Juozas Kulys:

Abstract

Praėjusiais metais profesorių informatiko Romo Barono, matematiko Felikso Ivanausko ir biochemiko Juozo Kulio knyga „Mathematical Modeling of Biosensors: An Introduction for Chemists and Mathematicians“ (2010, lietuviškas knygos pavadinimas – „Biosensorių matematinis modeliavimas: įvadas chemikams ir matematikams“) pagal leidyklos „Springer“ licenciją buvo išversta į arabų kalbą ir išleista Saudo Arabijos Karaliaus Saudo universitete. Tai pirmas atvejis, kai lietuvių mokslininkų veikalas išleistas arabų kalba. Šis faktas liudija dar vieną knygos autorių darbo pripažinimą tarptautinėje mokslo erdvėje ir tai, kad naftos išteklių turtingoje Saudo Arabijoje vykdoma šalies modernizavimo programa.

Last year, the book "Mathematical Modeling of Biosensors: An Introduction for Chemists and Mathematicians" by Prof. Romas Baronas and Prof. Juozas Kulys was translated into the Arabic language and published at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia. This is the first Lithuanian scientific work translated into Arabic. "The writing process of the book was also unique. Approximately one-third of the book consists of analytical solutions, another part consists of numerical solutions, and the final part is dedicated to the Mathematics needed for these solutions. We, authors, were united not by universities, but by the idea to describe the operation of biosensors using a numerical approach. The book is not a collection of articles, we have influenced each other during the process of writing," says Juozas Kulys, the head of VGTU Department of Chemistry and Bioengineering, the member of Lithuanian Academy of Science, who has been writing the book even during the Christmas time and Easter holidays. Today, the world-renowned professor does not think about resting on his academic laurels, but is concerned about the prevailing system, which does not prevent retention of young talented scientists leaving Lithuania. "I have had talented students who might have been luminaries in the academic world - all of them have either started their own business or have emigrated... Business is not that restricted as science is. And our politics is all about conformist reconciliation," Professor Juozas Kulys sadly observes.