The famous Vietnamese astronomers in the world

Professor Nguyen Quang Dieu and Tran Thanh Van are two of the original Vietnamese scientists who have made valuable contributions in the field of astrophysics, internationally honored.

Professor Nguyen Quang Dieu

Born in 1932 in Hai Phong, Mr. Nguyen Quang Dieu is in France. From an early age, he always dreamed of discovering the mystery of the universe. At the age of 18, he went to France to study and with his relentless efforts, he became a professor and doctorate at Sorbonne University, research director at the Paris Observatory. He is also the Honorary Research Director of the National Center for French Scientific Research (CNRS).

Dr. Nguyen Quang Rieu is one of the few Vietnamese-origin scientists in the world who is not afraid to engage and achieve success in astronomy, a science that is still young and has little conditions to develop at Vietnam. He has published over 150 scientific works on astrophysics in popular journals.

Professor Nguyen Quang Rieu is an overseas Vietnamese astrophysicist who settled in France.(Photo: HAAC.)

In 1973 Professor Rieu received the French Academy of Sciences award after discovering and determining the exact location of the explosion in the Swan constellation (Cygnus X3). Always supporting Vietnamese young people in astronomy, he hoped to have a scientific supply to the young generation of Vietnam to approach modern science.

Professor Tran Thanh Van

Professor Tran Thanh Van is also called Jean Tran Thanh Van, a French-Vietnamese. In 1953, at the age of 16, he left his native Quang Binh to study abroad in France and became a master in the field of atomic physics theory. In 2012, he was one of three Asians to be awarded the Tate Medal of the American Physical Society.

Based on the experience and the successes of Meeting Moriond and Meeting Blois, in 1993 Professor Tran Thanh Van founded the Vietnam Science Meetings Association to support his homeland in the field of science and education.

Professor Tran Thanh Van.. (Photo: Icisequynhon.)

In 2013, his dream of 50 years was realized - the Center for International Science and Interdisciplinary Education (ICISE) was inaugurated to help young Asian students and scientists integrate with the community. international science.

Since 1993, after 11 meetings with Vietnam initiated by Professor Tran Thanh Van, the program has attracted hundreds of reputable scientists to discuss the latest research in the field of particle physics, celestial Literature and nano.

Professor Trinh Xuan Thuan

Like Mr. Nguyen Quang Dieu, Professor Trinh Xuan Thuan was passionate about astronomy when he was very young. Born in 1948 in Hanoi, then he followed his family to Ho Chi Minh City to live. In 1966, he went to Switzerland to study physics. A year later, he won a straight second year scholarship of the three most prestigious universities in the United States.

He studied at the California Institute of Technology from 1967 to 1970, then studied at Princeton University from 1970 to 1974, defended his doctoral thesis at Princeton University and taught astrophysics at the University of Virginia from 1976 to now on. Professor Thuan also works for the Paris Institute of Astrophysics and is one of the founders of the International Association of Science and Religion.

Professor Trinh Xuan Thuan.(Photo: HT.)

Prof. Thuan released many valuable books on cosmology and the relationship between science and Buddhism such as Mysterious Tone (1988), Big Bang and then (1992), Chaos and Harmony (1998 ). He has more than 120 works published in famous scientific journals.

In 2007, Professor Trinh Xuan Thuan was awarded the Moron Prize of the French Academy. In 2009, he was awarded the Kalinga Prize by UNESCO for his contributions to scientific popularization.

In 2011, Professor Thuan returned to Vietnam, spending a lot of time talking about science in Hanoi, Da Nang, Quy Nhon and HCM City with students.

Professor Luu Le Hang

Born in 1963 in Ho Chi Minh City, in 1975 Ms. Luu Le Hang (Jane X. Luu) followed her family to the United States to settle down. She studied at many famous physics schools like Stanford University in 1984; masters at the Berkeley Institute of the University of California and in 1990 received a doctorate in astrophysics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Professor Luu Le Hang.(Photo: Leaf Liang / sciencemag.)

In 1992, she and her teacher instructed the discovery of the first object in the Kuiper ring. As a result, she became the first woman in the world to be awarded the Kavli Award - considered the Norwegian astronomical novel in 2012. Also in 2012, in Hong Kong, Shaw Foundation nominated Shaw Astronomer Award 2012 as Professor Luu Le Hang for her contributions in identifying "objects outside Hai Vuong Tinh".

In recognition of her work in discovering more than 30 asteroids, the American Astronomical Society named her for asteroid 5430 Luu.

In 2015, she had a trip to Vietnam in the Vietnam Meetings program.

Dr. Nguyen Trong Hien

Born in Da Nang in 1963, from a young age, Nguyen Trong Hien fell in love with physics. He is currently an astronomical equipment supervisor, an expert researcher of the Astrophysical Division, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) of the Space Agency (NASA).

In 1981, he and his family went to the United States and graduated from Berkeley University's physics department. Next, he defended his doctorate at Princeton University with a background in space radiation research and working at NASA.

Dr. Nguyen Trong Hien.(Photo: Binh Dinh Newspaper.)

In September 1994, Dr. Nguyen Trong Hien put the flag of Vietnam in Antarctica, next to the flag of America, England and Germany . In 2010, he was invited to Vietnam to teach at Hue University of Education, Then join Meet Vietnam in 2013, impressing many students.