Assoc. Prof. Dalia Satkovskiene

Dalia Šatkovskienė is internationally known Lithuanian physicist and a high level expert in gender equality in science issues. She graduated from department of elementary particles of Moscow State University (scientific advisor Prof. B. Pontecorvo). Since 1973 she has worked in different scientific and academic positions at Theoretical Physics Department of Vilnius University.  Prof. D. Šatkovskienė has more than 130 scientific publications and is the author of 4 textbooks in theoretical physics, was invited and has participated in a large number of scientific conferences. Among other professional awards she is a holder of the American Physical Societies international Marshak award (2008). D. Šatkovskienė coordinated two EC FP projects: the regional Baltic States FP6 project “Baltic States Network: Women in Sciences and HT” (BASNET) and FP7 project „Structural Change Promoting Gender Equality in Research Organizations“(SAPGERIC), „Gender Equality Implementation in Research Institutions: Collaborative Approach“ (GEIRICA) project financed by EEA and Norway Funds Bilateral programme and others. She  is working as Advisory Board member for FP7 TRIGGER, EGERA and Horizon 2020 Baltic Gender projects and is an observer in GENERA project. She initiated the establishment of BASNET Forumas and currently  is the elected president of BASNET Forumas. Prof. Šatkovskienė has strongly contributed to the implementation of gender mainstreaming policy in the Baltic States region. She is an active member  of Administrative Board of prestigious European women scientists’ organization European Platform for Women Scientists (EPWS).