Bohdan Paczynski
- Born: February 8, 1940 (Wilno, Poland)
- Died: April 19, 2007 (Princeton, New Jersey)
Education
- 1962: MA, Warsaw University
- 1964: PhD, Warsaw University (Astronomy)
Major Positions
- 1962–1964: Polish Academy of Sciences, Assistant, Institute of Astronomy
- 1964–1969: Polish Academy of Sciences, Research Associate, Institute of Astronomy
- 1969–1974: Polish Academy of Sciences, Assistant Professor, Institute of Astronomy
- 1974–1979: Polish Academy of Sciences, Associate Professor, Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center
- 1979–1982: Polish Academy of Sciences, Professor, Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center
- 1982–1989: Princeton University, Professor of Astrophysics
- 1989–2007: Princeton University, Lyman Spitzer Jr. Professor of Astrophysics
Other Positions
- 1962–1963: University of California, Lick Observatory, Astronomical Assistant
- 1968–1969: University of Colorado, Boulder, Visiting Fellow, Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics (JILA)
- 1973–1973: California Institute of Technology, Visiting Professor
- 1975–1976: California Institute of Technology, Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Scholar
- 1979–1979: University of California, Berkeley, Visiting Professor
- 1981–1982: California Institute of Technology, Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Scholar
- 1989–1989: Harvard University, Visiting Professor, Center for Astrophysics
- 1994–1994: National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), Visiting Scientist, Institute of Astrophysics
- 1995–1995: National Observatory, Tokyo, Visiting Scientist
Selected Awards and Honors
