George Algis Paulikas

Background

Paulikas, George Algis was born on May 14, 1936 in Pagegiai, Lithuania. Son of George and Olga (Pacas) Paulikas. came to the United States, 1949, naturalized, 1955.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics, University of Illinois, Chicago and Urbana, 1957; Master of Science (university fellow 1957-1958), University of Illinois, Chicago and Urbana, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics (National Science Foundation fellow 1958-1961), University of California, Berkeley, 1961.

Career

With, Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, California, 1961-1998. Retired; head space particles and fields department, Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, California, 1968; director space science laboratory, Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, California, 1968-1981; vice president laboratories, Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, California, 1981-1985; senior vice president development, Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, California, 1985-1989; senior vice president programs, Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, California, 1989-1994; executive vice president, Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, California, 1992-1998. Member various ad hoc committees NAS, 1970, 73, 79, 80, annual, 1984-1987, 91-92, member committee solar and space physics, 1977-1980.

Member of advisory county geophysics University of California, 1973-1975, Executive Committee space science laboratory, Berkeley, 1978-1981. Member science advisory board United States Air Force, 1975-1982, 91-95. Consultant Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, 1961-1966, Office Space Sciences, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1975-1982, Los Alamos physical division advising committee, 1983-1996, Naval Research Advisory Committee, 1984-1986, Naval StudiesBd., 1989-1995, Institute Defense Analysis, since 1998.

Member defense space technical com.NRC, 1987-1992.

Achievements

• George Algis Paulikas has been listed as a noteworthy physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee California Science Center, since 1994, Boy Scouts American, Los Angeles, since 1996. Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (chairman technical committee space science and astronomy 1976-1977), American Physical Society. Member American Geophysical Union, Sigma Xi. M C.

Connections

Married Joan Marie Gross, September 7, 1957. 1 child, Nancy Marie.

Father:

George Paulikas

Mother:

Olga (Pacas) Paulikas

Spouse:

Joan Marie Gross

child:

Nancy Marie Paulikas