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Dr Maab Elsheikh is a 36-year-old Sudanese born and raised in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. She recently graduated in dentistry and holds a PhD from Kyushu University, Japan, specialising in biomaterials. She worked as a dentist in Sudan and Saudi Arabia for three years. Since October 2024, she has been working as a postdoctoral fellow in the Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences, Vilnius University. She is happy and excited to start a new phase of her scientific career in Lithuania. She plans to further her knowledge, publish scientific papers, participate in national and international conferences, enjoy the sights of Vilnius city and go on a journey to meet new and interesting people. Interview with a scientist below.

On September 2nd

9.30  Raising the flag of Vilnius University in the Library Courtyard, Universiteto st. 3.

10.00 – 12.00  Event to celebrate the starto f the academic year in The Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences, The Great Aula (Aula Magna), M. K. Čiurlionio st. 21.

14.45  Procession of Vilnius University staff, students, and alumni to the Grand Courtyard of the central building from the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania.

15.30 – 16.30  Official ceremony marking the beginning of the academic year RENOVATIO STUDIORUM in the Grand Courtyard of the University.

You are warmly invited to attend!

Can you tell us about your journey into studying chemistry? What led you to choose this field?

I decided to study chemistry after literature studies at Italian Classical High School, so totally different background. Yes, in Italy I studied ancient Greek and Latin, but after that I decided to move to a scientific disciplines because I was thinking it could be more interesting for me that the previous studies. Between all the disciplines, chemistry was the most interesting for me. Also because chemistry is a practical discipline. I was not thinking about the future job, but only that it could be something really interesting for me.

If you are a startup, legal entity, academic research institution, or an individual focused on IC design innovations and Chip-based innovative applications, and if you are open to collaborate with Taiwan’s semiconductor industry, this invitation is for you.

To boost Taiwan's position as a leading IC startup cluster, the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) organizes the 2024 IC Taiwan Grand Challenge Pilot Program. With an expertise in semiconductor technology by combining chips with important innovations like generative AI, the goal is to make Taiwan a hub of innovative chip technologies.

The IC Taiwan Grand Challenge is aiming to discover promising teams early and connect them with Taiwan. Top selections will be invited to establish bases in Taiwan, linking them with funding to advance chip innovations, leveraging the world's most comprehensive semiconductor industry ecosystem to support creative endeavors.

An initial funding of USD 30,000 will be provided for teams coming to Taiwan. Based on actual needs, teams will be offered in chip development during the project execution period, including access to EDA tools, silicon intellectual property licensing services, IC professional design services, and shuttle services for multi-project wafer (MPW) runs, with a total cap of USD 3 million.

Online application deadline for the 1st round  is 30 June 2024.

More information and the form for registration can be found here: iCTGC – IC TAIWAN GRAND CHALLENGE (ictaiwanchallenge.org)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marco Chiarini from University of Teramo (Italy) is coming to the Institute of Chemistry for an Erasmus+ teaching visit. The research activity of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marco Chiarini is in the field of supramolecular and organometallic chemistry. He is author and co-author of more than 82 papers published in international journals (H-index 26).

We invite you to join the May 2024 ISGS eSeminar, which will be given by Professor Aivaras Kareiva on Thursday 23 May.

Layered Double Hydroxides: Sol-Gel Synthesis, Characterisation and Applications.

Aivaras Kareiva, Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences, Vilnius University, Lithuania.

“Thermo Fisher Scientific Baltics” UAB in cooperation with Vilnius University invites prospective first year master students from VU Life Sciences Center, Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics to prepare Master final thesis at the Company.

“Thermo Fisher Scientific Baltics” UAB in cooperation with Vilnius University invites prospective 3- and 4-year Bachelor students from VU Life Sciences Center, Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics to prepare Bachelor final thesis at the Company.

• Methods of surface analysis;
• Surface engineering and nanostructures;
• Electronic and optical materials;
• Ceramics;
• Polymers and composites;
• Advanced engineering materials;
• Materials for energy.

Call for applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate working under the topic “Synthesis and Investigation of Porous Calcium Phosphate Coatings with Enhanced Pore Interconnectivity and Antibacterial Activity for Implant Application”, at the Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences, Vilnius University, is now open.