Qingde Wang
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Qingde "Daniel" Wang is a professor of astronomy
at the University of Massachusetts
. His research focuses on the hot interstellar medium
and intergalactic medium. He received his Ph.D.
at Columbia University
in 1990.
Wang has won the following honors:
Astronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth...
at the University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts
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. His research focuses on the hot interstellar medium
Interstellar medium
In astronomy, the interstellar medium is the matter that exists in the space between the star systems in a galaxy. This matter includes gas in ionic, atomic, and molecular form, dust, and cosmic rays. It fills interstellar space and blends smoothly into the surrounding intergalactic space...
and intergalactic medium. He received his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
in 1990.
Wang has won the following honors:
- 1994 Lindheimer Fellowship
- 1992 Robert J. Trumpler AwardRobert J. Trumpler AwardThe Robert J. Trumpler Award of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific is given annually to a recent recipient of the Ph.D degree whose thesis is judged particularly significant to astronomy. The award is named after Robert Julius Trumpler, a notable Swiss-American astronomer .-Previous award...
for outstanding Ph.D. thesis - 1990-1993, Hubble Postdoctoral Fellowship
- 1985 Nanjing UniversityNanjing UniversityNanjing University , or Nanking University, is one of the oldest and most prestigious institutions of higher learning in China...
New Star Award