Awards and Recognitions

The Latvian Academy of Sciences has recognised the work “From Birch Bark to Sustainable Wood Materials: Suberinic Acid Innovations in the Circular Bioeconomy” as one of the most significant scientific achievements of 2025. For the first time at an industrial scale, the researchers demonstrated that suberinic acids obtained through the depolymerisation of suberin can be successfully used as an environmentally friendly binder for the production of moisture-resistant plywood, particleboard and fibreboard, as well as for…

PhD Edgars Kuka is a researcher at the Laboratory of Wood Degradation and Protection…

In the category “For Public Education,” a diploma was awarded to the Student Council of the Institute of Wood Chemistry – Ph.D. Daniela Godiņa, Mg.chem. Laima Vēvere and …

The forest sector’s annual award “Golden Pine Cone 2025” in the category “Lifetime Achievement” has been presented to our long-standing colleague, senior researcher Dr. chem. Juris Zoldners.
At 90 years of age, Juris continues to work actively in the Cellulose Laboratory, contributing significantly to wood chemistry…

At the Plastics Industry Awards 2025 ceremony in London, Dr.sc.ing. Uģis Cābulis was presented with the award in the category “Polyurethane Innovation.”

This award is one of the most influential recognitions in the polymer sector in the United Kingdom and Europe, highlighting outstanding achievements in materials science,…

Rīgas Tehniskās universitātes (RTU) 66. starptautiskās zinātniskās konferences plenārsēdē Latvijas Valsts koksnes ķīmijas institūta (LVKĶI) zinātniskais direktors, Polimēru laboratorijas vadītājs, LZA akadēmiķis Dr.sc.ing. Uģis Cābulis saņēma Paula Valdena piemiņas medaļu par izcilu ieguldījumu polimēru materiālu un kosmosa tehnoloģiju attīstībā.

Uģa Cābuļa zinātniskā darbība aptver plašu poliuretānu ķīmijas un tehnoloģijas lauku, īpaši kriogēnās…