Background

Dekhtyar, Yuri David was born on June 19, 1947 in Riga, Latvia. Son of David Yudle and Basya Mendel (Skop) Dekhtyar.

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 University (formerly Riga Polytechnic Institute), since 1993, head institute, since 1994.

Member Medical Physics/Engineering European Network, since 1995.

Achievements

• Achievements include invention of method to record and read information, 1986.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: Exoelectron Spectroscopy of Point Defects in Semiconductors, 1993. Co-author: Exoelectron Spectroscopy of Defects in Solid States, 1981. Member editorial board Physica Medica.

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.

father:

David Yudle Dekhtyar

mother:

Basya Mendel (Skop) Dekhtyar

spouse:

Galina Boris Shnirman

child:

Eugenie Dekhtyar

child:

Darina Dekhtyar