Background
Dekhtyar, Yuri David was born on June 19, 1947 in Riga, Latvia. Son of David Yudle and Basya Mendel (Skop) Dekhtyar.
Yuri David Dekhtyar
June 19, 1947 Riga, Latvia
Designer, Automation Design Bureau, Riga, 1971-1973; from researcher, group manager to associate professor, Riga Polytechnic Institute, 1976-1993; professor, Riga Technology U. (formerly Riga Polytechnic Institute), since 1993; head institute, Riga Technology U. (formerly Riga Polytechnic Institute), since 1994. Member Medical Physics/Engineering European Network, since 1995.
Yuri David Dekhtyar Edit Profile
Yuri David Dekhtyar, Latvian physicist, biophysicist. Achievements include invention of method to record and read information, 1986. Grantee International Science Foundation, 1994, European Commission, Belgium, 1994, 98, 99; recipient Latvian State prize Government Latvia, 1989. Member New York Academy of Sciences, Material Research Society, Latvian Medical Engineering and Physics Society (president since 1995).
Education
Engineer, Riga Polytechnic Institute, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, Ural Polytechnic Institute, Sverdlovsk, Russia, 1982. Doctor of Science, University Latvia, Riga, 1992.
Career
Designer, Automation Design Bureau, Riga, 1971-1973; from researcher, group manager to associate professor, Riga Polytechnic Institute, 1976-1993; professor, Riga Technology U. (formerly Riga Polytechnic Institute), since 1993; head institute, Riga Technology U. (formerly Riga Polytechnic Institute), since 1994. Member Medical Physics/Engineering European Network, since 1995.
Achievements
Membership
Member New York Academy of Sciences, Material Research Society, Latvian Medical Engineering and Physics Society (president since 1995).
Connections
Married Galina Boris Shnirman, August 12, 1978. Children: Eugenie, Darina.
