Background
Valkunas, Leonas was born on January 16, 1949 in Vilnius, Lithuania. Son of Leonas and Brone (Bedziute) Valkunas.
Valkunas, Leonas was born on January 16, 1949 in Vilnius, Lithuania. Son of Leonas and Brone (Bedziute) Valkunas.
Diploma, Vilnius University, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics and Mathematics, Vilnius University, 1976. Doctor in Physics and Math, Institute of Physics of Belorussian Academy of Sciences, Minsk, 1987.
Junior science fellow, Institute Physics-Lithuanian Academy Sciences, Vilnius, 1977-1979; senior science fellow, Institute Physics-Lithuanian Academy Sciences, Vilnius, 1979-1988; leading science fellow, Institute Physics-Lithuanian Academy Sciences, Vilnius, 1988-1992; director, Institute Physics, Vilnius, since 1992. Professor Vilnius U., since 1993, docent, 1991-1993.
Member New York Academy of Sciences.
Married Vanda Sefeldaite, June 15, 1979. Children: Aurelija, Monika.