Asantha Cooray

Summary

Asantha Cooray is a human^[1]. He was born on January 1, 1973^[2]. He worked as an astrophysicist^[3] and university teacher^[4].

Key Facts

• Asantha Cooray was born on January 1, 1973^[2].
• Asantha Cooray held citizenship in Sri Lanka^[5].
• Asantha Cooray worked as an astrophysicist^[3].
• Asantha Cooray worked as a university teacher^[4].
• Asantha Cooray's field of work was physics^[6].
• Asantha Cooray's field of work was astrophysics^[7].
• Asantha Cooray was employed by California Institute of Technology^[8].
• Among Asantha Cooray's employers was University of California, Irvine^[9].
• Asantha Cooray's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[10].
• Asantha Cooray's education included a stint at Royal College, Colombo^[11].
• Asantha Cooray's doctoral advisor was Wayne Hu^[12].
• Asantha Cooray was a member of International Astronomical Union^[13].
• Asantha Cooray is recorded as male^[14].
• Asantha Cooray's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Asantha Cooray supervised Chao Li as a doctoral student^[16].
• Asantha Cooray supervised Joseph Smidt as a doctoral student^[17].
• Asantha Cooray's family name is recorded as Cooray^[18].
• Asantha Cooray's given name is recorded as Asantha^[19].
• Asantha Cooray's official website is recorded as http://www.cooray.org/^[20].
• Asantha Cooray's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[21].

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Origins and Family

Asantha Cooray was born on January 1, 1973^[2].

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[10], a university^[22], in United States^[23], founded in 1861^[24], headquartered in Cambridge^[25] and Royal College, Colombo^[11], a selective school^[26], in Sri Lanka^[27], founded in 1835^[28]. Asantha Cooray's doctoral advisor was Wayne Hu^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astrophysicist^[3] and university teacher^[4]. Fields of work include physics^[6], a branch of science^[29] and astrophysics^[7], a branch of astronomy^[30]. Employers include California Institute of Technology^[8], a university^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1891^[33], headquartered in California^[34] and University of California, Irvine^[9], a public research university^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1965^[37]. Doctoral students include Chao Li^[16], an astrophysicist^[38] and Joseph Smidt^[17], a physicist^[39].

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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[10] and Royal College, Colombo^[11].