Our colleague, Georgijs Stakanovs, an assistant in the Organic Synthesis Methodology Group, successfully defended his doctoral thesis yesterday, 12 December, at RTU – Riga Technical University. His thesis, entitled Synthesis of Exotic Terpenoids from (–)-β-Caryophyllene, earned him a Doctor of Science degree in Natural Sciences, specialising in Chemistry, with a focus on Organic Chemistry.
Supervisors: Professor Dr. Chem. Aigars Jirgensons and Dr. Chem. Dace Rasiņa (LIOS).
Dr. Chem. Georgijs Stakanovs carried out his doctoral research at LIOS and is one of seven new scientists to earn a doctorate this year. Impressively, 110 out of 280 OSI colleagues – or 40% – hold doctoral degrees.
We are proud of him and offer our warmest congratulations!