MAJOR RESEARCH INTERESTS 1. Laser direct writing, laser material processing, laser 3D micro-/nano-fabrication; 2. Non-linear light-matter interaction, multi-photon polymerisation, avalanche ionisation; 3. 3D micro-/nano-lithography, UV lithography, photopolymers; 4. Microoptics, integrated optics, multifunctional optics; 5. Tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, cells; 6. 3D scaffolds, biomaterials, biomimetics; 7. Renewable materials and energy, environmentally friendly technology, sustainable growth and recycling.

My passion for physics started at school, I then chose Optics and Laser technology as the topic for my University thesis. This motivation developed during my PhD internships when I decided that my future career belonged in science. The depth to which I can satisfy my curiosity on topics and the people I have the pleasure of working with stimulate and educates me every day. Many of the questions raised during my PhD studies, but were not technically doable, remain unanswered and grow more significant as other scientists begin to recognise them. Having led to some of the pioneered work in the topic of light-matter photoexcitation mechanisms under spatio-temporally confined light, applying it for 3D printing of micro-optics and tissue engineering, I aim to contribute to the seminal knowledge of the field.

CURRENT POSITION(S)

2020 – now Professor

2019 – now Chief Researcher / Research Director (Laser NanoPhotonics Group leader) Laser Research Center / Physics Faculty/ Vilnius University/ Lithuania

PREVIOUS POSITIONS

2013 – 2019 Senior Researcher - Laser Research Center / Physics Faculty/ Vilnius University/ Lithuania

2011 – 2013 Researcher - Laser Research Center / Physics Faculty / Vilnius University/ Lithuania

2006 – 2010 Junior Researcher - Laser Research Center / Physics Faculty/ Vilnius University/ Lithuania FELLOWSHIPS

2011 Lithuanian Science Academy Fellowship for Young Scientists (technical sciences).

2009 Marie Curie internship in FORTH-IESL, Heraklion (3 months)

2008 Traineeship in Dept. of Nanotechnology at Laser Center Hannover, Hannover (2 months)

2007 Lifelong Learning traineeship in Department of Nanotechnology at Laser Center Hannover.

2005 Erasmus/European Physics Society grant, internship in Leibnitz University, Hannover.

2010 PhD degree in “Physics”, thesis entitled “The Fabrication of Functional 3D Micro/Nanostructures by Laser Multiphoton Polymerization Technique” Vilnius University, Faculty of Physics, Department of Quantum Electronics (Lithuania) Supervisor: Prof. Roaldas Gadonas. Consultants: Prof. S. Juodkazis and Dr. M. Farsari

2006 Master’s degree in “Laser Physics and Optical Technologies” Vilnius University, Faculty of Physics, Department of Quantum Electronics (Lithuania) Supervisor: Prof. Roaldas Gadonas

2004 Bachelor’s degree in “Management of Modern Technologies” Vilnius University, Faculty of Physics, Department of Quantum Electronics (Lithuania) Supervisor: Prof. Roaldas Gadonas

PRIZES/AWARDS/ACADEMY MEMBERSHIPS:

2019 - 2022 Specially appointed professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology (1 month per year).

2020 Outstanding paper awarded by Nanoscale Horizons journal for “Additive-manufacturing of 3D glass-ceramics down to nanoscale resolution”.

2019 National Science Prize for the work “High intensity light-mater interaction: from fundamentals to new technologies” together with Prof. M. Vengris and Prof. A. Dubietis.

2018 – present Member of Lithuanian Academy of Sciences – Young Academy (Mathematical, Physical, and Chemical Sciences)

15 SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

1. M. Malinauskas, A. Žukauskas, S. Hasegawa, Y. Hayasaki, V. Mizeikis, R. Buividas, S. Juodkazis, Ultrafast laser processing of materials: from science to industry, Light Sci. Appl. 5, e16133 (2016); NPG. [IF – 15.005, cited – 727]

2. M. Malinauskas, M. Farsari, A. Piskarskas, S. Juodkazis, Ultrafast laser nanostructuring of photopolymers: A decade of advances, Phys. Reports 533(1), 1-31 (2013); Elsevier. [IF – 24.663, cited - 379]

3. M. Malinauskas, A. Žukauskas, G. Bičkauskaitė, R. Gadonas, S. Juodkazis, Mechanisms of three-dimensional structuring of photo-polymers by tightly focussed femtosecond laser pulses, Opt. Express 18(10), 10209-10221, (2010); OSA. [IF – 3.461, cited – 234]

4. A. Ovsianikov, M. Malinauskas, S. Schlie, B. Chichkov, S. Gittard, R. Narayan, M. Lobler, K. Sternberg, K.-P. Schmitz, A. Haverich, Three-dimensional laser micro- and nano-structuring of acrylated poly(ethyleneglycol) materials and evaluation of their cytoxicity for tissue engineering applications, Acta Biomater. 7(3), 967-974 (2011); Elsevier. [IF – 7.502, cited – 224]

5. M. Malinauskas, A. Žukauskas, V. Purlys, K. Belazaras, A. Momot, D. Paipulas, R. Gadonas, A. Piskarskas, H. Gilbergs, A. Gaidukeviciute, I. Sakellari, M. Farsari, S. Juodkazis, Femtosecond laser polymerization of hybrid/integrated micro-optical elements and their characterization, J. Opt. 12(12), 124010 (2010); IOP. [IF – 2.207, cited – 160]

6. M. Malinauskas, P. Danilevičius, S. Juodkazis, Three-dimensional micro-/nano-structuring via direct write polymerization with picosecond laser pulses, Opt. Express 19(6), 5602-5610 (2011); OSA. [IF – 3.461, cited – 136]

7. E. Brasselet, M. Malinauskas, A. Žukauskas, S. Juodkazis, Photopolymerized microscopic vortex beam generators: Precise delivery of optical orbital angular momentum, Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 211108 (2010); AIP. [IF – 3.597, cited - 143]

8. M. Malinauskas, S. Rekstyte, L. Lukosevicius, S. Butkus, E. Balciunas, M. Peciukaityte, D. Baltriukiene, V. Bukelskiene, A. Butkevicius, P. Kucevicius, V. Rutkunas, and S. Juodkazis, 3D Microporous Scaffolds Manufactured via Combination of Fused Filament Fabrication and Direct Laser Writing Ablation, Micromachines 5(4), 839-858 (2014); MDPI. [IF – 2.554, cited - 120]

9. J. Maciulaitis, M. Deveikyte, S. Rekstyte, M. Bratchikov, A. Darinskas, A. Simbelyte, G. Daunoras, A. Laurinaviciene, A. Laurinavicius, R. Gudas, M. Malinauskas, R. Maciulaitis, Preclinical study of SZ2080 material 3D microstructured scaffolds for cartilage tissue engineering made by femtosecond direct laser writing lithography, Biofabrication 7, 015015 (2015); IOP. [IF- 8.251, cited - 124]

10. A. Zukauskas, I. Matulaitiene, D. Paipulas, G. Niaura, M. Malinauskas, and R. Gadonas, Tuning the refractive index in 3D direct laser writing lithography: towards GRIN microoptics, Laser Photon. Rev. 9(6), 706-712 (2015); Wiley. [IF – 9.995, cited - 116]

11.L. Jonusauskas, D. Gailevicius, L. Mikoliunaite, D. Sakalauskas, S. Sakirzanovas, S. Juodkazis, M. Malinauskas, Optically Clear and Resilient Free-Form μ-Optics 3D-Printed via Ultrafast Laser Lithography, Materials 10(1),12 (2017); MDPI. [IF – 3.424, cited - 110]

12.S. Rekštytė, T. Jonavičius, D. Gailevičius, M. Malinauskas, V. Mizeikis, E.G. Gamaly, S. Juodkazis, Nanoscale Precision of 3D Polymerization via Polarization Control, Adv. Opt. Mater. 4(8), 1209-1214 (2016); Wiley. [IF – 8.224, cited – 92]

13.D. Gailevičius, V. Padolskytė, L. Mikoliūnaitė, S. Šakirzanovas, S. Juodkazis, M. Malinauskas, Additive Manufacturing of 3D Glass-Ceramics down to Nanoscale Resolution, Nanoscale Horiz. 4, 647-651 (2019); RSC. [IF – 10.281, cited – 68]

14.A. Butkutė, L. Čekanavičius, G. Rimšelis, D. Gailevičius, V. Mizeikis, A. Melninkaitis, T. Baldacchini, L. Jonušauskas, M. Malinauskas, Optical Damage Thresholds of Microstructures Made by Laser 3D Nanolithography, Opt. Lett. 45(1), 13-16 (2020); OSA. [IF – 3.443, cited – 12]

15.E. Skliutas, M. Lebedevaite, E. Kabouraki, T. Baldacchini, J. Ostrauskaite, M. Vamvakaki, M. Farsari, S. Juodkazis, M. Malinauskas, Photopolymerization mechanisms at spatio-temporally ultra-confined light, Nanophotonics, 10(4), 1211-1242 (2021); De Gruyter. [IF – 7.491, cited – 21]