparative study. Phosphorus Sulfur Silicon Relat.Elem., 191 (2016) 919-925.
  11. R. Skaudzius, D. Enseling, M. Skapas, A. Selskis, E. Pomjakushina, T. Juestel, A. Kareivaand C. Ruegg. Europium-enabled luminescent single crystal and bulk YAG and YGG foroptical imaging. Optic. Mater., 60 (2016) 467-473.
  12. E. Garskaite, L. Alinauskas, M. Drienovsky, J. Krajcovic, R. Cicka, M. Palcut, L.
  13. Jonusauskas, M. Malinauskas, Z. Stankeviciute and A. Kareiva. Fabrication of compositeof nanocrystalline carbonated hydroxyapatite (cHAP) with polylactic acid (PLA) and itssurface topographical structuring with direct laser writing (DLW). RSC Adv., 6 (2016)72733-72743.
  14. J. Pilipavicius, R. Kaleinikaite, M. Pucetaite, M. Velicka, A. Kareiva and A. Beganskiene.Controllable formation of high density SERS-active silver nanoprism layers on hybridsilica-APTES coatings. Appl. Surf. Sci., 377 (2016) 134-140.
  15. J. Pilipavicius, A. Chodasovskaja, A. Beganskiene and A. Kareiva. Formation of silvernanoplates layer on amino group grafted silica coatings. Mater. Sci. (Medziagotyra), 22(2016) 179-183.
  16. A. Laurikenas, J. Barkauskas, J. Reklaitis, G. Niaura, D. Baltrunas and A. Kareiva.Formation peculiarities of iron (III) acetate: Potential precursor for iron and mixed-metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). Lithuanian J. Phys., 56 (2016) 35−41.
  17. S. Kareiva, V. Klimavicius, A. Momot, J. Kausteklis, A. Prichodko, L. Dagys, F.Ivanauskas, S. Sakirzanovas, V. Balevicius and A. Kareiva. Sol-gel synthesis, phasecomposition, morphological and structural characterization of Ca 10 (PO 4 ) 6 (OH) 2 : XRD,FTIR, SEM, 3D SEM and solid-state NMR studies. J. Molec. Struct. 1119 (2016) 1-11.
  18. E. Grazenaite, J. Pinkas, A. Beganskiene and A. Kareiva. Sol-gel and sonochemicallyderived transition metal (Co, Ni, Cu, and Zn) chromites as pigments: A comparativestudy. Ceram. Int., 42 (2016) 9402-9412.
  19. M. Malakauskaite-Petruleviciene, Z. Stankeviciute, G. Niaura, E. Garskaite, A.Beganskiene, A. Kareiva. Characterization of sol-gel processing of calcium phosphate thinfilms on silicon substrate by FTIR spectroscopy. Vibr. Spectrosc., 85 (2016) 16-21.
  20.  T. K. Thirumalaisamy, S. Saravanakumar, S. Butkute, A. Kareiva and R. Saravanan.Structure and charge density of Ce doped gadolinium gallium garnet (GGG). J. Mater.Sci.: Mater. Electron. 27 (2016) 1920-1928.
  21. R. Skaudzius, T. Juestel and A. Kareiva. Luminescence properties of Ln 3+ –doped (Ce 3+ ,Eu 3+ , Tb 3+ or Er 3+ ) mixed–metals Y 3 (Al,In) 5 O 12 and Y 3 Al 4.75 Cr 0.25 O 12 garnets synthesized bysol–gel method. Mater. Chem. Phys., 170 (2016) 229-238.
  22. A. Stanulis , A. Katelnikovas, M. Van Bael, A. Hardy A. Kareiva and T. Jüstel.Photoluminescence of Pr 3+ -doped calcium and strontium stannates. J. Lumin., 172 (2016)323-330.
  23. E. Kiele, J. Senvaitiene, A. Griguceviciene, R. Ramanauskas, R. Raudonis and A.Kareiva. Application of sol-gel method for the conservation of copper alloys. Microchem.J., 124 (2016) 623-628.3
  24. V. V. Tomina, N. V. Stolyarchuk, I. V. Melnyk, V. M. Kochkodan, Yu. L. Zub, A.Chodasovskaja and A. Kareiva. Surface functionalization of ceramic membranes with 3-aminopropyl groups using the sol-gel method. Prot. Met. Physic. Chem. Surf., 52 (2016)55-60.
  25. A. Zarkov, A. Stanulis, T. Salkus, A. Kezionis, V. Jasulaitiene, R. Ramanauskas,S.Tautkus and A. Kareiva. Synthesis of nanocrystalline gadolinium doped ceria via sol-gelcombustion and sol-gel synthesis routes. Ceram. Int., 42 (2016) 3972-3988.
  26. S. Kareiva, A. Selskis, F. Ivanauskas, S. Šakirzanovas and A. Kareiva. Scanning electronmicroscopy: Extrapolation of 3D data from SEM micrographs. Mater. Sci.(Medziagotyra), 21 (2015) 640-646.
  27. A. Zabiliūtė-Karaliūnė, H. Dapkus, R. P. Petrauskas, S. Butkutė, A. Žukauskas and A.Kareiva. Cr 3+ doped yttrium gallium garnet for phosphor-conversion light emitting diodes.Lithuanian J. Phys., 56 (2015) 200−207.
  28. J. Trinkunaite-Felsen, A. Prichodko, M. Semasko, R. Skaudzius, A. Beganskiene and AKareiva. Synthesis and characterization of iron-doped/substituted calcium hydroxyapatitefrom seashells Macoma balthica (L.). Adv. Powder Technol., 26 (2015) 1287-1293.
  29. A. Zarkov, A. Stanulis, J. Sakaliuniene, S. Butkute, B. Abakeviciene, T Salkus, S.Tautkus, A F. Orliukas, S Tamulevicius and A Kareiva. On the synthesis of yttria-stabilized zirconia: A comparative study. J. Sol-Gel Sci. Technol., 76 (2015) 309-319.
  30. L. Pavasaryte, B. J. Lopez and A. Kareiva. Solvothermal synthesis of Eu 3+ – dopedholmium aluminium garnet. Mendeleev Commun., 25 (2015) 384-385.
  31. B. Buckus, G. Brimas, A. Smalenskaitė, A. Beganskiene and A. Kareiva. Evaluation ofadipose tissue composition by 1 H NMR and it’s relationship to ultrasonoscopicmeasurements in obese patents. Obesity Surgery, 25 (2015) S265-S265.
  32. E. Kiele, J. Senvaitiene, A. Grigucevičienė, R. Ramanauskas, R. Raudonis, A. Kareiva. Sol-gel derived coatings for the conservation of steel. Process. Appl. Ceram., 9 (2015) 81-89.
  33. S. Butkute, A. Zabiliute, R. Skaudzius, P. Vitta, A. Beganskiene, A. Zukauskas and A.Kareiva. Sol-gel synthesis, characterization and study of substitution effects in differentgallium containing garnets. J. Sol-Gel Sci. Technol., 76 (2015) 210-219.
  34. I. Bogdanoviciene, M. Cepenko, R. Traksmaa, A. Kareiva and K. Tõnsuaadu. Formationof Ca-Zn- Na phosphate bioceramic material in thermal processing of EDTA sol-gelprecursor.J. Therm. Anal. Calorim., 121 (2015) 107-114.
  35. T. Petrėnas, O. Opuchovič, J. Senvaitiene, A. Beganskiene and A. Kareiva. A novelpolymeric conservation method of historical outdoor ceramics. Materials Science(Medžiagotyra), 21 (2015) 293-297.
  36. B. Buckus, G. Brimas, A. Stašinskas, A. Smalenskaitė, S. Tautkus, A. Beganskienė and A.Kareiva. Analytical characterization of adipose tissue structure and composition: A novelapproach towards diagnosis of metabolic disturbances in human body. Chemija, 26 (2015)98-106.
  37. O. Opuchovic, A. Beganskiene, A. Kareiva. Sol–gel derived Tb 3 Fe 5 O 12 and Y 3 Fe 5 O 12garnets: synthesis, phase purity, micro-structure and improved design of morphology. J.All. Compd., 647 (2015) 189-197.
  38. M. Malakauskaite-Petruleviciene, Z. Stankeviciute, G. Niaura, A. Prichodko and A.Kareiva. Synthesis and characterization of sol-gel derived calcium hydroxyapatite thinfilms spin-coated on silicon substrate. Ceram. Int., 41 (2015) 7421-7428.
  39. M. Mackevicius, F. Ivanauskas, A. Kareiva, V. Mackevicius and A. Stanulis. Computermodelling of synthesis of strontium stannates at high temperatures. J. Math. Chem., 53(2015) 1227-1238.
  40.  J. Pilipavicius, A. Chodosovskaja, A. Beganskiene and A. Kareiva. Silver nanoprismsself-assembly on differently functionalized silica surface. IOP Conference Series:Materials Science and Engineering, 77 (2015) Art. No: 012006.4
  41. O. Opuchovic, G. Kreiza, J. Senvaitiene, K. Kazlauskas, A. Beganskiene and A. Kareiva.Sol-gel synthesis, characterization and application of selected sub-microsized lanthanide(Ce, Pr, Nd, Tb) ferrites. Dyes Pigm., 118 (2015) 176-182.
  42.  L. Pavasaryte, B. J. Lopez and A. Kareiva. On the sol-gel preparation of selectedlanthanide aluminium garnets doped with europium. Proceedings of 3 rd InternationalConference on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology „Photoptics 2015“ Berlin,Germany, March 12-14, Vol. 2 (2015) 165-171.
  43. O. Darcanova, A. Beganskiene and A. Kareiva. Sol–gel synthesis of calcium nanomaterialfor paper conservation. Chemija, 26 (2015) 25-31.
  44. O. Opuchovic and A. Kareiva. Historical red ochre pigment: Synthesis by an aqueous sol-gel method, characterization and application for the colouration of ceramic glazes. Ceram.Int., 41 (2015) 4504-4513.
  45. D. Kalnina, K. A. Gross, P. Onufrijevs, E. Dauksta, V. Nikolajeva, Z. Stankeviciute andA. Kareiva. The antimicrobial action of silver halides in calcium phosphate. Key Eng.Mater., 631 (2015) 384-389.
  46. L. Dagys, V. Klimavicius, J. Kausteklis, A. Chodasovskaja, V. Aleksa, A. Kareiva and V.Balevicius. Solid-state 1 H and 31 P NMR and FTIR spectroscopy study of static anddynamic structures in sol-gel derived calcium hydroxyapatites. Lithuanian J. Phys., 55(2015) 1−9.
  47. V. Klimavicius, A. Kareiva and V. Balevicius. Solid-state NMR study of hydroxyapatitecontaining amorphous phosphate phase and nanostructured hydroxyapatite: Cut-offaveraging of CP-MAS kinetics and size profiles of spin clusters. J. Phys. Chem. C, 118(2014) 28914−28921.
  48. E. Gražėnaitė, J. Kiuberis, A. Beganskienė, J. Senvaitienė and A. Kareiva. XRD and FTIRcharacterisation of historical green pigments and their lead-based glazes, Chemija, 25(2014) 199–205.
  49. J. Trinkunaite-Felsen, Z. Stankeviciute, J. C. Yang, Thomas C. K. Yang, A. Beganskiene and A. Kareiva. Calcium hydroxyapatite/whitlockite obtained from dairy products:simple, environmentally benign and green preparation technology. Ceram. Int., 40 (2014),12717-12722.
  50. M. Malakauskaite-Petruleviciene, Z. Stankeviciute, A. Beganskiene and A. Kareiva. Sol-gel synthesis of calcium hydroxyapatite thin films on quartz substrate using dip-coatingand spin-coating techniques. J. Sol-Gel Sci. Technol., 71 (2014) 437-446.
  51. A. Prichodko, V. Jonauske, M. Cepenko, A. Beganskiene and A. Kareiva. Sol-gel derivedtwo-dimensional nanostructures of calcium phosphates. Adv. Sci. Technol., 91 (2014) 13-18.
  52. M. Misevicius, M. Kilmanas, S. Culunlu, S. Sakirzanovas, A. U. Morkan, A. Beganskieneand A. Kareiva. On the sol–gel fabrication and characterization of undoped and cerium-doped Sr 4 Al 14 O 25 . J. All. Compd., 614 (2014) 44-48.
  53. E. Kiele, J. Lukseniene, A. Griguceviciene, A. Selskis, J. Senvaitiene, R. Ramanauskas, R.Raudonis and A. Kareiva. Methyl–modified hybrid organic-inorganic coatings for theconservation of copper. J. Cult. Herit., 15 (2014) 242–249.
  54. I. Bogdanoviciene, K. Tonsuaadu, R. Traksmaa and A. Kareiva. Synthesis of bio-cation-substituted Ca-apatites by precipitation. Key Engin. Mater., 617 (2014) 229-232.
  55. A. Stanulis, A. Katelnikovas, D. Enseling, D. Dutczak, S. Sakirzanovas, M. Van Bael, A.Hardy, A. Kareiva and T. Jüstel. Luminescence properties of Sm 3+ -doped alkaline earthortho-stannates. Opt. Mater., 36 (2014) 1146-1152.
  56. R. M. Katiliute, P. Seibutas, M. Ivanov, R. Grigalaitis, A. Stanulis, J. Banys and A.Kareiva. Dielectric and impedance spectroscopy of BaSnO 3 and Ba 2 SnO 4 . Ferroelectr.,464 (2014) 49-58.5
  57. E. Garskaite, K. A. Gross, S. W. Yang, Thomas C. K. Yang, J. C. Yang and A. Kareiva.Effect of processing conditions on the crystallinity and structure of carbonated calciumhydroxyapatite (CHAp). Cryst. Eng. Commun., 16 (2014) 3950-3959.
  58. R. Skaudzius, A. Katelnikovas, D. Enseling, A. Kareiva and T. Juestel. Dependence of theD-5(0) -> F-7(4) transitions of Eu 3+ on the local environment in phosphates and garnets. J.Lumin., 147 (2014) 290-294.
  59. A. Zabiliute, S. Butkute, A. Zukauskas, P. Vitta and A. Kareiva. Sol-gel synthesized far-red chromium-doped garnet phosphors for phosphor-conversion light-emitting diodes thatmeet the photomorphogenetic needs of plants. Appl. Optics, 53 (2014) 907-914.
  60. K. Klemkaite-Ramanauske, A. Zilinskas, R. Taraskevicius, A. Khinsky and A. Kareiva.Preparation of Mg/Al layered double hydroxide (LDH) with structurally embeddedmolybdate ions and application as a catalyst for the synthesis of 2-adamantylidene(phenyl)amine Schiff base. Polyhedron, 68 (2014) 340-345.R. P. Pogorilyi, Yu. L. Zub, A. Beganskienė and A. Kareiva. Immobilization of urease onmesoporous materials such as SBA-15 with a functional surface layer. Chemija, 25 (2014)75-81.
  61. T. Petrenas, O. Opuchovic, A. Beganskienė and A. Kareiva. Possible conservation routesto the historical outdoor ceramics. REHAB 2014: Proceedings of the internationalconference on preservation, maintenance and rehabilitation of historical buildings andstructures, Tomar, Portugal 19-21 March / Edited by Rogério Am. (2014) 1099-1105.
  62. A. Žalga, A. Kareiva, A. Žarkov, S. Tautkus and B. Abakevičienė. UV-Visspectroscopical investigations of the YSZ thin films on corundum, silicon and silicasubstrates. Chemija, 25 (2014) 29-33.
  63. A. Jankeviciute, Z. Karoly, N. V. Tarakina, J. Szepvolgyi and A. Kareiva. Synthesis andcharacterization of spherical amorphous alumo-silicate nanoparticles using RF thermalplasma method. J. Non-Cryst. Solids, 359 (2013) 9-14.
  64. A. Beganskiene, R. Raudonis and A. Kareiva. Sol-gel preparation and characterization ofnovel mixed-metal cobaltates-aluminates. Chem. Engin. Commun., 200 (2013) 305-315.
  65. I. Bogdanoviciene, M. Misevicius, A. Kareiva, K. A. Gross, Thomas C.K. Yang, G.-T.Pan, H.-W. Fang and J.-C. Yang. Sol-gel synthesis and characterization of lanthanide-substituted nanostructured calcium hydroxyapatite. Adv. Sci. Technol., 86 (2013) 22-27.
  66. M. Misevicius, J.-E. Jorgensen and A. Kareiva. Sol-gel synthesis, structural and opticalproperties of cerium-doped strontium aluminates, Sr 3 Al 2 O 6 and SrAl 12 O 19 . MaterialsScience (Medžiagotyra), 19 (2013) 438-442.
  67. A. Beganskiene, Z. Stankeviciute, M. Malakauskaite, I. Bogdanoviciene, V. Mikli, K.Tõnsuaadu and A. Kareiva. Sol-gel approach to the calcium phosphate nanocomposites.Proceedings of The 37th Int'l Conf & Expo on Advanced Ceramics & Composites(ICACC2013). In Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology VII (eds S. Mathur, F.Hernandez-Ramirez, S. Kirihara and S. Widjaja), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ,USA, (2013), p. 1-11. doi: 10.1002/9781118807828.ch1.
  68. Z. Stankeviciute, M. Malakauskaite, A. Beganskiene and A. Kareiva. Sol-gel synthesis ofcalcium phosphate coatings on Ti substrate using dip-coating technique. Chemija, 24(2013) 288–295.
  69. M. Mackevicius, F. Ivanauskas, A. Kareiva and I. Bogdanoviciene. Computer modeling ofsynthesis of calcium hydroxyapatite (CHAp). J. Math. Chem., 51 (2013) 1249-1257.
  70. E. Garskaite, A. S. Flø, A. T. J. van Helvoort, A. Kareiva, E. Olsen. Investigations of nearIR photoluminescence properties in TiO 2 :Nd,Yb materials using hyperspectral imagingmethods. J. Lumin., 140 (2013) 57-64.
  71. A. Katelnikovas, S. Sakirzanovas, D. Dutczak, J. Plewa, D. Enseling, H. Winkler, A.Kareiva and T. Jüstel. Synthesis and optical properties of yellow emitting garnetphosphors for pcLEDs. J. Lumin., 136 (2013) 17-25.6
  72. S. Tautkus, A. Beganskiene, A. Zarkov, A. Merkevicius and A. Kareiva. Investigation andcharacterization of archaeological findings by atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS), X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), infrared spectroscopy (IR), thermogravimetric analysis(TG) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). In book: Methods in Archaeology of Lithuania/Ed. by A. Merkevicius. Vilnius, Vilnius University, (2013) 137-181.

Supervision for Postdocs

  1. Dr. Olga Scit (2011-2012).
  2. Dr. Zivile Stankeviciute (2012-2013).
  3. Dr. Ala Chodasovskaja (2013-2015).
  4. Dr. Aleksandra Prichodko (2013-2015).

Supervision for Trainees

  1. Matthias Ahlhelm. Clausthal Technical University, Clausthal-Zellerfeld,Germany (2007; 6 months).
  2. Serdar Culunlu. Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey (2012; 6 months).
  3. Sukru Ceylan. Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey (2012-2013; 6 months).
  4.  Sung-Wei Yang. National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan (2013; 1 month).
  5. Veronika V. Tomina. Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry NAS of Ukraine,Kyiv, Ukraine (2014; 2 months).
  6. Esra Gul. Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey (2014; 6 months).
  7. Seval Karakus. Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey (2014; 9 months).
  8.  Adrian Podlinski. Muenster University of Applied Sciences, Steinfurt, Germany (2014; 6 months).
  9. Marlene Runte. Muenster University of Applied Sciences, Steinfurt, Germany (2014; 6 months).
  10. Linda Vecbiskena. Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia (2014-2015; 10months).
  11. Dr. Po-Yang Peng. National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan (2015; 2 months).
  12. Daniel Eduardo Loureiro Vieira, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal (2015; 1 month).
  13. Serdar Culunlu. Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey (2015-2016; 9months).
  14. Esra Gul. Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey (2015-2016; 9 months).
  15. Anze Simic. University of Maribor, Slovenia (2015-2016; 12 months).
  16. Daniel Eduardo Loureiro Vieira, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal (2016; 3 months).
  17. Dr. Claudia Rocha, Smallmatek – Small Materials and Technologies, Lda., Aveiro, Portugal (2016; 1 month).
  18. Eliana Malheiro, Smallmatek – Small Materials and Technologies, Lda., Aveiro, Portugal (2016; 1 month).
  19. Edgars Elsts, University of Latvia, Institute of Solid State Physics, Latvia (2016; 1/2 month).
  20. Kubra Turan. Dumlupinar University, Kütahya, Turkey (2016; 2 months).
  21. Semanur Sen. Dumlupinar University, Kütahya, Turkey (2016; 3 months).
  22. Musa Mohammed Kaba. Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey (2016; 3 months).
  23. Gozde Sahin. Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey (2016; 2 months).

Participation in Grants and Projects

  1. NATO Collaborative Linkage Grant “Nano-Structured Functi NATO Collaborative Linkage Grant “Nano-Structured Functional Coatings for Optical and Lubricating Applications” (2003-2004).
  2. National Grant from Science and Education Foundation of Lithuania “Development of the Technologies for Optical Coatings Using Advanced Deposition Processes” (SOPTDANGOS) (2003-2006).
  3. National Grant from Science and Education  Foundation of Lithuania “Computer Simulation of Mechanisms in Heterogeneous Processes and Systems” (MODELITA) (2003-2006).

  4. Integrated Project within European Sixth Framework Programme “Cell Programming by Nanoscaled Devices” (CellPROM) (2004-2007).

  5.  Vilnius University Inovative Project “Investigation of Archaeological Cultural Heritage and Development of Conservation Methods” (2007-2008).

  6.  National Grant from Science and Education Foundation of Lithuania „Special purpose optical coatings for lasers” (LADA) (2007-2009).

  7.  National Grant from Research Council of Lithuania „Micro and nanostructures for micro solid oxide fuel cells” (MIKROKOKE) (2010-2011).

  8. National Grant from Research Council of Lithuania for Postdoctoral studies „Sol-gel synthesis and characterization of new nano-optical materials“ (SF-PD-2010-08-10-0228) (2011-2012).

  9. Taiwan-Latvia-LithuaniaCooperation Project“Synthesis and characterization of nanoscaled materials for biotechnological and optical applications” (2011–2013).

  10. National Grant from Research Council of Lithuania for Postdoctoral studies „Sol-gel synthesis, characterization and application in odontology and orthopedics of calcium nanophosphates” (SF-PD-2012-01-16-0294) (2012-2013).

  11. Lithuania-UKRAINE Cooperation Project“Design of new sol-gel materials for biotechnological applications” (2012–2013).

  12. Lithuanian Government and Ministry of Education and Science funded project for education of restorers „ Restoration and Conservation Theory of Cultural Heritageand Modern Technologies“ (2013).

  13. National Grant from Research Council of Lithuania for Postdoctoral studies „Sol-gel synthesis, characterization and application in modern technologies of hybrid organic-inorganic nanomaterials” (SF-PD-2012-12-31-0397) (2013-2014).

  14. National Grant from Research Council of Lithuania for Postdoctoral studies „Preparation and characterization of new nanocoatings of calcium hydroxyapatite for medical and biotechnological application” (SF-PD-2012-01-16-0294) (2013-2014).

  15. National Grant from Research Council of Lithuania „Technological processes of membranes production for micro-solid oxide fuel cells” (MIKROKOKE-2) (2012-2014).

  16. COST Project (Action MP1202). Rational design of hybrid organic-inorganic interfaces: the next step towards advanced functional materials“ (2012-2016).

  17. HORIZON 2020 MSCA-RISE-2014: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation StaffExchange (RISE) project „TUMOCS: TUneable Multiferroics based on oxygen Octahedral Structures” (2014-2018).

  18. Lithuania-JAPAN Cooperation Project „Fabrication of low crystalline calcium phosphate and its initial in vivo evaluation for artificial bonesubstitutes with higher osteoconductivity“ (KALFOS) (LJB-2/2015) (2015-2017).

  19. National Research Programme „Healthy ageing“ Project from Research Council of Lithuania “3D SEM ‐ A new tool for targeted characterization of adipose tissue and determination of early prognostic factors of metabolic diseases“ (SEMAT) (SEN-16014) (2016-2018).
  20. LITHUANIA-FRANCE Cooperation Project „Synthesis of magnetic nanomaterials using environmently benign sol-gel method and application in medicine“ (MAGNA) (TAP LZ-17- 009) (2017-2018).

Educational Activities

Courses

Current
  • General Chemistry; lectures to medical students;
  • Inorganic Chemistry; lectures to bachelor students;
  • Solid State Reactions; lectures to graduate and PhD students;
  • Fundamentals of X-ray Diffraction and Electron Microscopy; lectures to chemistry students;
  • Advanced Inorganic Chemistry; lectures to graduate and PhD students;
  • Chemistry of Sol-Gel Processing; lectures to PhD students.
Previous
  • General and Analytical Chemistry; lectures to biology and earth science students;
  • General and Inorganic Chemistry ; lectures to biochemistry students;
  • Solid State Chemistry; lectures to chemistry students;
  • Chemistry of Crystals; lectures to chemistry students.

Other Activities

Membership and Administration

  • Member and supervisor of different committee for PhD studies;
  • Member of Scientific Board of Faculty of Chemistry of Vilnius University (from 1998);
  • Member of Vilnius University Board (1989-2002);
  • Member of Chemical Society of Lithuania;
  • Vice-Dean of Faculty of Chemistry of Vilnius University (2000-2001);
  • Member of Vilnius University Senate (from 2002);
  • Chairman of Science Committee of Vilnius University (2002-2006);
  • Expert Member of Lithuanian Academy of Sciences (2004-2011);
  • Deputy Chairman of Chemistry Section of Lithuanian Academy of Sciences (from 2005);
  • Member of Editorial Board of “Chemine Technologija” (Chemical Technology) (from 2006);
  • Dean of Faculty of Chemistry of Vilnius University  (from 2006);
  • Deputy Editor of Lithuanian Journal “Chemija” (Chemistry) (from 2007);
  • Member of Council of Alytus College (from 2007);
  • Chairman of Chemistry Section of Lithuanian Academy of Sciences (from 2009);
  • Deputy Chairman of the Department of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry of Lithuanian Academy of Sciences (from 2009);
  • Member of Evaluation Board of Institute of Thermal Insulation of Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (from 2010);
  • Member of Scientific Council of Center for Physical Sciences and Technology (from 2010);
  • Member of Lithuanian Academy of Sciences (from 2011);
  • Member of Vilnius University Rectorate (from 2014).
  • Member of Editorial Board of “Scientific Reports” (Chemistry) (from 2014).
  • Member of Evaluation Board of State Research Institute of Center for Physical Sciences and Technology (from 2014).
  • Deputy-Head of Execution Group for National Research Program ,,Towards Future Technologies” (LAT) at Research Council of Lithuania (2015-2017).
  • Member of Editorial Board of “Materials Science” (Medžiagotyra) (from 2015).
  • Member of Advisory Committee of the Lithuanian Republic Academic Ethics and Procedures Office. (from 2015).
  • Member of Editorial Board of “Current Inorganic Chemistry” (from 2016).

International Activities

Research Courses
  • Nordic Research Course “Neutron Diffraction Techniques in Crystal Structure Determination”, August 8-19, 1994, Studsvik and Uppsala University, Sweden.
Visiting Guest Lecturer
  • Helsinki University of  Technology, Helsinki, Finland (1993);
  • Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden (1995);
  • Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden (1995);
  • Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark (1997);
  • Tallinn Technical University, Tallinn, Estonia (1998);
  • University of Saarland, Saarbruecken, Germany (1999);
  • University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany (2002);
  • Institute of New Materials, University of Saarland, Saarbruecken, Germany (2002);
  • Masaryk University Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (2003);
  • University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland (2004);
  • Charles University of Prague, Czech Republic (2004);
  • Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria (2004);
  • Norwegian University of  Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway (2005);
  • University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany (2005);
  • University of Koln, Koln, Germany (2005);
  • Masaryk University Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (2010);
  • University of Malta, Valletta, Malta (2011);
  • Muenster University of Applied Sciences, Steinfurt, Germany (2011);
  • University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia (2012);
  • University of Cologne, Koln, Germany (2012);
  • National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan (2012);
  • Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden (2013);
  • Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen PSI, Switzerland (2013);
  •  National R&D Institute for Nonferrous and Rare Metals, Bucharest, Romania (2013);
  •  Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia (2013);
  • National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan (2014);
  • Kun Shan University, Tainan, Taiwan (2014);
  • TaipeiMedicalUniversity, Taipei, Taiwan (2014);
  • Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey (2015);
  • University of Venice, Venice, Italy (2016).

Awards

  1. Vilnius University Rector’s Research Award (2003, 2007, 2011);
  2. Lithuanian Republic Research Award (2004);
  3. Lithuanian State Last Degree Fellowship (2007-2008);
  4. Lithuanian Academy of Sciences Juozas Matulis Award (2009);
  5. The Honorary International Chair Professor at National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan (2012-2014);
  6. Laureat of the Medal SAPIENTI SAT of the Association and Chapter of A.Sniadecki, K. Olszewski and Z. Wrublewski (Poland).