Asantha Cooray

Summary

Asantha Cooray is a human^[1]. He was born on +1973-01-01T00:00:00Z^[2]. He worked as an astrophysicist^[3] and university teacher^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Asantha Cooray was born on +1973-01-01T00:00:00Z^[2].
• Asantha Cooray held citizenship in Sri Lanka^[6].
• Asantha Cooray worked as an astrophysicist^[3].
• Asantha Cooray worked as a university teacher^[4].
• Asantha Cooray's field of work was physics^[7].
• Asantha Cooray's field of work was astrophysics^[8].
• Asantha Cooray was employed by California Institute of Technology^[9].
• Among Asantha Cooray's employers was University of California, Irvine^[10].
• Asantha Cooray's education included a stint at University of Chicago^[11].
• Asantha Cooray's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[12].
• Asantha Cooray's education included a stint at Royal College, Colombo^[13].
• Asantha Cooray's doctoral advisor was Wayne Hu^[14].
• Asantha Cooray was a member of International Astronomical Union^[15].
• Asantha Cooray is recorded as male^[16].
• Asantha Cooray's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Asantha Cooray supervised Chao Li as a doctoral student^[18].
• Asantha Cooray supervised Joseph Smidt as a doctoral student^[19].
• Asantha Cooray's ISNI is recorded as 0000000044954149^[20].
• Asantha Cooray's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 76022645^[21].
• Asantha Cooray's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2004023798^[22].
• Asantha Cooray's IdRef ID is recorded as 187824428^[23].
• Asantha Cooray's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-3892-0190^[24].
• Asantha Cooray's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 141047^[25].
• Asantha Cooray's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/043lqs3^[26].
• Asantha Cooray's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ntk2015867909^[27].

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Origins and Family

Asantha Cooray was born on +1973-01-01T00:00:00Z^[2].

Education

Educated at University of Chicago^[11], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1890^[30], headquartered in Chicago^[31]; Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[12], a university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1861^[34], headquartered in Cambridge^[35]; and Royal College, Colombo^[13], a selective school^[36], in Sri Lanka^[37], founded in 1835^[38]. Asantha Cooray's doctoral advisor was Wayne Hu^[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astrophysicist^[3] and university teacher^[4]. Fields of work include physics^[7], a branch of science^[39] and astrophysics^[8], a branch of astronomy^[40]. Employers include California Institute of Technology^[9], a university^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1891^[43], headquartered in California^[44] and University of California, Irvine^[10], a public research university^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1965^[47]. Doctoral students include Chao Li^[18], an astrophysicist^[48] and Joseph Smidt^[19], a physicist^[49].

Why It Matters

Asantha Cooray ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[5]

FAQs

What did Asantha Cooray do for work?

Asantha Cooray worked as astrophysicist^[3] and university teacher^[4].

Where did Asantha Cooray go to school?

Asantha Cooray was educated at University of Chicago^[11], Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[12], and Royal College, Colombo^[13].