Yaroslav S. Yatskiv

Director
of the Main Astronomical Observatory
of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

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 - )

The EU Descartes Prize 2003 for excellent collaborative research

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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