Background
Vrtilek, Saeqa Dil was born on September 22, 1954 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Daughter of Anwar and Afia (Khatun) Dil. came to the United States, 1965.
Vrtilek, Saeqa Dil was born on September 22, 1954 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Daughter of Anwar and Afia (Khatun) Dil. came to the United States, 1965.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1985.
Member research staff, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1978-1979; member research staff, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, 1979-1982; summer faculty, Columbia University, New York City, 1983; NAS/National Research Council research associate, National Aeronautics and Space Administration/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland., 1986-1988; astrophysicist, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, since 1988. National Science Foundation visiting professor astronomy, U. Maryland., since 1993. Colloquium chair Center for Astrophysics, 1991-1993.
Women's program coordinator Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, 1990-1992. Member American Astronomical Society, American Physical Society, Royal Astronomical Society, New York Academy.Sci., International Astronomical Union (contributor journal).
Married January M. Vrtilek, June 14, 1981.