Petr Vaníček
Petr Vaníček | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 July 1935 |
| Nationality | Czech-Canadian |
| Citizenship | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Czech Technical University |
| Known for | Vaníček method Precise Geoid Canadian Geophysical Union UN GALOS |
| Awards | J. Tuzo Wilson Medal |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geodesy & Geophysics |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Anharmonic Analysis and Its Applications in Geophysics (1967) |
| Academic advisors | Emil Buchar |
| Notable students | Attila Komjathy, Caltech Steven DeLoach, USACE HE Galo Carrera |
| Website | www2 |
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.