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Pekka Pyykkö
Finnish academic (born 1941) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Veli Pekka Pyykkö (born 12 October 1941)[1] is a Finnish academic. He was professor of Chemistry at the University of Helsinki.[1] From 2009–2012, he was the chairman of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science. He is known for his extension to the periodic table of elements,[2][3] known as the Pyykkö model.[4]
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Pyykkö has also studied the relativistic effects present in heavy atoms and their effects in NMR.[5]