Archives: Members

Enn Saar

Member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences since 2010 Field: Astronomy Research Professor, Tartu Observatory (2012–2017) Born on March 4, 19441962 Tallinn Secondary School No. 211967 University of Tartu1972 Cand.Sc. in physics and mathematics1991 D.Sc. in astronomy

Peeter Saari

Member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences since 1986 Field: Physics Professor of wave optics, University of Tartu (since 1997)Head of the Laboratory of Crystal Spectroscopy, Institute of Physics, UT (since 1976) Born on June 2, 1945 in Tallinn1963 Tallinn Secondary School No.211968 University of Tartu1972 Cand.Sc. (PhD) in physics and mathematics1981 D.Sc. in physics … Continued

Raivo Uibo

Member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences since 2003 Field: Medicine Professor of Immunology, University of Tartu (since 1992)     Born on December 21, 1948 in Tartu1973 University of Tartu1978 Cand.Sc. (PhD) in medicine1990 D.Sc. in medicine1992 Professor

Raimund Ubar

Member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences since 1993 Field: Computer Science Professor at Tallinn University of Technology (since 2005)     Born on December 16, 1941 in Tallinn1960 Tallinn Secondary School No.221966 Tallinn Technical University1971 Cand.Sc. (PhD) in engineering1987 D.Sc. in engineering1988 Professor1996 Member of the International Academy of Sciences and Arts (USA)

Tarmo Uustalu

Member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences since 2010 Field: Computer Science Lead. Research Scientist, Department of Software Science, Tallinn University of Technology (since 2017)Professor, School of Computer Science, Reykjavik University (since 2017) Born on January 19, 1969 in Tallinn1987 Tallinn Secondary School No.441988 Tallinn G.Ots Music School1992 M.Sc. in automated control/system engineering and computer … Continued

Urmas Varblane

Member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences since 2009 Filed: Economics Professor of International Business and Innovation, University of Tartu (since 2001) Born on July 20, 1961 in Mõisaküla1979 Mõisaküla Secondary School1984 University of Tartu1989 Cand.Sc. (PhD) in economics2001 Professor

Haldur Õim

Member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences since 1994 Field: Humanities and Social Sciences Senior Research Fellow in Computer Linguistics, University of Tartu (since 2007)Professor emeritus, University of Tartu (since 2007)     Born on January 22, 1942 in Helme parish1960 Tõrva Secondary School1965 University of Tartu1970 Cand.Sc. (PhD) in philology1983 D.Sc. in philology1986 Professor

Richard Villems

Member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences since 1987 Field: Biophysics Professor of Archaeogenetics, University of Tartu (since 2005)Lead. Researcher, Estonian Biocentre, UT (since 2014) Born on November 28, 1944 in Pärnu1962 Pärnu Koidula Gymnasium1968 University of Tartu1972 Cand.Sc. (PhD) in medicine1984 D.Sc. in biology1987 Professor1989 Foreign Member, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences1994 Member, Erfurt … Continued

Jaak Vilo

Member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences since 2012 Field: Informatics Head of the Institute of Computer Science, University of Tartu (since 2011)Professor of Bioinformatics, University of Tartu (since 2007) Born on November 14, 1966 in Tallinn1984 Tallinn Secondary Science School1991 University of Tartu2002 PhD in computer science2007 Professor

Margus Veanes

Member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences since 2019 Field: Software Science Senior researcher, Microsoft Research RISE (Research in Software Engineering), (1999) Born on October 12, 1966

Jaan Valsiner

Member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences since 2017 Field: Psychology Professor of Psychology, Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts (since 1997)Niels Bohr Professor of Cultural Psychology, Aalborg University (since 2013) Born on June 29, 1951 in Tallinn

Esko Ukkonen

Member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences since 2015 Field: Computer Science Professor of Computer Science, University of Helsinki (since 1985) Born on January 26, 1950 in Savonlinna

Alar Toomre

Member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences since 2012 Field: Applied Mathematics Professor Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (since 2010) Born on February 5, 1937 in Rakvere

Gábor Stépán

Member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences since 2017 Field: Applied Mechanics Professor of Applied Mechanics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics  (since 1995) Born on December 13, 1953 in Budapest

Helmut Schwarz

Member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences since 2002 Field: Chemistry Professor, Technical University of Berlin (since 1978)President, Humboldt Foundation (2008–2017)     Born on August 6, 1943

Matti Saarnisto

Member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences since 2008 Field: Geology Member, Finnish Academy of Science and Letters (since 1995), Secretary General (2000–2009) Born on November 11, 1942

Michael Godfrey Rodd

Member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences since 1995 Field: Process Control and Infotechnology Born on June 21, 1946

Raimo Raag

Member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences since 2019 Field: Linguistics Professor, Uppsala University (2001) Born on August 20, 1953

Svante Pääbo

Member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences since 2019 Field: Genetics Director, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (1997) Born on April 20, 1955

Pekka T. Männistö

Member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences since 2012 Field: Pharmacology Professor Emeritus, University of Helsinki (since 2013) Born on December 18, 1946

Ülo Langel

Member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences since 2015 Field: Neurochemistry Professor of Neurochemistry and Molecular Neurobiology, Stockholm University (since 2003)Professor extraordinarius, University of Tartu (since 2007) Born on March 2, 1951

Jaan Laane

Member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences since 1995 Field: Chemical Physics Professor, Texas A&M University (since 1976) Born on June 20, 1942 in Paide

Charles Gabriel Kurland

Member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences since 1991 Field: Biochemistry Professor Emeritus, Uppsala University (since 2001) Born on January 14, 1936

Cornelius Theodor Hasselblatt

Member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences since 2015 Field: Literature and Culture Freelance scholar of Finno-Ugric languages and culture (since 2015) Professor of Finno-Ugric Languages and Cultures, University of Groningen (up to 2015) Born on August 17, 1960 in Hildesheim