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KTU Faculty of Chemical Technology Research Laboratory

The Faculty of Chemical Technology (CTF) stands out for its interdisciplinary research in the fields of chemistry, chemical engineering, environmental engineering, and materials engineering, as well as its advanced scientific infrastructure. Researchers and students at the faculty actively collaborate with businesses, the public sector, and international partners, ensuring the commercial applicability of scientific results and their impact on society. The innovative and practically applicable solutions developed here contribute to sustainable development and public well-being.

CTF’s distinguishing features:

Interdisciplinary research – high-level scientific publications and unique research equipment.
Practical application of innovations – technologies that create real value for businesses and society.
International collaboration – active participation in world-class projects.

Dr. Tadas Prasauskas
Vice-Dean for Research
Radvilėnų Ave. 19
Kaunas

Email: tadas.prasauskas@ktu.lt

Tadas-Prasauskas

Research Areas

Chemical and Environmental Technologies

Research groups conducting studies in this field:

Technological research of alternative binders and geopolymer composites. Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Raimundas Šiaučiūnas.
Multicomponent heterogeneous systems and their application technologies. Principal Investigator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rasa Šlinkšienė.
Advanced environmental technologies. Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Dainius Martuzevičius.
Polymer research. Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Ramunė Rutkaitė.

Functional Materials and Technologies

Research groups conducting studies in this field:

Technological research of alternative binders and geopolymer composites. Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Raimundas Šiaučiūnas.
Electrochemistry and chalcogen chemistry. Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Ingrida Ancutienė.
Materials chemistry. Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Juozas Vidas Gražulevičius.
Synthesis of organic semiconductors. Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Vytautas Getautis.
Polymer research. Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Ramunė Rutkaitė.
Synthetic organic chemistry. Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Algirdas Šačkus.

Food Systems and Biotechnology

Research groups conducting studies in this field:

Synthesis of bioactive compounds and their extraction from renewable raw materials. Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Vytautas Mickevičius.
Bioproducts and food bioprocess technologies. Principal Investigator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Daiva Žadeikė.
Functional food ingredients. Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Petras Rimantas Venskutonis.
Study and design of food structures. Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Daiva Leskauskaitė.
Advanced environmental technologies. Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Dainius Martuzevičius.
Synthetic biology and biotechnology. Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Naglis Malys.

Applied and Medicinal Chemistry

Research groups conducting studies in this field:

Synthesis of bioactive compounds and their extraction from renewable raw materials. Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Vytautas Mickevičius.
Electrochemistry and chalcogen chemistry. Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Ingrida Ancutienė.
Functional food ingredients. Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Petras Rimantas Venskutonis.
Synthesis of organic semiconductors. Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Vytautas Getautis.
Synthetic organic chemistry. Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Algirdas Šačkus.

Sustainable Energy

Research groups conducting studies in this field:

Synthesis of organic semiconductors. Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Vytautas Getautis.
Materials chemistry. Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Juozas Vidas Gražulevičius.

Science in Departments

Department	Head of Department
Department of Environmental Technology	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Violeta Kaunelienė
Department of Food Science and Technology	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dalia Čižeikienė
Department of Organic Chemistry	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eglė Arbačiauskienė
Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kristina Kantminienė
Department of Polymer Chemistry and Technology	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Audrius Bučinskas
Department of Silicate Technology	Prof. Dr. Raimundas Šiaučiūnas
Synthetic Chemistry Institute	Prof. Habil. Dr. Algirdas Šačkus
Bioprocess Research Center	Prof. Dr. Naglis Malys

Research Groups

Research Group	Department	Head of Research Group
Advanced Environmental Technologies	Department of Environmental Technology	dr. Dainius Martuzevičius
Bioproducts and Food Bioprocessing Technologies	Department of Food Science and Technology	dr. Daiva Žadeikė
Chemistry of Materials	Department of Polymer Chemistry and Technology	habil.dr. Juozas Vidas Gražulevičius
Electrochemistry and Chalcogen Chemistry	Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry	dr. Ingrida Ancutienė
Functional Food Materials	Department of Food Science and Technology	dr. Petras Rimantas Venskutonis
Multicomponent Heterogeneous Systems and Their Application Technologies	Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry	dr. Rasa Šlinkšienė
Polymer Research	Department of Polymer Chemistry and Technology	dr. Ramunė Rutkaitė
Research and Design of Food Structures	Department of Food Science and Technology	dr. Daiva Leskauskaitė
Synthesis and Isolation of Bioactive Compounds from Renewable Raw Materials	Department of Organic Chemistry	habil.dr. Vytautas Mickevičius
Synthesis of Organic Semiconductors	Department of Organic Chemistry	dr. Vytautas Getautis
Synthetic Biology and Biotechnology	Bioprocess Research Centre	dr. Naglis Malys
Synthetic Organic Chemistry	Department of Organic Chemistry/ Institute of Synthetic Chemistry	habil.dr. Algirdas Šačkus
Technological Research of Alternative Cementitious Materials and Geopolymer Composites	Department of Silicate Technology	dr. Raimundas Šiaučiūnas

Science Projects

Faculty of Chemical Technology

Significant Publications

CTF List of Scientific and Other Works (2024)

CTF List of Scientific and Other Works (2021)

CTF List of Scientific and Other Works (2023)

CTF List of Scientific and Other Works (2020)

CTF List of Scientific and Other Works (2022)

Doctoral Studies

The career path of a scientist is both highly engaging and filled with challenges. It offers the opportunity to conduct research within a chosen area of expertise in collaboration with leading professionals in the field, gaining valuable knowledge from their experience. It also provides the possibility to participate in scientific events, conferences, seminars, internships, and training at the research centres of international partners, thereby further enhancing and expanding professional expertise.

Chemical Engineering

Materials Engineering

Environmental Engineering

Doctoral students

Defended dissertations

Successfully defended dissertations in the field of Chemical Engineering

Surname, First Name	Dissertation Topic	Scientific Supervisor	Department Name	Defense date
Mačionis Simas	Synthesis and investigation of benzimidazole, thioxanthone and pyridine containing organic semiconductors for organic light-emitting diodes	dr. Simokaitienė Jūratė	Department of Polymer Chemistry and Technology	2025
Mikolaitienė Austėja	Microalgae enriched compound suspension and solid nitrogen fertilizers: development, properties and simulation of the granulation process	dr. Šlinkšienė Rasa	Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry	2025
Gedeikė Inga	Synthesis and properties of calcium silicate hydrates (CaO/SiO2 = 1.5) modified with Cu2+, Co2+ or Cr3+ ions	dr. Baltakys Kęstutis	Department of Silicate Technology	2024
Jagelavičiūtė Jolita	Modification of cranberry and apple pomace dietary fiber and selection of probiotic bacteria for production of higher nutritional value food products	dr. Bašinskienė Loreta	Department of Food Science and Technology	2024
Jeznienė Sigita	Evaluation of probiotic properties of Lactobacillus reuteri, Lactobacillus plantarum and Lactobacillus helveticus isolated from sourdough, their encapsulation in biopolymeric systems and application in cosmetics	dr. Šipailienė Aušra	Department of Food Science and Technology	2024
Rubinaitė Dovilė	Two-stage synthesis of calcium sulfoaluminates, their structure, properties and application	dr. Šiaučiūnas Raimundas	Department of Silicate Technology	2024
Skhirtladze Levani	Synthesis and studies of properties of organic semiconductors containing donor and acceptor moieties	dr. Gražulevičius Juozas Vidas	Department of Polymer Chemistry and Technology	2024
Šarapajevaitė Gabrielė	Sustainable synthesis and properties of CuS and application of its composites for degradation of organic compounds	dr. Baltakys Kęstutis	Department of Silicate Technology	2024
Vasiliauskienė Kristina	Synthesis, properties and application of mayenite derivates from katoite	dr. Eisinas Anatolijus	Department of Silicate Technology	2024
Augustinienė Ernesta	Genetically encoded biosensors for metabolic engineering and improved biosynthesis of organic and phenolic acids	dr. Baltakys Kęstutis	Department of Silicate Technology	2023
Gineika Andrius	Synthesis, properties and application of wollastonite and cuspidine	dr. Baltakys Kęstutis	Department of Silicate Technology	2023
Lebedevaitė Miglė	Acrylated epoxidized soybean oil-based polymers and polymeric composites for optical 3d printing	dr. Ostrauskaitė Jolita	Department of Polymer Chemistry and Technology	2023
Navaruckienė Auksė	Synthesis and investigation of properties of vanillin-based cross-linked polymers	dr. Ostrauskaitė Jolita	Department of Polymer Chemistry and Technology	2023
Trakšelytė-Rupšienė Karolina	Application of biotools and ultrasound treatment for valorization of plant-based food processing by-products into protein hydrolyzates and antimicrobial bioproducts to improve the growth and safety of winter wheat (Triticum Aestivum)	dr. Juodeikienė Gražina	Department of Food Science and Technology	2023
Vaitkevičienė Rūta	Processing of rice milling by-products into higher value-added components using ultrasound treatment and microbial fermentation methods	dr. Žadeikė Daiva	Department of Food Science and Technology	2023
Almonaitytė Karolina	Preparation of cationic starch derivatives and their application in water treatment	dr. Bendoraitienė Joana	Department of Polymer Chemistry and Technology	2022
Davidovičienė Domantė	Adsorption properties, thermal stability, and application of differently structured synthetic dibasic calcium silicate hydrates	dr. Baltakys Kęstutis	Department of Silicate Technology	2022
Tsiko Uliana	Synthesis and properties of organic light-emitting compounds based on benzanthrone and pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile moieties	dr. Gražulevičius Juozas Vidas	Department of Polymer Chemistry and Technology	2022
Jasiūnas Lukas	Thermochemical liquefaction of residual biomass for higher value bioproduct synthesis	dr. Miknius Linas	Department of Organic Chemistry	2021
Liudvinavičiūtė Dovilė	Investigation of interactions of phenolic acids, anthocyanins and marine polysaccharides and properties of their complexes	dr. Rutkaitė Ramunė	Department of Polymer Chemistry and Technology	2021
Sarwar Zahid	Formation, characterization, and applications of poly(ether-block-amide) structures for separation processes	dr. Martuzevičius Dainius	Department of Environmental Technology	2021
Smalakys Giedrius	Peculiarities of tobermorite and xonotlite synthesis from natural rocks, their properties and application	dr. Šiaučiūnas Raimundas	Department of Silicate Technology	2021
Tamkutė Laura	Valorization of cranberry pomace by biorefining into valuable functional food-grade ingredients using high pressure extractions and fractionation	dr. Venskutonis Petras Rimantas	Department of Food Science and Technology	2021

Successfully defended dissertations in the field of Chemistry

Surname, First Name	Dissertation Topic	Scientific Supervisor	Department Name	Defense date
Jegorovė Aistė	Synthesis and properties of fluorenyl- and carbazolylchromophores-containing organic semiconductors for perovskite and antimony sulfide solar cells	dr. Getautis Vytautas	Department of Organic Chemistry	2025
Marčinskas Mantas	[2-(9H-Carbazol-9-yl)ethyl]phosphonic acid self-assembled monolayer alternatives for application in optoelectronics	dr. Malinauskas Tadas	Department of Organic Chemistry	2025
Svirskaitė Lauryna Monika	Self-assembled n-type semiconductors for emerging photovoltaic technologies	dr. Malinauskas Tadas	Department of Organic Chemistry	2025
Varvuolytė Gabrielė	Synthesis and investigation of new styryl heterocyclic compounds	dr. Šačkus Algirdas	Department of Organic Chemistry	2025
Balandis Benas	Synthesis and investigation of functionalized azoles bearing benzenesulfonamide moiety	dr. Mickevičius Vytautas	Department of Organic Chemistry	2024
Blaževičius Dovydas	Synthesis and application of new carbazole- and phenoxazine-based compounds for organic light emitting diodes	dr. Grigalevičius Saulius	Department of Polymer Chemistry and Technology	2024
Daškevičiūtė Šarūnė	Synthesis and investigation of fluorene, carbazole, and spirobisindane-based semiconductors for application in next-generation solar cells	dr. Getautis Vytautas	Department of Organic Chemistry	2024
Dzedulionytė Karolina	Synthesis and biological activity evaluation of novel pyrazolo[1,5-a][1,4]diazepin-4-ones and 3,4-diaryl-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxylates	dr. Arbačiauskienė Eglė	Department of Organic Chemistry	2024
Gudelis Emilis	Synthesis and structure study of new 4-aminobutyric acid (GABA) analogues	dr. Šačkus Algirdas	Department of Organic Chemistry	2024
Kasparavičienė Gita	Synthesis and study of new heterocyclic amino acids and their derivatives	dr. Šačkus Algirdas	Department of Organic Chemistry	2024
Kerner Kristi	The effect of plant origin ingredients on the quality characteristics and chemical profile of meat products	dr. Venskutonis Petras Rimantas	Department of Food Science and Technology	2024
Šachlevičiūtė Urtė	Synthesis and biological investigation of novel azetidine and pyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinoline compounds	dr. Kleizienė Neringa	Synthetic Chemistry Institute	2024
Urbonavičius Arminas	Synthesis, reactions and properties of 1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole chalcones	dr. Krikštolė Sonata	Department of Organic Chemistry	2024
Adomėnienė Aušra	Evaluation of phytochemical composition and physiologically important enzyme inhibiting properties of Dioscorea L. and Astragalus L. extracts plant species	dr. Venskutonis Petras Rimantas	Department of Food Science and Technology	2023
Bronušienė Asta	Formation and characterization of thin tin sulfide films on FTO glass by SILAR method	dr. Ancutienė Ingrida	Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry	2023
Razmienė Beatričė	Synthesis and investigation of functionalized 2h-pyrazolo[4,3-c]pyridines	dr. Šačkus Algirdas	Department of Organic Chemistry	2023
Vaitukaitytė Deimantė	Molecular engineering of enamine-based hole transporting materials for perovskite solar cells	dr. Getautis Vytautas	Department of Organic Chemistry	2023
Dabašinskaitė Lauryna	Design, fabrication, and functionalization of fibrous polymer scaffolds for regeneration of articular cartilage	dr. Krugly Edvinas	Department of Environmental Technology	2022
Iškauskienė Monika	Synthesis and investigation of novel functionalized pyrazole or indole ring containing heterocyclic compounds	dr. Šačkus Algirdas	Department of Organic Chemistry	2022
Dienaitė Lijana	Evaluation of phytochemical composition and functional properties of sea buckthorn (hippophaë rhamnoides) and guelderrose (viburnum opulus) berry pomace extracts	dr. Venskutonis Petras Rimantas	Department of Food Science and Technology	2021
Grybaitė Birutė	Synthesis and investigation of functionalized N-(4-methylphenyl)- and N-(4-naphthalen-1-il)aminothiazole derivatives	dr. Mickevičius Vytautas	Department of Organic Chemistry	2021
Kasparavičius Ernestas	Stability of organic hole transporting materials and ways to enhance it using carbazole and dithieno[3,2-b:2?,3?-d]-pyrrole derivatives	dr. Malinauskas Tadas	Department of Organic Chemistry	2021
Samardokas Linas	Formation and study of thallium selenide layers on the surface of polyamide 6 and doping with copper, gallium and silver	dr. Ivanauskas Remigijus	Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry	2021
Steponaitis Matas	Charge transporting materials containing diphenylethenyl or diazacene moieties for application in perovskite solar cells	dr. Malinauskas Tadas	Department of Organic Chemistry	2021
Vaškevičienė Irena	Synthesis and investigation of n-substituted β-alanines and azoles with functionalized aromatic moieties	dr. Mickevičius Vytautas	Department of Organic Chemistry	2021

Successfully defended dissertations in the field of Environmental Engineering

Surname, First Name	Dissertation Topic	Scientific Supervisor	Department Name	Defense date
Ravikumar Preethi	Polymeric nanofibrous aerosol sampling filters: design, validation and applications	dr. Martuzevičius Dainius	Department of Environmental Technology	2024
Sholokhova Anastasiia	Quantitative and qualitative characterisation of microplastics in organic waste flows and landfills	dr. Denafas Gintaras	Department of Environmental Technology	2023
Meišutovič-Akhtarieva Marija	Impact of the use of new nicotine containing products on indoor air quality	dr. Kaunelienė Violeta	Department of Environmental Technology	2022
Mumladze Tamari	Recovery of aluminum and polymers from composite packaging waste (CPW): technological aspects	dr. Denafas Gintaras	Department of Environmental Technology	2022

Successfully defended dissertations in the field of Materials Engineering

Surname, First Name	Dissertation Topic	Scientific Supervisor	Department Name	Defense date
Gužauskas Matas	Tuning of intramolecular and intermolecular charge transfer emissions of new organic materials for sensing and electroluminescent devices	dr. Volyniuk Dmytro	Department of Polymer Chemistry and Technology	2025
Leitonas Karolis	Development of efficient electroluminescent devices exploiting crossing from triplet to singlet state in organic emitters	dr. Volyniuk Dmytro	Department of Polymer Chemistry and Technology	2025
Stanitska Mariia	Synthesis and investigation of 1H-1,2,3-triazole-based and perfluorobiphenyl-containing electroactive compounds	dr. Gražulevičius Juozas Vidas	Department of Polymer Chemistry and Technology	2025
Mahmoudi Sharabiani Malek	Development of organic light-emitting diodes based on new wide-band-gap semiconductors	dr. Volyniuk Dmytro	Department of Polymer Chemistry and Technology	2024
Bernard Ronit Sebastine	Synthesis and investigation of electroactive triphenylethene, carbazole and triphenylamine derivatives for organic light emitting devices	dr. Andrulevičienė Viktorija	Department of Polymer Chemistry and Technology	2023
Durgaryan Ranush	Synthesis and investigations of low-molar-mass organic hole-transporting materials for perovskite solar cells	dr. Gražulevičius Juozas Vidas	Department of Polymer Chemistry and Technology	2023
Masimukku Naveen	Derivatives containing acridan, diphenyl sulfone or 1,8-naphthalimide moieties for organic light emitting diodes	dr. Dabulienė Asta	Department of Polymer Chemistry and Technology	2023
Nasiri Sohrab	Development and investigation of organic light emitting diodes based on thermally activated delayed fluorescence;Investigation of the properties of new organic electroactive compounds exhibiting either prompt or delayed fluorescence	dr. Adomavičiūtė Erika; dr. Gražulevičius Juozas Vidas	Department of Polymer Chemistry and Technology	2021
Tan Xiaofeng	Synthesis and investigation of new materials containing triazine as acceptor moieties or dibenzo oxahexacycline as donor moieties as multifunctional luminophores		Department of Polymer Chemistry and Technology	2021

Science Events

Latest Events:

Akademiko Jono Janickio chemijos konkursas 2025

Academician Jonas Janickis Chemistry Competition 2025

FOODBALT 2025

FOODBALT 2025

Events of 2025

“Academician Jonas Janickis Chemistry Competition 2025”

Events of 2024

“Chemistry and Chemical Technology 2024”

CEEC-PCMS² 2024

“Academician Jonas Janickis Chemistry Competition 2024”

Events of 2023

“Academician Jonas Janickis Chemistry Competition 2023”

Events of 2022

“Chemistry and Chemical Technology 2022”

“Academician Jonas Janickis Chemistry Competition 2022”

Events of 2021

Jubilee 25th Student Scientific Conference “Chemistry and Chemical Technology 2021”

“Academician Jonas Janickis Chemistry Competition 2021”

Research Report

The Research Report of the Faculty of Chemical Technology presents the priority research areas, key projects, scientific achievements, publications and results of patent-related activities. The document provides detailed information on the participation of the faculty’s researchers in international organisations, as well as their active collaboration with foreign research institutions and business partners.

Figures for 2024: The Faculty of Chemical Technology employed 148 researchers and 73 doctoral students, carried out 62 scientific projects, published 133 scientific articles, obtained 4 patents, filed 13 patent applications, and defended 18 doctoral dissertations.

Report in Lithuanian (2024)

Report in English (2024)

Awards and Achievements

Full Members of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences

Prof. Dr. Vytautas Getautis
Prof. Dr. Juozas Vidas Gražulevičius
Prof. Dr. Saulius Grigalevičius
Prof. Dr. Raimundas Šiaučiūnas
Prof. Dr. Petras Rimantas Venskutonis

Members of the Young Academy of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences

Dr. Anatolijus Eisinas
Dr. Gintarė Kručaitė

Laureates of the Lithuanian Science Award

2024 – Prof. Dr. Juozas Vidas Gražulevičius, Senior Researcher Dr. Jūratė Simokaitienė, Senior Researcher Dr. Dmytro Volyniuk for the cycle of works “New Materials and Methods for Increasing the Efficiency and Stability of Organic Optoelectronic Devices (2009–2023)”.
2022 – Prof. Dr. Saulius Grigalevičius for the cycle of works “Electroactive Compounds with Novel Structures for Optoelectronic Technologies (2007–2021)”.
2021 – Prof. Dr. Petras Rimantas Venskutonis for the cycle of works “Functional Food Materials: Innovative Production Technologies, New Products, and Applications for Food Safety and Quality (2006–2020)”.

Awards and Scholarships of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences

2024 – Laureates of the LMA Young Scientists’ Scholarships for ongoing relevant research in the fields of natural sciences, medicine and health sciences, agricultural sciences, and technological sciences: Dr. Oleksandr Bezvikonnyi, Dr. Laura Jūrienė, Dr. Artiom Magomedov.
2023 – The LMA Young Scientist Scholarship was awarded to Dr. Tadas Dambrauskas.
2023 – The LMA Prize in the Young Scientists and Doctoral Students Research Competition was awarded to doctoral student Dovydas Blaževičius; a certificate of commendation was presented to doctoral student Šarūnė Daškevičiūtė.
2022 – In the LMA Young Scientists and Doctoral Students Research Competition, the prize was awarded to Dr. Laura Jūrienė for the research work “Biorefining of By-products from Berries Grown on Lithuanian Farms into Valuable Functional Ingredients and Their Application to Improve the Safety and Quality of Meat Products”.
2022–2023 – LMA Young Scientists’ Scholarships were awarded to Dr. Kasparas Rakštys and Dr. Daiva Tavgenienė.
2022 – Doctoral student Šarūnė Daškevičiūtė-Gegužienė was awarded the 2021 LMA Theodor Grotthuss Scholarship.

Laureates of the Kaunas City Scientist Award

Prof. Dr. Petras Rimantas Venskutonis was awarded the Kaunas City Scientist Award for achievements in the fields of physical, biomedical, agricultural, and technological sciences.
Professor Dr. Raimundas Šiaučiūnas was awarded the Kaunas City Scientist Prize for his contributions in the fields of physical, biomedical, agricultural, and technological sciences.

Laureates of the Most Active / Most Innovative KTU Scientists and Doctoral Students Competition

2024 – Winners of the KTU Most Active Young Scientists Competition in the fields of natural or technological sciences: Dr. Rasa Keruckienė, Dr. Šarūnė Daškevičiūtė, Dr. Daiva Tavgenienė, and Dr. Oleksandr Bezvikonnyi.
2023 – Winners of the KTU Most Active Young Scientists Competition in the fields of natural or technological sciences: Dr. Daiva Tavgenienė, Dr. Tadas Dambrauskas, Dr. Rasa Keruckienė.
2023 – Winner of the University’s Most Active Doctoral Students Competition: Doctoral Student Ingrida Kutraitė.
2023 – Winner of the KTU Most Innovative Scientists Competition: Dr. Daiva Leskauskaitė.
2022 – Winner of the KTU Most Innovative Lecturers Competition: Dr. Vida Malinauskienė.
2022 – Winner of the KTU Most Innovative Scientists Competition: Dr. Vytautas Getautis.
2022 – Winners of the KTU Most Active Young Scientists Competition: Dr. Darius Čiužas, Dr. Tadas Dambrauskas, and Dr. Kasparas Rakštys.

Other Achievements and Accomplishments of KTU CTF Scientists and Doctoral Students

2024

Laureate of the Baltic States competition For Women in Science for outstanding achievements in the field of natural and technological sciences: Dr. Šarūnė Daškevičiūtė.
KTU alumnae Dr. Deimantė Vaitukaitytė (Krisiūnė) and Dr. Ernesta Augustinienė awarded for the best 2023 doctoral dissertations in the fields of natural sciences, technological sciences, medicine and health sciences, and agricultural sciences.
First-place winners of the KTU Monograph Competition: Dr. Tadas Dambrauskas and Dr. Kęstutis Baltakys.
Dr. Inga Stasiulaitienė awarded by KTU for innovations and quality in studies.

2023

In the international L’Oréal-UNESCO Young Talents Programme For Women in Science, Doctoral Student Aida Drevilkauskaitė received the award for research promoting renewable energy efficiency.
In the Lithuanian Young Scientists’ Union competition Best 2022 Dissertations, in the category of best dissertations defended by Lithuanian citizens at foreign research and study institutions in the fields of natural sciences, technological sciences, medicine and health sciences, and agricultural sciences, the winner was Dr. Karolis Norvaiša (chemistry), who began his scientific career at KTU and defended his doctoral dissertation at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
Dr. Petras Rimantas Venskutonis elected as a member of the international ISEKI-Food Association Academy for outstanding scientific and technical expertise achievements.

2022

In the international L’Oréal-UNESCO Young Talents Programme For Women in Science, Dr. Gintarė Kručaitė received the award for research on new organic electroactive materials for energy-efficient OLED technologies.
Dr. Kasparas Rakštys and Dr. Daiva Tavgenienė received scholarships established by the World Academy of Sciences, enabling young researchers to carry out scientific research in their home country under the guidance of the best scientists in that country.
Dr. Ernestas Kasparavičius became a laureate of the Lithuanian Young Scientists’ Union competition Best Dissertations of the Year for the work “Investigation of the Stability of Organic Hole-Transporting Semiconductors and Methods for Its Improvement Using Carbazole and Dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]pyrrole Derivatives” (chemistry), supervised by Dr. T. Malinauskas.
In the LMA Higher Education Student Research Competition, prizes were awarded to: Aida Šermukšnytė for the research work “Effect of 1,2,4-Triazole-3-thiol Derivatives Containing a Hydrazone Fragment in Their Structure on Cancer Cell Migration and Growth” (supervisor Dr. I. Tumosienė); Lukas Dvylys for the research work “Synthesis and Properties of Electroactive Compounds for Optoelectronic Applications” (supervisor Dr. R. Keruckienė).
Ieva Jurevičiūtė became a laureate of the Lithuanian Young Scientists’ Union competition Best Master’s Theses for the work “Comparison of Hypoglycemic Properties and Binding Capacity of Four Dietary Fiber Rich Berry Pomace Using in vitro Models,” supervised by Dr. M. Keršienė.
Dr. Petras Rimantas Venskutonis elected as a member of the International Academy of Food Science and Technology (IAFoST).
Dr. Ingrida Tumosienė, Dr. Vida Malinauskienė, and Dr. Tadas Dambrauskas received awards at the KTU community event KTU Project Management Day for mentoring young researchers.

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The centre hosts specialised laboratories for dairy, bakery and fermentation, meat and fish, as well as general research, enabling the creation, testing, and improvement of various food products and production technologies under real-world conditions.

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