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Ask me anything: Mažena Mackoit-Sinkevičienė

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Published Mar 1, 2026• 0 citations
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Mažena Mackoit-Sinkevičienė is a researcher at the Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy, Vilnius University, Lithuania. Working in quantum optics and technology, with a focus on quantum emission from point defects in solid-state platforms, and non-classical spin states in ultracold atomic gases, she is a co-author of Lithuania’s National Quantum Guidelines and vicepresident of the Lithuanian Physical Society. Mackoit-Sinkevičienė has received several awards, including the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting Alumnus distinction and the Lithuanian Government Award. Most recently, she won the 2025 Baltic Women in Science Fellowship awarded by the Baltic National Academies of Sciences and UNESCO National Commissions.

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10.1088/2058-7058/39/03/27

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