Awards and Recognitions

Ilze Irbe, a senior researcher at the Cellulose Laboratory of LSIWC, participated in the international competition "WorldStar for Packaging" with her entry "Mycelium composite pellets for protection of packaged products" and won the winning prize among 550 participants.

The award ceremony will take place on 30 May this year in Milan, during the IPACK-IMA packaging exhibition.

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Senior Researcher of the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry Ph.D. Miķelis Kirpļuks - #ResearchLatvia2024 MARCH Scientist of the Month!

The research interests of Miķelis are related to the development of innovative polymers and their extraction from renewable and recyclable raw materials, replacing petroleum refinery products with more environmentally friendly alternatives. He has successfully been involved in several Fundamental and Applied Research Projects, European Regional Development Fund (ERDF…

The first prize in the "Green Europe" category of the "Region Stars 2024" event organised by the Ministry of Finance was awarded to the project of LSIWC Cellulose Laboratory and SIA "VLT", which aimed to develop sustainable packaging from natural fibres, biopolymers and mushroom mycelium, thus offering an alternative to the use of plastics and developing sustainable and environmentally friendly production. Project scientific manager…

The second place prize at the Finance Ministry's event "Region Stars" in the category "Green Europe" was awarded to a project of the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry focusing on the extraction of microparticles of birch wood extractives and their functional use in eco-innovative products. The scientific manager of the project Dr. sc. ing. Aigars Pāže.

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In 2024, two groups of LSIWC researchers received diplomas and recognition awards in the "Zelta čiekurs" ("Golden Cone") nomination "For scientific contribution to the development of the sector":

• Dr.sc.ing. Jānis Rižikovs and his team with the development of innovative solutions for the application of suberic acids recovered from birch outer bark wastes, and their use in polymer systems to replace fossil resources.
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PhD Daniela Godiņa, researcher at the Biorefining Laboratory of the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry - laureate of "Baltic scholarship for women in science 2024". Daniela is a talented young scientist who defended her thesis in 2024 "Characterization and process optimization of biomass valorization products of birch (Betula pendula) growing in Latvia" and continues research related to the use of birch extractives in the synthesis of bio-polymers. Daniela plans to use her analytical chemistry skills to unravel the chemical composition of the…