Janis STRADINS

Janis STRADINS

Janis STRADINS,
Professor, Dr.habil.chem, Dr.hist.h.c.

Chief Researcher,
Laboratory of Physical Organic Chemistry
Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis,
Aizkraukles iela 21
Riga, LV 1006
Phone: +371 67550338

Chief Researcher,
Institute of History of Latvia of the University of Latvia,
Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the University of Latvia
Akademijas laukums 1
Riga, LV 1050
Latvia

Chair of the Senate, Latvian Academy of Sciences
Akademijas laukums 1
Riga, LV 1050
Latvia

Phone: +371 67213663
Fax: +371 67821153
E-mail: stradins@lza.lv

Born: December 10, 1933, Riga, Latvia

Interests:

History of Science (Chemistry, Pharmacy, Medicine, Physics; Universities and Research Centres of the Baltic Countries; Biographies of Eminent Scientists)
Molecular Electrochemistry of Organic Compounds
Intellectual History of Riga and Latvia during Eight Centuries
International Scientific and Cultural Relations in Europe: West-East, North-South
Latvia and the Latvians in the World, in the Baltic Intellectual Cooperation

Languages: English, German, Russian, French, Latvian

Education:

University of Latvia ( Faculty of Chemistry), cum laude, 1956 (M.sc., 2012)
Dr.chem. (Candidate of Science in former USSR, Ph.D. in Western countries), M. Lomonosov Moscow State University,1960
Dr.habil.chem. (Doctor of Science in former USSR), Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1968

Postdoctoral studies:

N.Semyonov Institute of Chemical Physics, Moscow, 1961
N.Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Moscow, 1961
Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, 1968
J.Heyrovsky Institute of Electrochemistry and Physical Chemistry, Prague, 1984
Institute of Microbiology and Experimental Therapy, Bioelectrochemistry Department, Jena, 1965, 1975, 1989

Experience:

Researcher, Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, 1957-1961
Head, Laboratory of Physical Organic Chemistry, Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, 1961-2006; since 1993 - Chief Researcher
Professor (Physical Chemistry), University of Latvia, 1972-1976
Professor, Institute of History of Latvia, University of Latvia, 1990-
Chief Researcher, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, University of Latvia, 2008 -
Curator, Institute "EUROLAT", 1993-1998 (since 1993 - head of the Latvian delegation of the members of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts)
Vice-president, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1992-1998
President, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1998 - 2004
Chair of the Senate, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 2004 (1998) -

Honours and Awards:

Full Member, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1973
Honorary Doctoral Degree, Dr.h.c. (Chemistry), University of Latvia, 1989
Honorary Doctoral Degree, Dr.h.c. (History) , Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1992
Honorary Doctoral Degree, Dr.h.c. , Latvia University of Agriculture, 1999
Honorary Doctoral Degree, Dr.h.c. , Riga Stradins University, 2007
Full Member, Academia Scientiarum et Artium Europaea (Salzburg, Austria), 1991; Honorary Senator, 2012
Corresponding Member, Saxonian Academy of Sciences ( Leipzig, Germany), 1993
Full Member, Deutsche Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften "Leopoldina", 1994
Foreign Member, Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, 1994
Foreign Member, Estonian Academy of Sciences, 1998
Foreign Member, Georgian National Academy of Sciences, 2002
Honorary Member, Riga Technical University, 2000
Honorary Member, Wilhelm Ostwald Gesellschaft (Grossbothen, Germany), 1990
Member, New York Academy of Sciences, 1995
Corresponding Member, Baltische Historische Kommission (Goettingen), 1991
Honorary Member, Estonian Association of the History of Sciences, 2001
Honorary Member, Latvian Association of the History of Sciences, 2002
Honorary Member, Lithuanian Association of the History and Philosophy of Sciences, 2006
Honorary President, Latvian Association of the History of Medicine, 2000 -
Honorary Member, Latvian Pharmaceutical Society, 1995
Honorary Member, Academic organisation "Austrums" (Latvia), 1996
Honorary Member, Riga Latvian Society, 2006
Life-time Stipendiate of the Latvian Culture Capital Foundation (LKKF), 2007 -
The Latvian SSR State Prize, 1980
Award of the Cabinet of Ministers, Republic of Latvia, 2001
Latvian SSR Merited Scientist, 1986
The Three Stars Order (Republic of Latvia), 1995
Order of the Legion of Honour, France, 2001
Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (Estonia), 2004
Ordine Al merito della Republica (Italy), 2004
Order "Cross of Recognition", Latvia, 2008
Order of Merits for Lithuania, Lithuania, 2011
Medal for 1991 Barricade Defense, 2005
Lacplesis Defence Foundation, Medal of Honour, 2009
Honorary Citizen of Viesite city, 2005
Sign of Honour of Jelgava city, 2010
The Purkinje Silver Medal (University of Brno, Czechoslovakia), 1977
Silver and Bronze Medal of the USSR Exhibition of Achievements in National Economy (Moscow), 1978,1980
The P. Stradins Award (Museum of History of Medicine, Riga), 1983
The P.Walden Medal and Award (Riga Polytechnical Institute),1988
The Latvian Academy of Sciences Grand Medal, 1993
The Latvian Academy of Sciences G.Vanags Prize (Chemistry), 1994
The T.Grothuss Medal and Award (Vilnius , Lithuanian Academy of Sciences), 1994
The G.Soros Social Harmony Award, 1995
Medal of the Academies of Sciences of the three Baltic countries, 1999
The Wilhelm Ostwald Medal (Saxonian Academy of Sciences), 2004
The City Riga Award, 2004
Cicero Award, 2009
The Baltic Assembly Award for Sciences, 2010
Award "Golden Owl" ("Grindex" and Latvian Academy of Sciences), 2008
The S.Hiller Medal (Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis), 1990
The D.H.Grindel Medal (Company "Grindex", Latvia), 1995
The P.Snikers Medal ( Fraternitas Metropolitana), 1996
The L.Liepina Medal (Institute of Inorganic Chemistry), 2001
The A.N.Kost Medal (Moscow University, Mendeleev Society), 2006
Commemorative medals of outstanding scientists (Copernicus, M.Lomonosov, L.Pasteur, E.Rutherford, A.Kirchensteins, G.Vanags, Arv. Kalnins, O.Shmit), e.a.

Professional Activities and Memberships:

Member of the Board, Latvian Council of Science, 1990-2007
President, Latvian Association of History of Sciences, 1987-
President , Association of Science History and Philosophy of the Baltic States (1990-1991, 1993-1996, 2001-2003, 2006-2008, Vice-President since 2008)
Advisor to the Prime Minister, Republic of Latvia, 1993-1994
Member of the Council, Latvian Union of Scientists, 1988-
Member, Numismatic (Coin) Design Commission, Bank of Latvia, 1992 -
Member of Curatorium, Riga Stradins University, 1998 -
Member of the Board, Koknese Foundation, 2005-
Honorary President, Association of Selonians (Latvia), 1999-
Member, Council of Monuments of Riga City, 2001-
Member, State Language Commission, 2002 - 2006
Chairman of the State programm "Lettonica" Board, 2005 - 2009
Chairman of the State programm "National Identity" Board, 2010 -

Member of the Editorial Board for

''Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds'' ("Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii"),1965-; Editor-in-chief , 1975-1985

"Iz istorii jestestvoznanija i tekhniki Pribaltiki" (Acta Historiae Scientiarum Baltica), (Editor-in-chief), 1968- 1992

"Acta Medico-Historica Rigensia", 1987-

"Energija un Pasaule", 2004 -

"Akademiska Dzive", 2006 -

"Mokslo ir technikos Raida" (Lithuania), 2007 -

Member of the Editorial Advisory Board for

''Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences", 1990-

"Latvijas Vestures Instituta Zurnals" , 1991-

"Russian Journal of Electrochemistry" (Elektrokhimiya), Moscow, 1993 - 2010

''Humanities and Social Sciences. Latvia'', 1993 - 2009

RTU Raksti "Humanitaras un socialas zinatnes", 2002 -

Baltic Journal of History and Philosophy of Sciences (Tallinn), 2012 -

Member, International Electrochemical Society, 1972-1999
Member, Writers’ Union of Latvia, (Member of the Board, 1986-1990), 1984 -
Member, International EPR (ESR) Society, 1990-
Member, Societe Internationale de l'Histoire de la Medicine, 1997-
Member, Riga Latvian Society, 1992- (Honorary Member, 2006)
Philister, "Fraternitas Metropolitana" student fraternity (Latvia), 1990-
Chairman, Jury Commission of the Cicero Award, 1999 -
Chairman, Riga Award Jury Commission, 2005 -
Chairman, L'Oreal Award Jury Commission, 2005 -
President (2000 - 2007), Member of the Board, Grindel Fraternity, 2000 -
Honorary President, Riga P.Stradins University Hospital Support Foundation, 2000 -
Member of the Consulting Council, P.Stradins Museum of History of Medicine, 2005 -
Member of the Awarding Committee, Cabinet of Ministers, Latvia, 2011 -

Lectures:

Plenary Lecture, J.Heyrovsky International Memorial Congress (Prague, 1980)
Plenary Lecture, A.Frumkin Centenary Memorial Symposium (Moscow, 1995)
22 plenary lectures at Baltic conferences on history of sciences (1958-2008)
Invited Lecture, 6th Nordic Conference on History of Science and Ideas (1992)
14 invited lectures at plenary meetings and sessions of Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian Academies of Sciences, 1991-
Invited Lecture, Plenary Meeting of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters (1999)
Lectures at 3 International Congresses for History of Sciences (Tokyo, 1974; Moscow, 1971; Bucharest, 1981)
Aula Lecture, Tartu University (1997)
Report, World Conference on Science (Budapest, 1999)
Invited Lecture, International Conference " Riga and the Baltic Sea Area, Regional and Multicultural Relations" (Riga, 2001)
Invited Lecture, 9th, 10th, and 12th Baltic Conference on Intellectual Cooperation (Vilnius, 2003; Helsinki, 2005; Vilnius, 2010)
Invited Lecture "Wilhelm Ostwald and Riga" , Leipzig University (Leipzig, 2003)
Plenary Lectures, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Congresses of Lettonica (Riga, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011).

Courses:

University of Latvia:

History of Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
Physical Methods in Organic Chemistry

Recent/Representative Publications:

7 books and 330 articles on molecular electrochemistry; 20 books and 270 articles on history of science

J.Stradins, B.Turovska, V.Glezer. Electrochemical Potentials, Charge Transfer and Complexation Properties of Quinoid Systems. - Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics, 1993, vol. 32, pp. 1-13.
J.Ogle, J.Stradins, L.Baumane. Formation and Decay of Free Cation Radicals in the Course of Electro-Oxidation of 1,2- and 1,4-Dihydropyridines (Hantzsch esters). - Electrochimica Acta, 1994, vol. 39, No 1, pp. 73-79.
J.Stradins, R.Gavars, L.Baumane. Principles and Procedures for the Electrochemical Generation of Free Radicals of Organic Compounds Aimed at Studying their Structure by the ESR Technique . - Russian J. of Electrochemistry, 1995, vol. 31, No 10, pp. 1016-1026.
K.Broka, J.Stradins, V.Glezer, G.Zelcans, E.Lukevics. Electrochemical Oxidation of Silatranes. - Journal of Electroanalyt. Chem., 1993, vol. 351, pp. 199-206.
B.Turovska, J.Stradins e.a. Electrochemical Oxidation of Hydrogenated Indolizines and their Precursors.- Electrochimica Acta, 1997, vol. 42, No 23/24, pp. 3553-3564.
L. Baumane, A. Krauze, L. Chernova, L. Sile, G. Duburs, J. Stradins. Synthesis and electrochemical oxidation of 4-aryl-3-carbamoyl-metylthio-5-ethoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3-carbonitriles. - Chem.Heterocycl. Comp., 2003, N 12, pp. 1591-1599.
I.Goba, B.Turovska, J.Stradins, I.Turovskis e.a. Electrochemical synthesis of 1,2,3,4,4,5,6-substituted 1,4-dihydropyridines. - Chem. Heterocycl. Comp., 2007, N 2, pp. 175-186.

J.Stradins, K.E. Arons, A.Viksna. Such was Our Time [Book about Prof. P.Stradins and recent history of Latvia], 1996, Riga: Spriditis, 495 pp. (in Latvian, Summary in English).
From D.H.Grindel to the Present. A Review of the Search of New Pharmaceuticals in Latvia, by Prof. J.Stradins, 1996, Riga: Nordik, 360 pp. (in Latvian, Summary in English, German, Russian).
Janis Stradins. Biobibliography [1951-1992], 1993, Riga: Academic Library, 303 pp. (includes 2155 titles of books, articles, notes). Additional edition (1993-2003), Riga: Academic Library, 2004, 464 pp. ; Third addition (2004 - 2013), in prepparation.
Janis Stradins. Latvian Academy of Sciences - Origin, History, Transformation, 1998, Riga:Zinatne, 711 pp. (in Latvian).
History of the Higher Technical Education in Latvia, Vol. I (Riga, 2002), Vol. II (Riga, 2004), Vol.III (Riga, 2007), Vol. IV (Riga, 2010), Vol. V (Riga,2014, in preparation) (co-author), (in Latvian).
History of Latvia. 20th Century. Vol. I (Riga, 2000), Vol. II (Riga, 2003) (co-author, chapters on history of science and higher education) (in Latvian).
J.Stradins. 800 years of science in Riga, Latvia. - Proc. Latv.Acad. Sci., B, 2002, vol. 56, N 4/5, pp. 145-154.
J.Stradins. Science and scientists in Latvia: A historical perspective. - Proc. Latv.Acad. Sci., B, 2003, vol. 57, N 1/2, pp. 42-55.
J.Stradins. Gustavs Vanags and Organic Chemistry in Latvia, 2005, Riga: PIC, 212 pp.(in Latvian)
J.Stradins, O.Pugovics (Ed.). Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis - 50, 2007, Riga: Zinatne, 328 pp. (in Latvian).
J. Stradins, E.Liepins (Ed.). Physical Organic Chemistry in Latvia, 1961 - 2011, 2011, Riga, 407 p (in Latvian, English).
J.Stradins. Origins of the Science and Higher Education in Latvia (till 1862), 2009, Riga, 639 pp. (in Latvian); 2nd Edittion, 2012, Riga.
J.Stradins (Ed.-in-Chief). The Latvians and Latvia. 4 volumes, 2013, Riga (in print)..

Research Projects:

J.Stradins (Head of Project). The Forms and Structures of Science in Latvia in the 19th and 20th Centuries. Latvian Council of Science (1991-1993)
J.Stradins (Head of Project). Electrochemistry of Organic Amines, Organometallic Compounds (IV B group) and Quinoidal Systems. Latvian Council of Science (1991-1993)
J.Stradins (Head of Project). Investigation of the Structure of Organic Compounds. Latvian Council of Science (1994-1996)
J.Stradins (Head of Project). Molecular Electrochemistry of Organic Compounds and Free Radical Intermediates . Latvian Council of Science (1994-1996)
J.Stradins (Head of Project). Headlines of the History of Science in Latvia from the 18th to the 20th Century. Latvian Council of Science (1994-1996)
J.Stradins (Head of Project). Electroanalytical Chemistry of Hydrogenated Pyridines. International Science Foundation (LF-5000, 1994-1996)
J.Stradins (Head of Project). Molecular Electrochemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds and Phenols. Latvian Council of Science (1997-2000)
J.Stradins (Partner of Joint Project). Lettonica (Studies of the History of Culture and Science in Riga and Latvia). Latvian Council of Science (1997-2000, 2001 - )
J.Stradins (Partner of Project). Structural and Electrochemical Investigations of Organic Compounds. Latvian Council of Science (2001- 2006)
J.Stradins (Head of Programm). State Programm for Language, History and Culture of Latvia "Lettonica". Ministry of Education and Science (2005 - 2009 ).
J.Stradins (Head of Programm). State Programm for National Identity - Language, History, Culture, Social Safety of Latvia. Ministry of Education and Science (2010 - ).

Last update 04.10.2013