On 15 November, as the world celebrates Philanthropy Day, the family of Dr Algirdas Juozapavičius, a student and colleague of Prof. Algis Petras Piskarskas (1942-2022), has donated EUR 100,000 to the named Prof. Piskarskas Endowment Sub-Fund, established earlier this year at the Vilnius University Foundation, the returns of which will be allocated for the named scholarships to laser physics talents.
The 67th International Conference for Students of Physics and Natural Sciences ‘Open Readings 2024’ invites its potential presenters to register!
From July 3rd to 5th, nearly 100 quantum physics researchers from around the world will gather in Vilnius. They are attending the international conference Humboldt Kolleg "Synthetic Quantum Matter," organized by the Physics Faculty of Vilnius University in collaboration with the Lithuanian Physical Society. The scientists will share the latest information on synthetic quantum systems, including ultracold atoms, photonic and condensed matter systems.
4 July, 17.00. Dr Sara García Alonso, an astronaut and cancer medicine researcher from Spain, will visit Vilnius University Science Communication and Information Centre (Saulėtekio al. 5). She will give a public lecture on "Human spaceflights in the 21st century".
Congratulations to the Lithuanian team of students who won a gold medal, two silver medals, a bronze medal and a letter of commendation at the 7th European Physics Olympiad in Hanover, Germany, 16-20 June 2023!
21 June, St. On June 25, 2023 graduates were awarded their Bachelor's and Master's diplomas at St. John's Church. During the celebration, the graduates were greeted by the Vice-Rector of Vilnius University, Professor Edita Sužiedėlienė, the Dean of Vilnius University Faculty of Physics, Aidas Matijošius, and the guest of honour, the Chairman of the Board of the Ekspla Private Limited Liability Company, one of the largest companies of the Lithuanian Laser Association, Dr. Kęstutis Jasiūnas, and the graduate Mantas Auruškevičius.
20 June 2023 The Presidium of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences (LAS), on the basis of the proposals of the expert commissions of the scientific divisions of the LAS for Young Scientists' Fellowships, has awarded 15 fellowships to the best young scientists in the fields of humanities, social sciences, physical sciences, biomedical sciences, technology and agriculture.
The first phase of admission to the Master's programme at Vilnius University will continue until 28 June, 10:00 AM.
Light Conversion, a major ultrafast laser technology company, together with the family of late academician Prof. Algis Petras Piskarskas (1942-2022), has made a donation of EUR 200,000 to the Vilnius University Foundation. At the request of the patrons, the donation has created a restricted endowment sub-fund in the name of Prof. Piskarskas, the returns of which will be allocated for the named scholarships to laser physics talents.
On the 23rd of March, 2023 An international ELI workshop organised by Vilnius University and the Centre for Physical Sciences and Technology will take place at the Centre for Physical Sciences and Technology A101 auditorium (Saulėtekio av. 3)
We would like to inform you that the the abstract subbmission deadline to the International Conference for Students of Physics and Natural Sciences ‘Open Readings 2023’ is extended until February 17th! Do not miss the chance to share your scientific work with students from all around the world. Best posters and oral presentations will be awarded.
Do not miss the chance to participate in the 66th International conference for students of physics and natural sciences ‘Open Readings 2023’!
The virtual "Edtech Conference & Hackathon: Education inside Metaverse", which will take place from 22 to 27 November, will bring together visioneers, leaders of technology companies, Lithuanian education policy makers, educators, representatives of the education sector and start-ups in one space. During the Conference, insights will be shared on a brighter and more technologically advanced future for education in the Metaverse, and during the Hackathon participants will develop effective solutions for the future of education.
Red Hat Academy is launching a promotion where the first 1,000 students who complete their Red Hat Academy Talent Network profile will receive a free exam voucher for a Preliminary Exam in Red Hat System Administration I! The promotion started October 24th, 2022 and runs through December 31st, 2022.
Research on new hybrid materials continues at the Institute of Applied Electrodynamics and Telecommunications.
Physicists of Vilnius University have circumvented Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle and by-passed the Pauli exclusion principle of measuring time in optical clocks more accurately by producing squeezed coherent states in an ultracold fermionic gas.
The Council of the Faculty of Physics of Vilnius University announces an open competition for the position of Dean of the Faculty of Physics (the term of office - 5 years).
Registration is now open for Vilnius University's Student for a Day event, which has already become a tradition and will take place on 24-28 October. During the event, Lithuanian and foreign students can see how higher education is conducted, get closer acquainted with the study programmes of interest and the admission procedure.
William Daniel Phillips – is a Distinguished University Professor at University of Maryland and a Fellow of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. His research activities include laser cooling and trapping of neutral atoms, quantum information with single-atom qubits, atomic-gas Bose-Einstein condensates, atoms in optical lattices, atomic physics analogs of condensed matter systems, coherent de Broglie-wave atom optics and collisions of ultracold atoms.
As every year, September 1st is a holiday, so we invite you to participate in the events dedicated to this day: https://www.studentauk.vu.lt/en/program/?f=ff
Study activities will start on the 5th of September for first-year undergraduates, and on the 2nd of September for all other students of the Faculty of Physics (undergraduates and graduate students).
