Background
Sammartin, Juan R. was born on March 3, 1941 in La Estrada, Galicia, Spain. Son of Bernardion and Joaquina Sammartin.
physics and engineering educator
Sammartin, Juan R. was born on March 3, 1941 in La Estrada, Galicia, Spain. Son of Bernardion and Joaquina Sammartin.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain, 1965. Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, University Politech., Madrid, 1965. Din Aero Engineering, University Politecnica, Madrid, 1972.
Doctor of Philosophy in Aerospace Sciences, University Colorado, 1967.
Research associate, U. Princeton, New Jersey, 1967-1969; research associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1969-1971; research engineer, National Aerospace Institute, Madrid, 1971-1975; professor, U. Politecnica, Madrid, since 1974. Visiting professor U. Colorado, Boulder, 1971, 90, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1988, 93. Visiting scientist Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, 1995, 96, 97.
Member Spanish Association Aeronautical Engineers (award 1966), Spanish Academy of Sciences (award 1994), Spanish Academy Engineering, Spanish Committee-International Union of Pure and Applied Physics.
Married Dolores Bastida, September 12, 1967. Children: Diana, Isabel, Paula, Rebeca, Dolores, Jorge, Juan.