Dr. Artūras Žalga
Phone: +370 219 3126
Assoc. Professor
Links to External Profile
Project and/or Grant leadership
1. Student research project under measure 09.3.3-LMT-K-712 “Development of Competences of Scientists, Other Researchers and Students Through Practical Research Activities” of Priority Axis 9 “Educating The Society and Strengthening the Potential of Human Resources” of the Operational Programme for the European Union Funds’ investment in 2014–2020. Project title: “Synthesis and investigation of calcium molybdate substituted by alkaline and rare earth elements”, 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-10-0074. (2019).
2. Student research project under the agreement in the framework of the Council project "Promotion of Student's Scientific Activity" in the framework of the Human Resource Development Program Priority 3 "Strengthening Researcher's Skills" of the Year 2007-2013 "Promotion of Researchers and Other Researchers' Mobility and Student Research Activities" under Financing and Administration contract No. VP1-3.1-SMM-01-V-02-003, signed in 2011 November 30 between the European Social Fund Agency, the Ministry of Education and Science and the Lithuanian Science Council - student research (free from studies). Project title: “Innovative synthesis of new solid fuel cell electrolytes” (2014).
3. Student research project under the agreement in the framework of the Council project "Promotion of Student's Scientific Activity" in the framework of the Human Resource Development Program Priority 3 "Strengthening Researcher's Skills" of the Year 2007-2013 "Promotion of Researchers and Other Researchers' Mobility and Student Research Activities" under Financing and Administration contract No. VP1-3.1-SMM-01-V-02-003, signed in 2011 November 30 between the European Social Fund Agency, the Ministry of Education and Science and the Lithuanian Science Council - student research (free from studies). Project title: “Synthesis of inorganic compounds for solid fuel cells (SOFCs)” (2014).
4. Student research project under the agreement in the framework of the Council project "Promotion of Student's Scientific Activity" in the framework of the Human Resource Development Program Priority 3 "Strengthening Researcher's Skills" of the Year 2007-2013 "Promotion of Researchers and Other Researchers' Mobility and Student Research Activities" under Financing and Administration contract No. VP1-3.1-SMM-01-V-02-003, signed in 2011 November 30 between the European Social Fund Agency, the Ministry of Education and Science and the Lithuanian Science Council - student research (free from studies). Project title: “Synthesis and characterization of alkaline earth metal molybdates” (2013).
5. Student research project under the agreement in the framework of the Council project "Promotion of Student's Scientific Activity" in the framework of the Human Resource Development Program Priority 3 "Strengthening Researcher's Skills" of the Year 2007-2013 "Promotion of Researchers and Other Researchers' Mobility and Student Research Activities" under Financing and Administration contract No. VP1-3.1-SMM-01-V-02-003, signed in 2011 November 30 between the European Social Fund Agency, the Ministry of Education and Science and the Lithuanian Science Council - student research (free from studies). Project title: “Thermal analysis of rare earth elements complex salts” (2013).
6. Student research project under the agreement in the framework of the Council project "Promotion of Student's Scientific Activity" in the framework of the Human Resource Development Program Priority 3 "Strengthening Researcher's Skills" of the Year 2007-2013 "Promotion of Researchers and Other Researchers' Mobility and Student Research Activities" under Financing and Administration contract No. VP1-3.1-SMM-01-V-02-003, signed in 2011 November 30 between the European Social Fund Agency, the Ministry of Education and Science and the Lithuanian Science Council - student research (free from studies). Project title: “Synthesis and characterization of lanthanum molybdate-tungstates doped with Eu3+, Sm3+ and Tb3+ ions” (2012).
Invited Talks
1. Žalga Artūras. Synthesis and properties of oxide ion conductors as electrolytes for solid oxide fuel cells. 19th International conference-school advanced materials and technologies 2017, Palanga, Lithuania.
2. Žalga Artūras. Aqueous sol-gel synthesis and characterization of ceramic functional materials, Broadband impedance study of memristor oxide films: project seminar, 2016, Vilnius, p.9.
3. Žalga Artūras. Preparation and characterization of different molybdate-wolframate materials. Advanced materials and technologies and European doctorate in physics and chemistry of advanced materials: book of abstracts of the 12-th international summer school-conference, Palanga, Lithuania p.15 (2010).
Supervision of Doctoral Students and/or Postdoc Students
1. Gediminas Braziulis. Synthesis and investigation of alkaline earht metal molybdates (2013-2017).
2. Giedrė Gaidamavičienė. Synthesis and characterization of multicomponent oxide materials prepared by an aqueous sol-gel method (2016-2020).
3. Austėja Diktanaitė. Synthesis and investigation of the multicomponent oxides (2018-2023).
Teaching Courses
1. Inorganic chemistry and nanomaterials (lectures, exercises, laboratory works).
2. Introduction to the chemistry of nanomaterials (lectures).
3. Hydrochemistry (lectures, exercises, laboratory works).
4. General chemistry (exercises, laboratory works).
5. General and physical chemistry (laboratory works).
Supervision of Students' Thesis
1. Juras Šukys. Synthesis and characterization of calcium-substituted lanthanum molybdate. Bachelor thesis. 2022.
2. Gytautas Janulevičius. Effect of alkaline metal ions on the properties of CaMoO4:Eu3+. Master thesis. 2019.
3. Eglė Venslauskaitė. Aqueous sol-gel synthesis and characterization of Ce1–xSmxO2–δ ceramics. Master thesis. 2019.
4. Jonas Gadeikis. Synthesis and characterization of bismuth substituted
La2–xBixMoO6. Bachelor thesis. 2018.
5. Emilija Užpurvytė. Synthesis and characterization of LAMOX-type compounds. Bachelor thesis. 2018.
6. Kšištof Marcinkevič. Synthesis and investigation of samarium substituted calcium molybdate composites. Master thesis, 2017.
7. Žygimantas Gricius. Synthesis and investigation of solid oxide fuel electrolytes. Bachelor thesis. 2017.
8. Gytautas Janulevičius. Synthesis and investigation of Ca0.9M0.05Eu0.05MoO4 (M= Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs). Bachelor thesis. 2017.
9. Agnė Ribokaitė. Aqueous sol-gel synthesis and characterization of bismuth vanadate and bismuth lanthanum vanadate. Bachelor thesis. 2017.
10. Paulina Statkutė. Synthesis and investigation of bismuth molybdates. Bachelor thesis. 2017.
11. Tautvydas Tuminauskas. Synthesis and characterization of yttrium substituted lanthanum molybdate. Bachelor thesis. 2017.
12. Eglė Venslauskaitė. Synthesis and characterization of samarium substituted ceria ceramics. Bachelor thesis. 2017.
13. Algirdas Norkūnas. Synthesis and characterization of Eu2O3 doped Al2Mo3O12 compound. Master thesis. 2016.
14. Giedrė Prievelytė. Synthesis and characterization of Ca1-xSrxMoO4 compounds. Master thesis. 2016.
15. Rūta Stankevičiūtė. Synthesis and investigation of various lanthanum molybdates. Master thesis. 2016.
16. Žygimantas Žulonas. Synthesis and characterization of alkali metal indium molybdates. Master thesis 2016.
17. Arimantas Grimaila. Aqueous sol-gel synthesis and characterization of bismuth vanadate. Bachelor thesis. 2016.
18. Austėja Diktanaitė. Sol-gel synthesis and characterization of alkaline metal aluminium molybdates. Bachelor thesis. 2015.
19. Kšištof Marcinkevič. Synthesis and characterization of Eu2O3 doped MgWO4 compound. Bachelor thesis. 2015.
20. Teofilius Kilmonis. Synthesis and characterization of Ce4+ doped CaMo1‒xWxO4 compounds. Master thesis. 2014.
21. Algirdas Norkūnas. Synthesis and characterization of Al2Mo3O12 and Al2W3O12 compounds. Bachelor thesis. 2014.
22. Rūta Stankevičiūtė. Synthesis and characterization of Eu3+ doped La2Mo3O12 compound. Bachelor thesis. 2014.
23. Žygimantas Žulonas. Synthesis and characterization of indium molybdate and tungstate. Bachelor thesis. 2014.
24. Gediminas Braziulis. Surface morphology and crystallinity of alkaline-earth metal molybdate powders prepared via aqueous sol-gel synthesis method. Master thesis. 2013.
25. Deividas Vainauskas. Synthesis and characterization of Eu3+, Sm3+, Tb3+ doped ZnMoO4 Oxide. Bachelor thesis. 2012.
26. Gediminas Braziulis. Synthesis and characterization of double-mixed barium molybdate-tungstate oxides. Bachelor thesis. 2011.
27. Rasa Čekavičiūtė. Synthesis and characterization of Eu3+ doped CaMoO4 compound. Bachelor thesis. 2010.
28. Saulius Laurinavičius. Synthesis and characterization of different lanthanides doped CaWO4 phosphor. Bachelor thesis. 2009.
Participation in the national/international governing bodies, commissions, committees, boards etc.
Participation in the committees of the graduation thesis defences.
Expertise
More than 80 reviews in the following scientific journals:
1. Applied Sciences.
2. BMC Chemistry.
3. Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly.
4. Chemical Papers.
5. Chemija.
6. Coatings.
7. Crystals.
8. International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
9. Journal Applied Physics A.
10. Journal of King Saud University.
11. Journal of Nanostructure in Chemistry.
12. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry.
13. Materials.
14. Materials Advances.
15. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing.
16. Materials Science Medziagotyra.
17. Molecules.
18. Polymers.
19. SN Applied Sciences.
20. Sustainability.
21. Transactions on Industrial Electronics.
Awards
2008 – Certificate of Merit from Lithuanian Academy of Sciences in the Contest for Young Scientists.