Vytenis M. 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.
Vytenis Marija Vasyliunas | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 September 1939 |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Harvard College 1958–1962 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1962–1966 |
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.[citation needed]