ABRUTIS Adulfas

Habilitated Doctor of Physical Sciences (Chemistry);
Professor and Chief Research Fellow, 
Dep. of Inorganic Chemistry,
Faculty of Chemistry, Vilnius University.

Fields of science: Technological sciences (materials)
  Physical sciences (chemistry)

1962-1969 - Kretinga Secondary School;
1969-1974 - Faculty of Chemistry, Vilnius University (diploma with honors);
1975-1979 - PhD student, Vilnius University.
1980 - doctor thesis in the field of analytical chemistry (quantitative spectrophotometric analysis of antimony)
1980-1988 - scientific activity in the field of analytical chemistry (spectrophotometric and ionometric analysis)
1988 - essentially changed his specialisation from analytical chemistry to inorganic chemistry (solid state chemistry) and started research in the new and urgent field of science - synthesis and investigation of high temperature superconductors.
1990-1991 - 6 month research work at the Moscow State University, Faculty of Chemistry.
1991 - established a MOCVD laboratory in Vilnius University, turned to a new research area - synthesis of thin films of advanced oxide materials by metal organic chemical vapour deposition (MOCVD) technique. Established MOCVD group of scientists, constructed MOCVD reactors and research equipment.
1992-1993 - 10 month research work in the Laboratoire de Materiaux et du Genie Physique (LMGP) (Ecole National de Physique de Grenoble - ENSPG, Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble - INPG).
1999 - habilitation thesis "Synthesis of high temperature superconductor and other oxide layers and multilayered structures by metal-organic chemical vapour deposition".
2000 -Professor
1993 - In cooperation with Grenoble (France) scientists, a new MOCVD technology (pulsed liquid source injection MOCVD) was elaborated for the synthesis of high temperature superconductors and other functional oxide layers and multilayers. Its principles were patented in France in 1993 (1994 in Europe, 1999 in USA). Now the new technology is implemented for oxide depositions in many laboratories in different countries, as well as in industry.
More than 100 papers in international journals, two book chapters in monographs published in England, 2002 and USA, 2006.
2005 - Lithuanian science award for research work in years 1992-2004 " New chemical vapor deposition technologies for functional oxide layers and multilayers, study of layers structure, properties and applications"
2002-2003 and 2008-2009 - Highest degree State grants for research.

Lectures: on Inorganic chemistry, Chemistry of transition elements, and Chemistry of organometallic compounds.

Education books: Inorganic chemistry (A.Abrutis, M. Finkelsteinaite, 1990), Inorganic chemistry laboratory (A.Abrutis, V. Daujotis, S. Armalius, 1997), Organometalic compounds of transition elements (A.Abrutis, 1999), Advanced inorganic chemistry laboratory (A.Abrutis, V.Kubilius, 2009).