Juris Ekmanis
Juris Ekmanis, (2 December 1941 – 9 April 2016) was a Latvian educator and physicist. He was the President of Latvian Academy of Sciences from 2004 through 2012.[1] He was appointed Junior Research Associate at the Riga Polytechnical Institute from 1961 to 1986, and Professor from 1986 to 1994.
Juris Ekmanis | |
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 Ekmanis in 2012 | |
| Born | 2 December 1941 |
| Died | 9 April 2016 (aged 74) Riga, Latvia |
| Cause of death | Complications from a stroke |
| Alma mater | Riga Polytechnical Institute |
| Occupation | Physicist |
He was visiting professor at Cornell University (Ithaca), Iowa State University (Ames), University of California, Berkeley, USA in 1974 and at Manchester University in 1993.
In 1976 he became a Visiting Scientist at McGill University (Montreal). In 1990 he became the Director of the Institute of the Physical Energetics at the Latvian Academy of Sciences.
Ekmanis died of complications from a stroke in Riga, Latvia on 9 April 2016, aged 74.[2]
References
- "Juris Ekmanis". Latvian Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
- Ушел из жизни бывший президент Латвийской академии наук Юрис Экманис (in Russian)
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