Agu Laisk
Estonian physicist and academic (born 1938)
About Agu Laisk
Born 1938. Agu Laisk is an Estonian physicist, astrophysicist and plant physiologist.
Agu Laisk (born 3 May 1938) is an Estonian plant physiologist and physicist. He is a professor emeritus at the University of Tartu and a member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences (elected 1994).
His research has focused on the physiology and biophysics of photosynthesis and photorespiration, including gas-exchange measurement approaches and mathematical modelling of leaf CO2 exchange.
Education and early career Laisk studied physics at the University of Tartu, graduating in 1961.
Awards and honours 1994: elected member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. 2013: University of Tartu Grand Medal (recipient list includes Laisk). 2018: Estonian national research award (lifetime achievement).
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Estonian physicist and academic (born 1938)
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Agu Laisk was born on 3 May 1938 in Tartu.
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Agu Laisk is a physicist, astrophysicist and plant physiologist.
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Agu Laisk is Estonian.
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