FizTeCh 2026: Ideas Beyond Disciplines

Can a complex scientific study be explained in just three minutes so that its essence is understood not only by experts in the field, but by everyone? 

On 27 October, 14 young FTMC doctoral students will take on this challenge in the final of “FizTeCh 2026” conference. They will present their research in a concise, clear and engaging way to an audience representing a range of scientific disciplines. 

Date: 27 October 2026 

Venue: FTMC, Saulėtekio Ave. 3, Auditorium A101 

Official language: English 

Science beyond disciplinary boundaries 

“FizTeCh” is an annual FTMC conference dedicated to doctoral students, early-career researchers and science communication. It brings together the whole FTMC community and its guests to share research, discoveries and ideas. 

In 2026, “FizTeCh” returns with a renewed format. This year, the focus is not only on scientific results, but also on the ability to communicate complex ideas in a clear, accessible and engaging way. 

“FizTeCh 2026” will take place in two stages. First, FTMC doctoral students will present their annual research progress during open attestation sessions. The highest-rated candidates will then advance to the final. 

Finalists

The session featuring the best oral presentations will take place from 09:30 to 11:30, during which the following finalists will present their research:

1. Austėja Trečiokaitė – Full Field Fourier and Time Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Systems for Retinal and Ex-vivo Sample Imaging

2. Justina Stonytė – The Case of the Missing Mushrooms

3. Ąžuolas Ivickas – Development of a Mass Spectrometric Method for Investigating the Dynamics of Greenhouse Gases (CO₂, CH₄) in the Environment

4. Raminta Šakickaitė – Rethinking Green Hydrogen. Can We Create More Value?

5. Austėja Burbulytė – Waste-Based Nanomaterials as an Environmentally Friendly Solution to Reduce Microplastic Pollution

6. Ilya Navitski – On-Spot Electrochemical Detection of Zinc, Cadmium and Lead Using MXenes

7. Cheng Cheng – Primordial Black Holes from Tachyonic Resonance During Inflation

8. Raiane Rodrigues da Silva – The Use of Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) to Unlock Plant Protein Applications

9. Paulina Nemaniutė-Daubarė – The Glue That Holds a Battery Together

10. Šarūnas Mickus – Advancing the Speed of Laser Surface Functionalisation

11. Julianija Nikitina – Periodically Modulated Optical Coatings as Novel Optics for Laser Radiation Manipulation

12. Titas Klepeckas – Organic Solar Cells: Two Whys

13. Ugnė Šilingaitė – Can We Replace AI with Light?

14. Adei Abouhagger – Keeping the Dye Switched On: Light-Activated Microgels Against Bacterial Infection

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