Jūras Banys, Habilitated doctor of physical sciences, Professor, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

Contact info: doc., hab.dr. Jūras Banys Department of Radiophysics Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

Postal address: Sauletekio al. 9/3 LT-10222 Vilnius LITHUANIA

Hirsch-Index 33 (Scopus, December 2022)

Scopus Author ID 7003687871 

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3507-0343

Telephone: (370 5) 2366077

Email: juras.banys@ff.vu.lt

WEB: www.ltmrs.lt/members/j_banys

Academic career

Jūras Banys was born in Vilnius, Lithuania, in 1962. In 1985, he graduated with honors from Vilnius University Faculty of Physics. In 1990, he defended his doctoral dissertation on the topic “Semiconductor crystal TLB m C2 vi soft segnetoelectric mods microwaves research” in that same Vilnius University and in 2000 received his habilitated doctor degree and docent’s academic rank. In 2003, again in Vilnius University, he was awarded a professor’s title.

Work experience

Since 1985, he was a lecturer at Vilnius University.

In 1988–1989, he spent 10 months in the Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford University.

In 1989–1990, he worked in Oxford University in Great Britain, having received Soros grant.

In 1990–1996, he was scientist in Vilnius University Faculty of Physics, Radio Physics Department.

In 1993–1995, he had received Alexander von Humboldt scholarship and worked in the Leipzig University, Germany.

Since 1999, he is the Head of the Laboratory of Dielectric Spectroscopy of Phase Transitions at the Department of Radiophysics of the Faculty of Physics.

• 2003–2007 Dean of Vilnius University Faculty of Physics;
• 2007–2012 Pro-Rector for Scientific Affairs of Vilnius University;
• Since 2011, he is Full Member at the Lithuanian Academy of Science;
• 2012–2015 Rector of Vilnius University;
• 2015 Head of Radio Physics Department;
• 2015–2018 Vice-Chairman of the Research Council of Lithuania, Chairman of the Committee of Natural and Technical Sciences;
• Since 2018, he is the Board Member of the Research Council of Lithuania and President of the Lithuanian Academy of Science.

Then Jūras Banys continued working at Vilnius University in research Laboratory of Microwave Dielectric Spectroscopy of Ferroelectrics. Presently, he is a senior researcher in the Department of Radiophysics, Vilnius University.

Memberships

• Real Member of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences.
• Foreign Member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences.
• Corresponding Member of the Saxon Academy of Sciences (Germany).
• Board Member of the Lithuanian Physical Society.
• Editorial Committee Member of the Lithuanian Journal of Physics.
• Member of the European Polar Dielectrics Application Committee.
• Member of the European Ferroelectricity Committee.
• Member of the European Electroceramics Committee.
• Member of Global Ferroelectricity Committee.
• Member of the AMPERO Group Committee.
• Member of the IEEE FerroCom.

Research interests

His current research interests are dielectric properties of ferroelectric crystals, dielectric dispersion, glass behavior.

Main research fields: grating dynamics, ferroelectricity, structural phase transitions, dipolar glasses, relaxer, dielectric spectroscopy, multiferroics, composites, and ESR.

Publications

He produced over 400 scientific papers with most of them being published in international scientific journals. Participated in international scientific conferences in Germany, Russia, Great Britain, Italy, Latvia, Czech Republic, Poland, France, USA, and elsewhere (over 300 presentations, 26 of which being given upon special invitations).

Awards

2000 laureate of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences Povilas Brazdžiūnas Award.

2002 laureate of the Lithuanian Science Award for co-work with Saulius Lapinskas and Evaldas Tornau.