“We are leaders among European technical research institutions by providing research and development for the benefit of small and medium enterprises (up to 500 employees). There is a fierce competition for these projects among best European universities and research institutions, thus our achievement is outstanding”, says professor Rymantas Jonas Kažys, Head of Ultrasound Research Institute at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU).
Partners from all over the world address researchers working in Kaunas for solutions which can not be provided anywhere else.
“Extreme radiation where no form of life would survive for longer than several seconds, high pressure, chemically aggressive environment, intense vibrations are the conditions under which our technologies effectively function”, says Prof Kažys.
About the KTU’s Ultrasound Research Institute
KTU is the second largest institution of higher education of Lithuania. The Ultrasound Institute represents majority of ultrasonic research groups at the University. Ultrasound research spans over 55 years of activity. More than 1 000 publications and over 150 patents were produced by the researchers of the institute.
The Institute successfully participates in 24 FP5, FP6 and FP7 projects. The main area of interest covers development of new advanced ultrasonic measurement, imaging and non-destructive techniques for extreme conditions (high temperatures, strong radioactive radiation, high pressure, aerospace and chemical activity) and non-conventional applications of NDT, monitoring and quality control. These techniques are oriented to solve the complicated questions related to the construction safety and human health.
Activity
We possess unique know-how and experience in the following fields:
Development of new advanced ultrasonic measurement and non- destructive techniques includes:
International Experts on KTU’s Ultrasound Research Institute
Prof Manfred Horvat, independent expert in European Union stated that among CESAER (Conference of European Schools for Advanced Engineering Education and Research) members Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) is a leader in European Union according to the number of FRAMEWORK projects for benefit of SME. From 18 projects in KTU 16 were carried out by Ultrasound Institute.
Stephen J. Ciesinski from Stanford Research Institute (USA) during international conference „Local Hubs in Global Networks“ presented the Ultrasound Institute as an example of the successful international activity.
Ken Singer from the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Technology at University of California, Berkeley, USA, in 2013 named the Ultrasound Institute as possessing the highest potential in high technologies.
In 2015 assessment of research in technological sciences in Lithuania was performed by a team of international experts. The experts from the Panel T2 visited Lithuania on 9–13February, 2015 and during this period they made site-visits. The Panel was asked to evaluate research using the following criteria: research quality, economic and social impact, infrastructure, research management and development potential and to score each Unit on a five point scale, namely, ranging from outstanding [5] to poor [1].
They have made conclusion that the Ultrasound Research Institute is a strong international player and therefore the panel decided to confirm score 4 for the whole unit. The most prominent merits are the high volume of the work carried out within competitive European projects (16 FP7 projects), a very good infrastructure, links with industry and the quality of the research demonstrated by publications in international refereed journals.
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