Ho-Kwang Mao | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | 1963 B.S. National Taiwan University
1966 M.S. University of Rochester 1968 Ph.D University of Rochester |
Known for | High Pressure techniques, X-ray sciences |
Spouse | Agnes Mao |
Awards | Inge Lehmann Medal (2007) Balzan Prize (2005) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Geology, Material Sciences |
Institutions | Carnegie Institution of Washington |
Doctoral advisor | Bill Bassett and Taro Takahashi [1] |
Website | https://sites.google.com/carnegiescience.edu/ho-kwangmao/cv |
Ho-Kwang (Dave) Mao (Chinese: 毛河光; pinyin: Máo Héguāng; Wade–Giles: Mao Ho-kuang; born June 18, 1941) is a Chinese-American geologist. He is the director of the Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research in Shanghai, China.[2] He was a staff scientist at Geophysical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution for Science[3] for more than 30 years. Mao is a recognized leading scientist in high pressure geosciences and physical science. There are two minerals named after him, Davemaoite and Maohokite.