Petr Vaníček

Petr Vaníček
Born (1935-07-18) 18 July 1935
NationalityCzech-Canadian
CitizenshipCanadian
Alma materAcademy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Czech Technical University
Known forVaníček method
Precise Geoid
Canadian Geophysical Union
UN GALOS
AwardsJ. Tuzo Wilson Medal
Scientific career
FieldsGeodesy & Geophysics
Institutions
Thesis Anharmonic Analysis and Its Applications in Geophysics  (1967)
Academic advisorsEmil Buchar
Notable studentsAttila Komjathy, Caltech
Steven DeLoach, USACE
HE Galo Carrera
Websitewww2.unb.ca/gge/Personnel/Vanicek/Vanicek.html

Petr Vaníček (born 18 July 1935) is a Czech Canadian geodesist and theoretical geophysicist who has made important breakthroughs in theory of spectrum analysis and geoid computation.