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The Lithuanian Academy of Sciences Establishes its Young Academy

18 12 2018

A resolution of the General Meeting of the members of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences of 24 September 2018 laid the foundation for the establishment of the Young Academy of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences: its regulations were approved and the election of its members was scheduled. Members of the Young Academy are scientists who have achieved significant research results and are active in the professional field, who were conferred the doctoral degree not earlier than ten years ago, and who are 40 years of age or below on the day of the election. The election is competition-based, and each year ten members are elected for a four-year term, thus bringing the total number of the members of the Young Academy of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences to 40.

From 10 October to 10 November 2018, the candidates to the Young Academy were to present their papers and 53 applications were submitted. Boards formed by the scientific divisions of the Academy carried out an administrative revision and a list of 53 eligible candidates was approved by a resolution of the Presidium of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences of 13 November 2018. We are pleased to note that the young researchers who applied for the competition to the Young Academy are active in their respective professional fields, have published up to 52 papers in international publications with a high impact factor, have reached personal h-index of up to 26, and produced weighty research monographs. They supervise doctoral students, have taken part in long-term study visit programmes, are engaged in important international research projects or head them, have been granted international patents, and have been working on the development of new species of plants.

The week of 5 to 11 December was a busy time for the organisers of the Young Academy: self-presentations of the candidates at the scientific divisions of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, discussions, and, eventually, the election. For the boards, selecting two best representatives in each division was a challenging task. The results of the election were approved and the names of the successful members of the Young Academy of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences were announced at the Presidium meeting of 18 December 2018.

The following members of the Young Academy of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences were elected for a four-year term:

Division of Humanities and Social Sciences
Dr Olga Mastianica-Stankievič, Lithuanian Institute of History
Dr Donatas Murauskas, Vilnius University

Division of Mathematical, Physical, and Chemical Sciences
Dr Mangirdas Malinauskas, Vilnius University
Dr Edvinas Orentas, Vilnius University

Division of Biological, Medical, and Geosciences
Dr Juozas Kupčinskas, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
Dr Vaidas Palinauskas, Nature Research Centre

Division of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences
Dr Diana Marčiulynienė, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry
Dr Jurga Miliauskienė, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry

Division of Technical Sciences
Dr Mindaugas Gedvilas, Center for Physical Sciences and Technology
Dr Dalius Gudeika, Kaunas University of Technology

On 20 December 2018, at the General Meeting of the Members of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, the members of Young Academy will be awarded their membership certificates, while those who were not elected to the Young Academy are encouraged to apply for the next year’s competition provided they comply with the mandatory membership requirements.

Zenonas Dabkevičius
Vice President of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences