Trinh Xuan Thuan

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Trịnh, but is often simplified to Trinh in English-language text. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Xuân Thuận.
Trinh Xuan Thuan
Trịnh Xuân Thuận in 2015
Born
Trịnh Xuân Thuận

(1948-08-20) August 20, 1948 (age 76)[1]
Hanoi, Vietnam
NationalityAmerican
EducationCalifornia Institute of Technology (BS)
Princeton University (PhD)[1]
Known forResearch in galaxy formation
Author of popular books[1]
AwardsKalinga Prize (2009)
Prix mondial Cino Del Duca (2012)
Scientific career
FieldsAstrophysics
InstitutionsUniversity of Virginia
Doctoral advisorLyman Spitzer[1]

Trịnh Xuân Thuận (born August 20, 1948) is a Vietnamese-American astrophysicist.

  1. ^ a b c d CV's Trinh Xuan Thuan