Yaroslav S. Yatskiv

Director
of the Main Astronomical Observatory
of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
yatskiv@mao.kiev.ua
The EU Descartes Prize 2003
for excellent collaborative research

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Field of Research

Time series analysis in astrometry and geodynamics
Positional astronomy: compilation catalogues of stars and extragalactic radiosources
Study of the Earth's rotation: Chandler wobble and near diurnal free nutation
Geodynamics: application of space geodesy techniques for geodynamics
Space Research: planning the space activity in Ukraine, scientific payload
Experience

Engineer at Poltava Gravimetric Observatory (1960 - 1961)
Postgraduate at the Main Astronomical Observatory (MAO), Kyiv (1962 - 1965)
Staff Astronomer at MAO (1965 - 1969)
Depute Director of MAO (1969 -  1974)
Director of MAO (1975 - )
Head of the Space Geodynamics Department of MAO (1979 - )
Membership in scientific organisations

Member of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (1979 - )
Member of Astronomische Geselschaft (1984 - )
President of IAU Com. 19 "Rotation of the Earth" (1982 - 1985)
Vice-President of IAU (1982 - 1988); Member of Interagency Consulting Group (1984 - 1986); Secretary of Section 5 of IAG (1988 - 1991)
Chairman of IERS Directing Board (1992 - 1995)
Chairman of State Committee for united time and standard frequencies of Ukraine (1996 - )
Public Policy

Chairman of Ukrainain International Committee for Promotion of Science and Culture (1990 - )
President of the Ukrainian Astronomical Association (1991 - )
Education

PhD, Astrometry and Celestial Mechanics, Moscow University, 1966
ScD, Astrometry and Celestial Mechanics, Moscow University, 1976
Prof. Yaroslav S. Yatskiv
Main Astronomical Observatory
of National Academy of Sci. of Ukraine
27 Akademika Zabolotnoho St., 03680 Kyiv, Ukraine
Phone: +(380) 44 526-31-10
FAX: +(380) 44 526-21-47
yatskiv@mao.kiev.ua