Yuk L. Yung

Summary

Yuk L. Yung is a human^[1]. He was born on +1946-01-01T00:00:00Z^[2]. He died on +2026-03-16T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as an astronomer^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Yuk L. Yung was born on +1946-01-01T00:00:00Z^[2].
• Yuk L. Yung died on +2026-03-16T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Yuk L. Yung held citizenship in Taiwan^[6].
• Yuk L. Yung's professions included astronomer^[4].
• Among Yuk L. Yung's employers was California Institute of Technology^[7].
• Yuk L. Yung was educated at Harvard University^[8].
• Yuk L. Yung's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley^[9].
• Yuk L. Yung's doctoral advisor was Michael McElroy^[10].
• Yuk L. Yung received the Gerard P. Kuiper Prize^[11].
• Yuk L. Yung received the NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal^[12].
• Yuk L. Yung is recorded as male^[13].
• Yuk L. Yung's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Yuk L. Yung supervised Charles David Camp as a doctoral student^[15].
• Yuk L. Yung supervised Ariel D. Anbar as a doctoral student^[16].
• Yuk L. Yung's ISNI is recorded as 0000000066498674^[17].
• Yuk L. Yung's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 71493125^[18].
• Yuk L. Yung's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n87929609^[19].
• Yuk L. Yung's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 124810063^[20].
• Yuk L. Yung's IdRef ID is recorded as 034011145^[21].
• Yuk L. Yung's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA03586082^[22].
• Yuk L. Yung's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35278241^[23].
• Yuk L. Yung's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 86103^[24].
• Yuk L. Yung's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04z_5ks^[25].
• Yuk L. Yung's family name is recorded as Weng^[26].
• Yuk L. Yung's National Library of Israel ID is recorded as 003959532^[27].

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Origins and Family

Yuk L. Yung was born on +1946-01-01T00:00:00Z^[2].

Education

Educated at Harvard University^[8], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1636^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31] and University of California, Berkeley^[9], a public research university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1868^[34], headquartered in Berkeley^[35]. Yuk L. Yung's doctoral advisor was Michael McElroy^[10].

Career and Affiliations

Yuk L. Yung worked as an astronomer^[4]. Among his employers was California Institute of Technology^[7]. Doctoral students include Charles David Camp^[15], a professor of mathematics^[36] and Ariel D. Anbar^[16], a geochemist^[37], of United States^[38], awarded the Science Innovation Award^[39].

Recognition

Awards received include Gerard P. Kuiper Prize^[11], a science award^[40] and NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal^[12], a medallion^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1961^[43].

Death and Burial

Yuk L. Yung died on +2026-03-16T00:00:00Z^[3].

Why It Matters

Yuk L. Yung ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[5]

FAQs

What did Yuk L. Yung do for work?

Yuk L. Yung worked as astronomer^[4].

Where did Yuk L. Yung go to school?

Yuk L. Yung was educated at Harvard University^[8] and University of California, Berkeley^[9].

What awards did Yuk L. Yung receive?

Honors received include Gerard P. Kuiper Prize^[11] and NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal^[12].