Andrius Baltuška, Ph.D.

Education
1988 - 1993 |
Undergraduate studies Diploma in Physics Thesis advisors: Dr. R. Gadonas and Prof. Dr. A.P. Piskarskas |
Faculty of Physics, Vilnius University (Vilnius, Lithuania) |
1993 - 1995 |
3 semesters of postgraduate studies (specialization: laser physics and spectroscopy) Supervisors: Dr. R. Gadonas and Prof. Dr. A.P. Piskarskas |
Laser Research Center, Vilnius University (Vilnius, Lithuania) |
1995 - 1996 |
TEMPUS graduate student scholarship Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Rienk van Grondelle |
Faculty of Sciences, Laser Center, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) |
1996 - 2000 |
Ubbo Emmius Ph.D. research scholarship (Ultrafast laser spectroscopy group) Ph.D. in Chemical Physics Thesis advisors: Dr. M.S. Pshenichnikov and Prof. Dr. D.A. Wiersma |
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (Groningen, The Netherlands) |
Dissertation
Positions held
01.03.2006 - |
Univ. Prof. |
Photonics Institute Vienna Univ. of Technology (Vienna, Austria) |
2005 |
Leader of a Max-Planck Junior research group |
Max-Planck-Institute of Quantum Optics |
2004 - 2005 |
Scientist |
Max-Planck-Institute of Quantum Optics (Laboratory for attosecond and high-field physics, division of Prof. F. Krausz) |
2002 - 2004 |
Post Doctoral Researcher |
Photonics Institute (Prof. F. Krausz lab), Vienna Univ. of Technology (Vienna, Austria) |
2000 - 2002 |
Research Associate |
Faculty of Science (Prof. T. Kobayashi lab), University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan) |
1992 - 1995 |
Research Assistant |
Laser Research Center (head: Prof. A. P. Piskarskas), Vilnius University (Vilnius, Lithuania) |
Current research interests
Diode pumped solid state lasers (DPSSL). Femtosecond nonlinear spectroscopy. Generation and characterization of ultrashort pulses. Adaptive optics and computer-controlled pulse shaping. Refractive pulse compression using gradient-index bulk media. Nonlinear fiber optics with femtosecond pulses. Broadband parametric generation and amplification. Stabilization of carrier-envelope phase of intense few-cycle optical pulses. Electron dynamics in polar solvents. Charge transfer reactions in fluids. Attosecond pulse generation and metrology.
Awards and Stipends
• TEMPUS Stipend (1995 - 1996) • Ubbo Emmius Research Stipend, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (1996 - 2000) • European Young Investigator Award (EURYI 2004) • 2006 Ignaz L. Lieben Award from the Austrian Academy of Sciences
Professional duties
- Program chair HILAS 2011 and 2012
- Program chair ASSP 2012
- Program committee member CLEO-Europe, NLO
- Former committee member CLEO
Publication list (download pdf)
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