Researcher Spotlight: Sergejs Gaidukovs
Dr. sc. ing. Sergejs Gaidukovs
Riga Technical University, Tenured Professor in the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology
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Dr. sc. ing. Sergejs Gaidukovs
Riga Technical University, Tenured Professor in the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology
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Old Medicine isn't a Rotten Tomato – So, is it Still Usable?
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BioPhoT, the biomedical and photonics research platform for innovative products, launches a new initiative - "BioPhoT" Industry Challenge, creating a space where science and industry meet, accessible to everyone. Here, companies have a unique opportunity to present their technological challeng…
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Researchers Test Various Heating Materials; Brewing Waste – Drabs – Earns Praise
Researchers at Riga Technical University (RTU) are testing heating pellets made from a wide range of plants and plant residues. By the end of the year, they promise to develop a tool that will allow anyone to determine the most economical way to heat their home.
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The Latvian Academy of Sciences (LAS) announces its annual competition “The Most Significant Achievements in Science in Latvia in 2025”, which will take place for the twenty-fourth time this year.
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Science Is Not a Lonely Path but a Conversation with Colleagues, Society, and Oneself: The Academic Journey of Diaspora Researcher Anna Žabicka
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October Researcher Spotlight: Sergejs Gaidukovs
Dr. sc. ing. Sergejs Gaidukovs Riga Technical University, Tenured Professor in the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology.
Professor Sergejs Gaidukovs specializes in research on biomass polymers and promotion of a sustainable environment, contributing to the development of polymer science through his research work.Together with his colleagues, he has developed a technology to turn biomass waste from renewable forestry and agricultural biomass, its waste and by-products of production into sustainable bioplastic products – biodegradable plastics. In 2021, the Latvian Academy of Sciences has named it an important achievement in applied science. In 2024, he received the RTU award "Scientist of the Year".
September Researcher Spotlight: Raivis Bičevskis
Dr. phil. Raivis Bičevskis is a tenured professor at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Latvia, specializing in social philosophy within the field of philosophy, ethics, and religion. He also serves as the Head of the Department of Philosophy and Ethics at the University of Latvia and is a widely recognized philosopher both in Latvia and internationally.
His research interests are focused on social and political philosophy, continental philosophy, phenomenology, hermeneutics, and the influence of Heidegger’s philosophy on contemporary thought. R. Bičevskis also examines the interaction between philosophy and society, as well as ethical issues and the development of cultural philosophy.
August Researcher Spotlight: Oskars Java
Ph. D. Oskars Java Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences, Director and Researcher at the Socio-Technical Systems Engineering Institute.
Oskars Java specializes in imitative modeling. Since joining Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences in 2018, he has been actively involved in the development of its research environment as a scientific project manager and the right hand of the Vice-Rector for Science. In order to promote the preparation of doctorates that meet the current requirements, Oskars has initiated and coordinates the creation of a new international doctoral program together with Ventspils University of Applied Sciences, St. Pelten University of Applied Sciences (Austria) and Setúbal Polytechnic Institute (Portugal).
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