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ACTIVITIES 

Visits and training of LSIWC staff, attended conferences, workshops, ... 

Visits and research activities of foreign researchers in LSIWC 

Upgraded research equipment  

Organized conferences and workshop   

Visits and training of LSIWC staff, attended conferences, workshops, ...   

2008
 

08.-11.07.2008
Visit to the Materials Science Institute (07.07.2008, Madrid, Spain) and participation in the XXIVth International Conference on Polyphenols, 08.-11.07.2008, Salamanca, Spain - Tatjana Dizbite, Dr.habil., Sen. Researcher and Oskars Bikovens, M.Sc., Researcher;Participation of Dr. Tatjana Dizbitein the General Assembly of the Group of Polyphenols (international society) (TP7). 
 

24.-28.08.2008
18th International Congress of Chemical Process Engineering, 24-28 August, 2008, Prague, Czech Republic
- Juris Vanags, Dr., Research assistant (TP10).  
  

25.-28.08.2008

10th European Workshop on Lignocellulosic and Pulp (EWLP 2008). Stockholm, Sweden, 25-28 August 2008 - Galina Lebedeva, Dr., Researcher (TP7), Galina Dobele, Dr.habil., Sen. Researcher (TP7),Galina Telysheva, Dr.habil., Sen. Researcher (TP7),Lubova Belkova, Dr., Sen. Researcher (TP5). 
 

09.-10.09.2008
4th International Symposium. Interaction of Wood with Various Forms of Energy. September 9-10, 2008, Zvolen, Slovakia
- Janis Dolacis, Dr., Sen. Researcher,Andis Antons, PhD student, Engineer,Gunars Pavlovics, PhD student, Engineer (TP1).  
 

14.-19.09.2008

The 14th Meeting of the International Humic Substances Society "From Molecular Understanding to Innovative Applications of Humic Substances". September 14-19, 2008, Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Russia - Oskars Bikovens, M.Sc., Researcher (TP7). 
  

06.-11.10.2008

14th International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Symposium (IBBS-14), 6-11 October, 2008, S. Alessio Siculo, Messina, Italy - Ilze Irbe, M.Sc., Researcher; participation of Ilze Irbe in the IBBS (international society) Annual Meeting. (TP3). 
 

27.-29.10.2008
Workshop "Characterization and application of cell wall macromolecules", October 27-29, 2008, Empa, Dubendorf, Switzerland (COST Action E50: Cell wall macromolecules and reaction wood) - Galija Shulga, Dr.habil., Sen. Researcher (TP8), Anrijs Verovkins, PhD student, Research assistant (TP4, TP8). 
  

18.-19.11.2008

22nd Scientific Conference of Wood Technology Faculty "Wood - material of the XXI-st century", 18-19 November, 2008, Rogow, Poland - Janis Dolacis, Dr., Sen. Researcher,Andis Antons, PhD student, Engineer,Gunars Pavlovics, PhD student, Engineer (TP1). 
  

2009
 

26.02.-06.03.2009

Visits and research activities of young researcher Aleksandrs Volperts, MSc, Engineer at the University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal) and Instituto Nacional del Carbon-CSIC (Oviedo, Spain) (TP7). 
  

28.02.-03.03.2009

Participation in the meeting for discussion of cooperation possibilities for preparation of proposals for collaborative EU projects (Paris, France) - Galina Telysheva, Dr.habil., Sen. Researcher (TP7), Ugis Cabulis, Dr., Researcher (TP9).  
  

15.-19.03.2009

First International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials "Hybrid Materials 2009", 15-19 March 2009, Tours, France - Tatjana Dizbite, Dr.habil., Sen. Researcher,Anna Andersone, PhD student, Research assistant (TP7). 
  

31.03.-02.04.2009

Conference and exhibition UTECH Europe 2009 (Urethanes Technology), 31 March -2 April, 2009, Maastricht, The Netherlands - Vladimir Yakushin, Dr., Sen. Researcher (TP9). 
 

08.-09.04.2009

VI International Conference on Cooperation for Solution of Problem of Waste, 08.04.-09.04.2009, Kharkov, Ukraine - Anrijs Verovkins, PhD student, Research assistant (TP8). 
 

13.04.-26.05.2009

Training visit and research activities of young researcher Olga Brode, MA student, technician in the Botanic Garden of Odessa National University (Odessa, Ukraine) (TP7). 
 

19.-25.04.2009

Scientists exchange between LSIWC and Parthenope University, (Napoli, Italy) - Janis Gravitis, Dr.habil., Sen. Researcher, Janis Abolins, Dr., Engineer; lectures and seminars for graduate, postgraduate, Ph.D. students and teaching staff of the Parthenope University (TP4).  
 

20.-23.04.2009

Visit in the Department of Environmental Chemistry of the Institute of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Chemical Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Science (Budapest, Hungary) - Galina Dobele, Dr.habil., Sen. Researcher, Aivars Zhurinsh, Dr., Sen. Researcher (TP6). 
 

27.-29.04.2009

4th European Conference on Wood Modification ECWM4, April 27-29, 2009, Stockholm, Sweden - Ingeborga Andersone, Dr., Sen. Researcher, Bruno Andersons, Dr., Sen. Researcher (TP2). 
  

12.-14.05.2009

Young Scientist Meeting. Future Trends in Phytochemistry in the Global Era of Agri-food and Health, May 12th-14th, 2009, Los Narejos (Los Alcazares), Murcia (Spain) - Oskars Bikovens, PhD student, Researcher (TP7). 
 

11.-15.05.2009

ACHEMA 2009. 29th International Exhibition-Congress on Chemical Engineering, Environmental Protection and Biotechnology (11-15 May 2009, Frankfurt am Main, Germany) - Galija Shulga, Dr.habil., Sen. Researcher, Brigita Neiberte, MSc, Research assistant (TP8). 
  

11.-30.05.2009

Training visit and research activities of young researcher Anrijs Verovkins, PhD student, research assistant in the Metal-Polymer Research Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (Gomel, Belarus) (TP8).   

  

01.-09.06.2009
Visit and research activities at the Georg-August University, Department of Wood Biology and Wood Products, Goettingen, Germany
- Vladimirs Biziks, PhD student, Res. Assist. (TP2); 
 

10.-12.06.2009
Participation in the 5th International Conference. Renewable Resources and Biorefineries. 10-12 June, 2009, Ghent, Belgium
- Galina Dobele, Dr. habil., Sen. Res., Aivars Zhurinsh, Dr., Sen. Res. (TP6); 
 

14.-17.06.2009
Participation in the 2nd International Congress on Green Process Engineering and the 2nd European Process Intensification Conference, 14-17 June 2009, Venice, Italy
- Galia Shulga, Dr. habil., Sen. Res., Marianna Laka, Dr., Res. (TP5, TP8); 
  

15.-18.06.2009
Participation in the 15th International Symposium on Wood, Fiber and Pulping Chemistry, 15-18 June, 2009, Oslo, Norway
- Ingeborga Andersone, Dr., Sen. Res., Bruno Andersons, Dr., Sen. Res., Anna Andersone, PhD student, Res. Assist. (TP2, TP7);  
  

25.- 27.06.2009
Participation in Workshop on Ethical Aspects of Energy Resources and Human Impact on Earth Ecosystem, June 25 and 26, 2009, Florence, Italy and visit in International Institute of Humankind Studies, Florence University
 - Uldis Viesturs, Dr. habil., Sen. Res. (TP10);  
  

29.06.-03.07.2009
Participation in the 17th European Biomass Conference. From Research to Industry and Markets. 29 June - 3 July 2009, Hamburg, Germany
- Andis Antons, PhD student, Engineer. (TP1); 
  

6.-10.07.2009
Participation in the European Summer Academy, 6-10 July, 2010, Balaton, Hungary
- Arnis Kokorevics, Dr., Proj. Manag.;  
  

31.08.-03.09.2009
Participation in the 12th European Meeting on Fire Retardant Polymers, 31st August - 3rd September 2009, Poznan, Poland
- Viesturs Zeltins, Dr., Sen. Res., Mikelis Kirpluks, MA student, Technician (TP9); 
  

01.-04.09.2009
Participation in the Conference Italic 5. Science & Technology of Biomasses: Advances and Challenges. From Forest and Agricultural Biomasses to High Added Value Products: Processes and Materials. September 1-4, 2009, Varenna, Italy
- Svetlana Chernyavskaya, MSc, Res. Assist., Valentins Solodovniks, MA student, Res. Assist. (TP5);  
  

02.-0.409.2009
Participation in the 7th ISRR Symposium RootRAP, September 2 -4, 2009, Vienna, Austria
- Galina Telysheva, Dr. habil., Sen. Res. (TP7);  
  

02.-0.409.2009
Participation in NWBC-2009. The 2nd Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference. September 2–4, 2009. Helsinki, Finland
- Aivars Zhurinsh, Dr., Sen. Res., Aleksandrs Arshanitsa M.Sc., Res. Assist. (TP6, TP7); 
  

16.-18.09.2009
Participation in the International Panel Products Symposium 2009, 16-18 September 2009, Nantes, France
- Bruno Andersons, Dr., Sen. Res.,  Ingeborga Andersone, Dr., Sen. Res., Vladimirs Biziks, PhD student, Res. Assist. (TP2);  
  

21.-24.09.2009
Participation in the Conference “Polysaccharides as a Source of Advanced Materials, EPNOE 2009”, September 21-24, 2009, Turku/Abo, Finland
- Anete Meija-Feldmane, MA student, Technician (TP5);  
  

28.-30.09.2009
Participation in the 3rd International Congress - Biotechniques for Air Pollution Control, 28-30 September, 2009, Delft, the Netherlands
- Uldis Viesturs, Dr. habil., Sen. Res. (TP10); 
  

01.-02.10.2009
Participation in the Annual meeting of the Nordic-Baltic Network in Wood Material Science and Engineering, October 1st-2nd, 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Bruno Andersons, Dr., Sen. Res., Vladimirs Biziks, PhD student, Res. Assist., Juris Grinins, MA student, Technician,  Ramuns Tupciauskas, PhD student, Technician, Gunars Pavlovics, PhD student, Technician. (TP1, TP2, TP7); 
  

12.-16.10.2009
Participation in the Course “Introduction to Food- and Airborne Fungi”, October 12-16, 2009, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Ilze Irbe, Dr., Res. (TP3); 
  

19.-22.10.2009
Visit and research activities at the Faculty of Chemical Technology, Department of Food Technology, Laboratory of Chromatography of the Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania
- Oskars Bikovens, PhD student, Res., Jevgenija Ponomarenko, MA student, Technician (TP7); 
  

19.-23.10.2009
Participation in the VIIth International Symposium on Phenolic Compounds, Fundamental and Applied Aspects, 19-23 October, 2009, Moscow, Russia
- Galina Telysheva, Dr. habil., Sen. Res., Tatjana Dizhbite, Dr. habil., Sen. Res. (TP7);  
  

08.-14.11.2009
Visit and research activities at the Georg-August University, Department of Wood Biology and Wood Products, Goettingen, Germany
- Vladimirs Biziks, PhD student, Res. Assist. (TP2); 
  

09.-11.11.2009
Participation in the Conference FTP C2009, 9-11 November, 2009, Stockholm, Sweden
- Bruno Andersons, Dr., Sen. Res. (TP2); 
  

11.11.2009
Participation in the WoodWisdo-Net Programme Seminar, November 11, 2009, Stockholm, Sweden
- Bruno Andersons, Dr., Sen. Res. (TP2); 
  

17.-18.11.2009
Participation in the 23rd Scientific Conference of the Wood Technology Faculty "Wood - Material of the XXI-st century", 17-18 November, 2009, Rogow, Poland
- Gunars Pavlovics, PhD student, Technician (TP1);  
  

20.11.2009
Participation in the Scientific Seminar on Fibre Products from Softwood, 20.11.2009, Helsinki, Finland
- Arnis Treimanis, Dr. habil., Sen. Res. (TP5); 
  

29.11.-06.12.2009
Visit and research activities at the Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble, France
- Laura Vikele, MA student, Technician (TP5); 
  

02.-04.12.2009
Participation in the III International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology. Fostering Cross-disciplinary Applied Research in Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology BioMicroWorld 2009, 2-4 December 2009, Lisbon, Portugal
- Ilze Irbe, Dr., Res. (TP3); 
  

07.-11.12.2009
Participation in the 4th International Conference on Polyphenols and Health, 7th to 11th December 2009, Harrogate, United Kingdom
- Tatjana Dizbite, Dr. habil., Sen. Res. (TP7);  
  

2010 
  

25.-29.01.2010
Visit and research activities in the Åbo Akademi University, Laboratory of Wood and Paper Chemistry, Turku, Finland, participation in a lecture
- Arnis Treimanis, Dr. habil., Sen. Res.; Marite Skute, M.Sc., Res. Assist. (TP5);  
  

08.-12.03.2010
Visit and research activities in the Tallinn University of Technology, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Estonia
- Tatjana Dizbite, Dr.habil. Sen. Res., Oskars Bikovens, PhD student, Res. (TP7);  
   

15.-16.03.2010
Participation in the Conference on Biorefineries and Bio-Based Products and World Biofuels Markets Conference and Exhibition, 15-16 March 2010, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Aivars Zhurinsh, Dr., Sen. Res. (TP6);  
    

19.-23.03.2010
Participation in the XIIth International Scientific Conference. Management and Sustainability, 19-21 March, Yundola, Bulgaria
- Gunars Pavlovics, PhD student, Technician (TP1);  
   

26.-30.04.2010
Participation in the XIV All-Russian Symposium on Actual Problems of Theory of Adsorption, Porosity and Adsorption Selectivity, 26-30 April, 2010, Moscow-Kljazma, Russia
- Jelena Chirkova, Dr., Res.; Galina Dobele, Dr. habil., Sen. Res. (TP3, TP6);  
  

28.03.—1.04.2010
Participation in the 1st Symposium on Biotechnology Applied to Lignocelluloses - Lignobiotech one, March 28th - April 1st, 2010, Reims, France
- Jevgenija Ponomarenko, MA student, Technician; Anrijs Verovkins, PhD student, Res. Assist.; Sanita Skudra, MA student, Technician; Julija Brovkina, PhD student, Res. Assist. (TP7, TP8);  
     

09.-13.05.2010
Participation in the 41st Annual Meeting of the International Research Group on Wood Protection IRG 41, 9-13 May, 2010, Biatritz, France
- Bruno Andersons, Dr., Sen. Res.; Ingeborga Andersone, Dr., Sen. Res.; Ilze Irbe, Dr., Res. (TP2, TP3);  
    

13.-15.05.2010
Participation in the COST Action CM0903 (UBIOCHEM) 1st Workshop, Cordoba (Spain), 13-15th May, 2010
- Galina Dobele, Dr. habil., Sen. Res. (TP6);  
  

20.-23.05.2010
Participation in the 5th Annual International Symposium on Environment, 20-23 May, 2010, Athens, Greece
- Janis Abolins, Dr., Engineer (TP4);  
  

24.-31.05.2010
Visit and research activities in the National Botanical Garden of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine
- Galina Lebedeva, Dr., Res. (TP7);  
   

01.-03.06.2010
Participation in the Conference “PulpPaper 2010”, 1-3 June, 2010, Helsinki, Finland - Arnis Treimanis, Dr.habil., Sen. Res. (TP5). 
  

06.-17.06.2010
Visit and research activities at the Georg-August University, Department of Wood Biology and Wood Products, Goettingen, Germany - Vladimirs Biziks, Res. Assist. (TP2). 
  

07.-10.06.2010
Participation in the 14th European Conference on Composite Materials ECCM-14, 7-10 June, 2010, Budapest, Hungary - Anrijs Verovkins, Res. Assist.; Vladimirs Yakushin, Dr., Sen. Res., (TP8, TP9). 
  

27.06.-02.07.2010
Participation in the 15th Meeting of the International Humic Substances Society, Tenerife, Spain, June 27 - July 2, 2010 - Oskars Bikovens, Res. (TP7). 
 

30.06.-17.07.2010
Visit and training activities in Pagora University, Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble, France - Laura Vikele, Eng. (TP5). 
  

11.-15.07.2010
Participation in the 40th International Conference on Environmental Systems, 11-15 July 2010, Barcelona, Spain - Ugis Cabulis, Dr., Sen. Res. (TP9). 
  

16.-19.08.2010
Participation in the 11th European Workshop on Lignocellulosics and Pulp, 16-19 August, 2010, Hamburg, Germany - Galina Telysheva, Dr.habil., Sen. Res., Tatjana Dizhbite, Dr.habil., Sen. Res., Galina Dobele, Dr.habil., Sen. Res., Baiba Spince, Res., Galia Shulga, Dr.habil., Sen. Res., Marianna Laka, Dr., Res.; Res., Jelena Chirkova, Dr., Res., Arnis Treimanis, Dr.habil., Sen. Res., Bruno Andersons, Dr., Sen. Res., Janis Gravitis, Dr.habil., Sen. Res., Jevgenija Ponomarenko, Res.Eng.; Laura Vikele, Eng. (TP2, TP4, TP5, TP6, TP7, TP8). 
  

24.-27.08.2010
Participation in the XXVth International Conference on Polyphenols, 24-27 August, 2010, Montpellier, France - Galina Lebedeva, Dr., Res., Oskars Bikovens, Res. (TP7). 
 

27.-31.08.2010
Participation in the Joint lnternational Summer School-Conference. 12-th Conference "Advanced Materials and Technologies and European Doctorate in Physics and Chemistry of Advanced Materials". 27-31 August 2010, Palanga, Lithuania - Gunars Pavlovics, Eng. (TP1). 
 

06.-09.09.2010
Participation in the 6th IUFRO International Symposium "Wood Structure and Properties ‘10", 6-9 September, 2010, Podbanske, High Tatras, Slovakia - Janis Dolacis, Dr., Sen. Res., Gunars Pavlovics, Eng. (TP1). 
  

08.-10.09.2010
Participation in the 14th International Symposium on Cellulose Chemistry and Technology, 8-10 September, 2010, Iasi, Romania - Juris Zoldners, Dr., Sen. Res., Galia Shulga, Dr.habil., Sen. Res. (TP5, TP8). 
  

08.-11.09.2010
Participation in the Baltic Polymer Symposium 2010 (BPS 2010), 8-11 September, 2010, Palanga, Lithuania - Marianna Laka, Dr., Res.; Res., Svetlana Chernyavskaya, Res. Assist., Sanita Skudra, Eng., Julija Brovkina, Res. Assist., Vadims Shakels, Res. Assist. (TP5, TP8). 
  

08.-10.09.2010
Participation in the ECOWOOD 2010 – 4th International Conference & Exhibition on Environmentally-Compatible Forest Products. 08-10 September 2010, Porto, Portugal - Vladimirs Biziks, Res. Assist.,  Juris Grinins, Res.Eng. (TP2). 
  

17.-29.09.2010
Visit and research activities in the University of Hamburg, Department of Wood Science, Germany - Guna Noldt, Dr. biol., Eng. (TP3).  
  

19.09.-02.10.2010
Visits and research activities in the University of Economics and Technology of Budapest, Hungary and the National Institute of Chemistry of Slovenia, Ljublan, Slovenia - Mikelis Kirpluks, Res.Eng. (TP9).  
  

22.-24.09.2010
Participation in the 16th Workshop: New Aspects on Chemistry and Application of Chitin and its Derivatives, September 22-24, 2010, Zakopane, Poland - Sanita Skudra, Eng. (TP8).  
  

23.-24.09.2010
Participation in the 1st Workshop on Green Chemistry and Nanotechnologies in Polymer Chemistry, 23-24 September 2010, Pardubice, Czech Republic - Ugis Cabulis, Dr., Sen. Res., Vladimirs Yakushin, Dr., Sen. Res. (TP9). 
  

26.-29.09.2010
Visits and research activities in the Kaunas Technical University, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Department of Food Technology (Lithuania) - Jevgenija Ponomarenko, Res.Eng., Maris Lauberts, Res.Eng. (TP7).  
 

28.-30.09.2010
Preparing of a project proposal for the consideration of plans for further collaboration, acquaintance with the facilities of the Department of Chemistry of the University of Florence - Galina Telysheva, Dr.habil., Sen. Res., Anna Andersone, Res. Assist. (TP7).  
  

01.-12.10.2010
Visits and research activities in the Durmishidze Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Department of Plant Substrates Bioconversion (Tbilisi, Georgia) - Ilze Irbe, Dr., Res., Arturs Mass, Res. Eng., Juris Vanags, Dr., Res. Assist. (TP3, TP10).  
  

04.-06.10.2010
Participation in the VIII International Conference „Bioantioxidant”, October 4-6, 2010, Moscow, Russia - Jevgenija Ponomarenko, Res. Eng. (TP7).  
  

21.-22.10.2010
Participation in the 6th Meeting of the Nordic-Baltic Network in Wood Material Science and Engineering (WSE), 21-22 October, 2010, Tallinn, Estonia - Janis Rizikovs, Dr., Res., Aigars Paze, Res. Eng., Elina Kapaca, Res. Eng., Julija Brovkina, Res. Assist., Bruno Andersons, Dr., Sen. Res. (TP2, TP6, TP8).  
  

24.-30.10.2010
Visit and research activities at the Georg-August University, Department of Wood Biology and Wood Products, Goettingen, Germany - Vladimirs Biziks, Res. Assist. (TP2).  
  

08.-11.11.2010
Participation in the Third International Symposium on Energy from Biomass and Waste, 8-11 November, 2010, Venice, Italy - Aleksandrs Arshanitsa, Res. Assist. (TP7).  
  

16.-17.11.2010
Participation in the 24th International Scientific Conference of Wood Technology Faculty “Wood – Material of the XXIst Century”, 16-17 November, 2011, Rogow, Poland - Janis Dolacis, Dr., Sen. Res. (TP1). 
  

22.-25.11.2010
Visit in and research activities in the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN), Petten, the Netherlands (22.11.2010-25.11.2010) - Aivars Zhurinsh, Dr., Sen. Res., Galina Dobele, Dr.habil., Sen. Res. (TP6). 
 

2011 
  

01.-02.02.2011
Participation in the 3rd Wood-Wisdom-Net Seminar, 1-2 February, 2011, Paris, France - Arnis Treimanis, Dr.habil., Sen. Res. (TP5). 
  

01.-05.02.2010
Visit and research activities in The Bremen Institute for Materials Testing (MPA), Department of Microbiology, Bremen, Germany - Ilze Irbe, Dr., Res. (TP3). 
  

02.-09.02.2011
Visit and research activities in the University of Athens, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Industrial Chemistry, Polymers Group, Greece - Dzintra Vilsone, Dr., Res. Assist. (TP9).  
  

24.-26.02.2011
Participation in the networking meeting at the Fraunhofer Institute of Chemical Technologies, Karlsruhe, Germany - Arnis Treimanis, Dr.habil., Sen. Res. (TP5).  
  

22.-24.03.2011
Participation in the 3rd Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference, NWBC 2011, 22-24 March, 2011, Stockholm, Sweden - Aivars Zhurinsh, Dr., Sen. Res., Galia Shulga, Dr.habil., Sen.Res. (TP6, TP8).  
  

27.03.-02.04.2011
Visit and research activities in The University of Aveiro, the Department of Chemistry, Aveiro, Portugal - Tatjana Dizhbite, Dr.habil., Sen.Res. (TP7).  
  

29.-31.03.2011
Participation in the "JECShow Composites”, Paris, 29-31 March, 2011 - Ugis Cabulis, Dr., Sen. Res. (TP9). 
  

06.-09.04.2011
Visit and research activities in Institute of Wood Technology (IHD), Department of Biology, Dresden, Germany: Dr. Ilze Irbe, Res. - Ilze Irbe, Dr., Res. (TP3).  
  

09.-13.05.2011
Participation in the 4th International Congress of Myology, 9-13 May, 2011, Lille, France - Jelena Krasilnikova, Dr., Eng. (TP7).  
 

14.-21.05.2011
Consideration of the plans for further collaboration aimed at preparing proposals, University of Surrey and Imperial College, London, United Kingdom - Galina Telysheva, Dr.habil., Sen. Res. (TP7).  
  

16.-19.05.2011
Participation in the International Conference and Expo of the Swedish Association of Engineers of Pulp&Paper Industry, 16-19 May 2011, Stockholm, Sweden - Arnis Treimanis, Dr.habil., Sen. Res. (TP5).  
  

19.-20.05.2011
Participation in the 8th International Conference “Environmental Engineering”, 19-20 May, 2011, Vilnius, Lithuania - Galia Shulga, Dr.habil., Sen. Res. (TP8).  
  

25.-28.05.2011
Visit and research activities in the University of Economics and Technology of Budapest, Hungary - Ugis Cabulis, Dr., Sen. Res. (TP9). 
  

Visits and research activities of foreign researchers in LSIWC
    

2008
   

26.06.-09.07.2008

Visits of Dr. Uwe Noldt and Dr. Guna Noldt (Institute of Wood Technology and Wood Biology (HTB), Johann Heinrich von Thunen-Institute (vTI), Hamburg, Germany) (TP2, TP3) - Inspection of objects of cultural heritage in the Valmiera city and North Vidzeme region of Latvia. 
  

05.-14.09.2008

Visits of Dr. Nataliia Zaimenko (The National N.N.Grishko Botanic Garden, The Ukraine Academy of Science; Kiev, Ukraine; Director) and Prof., Dr. Oleksandr Slyusarenko (Odessa National I.I.Mechnikov University, Botanic Garden, Botanic Department, Odessa, Ukraine; Director) (TP7).  
   

19.09.-03.10.2008

The coordination meeting of the thematic priorities “TP2. Wood molecular-, nano-level and composite materials research and biological re-engineering of plant cell walls for chemicals and energy” and "TP3. Biological wood damage of cultural heritage sites: organisms, biodeterioration, prevention" (23.09.2008); Visits of foreign researchers in LSIWC. (TP2, TP3).  
   

22.09.-01.10.2008

Visit of Prof. Stoyan Tzonkov (Department of Modelling and Optimization of Bioprocess Systems, Centre of Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Science, Sofia, Bulgaria) (TP10).  
   

12.-19.10.2008

Visit of Dr. Victor Shapovalov (Institute of Mechanics of Metal-Polymer Systems of NAS of Belarus, Gomel, Belarus) (TP8). 
  

14.-17.10.2008

Visit of Dr. Teresa Alvarez Centeno (Instituto Nacional del Carbon-CSIC, Oviedo, Asturia, Spain) (TP7). 
   

20.-23.10.2008

The coordination meeting of the thematic priority “TP4. Wood molecular-, nano-level and composite materials research and biological re-engineering of plant cell walls for chemicals and energy" (21.10.2008); Visits of foreign researchers in LSIWC (TP4). 
    

2009 
    

12.01.-14.05.2009

Traineeship of M.Sc. Errj Sansonetti (The University of Perugia, The Faculty of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences, The Department of Chemistry, Perugia, Italy) - Research work "Studies on the methods of the improvement of wood durability"; the study adviser: Dr.chem. Bruno Andersons, Sen. Researcher (TP2).  
    

02.-06.02.2009

Visits of Assoc.Prof. Olga Belous and Assoc.Prof. Audrone Zukauskaite of Klaipeda University (Lithuania) (TP8). 
   

05.-13.04.2009

Visits of Dr. Uwe Noldt and Dr. Guna Noldt (Institute of Wood Technology and Wood Biology (HTB), Johann Heinrich von Thunen-Institute (vTI), Hamburg, Germany) (TP2, TP3) - Inspection of objects of cultural heritage in the Valmiera city and North Vidzeme region of Latvia. 
    

27.-30.04.2009

Visits of PhD students Rasa Vainalaviciute, Vaida Sereviciene, Justyna Kozlovska-Kedziora, Inga Jakstoniene (Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Department of Environment Protection, Vilnius, Lithuania) (TP4).  
    

05.05.-03.06.2009

Visiting researcher Dr. Tatsian Nevar (The Research Institute for Physical Chemical Problems of the Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus) - Research work "Study of sorption activity of lignocellulose regarding to oil products in water media" (TP7).  
    

18.-29.05.2009

Visits of Dr. Paola DiDonato (University of Naples “Parthenope”, Italy; Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry NRC, Naples, Italy), Dr. Gabriella Fiorentino (University of Naples “Parthenope”, University of Naples "Federico", Italy) and Prof. Barbara Nicolaus (Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry NRC, Naples, Italy) (TP4).  
     

18.-25.05.2009, 15.06.-05.08.2009
Traineeship of PhD student Viachaslau Hrynko (Institute of Physical Organic Chemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Department of Medicinal Substances, Minsk, Belarus) - Research work "Studies of Sacharomyces cerevisiae fed-batch fermentation "
; the study adviser: Dr. Juris Vanags, Research assistant (TP10).  
    

30.05.-03.06.2009

Visits of Dr. Uwe Noldt and Dr. Guna Noldt (Institute of Wood Technology and Wood Biology (HTB), Johann Heinrich von Thunen-Institute (vTI), Hamburg, Germany) (TP2, TP3) - Inspection of objects of cultural heritage in the cities of Liepaja and Kuldiga and Kurzeme region of Latvia.   
    

03.-10.06.2009
Visit and research activities of Dr. Marta Iglesias Hernandez, Dr. Berta Gomez-Lor Perez and Dr. Natalia Snejko (Materials Science Institute of Madrid, Spain)
(TP7); 
    

11.-12.06.2009
Visit of Prof. Holger Militz (Georg-August University, Goettingen, Germany)
(TP2); 
    

29.06.-04.07.2009
Visit and research activities of Assoc. Prof. Olga Belous and Assoc. Prof. Audrone Zukauskaite (Klaipeda University, Lithuania)
(TP8);
    

18.07.-03.08.2009
Visit and research activities of Dr. Uwe Noldt and Dr. Guna Noldt (Institute of Wood Technology and Wood Biology (HTB), Johann Heinrich von Thunen-Institute (vTI), Hamburg, Germany)
- inspection of objects of cultural heritage in North Vidzeme and Latgale regions of Latvia (TP2, TP3); 
    

26.07.-01.08.2009
Visit and research activities of Prof. Dr. ing. Valentin I.Popa (“Gheorghe  Asachi” Technical University of Iasi, Romania)
(TP8); 
    

03.08.2009-31.01.2010, 12.02.-11.04.2010
Traineeship of M.Sc. Errj Sansonetti (The University of Perugia, The Faculty of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences, The Department of Chemistry, Perugia, Italy)
- research works "Instrumental methods for wood structure and properties studies" and “Investigation of biocides according to BPD for wood protection”, study adviser - Dr. chem. Bruno Andersons, Sen. Researcher. (TP2);  
    

31.08.-03.09.2009
Visit and research activities of Dr. Emma Jakab (the Department of Environmental Chemistry of the Institute of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Chemical Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Science, Budapest, Hungary)
(TP6); 
    

08.09.-01.10.2009
Visit and research activities of Assoc. Prof., Dr. Mitko Karadelev (Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Science & Mathematics, Skopje, The Republic of Macedonia)
- site visits and research activities in objects of cultural heritage in Latgale region, Latvia (together with Researcher of LSIWC Dr. Ilze Irbe) (TP3); 
    

25.-30.10.2009
Visit and research activities of Assoc. Prof. Cornelia Vasile, Dr. Cazacu Georgeta and Ph.D. student Catalina Natalia Cheaburu („Petru Poni” Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Iasi, Romania)
(TP8); 
    

12.-15.11.2009
Visit and research activities of and research activities Dr. Tomaš Vlček and Dr. Katerina Zetkova (SYNPO, Pardubice, Czech Republic)
(TP9); 
    

14.-18.12.2009
Visits and research activities of Prof., Dr. Chem., Lead. Res. Aleksandra Revina (Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Moscow, Russia)
(TP7);  
    

2010  
   

03.02.-26.06.2010
Traineeship of the student of the Master’s study programme Sabine Robert (Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble, France)
- research works "Impact of tree properties on the characteristics of papermaking fibre”, study adviser - Dr. habil. Arnis Treimanis, Sen. Res. (TP5); 
   

14.–21.02.2010
Visit and research activities of PMEng. Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Timo Grüneberg (Burckhardt Institute, Department of Wood Biology and Wood Products, University of Goettingen, Germany)
(TP2);

     
03.03.-28.03.2010
Visit and research activities of Prof. Vladimir Elisashvili (the Durmishidze Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Tbilisi, Georgia)
(TP3);  
      

03.03.-02.06.2010
Visiting researcher Dr. Nino Tsiklauri (the Durmishidze Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Tbilisi, Georgia)
- research work "Determination of enzymatic activity of wood inhabiting fungi", (TP3);

    
28.04.2010
The meeting of the researchers’ group “Wood modification”
:

  • Dr. Julia Carmo (Carmo-Anglo Portugesa de Productos Quimicos Lda, Lisbon, Portugal),
  • Mr. Waldemar Homan (Department building materials , TNO Built Environment and Geosciences, The Netherlands),
  • Dr. Dennis Jones (Woodknowledge Wales, BRE Wales, Engineering Centre for Manufacturing and Materials (ECM2), Heol Cefn Gwrgan, Margam, Neath Port Talbot, United Kingdom),
  • Mr. Antti Nurmi (Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT), Finland),
  • Mr. Bôke Tjeerdsma (SHR Timber Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands),
  • Prof. Dr.Joris Van Acker (Ghent University, Laboratory of Wood Technology, Ghent, Belgium) (TP2).
        

01.-09.05.2010
Visit and research activities of Dr. Uwe Noldt and Dr. Guna Noldt (Institute of Wood Technology and Wood Biology (HTB), Johann Heinrich von Thunen-Institute (vTI), Hamburg, Germany)
- inspection of objects of cultural heritage in Kurzeme (Courland) and Latgale regions of Latvia (TP2, TP3);  
    

17.-22.05.2010
Visit of and research activities Dr. Viia Lepane and Ph.D student Natalja Makarotseva (Tallinn University of Technology, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Estonia)
(TP6, TP7).
   

28.06.-01.07.2010
Visits of Ass. Prof. Jan Sedliacek and Ass. Prof. Mariana Sedliacek (Technical University in Zvolen, Faculty of Wood Science and Technology, Department of Furniture and Wood Products, Department of Enterprise Management, Zvolen, Slovakia)  (TP8). 
  

02.08.2010-31.01.2011
Traineeship and research work of researcher Errj Sansonetti (The University of Perugia, The Faculty of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences, The Department of Chemistry, Perugia, Italy) (TP2). 
  

23.-27.08.2010
Visits of Dr. P.J. de Wild (Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN), Petten, The Netherlands) and Jana Kalivodova (ECN Biomass, Coal and Environmental Research, Transportation Fuels & Chemicals, Petten, The Netherlands) (TP6). 
  

07.-16.09.2010
Visit of Dr. Dietrich Meier (Institute of Wood Technology and Wood Biology, Hamburg, Germany) (TP6). 
  

08. -16.09.2010
Visit of Dr. Uwe Noldt (Institute of Wood Technology and Wood Biology (HTB), Johann Heinrich von Thunen-Institute (vTI), Hamburg, Germany) (TP3). 
 

18.-23.09.2010
Visit of Dr. Olena Gnylytska (Ukrainian State University of Chemical Technology, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine) (TP2). 
   

10. -24.10.2010
Visits of Dr. Alexey A. Zezin and Dr. Elena A. Zezina (Department of Chemistry of M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia) (TP8). 
  

18.-20.10.2010
Visits of Dr. Edita Baltrenaite and Dr. Egidijus Petraitis (Department of Environmental Protection, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania) (TP4). 
    

08.11.2010-11.11.2010
Visits of Dr. Evgeny Shkolnikov and Res. Assist. Daria Vitkina (Joint Institute of High Temperatures of Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia) (TP7). 
    

28.-30.11.2010
Visits of Dr. Emmanuel Guillon and Dr. Stéphanie Sayen (Institute of Molecular Chemistry - Reims, France) (TP7). 
   

11.-18.12.2010
Visit of Dr. Viktar Shapavalau (The State Scientific Institution “V.A. Belyi Metal-Polymer Research Institute of National Academy of Sciences of Belarus”, Gomel, Belarus) (TP8). 
   

2011 
  

10.-18.01.2011
Visits of Prof. Vladimir Elisashvili and Dr. Nino Tsiklauri (the Durmishidze Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Tbilisi, Georgia) (TP3). 
  

21.02.-06.04.2011
Visiting researcher Dr. Mikheil Asatiani (the Durmishidze Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Tbilisi, Georgia) (TP3). 
  

07. -10.03.2011
Visit of Prof. Vladimir Sheibak (Grodno State Medical Institute, Grodno, Belarus) (TP7). 
 

26.03.-18.04.2011
Visits of Prof. Vladimir Elisashvili (the Durmishidze Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Tbilisi, Georgia) (TP3).  
 

28.03.-02.04.2011
Visit of Dr. Viia Lepane (Tallinn University of Technology, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Estonia) (TP7). 
 

06.04.2011-10.04.2011
Visit of Dr. Edita Jasiukaityte (National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia) (TP9). 
  

17.-22.04.2011
Visits of Dr. Dmitry Eutyugin and Dr. Margarita Eutyugina (University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal) (TP7). 
  

25.-30.04.2011
Visits of Dr. Andrzej Eymontty and Dr. Marian Glazewsky (Institute of Technology and Life Sciences, Warsaw branch, The Department of Sanitary Engineering and Rural Hygienization, Poland) (TP8). 
  

02.-06.05.2011
Visit of Prof., Dr. Natalia Zagoskina (Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia) (TP7). 
  

03.-24.05.2011
Visit of Dr. Uwe Noldt (Institute of Wood Technology and Wood Biology (HTB), Johann Heinrich von Thunen-Institute (vTI), Hamburg, Germany) (TP3). 
  

03.05.2011-12.05.2011
Visits of Dr. Tatsiana Savitskaya (Belarusian State University, Chemistry Department, Minsk, Belarus) and Dr. Dzmitry Hrynshpah (Scientific Research Institute for Physical and Chemical Problems of the Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus) (TP7). 
  

04.-06.05.2011
Visit of Prof., Dr. Petras Rimantas Venskutonis (Kaunas Technical University, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Department of Food Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania) (TP7). 
 

11.-13.05.2011
Visits of Dr. Donatas Levisauskas (Process Control Department, Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania) (TP7). 
 

23.-27.05.2011
Visits of Prof. Oskar Faix (The Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute, Institute of Wood Technology and Wood Biology, Hamburg, Germany) (TP2). 
  

25.05.2011-31.05.2011
Visits of Assist. Prof., Dr. Patrick Trouillas (Pharmacy School of Limognes, the University of Limoges, France) (TP3).
   

Upgraded research equipment   

2008  
      

Upgrading of the Preparative Liquid Chromatograph - UV-detector with software - “Biotage SP-1” (TP7).  
     

Solid-Liguid Extractors on the fluidized bed extraction principle for preparing samples for chromatography analyses - “FexIKA vario control (IKA Werke GmbH)” (TP7).
   

High resolution digital camera, photo TV adapter, PCI interface card for image analysis program “Image-Pro Plus” for high-quality documentation of the inspection of cultural historical and other objects as well as for wood cell wall biodegradation studies, and microorganisms and bacteria identification - Digital camera “Leica DFC-480”, PCI interface card, adapter, software Image-Pro Plus v6.3” (TP2, TP3). 
   

Software for upgrading of „L&W Fiber Tester” for analysis of cellulose and other fibers – L&W Fiber Tester Vessels and Kink Module (Code 931), delivery and installation (TP5). 
   

Software for extensible scientific graphing, data analysis, image processing and programming: WaveMetrics IGOR Pro 6; WaveMetrics IGOR XOP Toolkit 5.0; WaveMetrics IGOR NIDAQ Tools MX 1.0; WaveMetrics IGOR Filter Design Lab (IFDL); Manuals (TP7).   

    

Upgrading of the EPR EMX Bruker Spectrometer: NMR-Teslameter, fully integrated into the present acquisition software, with Probe-Clamp for Teslameter; Double Rectangular Cavity; Variable digital temperature control system for the range 3.8-300 K (TP7).

  

2009
  

Steam explosion unit energy measurement system and steam explosion materials separation equipment for the unique steam explosion plant designed and installed in the LSIWC – 3 collecting containers with a lid for the steam explosion plant, delivery and installation (TP4, TP8).
  

2011  
  

The particle and molecule size, zeta potential, molecular weight measurement system - Zetasizer Nano ZS (Malvern Instruments Ltd.)(TP8). 
 

The materials testing machine - Zwick Z010 TN (Zwick GmbH & Co.KG, Ulm, Germany) (TP2, TP9). 
  

The laboratory reactor - Parr Bench Top reactor 4523 (Parr Instrument (Deutschland) GmbH) (TP7). 
  

Accelerated weathering tester for upgrading wood material testing unit - QUV/Spray (TP2, TP9). 
  

Supplements and spare parts for the gel chromatography devices and equipment (TP7). 
  

Supplements and spare parts for spectroscopical equipement and devices (TP7).  
  

Supplements and spare parts for gas chromatography devices and equipment (TP7). 
  

Supplements and spare parts for the wettability (contact angle) measurements system (TP2). 
  

Supplements and spare parts for pyrolytical devices and equipement (TP7).  
   

Organized conferences and workshop 
  

The Fifth European Conference on Wood Modification ECWM5 (September 20-21, 2010, Riga, Latvia, http://www.ecwm5.lv/) continued the series of the premier events dedicated to all global wood modification technologies, bringing together research and industry organisations. 120 participants from 29 ERA and ICPC countries took part in the Conference. 30 oral and 29 poster presentations were offered during the 2-day event. The Proceedings book (issued in both paper and CD versions) of the Conference was edited by the members of the Conference‘ scientific committee and contains 60 peer-reviewed articles of participants.  
  

The 2nd Workshop "Green Chemistry and Nanotechnologies in Polymer Chemistry" (5-6 May, 2011, Riga, Latvia) represented the most promising and fastest growing areas of polymer chemistry in the last decade. 30 participants from 8 ERA and 1 ICPC countries took part in the Workshop. 26 oral and 3 poster presentations were offered during the 2-day event. The book of abstracts contains 27 abstracts of presentations.
  


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