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Dr. Mažena Mackoit-Sinkevičienė

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LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3WDL3oZ

 

  
Institute / Center

Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy (ITPA)

  
Research Area

Quantum and nonlinear optics, ultracold atoms, non-classical spin states

  
Present position

Researcher, Assistant, Quantum Optics Group, Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Physics, Vilnius University

  
Scientific Interests, Keywords

Quantum optics; quantum metrology; spin squeezing; optical atomic clocks; ultracold atoms in optical lattices; spin–orbit coupling; structured light and optical vortices (orbital angular momentum); electromagnetically induced transparency; light-induced torque; single-photon emitters; point defects in hBN and diamond

  
Links to External Profile

ORCID 0000-0002-8531-9744 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8531-9744 

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Y79d5PIAAAAJ

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mazena-Mackoit-Sinkeviciene		  
Most important publications 1. D. P. Permana, M. Mackoit-Sinkevičienė, J. Ruseckas, H. R. Hamedi, Spin-orbit coupling of optical vector vortices in coherently prepared media, Phys. Rev. A (2026). DOI: 10.1103/trtn-m1tw

2. H. R. Hamedi, V. Kudriašov, M. Mackoit-Sinkevičienė, J. Ruseckas, Coherent phase control of orbital-angular-momentum light-induced torque in a double-tripod atom-light coupling scheme, Phys. Rev. A 112, 063720 (2025) – Editors' Suggestion. DOI: 10.1103/nbx8-l3v4 

3. V. Kudriašov, M. Mackoit-Sinkevičienė, N. Daloi, J. Ruseckas, T. N. Dey, S. Franke-Arnold, H. R. Hamedi, Propagation of optical vector and scalar vortices in an atomic medium with closed-loop tripod configuration, Opt. Express 33, 40931 (2025). DOI: 10.1364/OE.566363

4. A. Abdalla et al. (incl. M. Mackoit-Sinkevičienė), Terrestrial Very-Long-Baseline Atom Interferometry: summary of the second workshop, EPJ Quantum Technol. 12, 42 (2025). DOI: 10.1140/epjqt/s40507-025-00344-3

5. D. Burba, M. Mackoit-Sinkevičienė, V. Novičenko, E. Witkowska, G. Juzeliūnas, Magnetically generated spin-orbit coupling for ultracold atoms with slowly varying periodic driving, Phys. Rev. A 109, 053319 (2024). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.109.053319

6. T. Hernández Yanes, G. Žlabys, M. Płodzień, D. Burba, M. Mackoit-Sinkevičienė, E. Witkowska, G. Juzeliūnas, Spin squeezing in open Heisenberg spin chains, Phys. Rev. B 108, 104301 (2023). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.108.104301

7. T. Hernández Yanes, M. Płodzień, M. Mackoit-Sinkevičienė, G. Žlabys, G. Juzeliūnas, E. Witkowska, One- and Two-Axis Squeezing via Laser Coupling in an Atomic Fermi-Hubbard Model, Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 090403 (2022). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.129.090403

8. M. Mackoit-Sinkevičienė, M. Maciaszek, C. G. Van de Walle, A. Alkauskas, Carbon dimer defect as a source of the 4.1 eV luminescence in hexagonal boron nitride, Appl. Phys. Lett. 115, 212101 (2019) – featured on the journal cover. DOI: 10.1063/1.5124153

9. L. Weston, D. Wickramaratne, M. Mackoit, A. Alkauskas, C. G. Van de Walle, Native point defects and impurities in hexagonal boron nitride, Phys. Rev. B 97, 214104 (2018) – Editors' Suggestion. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.97.214104

10. Z. Shotan, H. Jayakumar, C. R. Considine, M. Mackoit, H. Fedder, J. Wrachtrup, A. Alkauskas, M. W. Doherty, V. M. Menon, C. A. Meriles, Photoinduced modification of single-photon emitters in hexagonal boron nitride, ACS Photonics 3, 2490 (2016). DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.6b00736		  
Project and/or Grant leadership

  1. 2021–2023 Project leader, "Non-classical spin states in ultracold atomic gases" (No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-23-0035), European Social Fund / Research Council of Lithuania

  2. 2021 COST Action CA16221 (AtomQT) Short-Term Scientific Mission grant, Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw

  3. Researcher in 8 further national and EU projects, e.g. Horizon 2020 ASTERIQS (2019–2020) and the Research Council of Lithuania project "Quantum Engineering and Information Management Using Structured Light" (S-ITP-24-6, 2024-now).

  
Invited talks		 2026 The 14th EPS Young Minds Leadership Meeting, Invited Speaker;

2025 51st EPS Conference on Plasma Physics, Generation Fusion session, Invited Speaker;

2025 Quantum Computing for Plasma Physics satellite meeting, 51st EPS Conference on Plasma Physics, Invited Speaker;

2025 Conference of the Lithuanian Laser Association, Invited Speaker;

2023 Northern Prospects of Quantum meeting, Brussels, Belgium, Invited Speaker;

2023 University of Warsaw, Faculty of Physics, Poland, Invited Speaker;

2022 University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia, Invited Speaker;

2022 24th International Conference "Advanced Materials and Technologies", Palanga, Lithuania, Invited Speaker.		  
Teaching Courses

Solid State Physics;

Study Skills for Researchers.

  
Supervision of Studens Thesis

2025–2026 Co-supervisor (with Dr. H. R. Hamedi) of the master's thesis of Dharma Prasetya Permana, "Propagation of Optical Vector Vortices in Coherently Prepared Media", Europhotonics Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (Magna Cum Laude diploma). Joint publications: Phys. Rev. A (2026), arXiv:2603.23097, arXiv:2606.28766,

2023 Consultant of the bachelor's thesis of Jorūnas Dobilas (Faculty of Physics, Vilnius University, Magna Cum Laude diploma).

  

Participation in the national/international governing bodies, commissions, committees, boards etc.

Vice-President, Lithuanian Physical Society (2023-now)

Co-founder and Board Member, Quantum Lithuania – Lithuanian Quantum Technologies Association (2025-now)

Lithuania's representative, Quantum Community Network of the EU Quantum Flagship (2024-now)

Chair/member of bachelor's thesis defence committees, Faculty of Physics, Vilnius University (2020-2024)

Leader of the Lithuanian team at the International Physics Olympiad (2021); member of the national team selection committee (2022–now)

President, EPS Young Minds Vilnius Section (2016–2023); member of the EPS Young Minds Action Committee (2022–2023)

  
Expertise

Associate Editor, EPJ Techniques and Instrumentation (2025-now)

Referee for: journal Physical Review A, IOP journal 2D Materials, and Lithuanian Journal of Physics;

Reviewer of bachelor's (2020–now) and master's (2024-now) theses

Programme committees: Advanced Materials and Technologies (2024-now); Lithuanian National Physics Conference (2025-now), APROPOS conference (2026)

Local organizing committees: Quantum Lithuania Annual event (2024-now), CEWQO 2025, UOL 2025, 51st EPS Conference on Plasma Physics (2025), ECAMP14 (2022), Humboldt Kolleg (2018, 2023).
Problem author for the Lithuanian Physics Olympiads (2023-now)

  
Awards
  • 2025 Baltic Women in Science Fellowship (Academies of Sciences of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania with UNESCO National Commissions).

  • 2025 3rd place with student Deimantė Juknevičiūtė,Vilnius University Science Sprint.

  • 2024 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting – selected young researcher (Lindau Alumna).

  • 2023 Honourable mention, Lithuanian Academy of Sciences competition of young scientists.

  • 2021 Award of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania (leader of the Lithuanian team, International Physics Olympiad).

  • 2018 Young Scientist Award, Lithuanian Academy of Sciences.

  • 2018 Graduate Student Award, European Materials Research Society (Poland).

  • 2018 Talent of the Year, Faculty of Physics, Vilnius University.

  • 2017 European Physical Society Young Minds Award (Italy).

  • 2017 Dr. Karl Mey Scholarship (Germany).
  
Science popularization: scientific and educational activities

Since 2017: 150+ interviews and TV/radio appearances
YouTube channel of short physics lectures "Trumpa fizikos paskaita"

Visits to 100+ schools; training of talented pupils for physics olympiads

Organizer of World Quantum Day in Lithuania (2022–now) and European Quantum Week in Lithuania (2021); science-promotion awards of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences (1st place 2021, 3rd place 2023).

International interviews: Physics World (2026), AZO Quantum (2026), The Baltic Times (2025), Silicon Republic (2025), etc.

Featured in the book "Evening Stories for Lithuanian Girls: 100 Stories about Lithuanian Women" (2020).

  
Other activities related to the development of the country's economy, culture and society

Co-author of Lithuania's National Quantum Agenda (2025);

Represents the quantum research community in meetings at the Seimas and the Government;

Through Quantum Lithuania, strengthens links between academia, industry and the public sector, and cooperation among the Baltic quantum communities;

Main organizer and host of the "Quantum Research Seminars in Saulėtekis" (2025-now), uniting Lithuania's quantum research community;

Member of the national working group for the STEAM Education Strengthening Plan (2023, appointed by the Minister of Education, Science and Sport).

  
Link to Personal website 

https://www.drmazenams.com

  

 

 

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