1996-2000
Ubbo Emmius Ph.D. research scholarship
Ph.D. in Chemical Physics
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands

1995-1996
TEMPUS graduate student scholarship
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Rienk van Grondelle
Faculty of Sciences, Vrije universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands

1993-1995
3 semesters of postgraduate studies (specialization: laser physics and spectroscopy)
Laser Research Center, Vilnius University, Lithuania

1988-1993
Undergraduate studies Diploma in Physics
Faculty of Physics, Vilnius University, Lithuania

2006
Full Professor, Vienna University of Technology

2004-2006
Scientist, Max-Planck-Institute for Quantum Optics (Laboratory for attosecond and high-field physics, head Prof. F. Krausz), Germany

2002-2004
Post Doctoral Researcher, Photonics Institute Vienna Univ. of Technology, Austria

2000-2002
Research Associate, Faculty of Science University of Tokyo, Japan

1992-1995
Research Assistant, Laser Research Center Vilnius University, Lithuania

* 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.
* 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

* European Young Investigator Award (EURYI 2004) * Ubbo Emmius Research Stipend, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (1996 - 2000)
* TEMPUS Stipend (1995 - 1996)

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