Valery Godyak

Russian-American plasma physicist (born 1941)
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Valery Godyak

Summary

Valery Godyak is a human[1]. He was born in Chernivtsi[2]. He was born on June 8, 1941[3]. He worked as a physicist[4] and Q139379879[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Valery Godyak was born in Chernivtsi[2].
  • Valery Godyak was born on June 8, 1941[3].
  • Valery Godyak held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Valery Godyak held citizenship in Soviet Union[8].
  • Valery Godyak held citizenship in Russia[9].
  • Valery Godyak worked as a physicist[4].
  • Valery Godyak worked as a Q139379879[5].
  • Among Valery Godyak's employers was GTE[10].
  • Among Valery Godyak's employers was Osram Sylvania[11].
  • Among Valery Godyak's employers was University of Michigan[12].
  • Valery Godyak received the Fellow of the American Physical Society[13].
  • Valery Godyak received the James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics[14].
  • Valery Godyak received the IEEE Fellow[15].
  • Valery Godyak is recorded as male[16].
  • Valery Godyak's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Valery Godyak's given name is recorded as Valery[18].

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Origins and Family

Born in Chernivtsi[2], Valery Godyak… he was born on June 8, 1941[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[4] and Q139379879[5]. Employers include GTE[10], a business[19], in United States[20], founded in 1918[21], headquartered in Stamford[22]; Osram Sylvania[11], a business[23], in United States[24], founded in 1993[25], headquartered in Wilmington[26]; and University of Michigan[12], a public research university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1817[29], headquartered in Ann Arbor[30].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[13], a fellowship award[31]; James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics[14], a science award[32], in United States[33], founded in 1975[34]; and IEEE Fellow[15], a science award[35].

Why It Matters

Valery Godyak ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Valery Godyak born?

Valery Godyak was born in Chernivtsi[2].

What did Valery Godyak do for work?

Valery Godyak worked as physicist[4] and Q139379879[5].

What awards did Valery Godyak receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[13], James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics[14], and IEEE Fellow[15].

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  13. [14] . aps.org. Retrieved . aps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  10. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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