Dr. Simas Šakirzanovas
Phone: +370 5 219 3190
Professor (Applied Chemistry), Chief researcher (Applied Chemistry)
Scientific Interests, Keywords
Inorganic luminescent materials,
Nanoparticle synthesis methods,
Highly porous materials,
Metalorganic compounds for 3D printing.
Project and/or Grant leadership
1. CPVA funding project „Inovatyvios chemijos centras (INOCHEM)“ 01.1.1-CPVA-V-701-08-0001, VU financial agreement budget: 1 494 130,91 EUR. Start: 2018-06-13, end: 2020-12-31. Prof. dr. S. Šakirzanovas was the head of the project part of the VU.
2. “Synthesis and investigation of novel luminescent anti-counterfeiting pigments”. S-MIP-17-48, Research Council of Lithuania, managing institution: Vilnius University. Budget 99999 EUR. Start 2017-09-01, end 2019-12-31. Prof. dr. S. Šakirzanovas was project team member/chief researcher.
3. COST participant “The European upconversion network – from the design of photon-upconverting nanomaterials to biomedical applications” [COST Action CM1403] 2018
4. “Additive formation of inorganic 3D structures combining laser lithography and sintering” funding: Research Council of Lithuania; joint PhD project with UAB “Femtika”. DTA-18-022. Start: 2018, end: 2022. Prof. dr. S. Šakirzanovas is PhD student supervisor.
5. “Synthesis and application possibilities of silica microparticles” funding: Research Council of Lithuania; joint PhD project with UAB “Thermo Fisher Scientific Baltics”. DTA-20-026. Start: 2020, end: 2024. Prof. dr. S. Šakirzanovas is PhD student supervisor.
Supervision of Doctoral Students and/or Postdoc Students
PhD students under supervision:
Greta Merkinikaitė “Additive formation of inorganic 3D nanostructures via laser lithography and pyrolysis combination”, preliminary year of thesis defense 2023
Lukas Šerpytis “Synthesis and application possibilities of silica microparticles”, preliminary year of thesis defense 2024
Teaching Courses
1. "Chemical Thermodynamics in Nanotechnologies" VU Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences, Institute of Chemistry, Department of Applied Chemistry, First Cycle (bachelor),
2. "Materials and Inorganic Functional Materials"), VU Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences, Institute of Chemistry, Department of Applied Chemistry, Second Cycle (master),
3. "Diagnostics and Therapy in Nanomedicine (Theranostics)" VU Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences, Institute of Chemistry, Department of Applied Chemistry, Second Cycle (master).
Supervision of Students' Thesis
Master theses:
1. Gabija Grudzinskaitė “Surface Modification and Stabilization of Upconverting NaGdF4:Yb3+/Er3+ Nanoparticles in Aqueous Media Using Anionic Brush-Type Polyelectrolytes” 2020
2. Lukas Šerpytis “Synthesis of NaYF4 Nano/micro Particles by Microwave-assisted Solvothermal Method” 2020
3. Rokas Vargalis “Synthesis of Erbium and Ytterbium Doped NaGdF4 Nanoparticles for Negative Thermal Quenching Effect Investigation” 2020
4. Justas Šlapakauskas “Lignin extraction from plant fiber using organosolv method and its impact on fiber mechanical properties” 2019
5. Lukas Bereiša “Influence of Hydrothermal Synthesis Parameters on NaYF4 Particle Morphology” 2019
6. Nadežda Traškina “Co-precipitation synthesis parameters influence on NaGdF4 morphology and phase purity” 2019
7. Rokas Pčalinas “Solid-state synthesis and morphology peculiarities of miscellaneous tellurium based garnets” 2018
8. Artur Lyskoit “Synthesis and Optical Properties of Rare-Earth Doped La2BaZnO5” 2017
9. Simonas Lialys “Synthesis of Mn4+ Doped Inorganic Fluorides and Elucidation of Material Properties” 2017
Bachelor theses:
1. Rugilė Žilėnaitė “Synthesis of Various Structure Upconverting Nanoparticles Using Thermal Decomposition Method” 2020
2. Rūta Juodvalkytė “Influence of Hydrothermal Synthesis Parameters on NaYF4 Particles Morphology” 2020
3. Giedrė Grikietytė “Comparison of Cellulose and Lignin Ratio in Hemp Fiber Using Optical Microscopy Method” 2019
4. Iveta Jasmantaitė “Co-Precipitation Synthesis and Analysis of Er3+, Yb3+, Tm3+, Ho3+ Doped NaYF4 Microparticles” 2018
5. Lukas Šerpytis “Synthesis and optical properties of Er3+, Yb3+ and Nd3+ doped Y2BaZnO5” 2018
6. Rokas Vargalis “Synthesis of Yb3+ and Er3+ Doped NaGdF4 Nanoparticles and Subsequent Core-Shell Modification Influence on Luminescence Properties” 2018
7. Lukas Bereiša “Synthesis and Characterization of Sm3+ Doped SrAl2B2O7” 2017
Participation in the national/international governing bodies, commissions, committees, boards etc.
Elected member of Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences council.
Awards
1. Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania award “Business and science partnership 2017” for joint UAB “Veika” and VU Faculty of Chemistry (S. Šakirzanovas) project in creating new line of commercial products under the brand name “Ecodeco”.
2. Simas Šakirzanovas et al. article “Additive-manufacturing of 3D glass-ceramics down to nanoscale resolution” was awarded as exceptionally high quality of research published in Nanoscale Horizons and has been selected as the 2019 Outstanding Paper.
Science popularization
Once, twice a year S. Šakirzanovas gives intro lectures for 8-10th grade gymnasium students in public schools.