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CIRRICULUM VITAE
2023-02-07
Dr. GEDIMINAS NIAURA
Department of Organic Chemistry, Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Vilnius, Lithuania, Chief research associate
Birthdate and birthplace: September 05, 1956, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Nationality: Lithuanian.
Personal status: Married, Daughter (41) and Son (32).
Education: 1974-1979 Vilnius State University, Faculty of Physics.
Scientific degrees: 1992 Ph.D. (electrochemistry); 2002 Habilitation in physical sciences (chemistry).
Professional experience: 1979-1982 Research and Development Institute “Venta”, production-engineer; Since 1982 until 2010 – Institute of Chemistry: 1982-1985 engineer; 1985-1991 junior research associate; 1991-1992 engineer-chemist; 1992-1997 research associate; 1998-2002 senior research associate; 2002-2010 - chief research associate; Since 1999 until 2012 – Institute of Biochemistry (part time position), senior research associate, since 2012 – chief research associate, Institute of Biochemistry of Vilnius University; Since 2015 until now – prof. at Department of Physics, Vilnius University (part time position); Since 2010 until now – chief research associate at Center for Physical Sciences and Technology and head of Spectroelectrochemistry laboratory;
Scientific interests: Physical Chemistry: vibrational spectroscopic study of structure and function of self-assembled monolayers and biomolecules adsorbed at metal electrodes; Raman spectroscopy; Spectroelectrochemistry; Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy; Biospectroscopy; Sum-frequency generation spectroscopy.
Research Stay: National Institute of Standards and Technology (USA): 1993-1997 (42 months); 1999 (1 month); 2005 (1 month).
Publications: 262 scientific publications reviewed in Thomson Reuters Web of Science database.
Citations: over 6000 citations by independent authors in Web of Science refereed journals, h=36.
Member, Editorial board: Chemija (Vilnius), Nanomaterials (Guest Editor, 2018-2019), Materials.
Expertise: Reviewing for the journals: “Langmuir”, “Electrochimica Acta”, “Synthetic Metals”, “Journal of Physical Chemistry”, “Spectrochimica Acta A“, and others.
Awards: 2003, Lithuanian national science award for series of research: “Investigation of conducting polymers and searching for their applications possibility”;
2020, Lithuanian national science award for series of research: “Investigations of molecular structure and functionality of materials by vibrational spectroscopy methods”.
Membership in the Lithuanian Academy of Science: Full member since 2012.
Resent research projects conducted by Dr. Gediminas Niaura
1) "Magneto-plasmonic nanoparticles for UV-SERRS detection of low-molecular-weight biomarkers (MAG-UV-SERRS)". Research projects in areas of natural sciences, technology, medical and health sciences and agricultural sciences led by experienced scientists. Funding agency: Research Council of Lithuania. Project No. P-MIP-23-348. Duration: 2023-2026. Estimate: 149 981. Project leader.
2) “Magneto-plasmonic nanoparticles for SERS analysis of biological surfaces (SM-ARTSERS)”, Research projects implemented by word-class researcher groups aimed at developing results in line with R&D topics relevant to the economic sectors which could then be commercialized. EU structural funds. Funding agency: Research Council of Lithuania. Project Nr. 01.2.2-LMT-K-718-03-0078. Duration: 2020-2023. Estimate: 699 385 EUR. Project leader.
3) “Abilities of femtosecond sum frequency generation spectrometer for analysis of surfaces“, Funding agency: Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology (MITA). Estimate: 25 000 EUR. 2018-2020. Agreement with laser company “EKSPLA” No. 1500-S527. Project leader.
Technological production: Optimization of optical scheme of femtosecond vibrational sum frequency generation spectrometer and investigation of technical abilities for analysis of organic compounds and biomolecules at interfaces. Comparison of performance of picosecond and femtosecond spectrometers. Results correspond to 7 th stage of R&D classification.
4) “Graphene supercapacitor powered FET all carbon circuit for sensing applications (E-SUPERCAP)”. Funding agency: Research Council of Lithuania by the program “Towards future technologies” (project registration No. LAT-16002). Duration: 2016-2018. Estimate: 299 432 EUR. Spectroscopy group leader.
Supervision of PhD and Postdoctoral studies by Dr. Gediminas Niaura
Six PhD theses in the field of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) and surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy (SEIRAS) were successfully defended (Dr. Simon Bloxham, Dr. Inga Razmute-Razme, Dr. Ieva Matulaitiene, Dr. Martynas Talaikis, Dr. Agne Zdaniauskiene, and Dr. Vaidas Pudžaitis).
Three postdoctoral studies in the field of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy were supervised (Dr. Ilja Ignatjev, Dr. Lina Mikoliūnaitė, and Dr. Simonas Ramanavičius).
