Background
Sanmartin, Juan R. was born on March 3, 1941 in La Estrada, Galicia, Spain. Son of Bernardino and Joaquina Sanmartin.
Sanmartin, Juan R. was born on March 3, 1941 in La Estrada, Galicia, Spain. Son of Bernardino and Joaquina Sanmartin.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, U. Complutense, Madrid, 1965; Master of Science in Aero. Engineering, University Politecnica, Madrid, 1965; D.Aero. Engineering, University Politecnica, Madrid, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy in Aerospace Sciences, U. Colorado, 1967.
Research associate, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1967-1969; research associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1969-1971; research engineer, National Aerospace Institute, Madrid, 1971-1975; professor engineering and physics, U. Politecnica, Madrid, since 1974. Visiting scientist U. Colorado, Boulder, 1971, 90, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, 1995, 96, 97. Visiting professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988, 93.
Member Spanish Academy Engineering, International Union Pure and Applied Physics(Spanish committee since 1996).
Married Dolores Bastida, September 12,1967. Children: Diana, Isabel, Paula, Rebeca, Dolores, Jorge, Juan.