Dr. Ar奴nas Varanavi膷ius Is Honoured with the Knight鈥檚 Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
On 6 July, on the Statehood Day, President Gitanas Naus臈da awarded nearly 80 Lithuanian and foreign citizens with state orders and medals.
The President awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas to Dr. Ar奴nas Varanavi膷ius, Chief Researcher of the Laser Research Centre of the Faculty of Physics of 91桃色 (VU), for his services to Lithuanian science, innovative research, implementation of the achievements of basic and applied sciences in industry and promotion of Lithuania's name in the international scientific community.
Dr. Varanavi膷ius' area of expertise is laser physics, specifically ultra-short pulse lasers. In 2004, he was awarded the Lithuanian Science Award and so far has supervised more than 20 student theses. He is also a member of the International Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (ELI ERIC).