Charles Liu

Charles Liu
Headshot of an Asian-American man with short salt and pepper hair and glasses, wearing a read shirt and jacket, standing in front of a chartreuse evergreen bush
American astronomer and astronomy educator Charles Liu, 2023
Born
劉俊初 (Liu Tsun Chu)

1968
Taipei, Taiwan
CitizenshipUnited States
EducationHarvard University
University of Arizona
OccupationAstronomer
SpouseDr. Amy Rabb-Liu
Children3
Parents
  • Fu-wen (Frank) Liu (father)
  • Jui-chi (Janice) Liu (mother)
AwardsAAS Fellow, 2019
AAS Education Prize, 2024
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy, physics
InstitutionsThe College of Staten Island and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York
Websitehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5xPREWOS4n-ofQsx0GzIsQ

Charles Tsun-Chu Liu is a Taiwanese-born American astronomer and astronomy educator. His research interests include merging and colliding galaxies, active galactic nuclei, and the star formation history of the universe. He is a former director of the William E. Macaulay Honors College and The Verrazano School at the City University of New York's College of Staten Island.[1] He currently serves as a professor of physics and astronomy at the College of Staten Island, and as President of the Astronomical Society of New York. Liu is the 2024 winner of the American Astronomical Society's (AAS) prestigious Education Prize, and was named an AAS fellow in 2019.[2]

  1. ^ "Bio". VisibleInkPress.com. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  2. ^ "Past Officers and Trustees | American Astronomical Society". aas.org.