Frank Shu

Frank Shu
Frank Shu
Born	Frank Hsia-San Shu; June 2, 1943; Kunming, China
Died	April 22, 2023 (aged 79)
Nationality	American
Education	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS) ; 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
	Scientific career
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
Traditional Chinese
Frank Shu
Traditional Chinese	徐遐生
Simplified Chinese	徐遐生
Yale Romanization
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Chèuih Hàh Sāng
Jyutping	Ceoi4 Haa4 Sang1

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.^[3] 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.^[4]

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