{"id":240785,"date":"2025-07-08T08:45:40","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T05:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vuf.lt\/?post_type=naujienos&#038;p=240785"},"modified":"2025-07-08T08:45:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T05:45:40","slug":"prof-piskarskas-family-allocates-another-e200000-to-named-sub-fund","status":"publish","type":"naujienos","link":"https:\/\/vuf.lt\/en\/news\/prof-piskarskas-family-allocates-another-e200000-to-named-sub-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"In Memory of Prof. A. P. Piskarskas \u2013 Family Allocates Another \u20ac200,000 to Named Sub-Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Prof. Algis Petras Piskarskas (1942\u20132022) family contributed an additional 200,000 euros to the named <a href=\"https:\/\/vuf.lt\/en\/subfunds\/piskarskas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">endowment sub-fund<\/a> in May and July of this year. After this significant philanthropic contribution, the value of the sub-fund dedicated to supporting laser physics science reached 800,000 euros.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since the sub-fund\u2019s establishment in April 2023, it has received broad support from the physics community. The laser and laser systems manufacturing company <strong>\u201cLight Conversion\u201d<\/strong> and the family of <strong>Reda and Alvydas \u017dabolis<\/strong> each contributed 100,000 euros; the family of <strong>Irena and Algirdas Juozapavi\u010dius<\/strong> donated 200,000 euros; and the largest contribution\u2014400,000 euros\u2014was made by the <strong>Piskarskas family<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To honor one of Lithuania\u2019s most prominent scientists, known as the father of Lithuanian lasers, the investment income from the sub-fund along with targeted support provide annual Named Prof. A. P. Piskarskas scholarships for talented laser science students at the VU Faculty of Physics:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Scholarship for the best bachelor\u2019s thesis<\/strong> (2,000 euros);<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scholarship for the best master\u2019s thesis<\/strong> (3,000 euros);<\/li>\n<li><strong>Postdoctoral Fellowship<\/strong> (20,000\u201335,000 euros).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-240783 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/APPstipendijos.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/APPstipendijos.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/APPstipendijos-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/APPstipendijos-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/APPstipendijos-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/APPstipendijos-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/APPstipendijos-810x456.jpg 810w, https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/APPstipendijos-836x470.jpg 836w, https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/APPstipendijos-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/APPstipendijos-285x160.jpg 285w, https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/APPstipendijos-650x366.jpg 650w, https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/APPstipendijos-267x150.jpg 267w, https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/APPstipendijos-444x250.jpg 444w, https:\/\/vuf.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/APPstipendijos-600x338.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1080;\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 2024, the first named Postdoctoral Fellowship was awarded\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/vuf.lt\/en\/news\/prof-piskarskas-postdoctoral-fellowship-awarded\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Balys Momgaudis<\/a> became the laureate. In 2025, Scholarships for the best bachelor\u2019s theses were awarded to Antanas Butkus and \u016ala Marija Lauci\u016bt\u0117, and for the best master\u2019s thesis to Simona Armalyt\u0117.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prof. A. P. Piskarskas made a significant contribution to the development of Lithuanian laser science and industry, actively developed the high-tech development strategy, and was concerned with the international competitiveness of the country\u2019s laser industry. His achievements continue to inspire new generations of talents in laser physics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":234254,"template":"","class_list":["post-240785","naujienos","type-naujienos","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>In Memory of Prof. A. P. 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