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On November 22, the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry hosted the educational course for natural sciences, chemistry and physics teachers, for them to explore wood through the new methodological tool "Wood Experiments for Grades 5-12". The course is organised by SIA "Latvijas valsts meži" and association "Latvijas koks" in coperation with other partners. The aim of the courses is to raise awareness in schools about wood, a topic that has been little covered in school curricula, but is important for the Latvian economy. Teachers were encouraged to practically carry out a variety of...

On 26 November, the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry hosted a seminar on artificial intelligence (AI). Guest speaker Oskars Teikmanis introduced the LSIWC staff to the world of semantics, explaining what large language models are, and answered questions from the LSIWC staff. One of the most relevant themes related to the use of MI tools was responsibility and safety when using them in a professional context. Oskars Teikmanis shared his experience and introduced the audience to various MI programmes for specific purposes, and demonstrated an interactive example of pore size...

On November 19-20, our colleagues Ance Pļavniece and Aivars Žūriņš participated in the conference “THE BALTIC RESEARCH PROGRAMME – A UNIQUE SUCCESS STORY OF REGIONAL COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH”, which was held in Vilnius by the Lithuanian Research Council. The conference presented success stories from the last Baltic Research Programme - research projects on a variety of topics. In 2021-2023 the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry implemented the project "Sustainably produced nanomaterials for energy applications ( SuNaMa)", which aimed to develop innovative, high performance, high...

In accordance with the regulation about academic positions at the Derived public person "Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry" on November 19, 2024 the Scientific Council elected Leading researchers Anna Andersone Oskars Grīgs Juris Grīniņš Aiga Ivdre Aigars Pāže Researchers Mārtiņš Andžš Jūlija Brovkina Scientific Assistants Mārtiņš Romanovskis Natālija Zaharova C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S ! Links to the vacancy advertisements on NZDIS portal: leading researcher, researcher, scientific assistant

As 18 November approached, the staff of the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry celebrated the 106 th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Latvia. The LSIWC is one of the oldest scientific institutes in Latvia, and we are proud to bear Latvia's name in the name of the institute. Our mission is to produce competitive products from local, renewable resources, with the aim of promoting sustainable innovation using Latvia's green gold - forest resources and other plant biomass. 18 November is a symbol of the strength, unity and perseverance of our people. More than a hundred...

On 12 November, Vilnius, Lithuania, hosted the award ceremony for the "Women in Science Baltic Fellowship 2024", and Daniela Godiņa, researcher of the Biorefinery Laboratory of the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry was among the laureates. The aim of the fellowship is to support women scientists to pursue a career in scientific research in the Baltic States, to promote the achievements of young women scientists and to encourage the most talented students to choose a career in science. The fellowship was awarded to three female scientists from each of the Baltic States, thus...