Dr. Alma Bočkuvienė
Phone: (8 5) 2234527
Associate professor
Scientific Interests, Keywords
Cationic polymers for DNA and RNR delivery and it application; Chitosan and it derivatives synthesis, preparation and characterization;
Preparation and characterization of nanoparticles encapsulating bioactive compounds in various types biopolymers;
Inovative anticorrosive coatings for heavy duty
Project and/or Grant leadership
2012-2014 participated in the LMT-funded research group project “Anionic Polymer Brush Structures Simulating Biolubricants”. No. MIP-051/2012. Project participant. Researcher.
2012-2013 participated in the project "Molecular in vitro diagnostic tools". No.VP2-1.3.-ŪM-02-K-02-005. Project participant. Researcher.
2014-2016 participated in the project “Development of a System for the Discovery and Education of Young Researchers - Phase II”. No.VP1-3.2.-ŠMM-02-V-03-001. Project participant. Researcher-consultant.
2017-2019 Participated in the postdoctoral fellowship project "Synthesis and investigation of tricomponent micro / nanoparticles encapsulated in carotenoids". No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-02-0039. Senior researcher.
2018-2021 participated in the project "Innovative anti-corrosion coatings for industrial and transport equipment and tools". No.S-J05-LVPA-K-03-0139. Project participant. Researcher.
2020-2023 participates in the project "Polyaspartic coatings without volatile organic compounds for wood products". No. 01.2.1-LVPA-K-856-01-0089. Project participant. Researcher
Teaching Courses
Current workload:
1. Polymers in pharmaceutical technologies (5 credits, lectures, seminars) - Vilnius University, from 2019. still. Pharmaceutical Chemistry study program, 2 step (master) students, in English.
2. Polymeric materials in nanotechnologies (5 credits, lectures, seminars, laboratory works) - Vilnius University, from 2021, until now. Nanomaterials Chemistry study program, 1st step (bachelor) students, Lithuanian language.
3. Nanobiotechnologies (5 credits, lectures, laboratory works) - Vilnius University, from 2021. still. Nanomaterials Chemistry study program, 1st step (bachelor) students, Lithuanian language.
4. Polymer chemistry (5 credits, lectures and laboratory works) - Vilnius University, from 2019. still. Chemistry subject module study program, students of other studies, in Lithuanian.
5. Polymer chemistry (laboratory works and exercises) - Vilnius University, since 2016. still. Chemistry study program, 1st step (bachelor) students, Lithuanian language.
6. Chemical technology (laboratory works) Vilnius University, since 2016. still. Chemistry study program, 1st step (bachelor) students, Lithuanian language.
Supervision of Students' Thesis
I supervise the final theses of I and II step students. Over the five years, I have supervised 5 bachelor’s and 4 master’s theses
Participation in the national/international governing bodies, commissions, committees, boards etc.
Member of the Disputes Commission of the Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences;
Member of the external evaluation of the field of materials technology studies;
Member of the pharmaceutical chemistry study program committee;
Member of the Nanomaterials Chemistry Study Program Committee;
Member of the organizing committee of the international conference "Baltic Polymer Symposium 2019" held in Vilnius
Science popularization
I participate in the project "Scientific mobile laboratory - MoMoLab", I am invited to go to Lithuanian schools to help students carry out various chemical research work.
Since 2020, I have been teaching polymer chemistry to Lithuanian teachers enrolled in the Faculty of Philosophy to improve their pedagogical competences. We carry out laboratory work, I advise teachers on research work carried out in their schools.
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