Vygintas Gontis

Background

Gontis, Vygintas was born on August 27, 1954 in Plunge, Lithuania. Son of Gustavas Gontis and Liongina Gontiene.

Education

Doctor of Medicine in Physics, Vilnius University, Lithuania, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy in Theoretical Physics, Vilnius University, Lithuania, 1985.

Career

Senior researcher Institute Theoretical Physics and Astronomy, Vilnius University, Vilnius, since 1977, deputy director, since 2003. Director general Lithuanian Agency for Science, Higher Education and Technologies, Vilnius, 1991—1993. Chairman board Lithuanian Media Support Foundation, Vilnius, 1996—1999.

President Lithuanian Science Society, Vilnius, 1998—2006.

Achievements

• Vygintas Gontis has been listed as a noteworthy physicist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of Lithuanian Science Society (president since 1989), Euroscience.

Connections

Married Nijole Kujelyte, September 26, 1958. Children: Goda Gontyte, Vytis.

Father:

Gustavas Gontis

Mother:

Liongina Gontiene

Spouse:

Nijole Kujelyte

child:

Goda Gontyte Gontis

child:

Vytis Gontis