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Pakstiene, Erika was born on May 18, 1971 in Lentvaris, Lithuania. Daughter of Danuta Vitkauskiene and Vytautas Vitkauskas.
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Erika Pakstiene, Lithuanian astronomer, researcher. Achievements include research in atmospheric extinction in multicolor photometry and variable white dwarfs. Research scholar, Research Council Norway, 2001, Visiting Postdoctoral grant, National Science Council Republic of China, 2004. Member of Union Lithuanian Astronomers.
Education
Bachelor in Chemistry and Physics, Vilnius Pedagogical University, Lithuania, 1995. Master of Science in Physics and Astronomy, Vilnius Pedagogical University, Lithuania, 1996. Master of Science in Chemistry, Vilnius Pedagogical University, Lithuania, 1997.
Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy, VU Institute Theoretical Physics and Astronomy, Vilnius, 2003.
Career
Nurse Grigiškes Nursery School, Lithuania, 1989—1990. Physics teacher Žemynos Secondary School, Vilnius, 1993—1995. Engineer Vilnius University, Institute Theoretical Physics and Astronomy, 1996—1997, junior research assistant, 2001—2003, researcher, since 2003.
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Member of Union Lithuanian Astronomers.
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Married Vidas Pakštas, May 8, 1993 (divorced November 29, 2006).
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Roman Catholic