Vytenis Marija Vasyliunas | |
|---|---|
| Born | William 25 September 1939 |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Harvard College 1958–1962 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1962–1966 |
Vytenis Vasyliunas, FRS (born 25 September 1939) is a Lithuanian space scientist who was director of Germany's Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research from 1977 to 2007.
Life and work
Vasyliunas was born as son of the Lithuanian violinist Izidorius Vasyliūnas in 1939. He studied at Harvard College and received a degree in 1962. At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology he received his Ph.D. in 1966. In the following years he was Sloan Fellow and received the Macelwane Award in 1975.[1]
From 1977 to 2007 he was one of the directors of Germany's Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research.
References
- ↑ Menard, H. W.; McKenzie, Dan; Ahrens, Thomas J.; Schubert, Gerald; Dessler, Alexander J.; Vasyliunas, Vytenis M. (1975). "James B. Macelwane Award to Dan McKenzie, Gerald Schubert and Vytenis M. Vasyliunas". Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union. 56 (11): 922. Bibcode:1975EOSTr..56..922M. doi:10.1029/EO056i011p00922. ISSN 0096-3941. S2CID 140686785.
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