Frank Shu
Frank Hsia-San Shu (Chinese: 徐遐生; Jyutping: Ceoi4 Haa4 Sang1; June 2, 1943 – April 22, 2023) was a Chinese-American astrophysicist, astronomer, and author. He served as a Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley and University of California, San Diego. He is best known for proposing the density wave theory to explain the structure of spiral galaxies, and for describing a model of star formation, where a giant dense molecular cloud collapses to form a star.
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| Born | Frank Hsia-San Shu June 2, 1943 Kunming, China | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | April 22, 2023 (aged 79) | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BSc) Harvard University (PhD) | ||||||||||||||||
| Known for | Density wave theory Star formation | ||||||||||||||||
| Awards | Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy Brouwer Award Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics Shaw Prize in Astronomy Bruce Medal | ||||||||||||||||
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| Fields | Astronomy | ||||||||||||||||
| Institutions | Stony Brook University University of California, Berkeley National Tsing Hua University University of California, San Diego City University of Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||
| Thesis | The Dynamics and Large-Scale Structure of Spiral Galaxies (1968) | ||||||||||||||||
| Doctoral advisor | Chia-Chiao Lin | ||||||||||||||||
| Other academic advisors | Max Krook | ||||||||||||||||
| Doctoral students | Fred Adams Susana Lizano Eve Ostriker | ||||||||||||||||
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