Chung-Pei Ma

Taiwanese cosmologist
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Chung-Pei Ma

Summary

Chung-Pei Ma is a human[1]. She was born in Taiwan[2]. She was born on January 1, 1966[3]. She worked as an astrophysicist[4], cosmologist[5], and researcher[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Chung-Pei Ma was born in Taiwan[2].
  • Chung-Pei Ma was born on January 1, 1966[3].
  • Chung-Pei Ma held citizenship in Taiwan[8].
  • Chung-Pei Ma worked as an astrophysicist[4].
  • Chung-Pei Ma worked as a cosmologist[5].
  • Chung-Pei Ma's professions included researcher[6].
  • Chung-Pei Ma's field of work was cosmology[9].
  • Among Chung-Pei Ma's employers was University of California, Berkeley[10].
  • Among Chung-Pei Ma's employers was University of Pennsylvania[11].
  • Chung-Pei Ma was employed by California Institute of Technology[12].
  • Chung-Pei Ma was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13].
  • Chung-Pei Ma's doctoral advisor was Alan Guth[14].
  • Chung-Pei Ma received the Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy[15].
  • Chung-Pei Ma received the Fellow of the American Physical Society[16].
  • Chung-Pei Ma received the Maria Goeppert-Mayer Award[17].
  • Chung-Pei Ma received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[18].
  • Chung-Pei Ma was a member of Phi Beta Kappa Society[19].
  • Chung-Pei Ma is recorded as female[20].
  • Chung-Pei Ma's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Chung-Pei Ma supervised Michael Boylan-Kolchin as a doctoral student[22].
  • Chung-Pei Ma supervised Nicholas Mcconnell as a doctoral student[23].
  • Chung-Pei Ma's family name is recorded as Ma[24].

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Origins and Family

Chung-Pei Ma was born in Taiwan[2]. She was born on January 1, 1966[3].

Education

Chung-Pei Ma's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13]. Her doctoral advisor was Alan Guth[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astrophysicist[4], cosmologist[5], and researcher[6]. Chung-Pei Ma's field of work was cosmology[9]. Employers include University of California, Berkeley[10], a public research university[25], in United States[26], founded in 1868[27], headquartered in Berkeley[28]; University of Pennsylvania[11], a private university[29], in United States[30], founded in 1740[31], headquartered in Philadelphia[32]; and California Institute of Technology[12], a university[33], in United States[34], founded in 1891[35], headquartered in California[36]. Doctoral students include Michael Boylan-Kolchin[22], a researcher[37] and Nicholas Mcconnell[23].

Recognition

Awards received include Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy[15], a science award[38], in United States[39], founded in 1934[40]; Fellow of the American Physical Society[16], a fellowship award[41]; Maria Goeppert-Mayer Award[17], a science award[42], in United States[43], founded in 1986[44]; and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[18], a fellowship award[45], in United States[46], founded in 1874[47].

Why It Matters

Chung-Pei Ma ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] She is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

FAQs

Where was Chung-Pei Ma born?

Chung-Pei Ma's place of birth was Taiwan[2].

What did Chung-Pei Ma do for work?

Chung-Pei Ma worked as astrophysicist[4], cosmologist[5], and researcher[6].

Where did Chung-Pei Ma go to school?

Chung-Pei Ma was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13].

What awards did Chung-Pei Ma receive?

Honors received include Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy[15], Fellow of the American Physical Society[16], Maria Goeppert-Mayer Award[17], and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[18].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [20] . w.astro.berkeley.edu. w.astro.berkeley.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  10. [10] . w.astro.berkeley.edu. w.astro.berkeley.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] . Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy web page. Retrieved . aas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] . aps.org. aps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . aaas.org. aaas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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