The University Rector Albertas Skurvydas has been honoured with Kaunas City Science Award

LSU community received pleasant news as the University Rector Prof. Habil. Dr. A. Skurvydas was awarded Kaunas City Science Award of 2015 in the Physical, Biomedical, Agricultural and Technology science areas.

This award is given to the academic developers of Kaunas city for significant extensive scientific activities, academic achievements of the highest national and international level, an innovative scientific idea and its implementation in Kaunas city.

Prof. Habil. Dr. A. Skurvydas’s research interests comprise Adaptation of Skeletal Muscle, Motor Control and Training, Rehabilitation, Philosophy of Science, Neuromarketing and Neuroeconomics. The Rector leads the research area “Brain and Skeletal Muscles”.

In addition to numerous scientific publications in prestigious foreign scientific journals, LSU scientist A. Skurvydas published two monographs: “Senasis ir naujasis mokslas: paradigmos, metodologijos, teorijos, dėsniai, principai, politika“ (“Old and New Science: Paradigms, Methodologies, Theories, Laws, Principles and Policies”), 2008 and “Apie mokslą, tiesą ir pažangą: kodėl kvailybei nėra galo, o mokslas toks ribotas?“ (“About Science, Truth and Progress: Why Foolishness Has No End, and Science Is So Limited?”), 2010. Furthermore, Prof. Habil. Dr. A. Skurvydas has published three textbooks: “Griaučių raumenys” (“Skeletal Muscle”), 2004; “Sporto fiziologija“ (“Sports Physiology”) (together with Prof. A. Stasiulis), 2004; “Judesių mokslas: raumenys, valdymas, mokymas, reabilitavimas, sveikatinimas, treniravimas, metodologija“ (“Human Movement Science: Muscle, Control, Training, Rehabilitation, Health Promotion and Methodology”), 2010.