Frank Shu

Who is this?

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.

Career

1. 1943
   Born
2. 1977
   Won Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy
3. 1987
   Member of National Academy of Sciences
4. 2000
   Won Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics
5. 2009
   Won Bruce Medal
6. 2009
   Won The Shaw Prize in Astronomy
7. 2023
   Passed away
8. Member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
9. Member of Academia Sinica
10. Won Harvard Centennial Medal

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Kunming
• •Citizenship: United States
• •Known as: astronomer, university teacher, astrophysicist