Biography

CURRICULUM VITAE
Prof. Dr. Saulius Grigalevicius
BASIC INFORMATION

First name, surname: Saulius Grigalevicius
Date and Place of Birth: 1972 in Lithuania.
Current position: Professor and Leading researcher at Kaunas University of Technology
Contact address: Department of Polymer Chemistry and Technology
Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilenu Plentas 19
LT-50254, Kaunas, Lithuania
E-mail: saulius.grigalevicius@ktu.lt

Education
Habilitation in Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, October 2007.
PhD in Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, December 2000.
MSc in Polymer Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, June 1996.
BSc in Chemical Engineering, Kaunas University of Technology, June 1994.

Current position and professional experience
2010-Now: Professor and Leading researcher at Kaunas University of Technology.
2008-2010: Leading researcher/ Associate Professor at Kaunas University of Technology.
2007-2008: Senior researcher/ Associate Professor at Kaunas University of Technology.
2004-2005: Visiting scientist at Wuppertal University (Germany).
2002-2003: Visiting scientist at Grenoble University (France).
2000-2008: Senior researcher/ Assistant Professor at Kaunas University of Technology.

Primary fields of interest:
• Synthesis of organic electronically active compounds.
• Preparation and polymerization of monomers containing electro-active fragments.
• Applications of electro-active materials for optoelectronic devices.

Major awards and honors
2021: Full member of Lithuanian Academy of Sciences
2018: Prof. Kazimieras Barsauskas award from Lithuanian Academy of Science.
2012: Dr. Kazickas Family Foundation Grant for Young Researchers (USA).
2006: Return fellowship from Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Germany).
2005: Research Fellowship from the Republic of Lithuania.
2004: Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship (Germany).
2002: Research Fellowship from the Republic of Lithuania.

Patents
1. Vaitkevičienė, Violeta (išrad.); Grigalevičius, Saulius (išrad.); Gražulevičius, Juozas Vidas (išrad.); Gaidelis, Valentas (išrad.); Maldžius, Robertas (išrad.); Tokarski, Zbigniew (išrad.); Jubran, Nusrallah (išrad.). Polymeric charge transport materials having carbazolyl repeating units : patent no.: US 7,329,722 B2, 2008-02-12 / inventors: Violeta Vaitkevičienė, Saulius Grigalevičius, Juozas V. Gražulevičius, Valentas Gaidelis, Robertas Maldžius, Zbigniew Tokarski, Nusrallah Jubran ; assignee: Samsung electronics Co., Ltd. US 7,329,722 B2.
2. Jou, Jwo-Huei (išrad.); Li, Tsung-Han (išrad.); Grigalevičius, Saulius (išrad.); Kručaitė, Gintarė (išrad.). Method for manufacturing an organic element : United States patent / Inventors: Jwo-Huei Jou, Tsung-Han Li, Saulius Grigalevičius; Gintare Kručaite ; Assignee: National Tsing Hua University (TW ). US 9887357 B2. 2018-02-06. 18 p.
3. Jou, Jwo-Huei (išrad.); Li, Tsung-Han (išrad.); Grigalevičius, Saulius (išrad.); Kručaitė, Gintarė (išrad.). Carrier transport material / Inventors: Jwo-Huei Jou, Tsung-Han Li, Saulius Grigalevičius, Gintarė Kručaitė ; Applicant: National Tsing-Hua University, Hsinchu (TW). US 9266833 B2. 2016-02-23. 22 p.