Trinh Xuan Thuan

Trinh Xuan Thuan
Trịnh Xuân Thuận in 2015
Born
Trịnh Xuân Thuận

(1948-08-20) August 20, 1948
NationalityAmerican
EducationCalifornia Institute of Technology (BS)
Princeton University (PhD)
Known forResearch in galaxy formation
Author of popular books
AwardsPrix Moron (2007)
Kalinga Prize (2009)
Prix mondial Cino Del Duca (2012)
Legion of Honor – Chevalier (2014)
Scientific career
FieldsAstrophysics
InstitutionsUniversity of Virginia
Doctoral advisorLyman Spitzer

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