Peter Y. Yu

American physicist
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Peter Y. Yu

Summary

Peter Y. Yu is a human[1]. He was born on +1944-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a physicist[3] and university teacher[4].

Key Facts

  • Peter Y. Yu was born on +1944-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Peter Y. Yu held citizenship in United States[5].
  • Peter Y. Yu worked as a physicist[3].
  • Peter Y. Yu's professions included university teacher[4].
  • Peter Y. Yu's field of work was semiconductor physics[6].
  • Peter Y. Yu was employed by University of California, Berkeley[7].
  • Peter Y. Yu was educated at University of Hong Kong[8].
  • Peter Y. Yu's education included a stint at Brown University[9].
  • Peter Y. Yu received the Guggenheim Fellowship[10].
  • Peter Y. Yu received the Fellow of the American Physical Society[11].
  • Peter Y. Yu is recorded as male[12].
  • Peter Y. Yu's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Peter Y. Yu's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121410699[14].
  • Peter Y. Yu's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 79114298[15].
  • Peter Y. Yu's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n95098981[16].
  • Peter Y. Yu's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12507221h[17].
  • Peter Y. Yu's IdRef ID is recorded as 034303332[18].
  • Peter Y. Yu earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[19].
  • Peter Y. Yu's work location is recorded as IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center[20].
  • Peter Y. Yu's SHARE Catalogue author ID is recorded as 61123[21].
  • Peter Y. Yu's Guggenheim fellows ID is recorded as peter-y-yu[22].
  • Peter Y. Yu's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007453413905171[23].
  • Peter Y. Yu's Yale LUX ID is recorded as person/e3a5cbc0-ca96-4fb4-b8b3-3ca23cb3aca8[24].

Body

Origins and Family

Peter Y. Yu was born on +1944-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at University of Hong Kong[8], a public research university[25], in People's Republic of China[26], founded in 1911[27], headquartered in Lung Fu Shan[28] and Brown University[9], a private university[29], in United States[30], founded in 1765[31], headquartered in Providence[32]. Peter Y. Yu earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[3] and university teacher[4]. Peter Y. Yu's field of work was semiconductor physics[6]. Among his employers was University of California, Berkeley[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[10], a fellowship grant[33], in United States[34], founded in 1925[35] and Fellow of the American Physical Society[11], a fellowship award[36].

FAQs

What did Peter Y. Yu do for work?

Peter Y. Yu worked as physicist[3] and university teacher[4].

Where did Peter Y. Yu go to school?

Peter Y. Yu was educated at University of Hong Kong[8] and Brown University[9].

What awards did Peter Y. Yu receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[10] and Fellow of the American Physical Society[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Guggenheim Fellows database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . physics.berkeley.edu. Retrieved . physics.berkeley.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . physics.berkeley.edu. Retrieved . physics.berkeley.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . physics.berkeley.edu. Retrieved . physics.berkeley.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . Guggenheim Fellows database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . physics.berkeley.edu. Retrieved . physics.berkeley.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . physics.berkeley.edu. Retrieved . physics.berkeley.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . Guggenheim Fellows database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . physics.berkeley.edu. Retrieved . physics.berkeley.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . physics.berkeley.edu. Retrieved . physics.berkeley.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [2] . Virtual International Authority File. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . physics.berkeley.edu. Retrieved . physics.berkeley.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  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

Class ancestry

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

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