Anton Mavretič, Slovene scientist

Scientist

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, born on December 11, 1934 in Metlika

Metlika

Metlika is a town and municipality in the southeastern Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the river Kolpa on the border with Croatia. The municipality is at the heart of the area of Bela Krajina, the southeastern part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the...

, Slovenia

Slovenia

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Dr. Mavretič is professor and research associate at the Center for Space Physics at Boston University

Boston University

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. He is corresponding member of Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts

Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts

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 since June 2007. In 1985 he founded his consulting firm SIAT of Boston LLC.

Mavretič worked for the MIT Center for Space Research under contract for NASA

NASA

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 from 1972 to 1979 and contributed to project Voyager 1

Voyager 1

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 in Voyager 2

Voyager 2

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Education

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
  Electrical engineering
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   from University of Denver
  University of Denver
  The University of Denver is currently ranked 82nd among all public and private "National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report in the 2012 rankings....
  
  , December, 1959
• Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
  Electrical engineering
  Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
  
   from University of Denver
  University of Denver
  The University of Denver is currently ranked 82nd among all public and private "National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report in the 2012 rankings....
  
  , June, 1961
• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering
  Electrical engineering
  Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
  
   from Pennsylvania State University
  Pennsylvania State University
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  , December, 1968

External links

• http://www.bu.edu/dbin/csp/people.php?id=536
• http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4354562.html
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlE8N9tweS4