Fundamental and applied research projects of the Latvian Council of Science

Active:

• Mercury Contamination in Wild Birds in Latvia: Current Patterns and Reconstruction of Previous Trends
• Development of novel methods for coherent control of atomic energy levels beyond the limit of spectral resolution
• Multimodal imaging for veterinary oncology using a combination of optical coherence tomography and photoacoustic microscopy
• Photoplethysmography Imaging For Assessment of Chronic Pain
• Development of 1D ZnO/Polydopamine Nuclear Shell Nanostructures with Improved Sensitivity and Improved Structural, Electronic and Optical Properties
• Optically Whispering Gallery Module Microresonator Sensors

Completed:

• Biophotonic methods and devices for complex health monitoring
• Low temperature plasma spectroscopic diagnostics and computer modeling
• Theory of Atomic and Short Laser Pulse Interaction
• Development of a new method for non-invasive estimation of recapillization time
• Use of white light (Earth-satellite sensors) for real-time atmospheric composition studies in the troposphere and stratosphere and photochemistry of ozone-halogen mixtures
• Investigation of low-temperature plasma and their application in surface treatment and light source technology
• Quantum mechanical and quasi-classical methods for describing multiphoton processes
• Optical methods for in vivo control of bioprocesses
• Skin cancer early diagnostics accuracy improvement by using neural networks
• Advanced Spectral Imaging Technology for Skin Diagnostics
• Fast and non-contact optical estimation of microorganisms activity