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Typhoon Lee

b. 1948

Taiwanese astronomer

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Born 1948. Typhoon Lee is a Taiwanese astronomer.

Typhoon Lee (; born 1948) is a Taiwanese astrophysicist and geochemist at Academia Sinica, Taiwan, where he specializes in isotope geochemistry and nuclear astrophysics.

Education Lee graduated from National Tsing Hua University with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in physics and then earned his Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of Texas at Austin in 1977.

His honors include the Robert J. Trumpler Award in 1978 from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, and Outstanding Researcher Awards from the National Science Council in 1985-87 and once again 1988–90.

Selected publications X-wind, Refractory IDPs and Cometary Nuclei, 1999, in Proc. IAU Colloquium 168, Astro. Soc. Pacific, San Francisco. Proto-stellar Cosmic Rays and Extinct Radioactivities in Meteorites, 1998, Ap. J. 506, 898–912. Coral Sr/Ca as a High Precision High Time-Resolution Paleo Thermometer for Sea Surface Temperature: Looking for ENSO Effects in Kuroshio near Taiwan, 1996, Proc. 1995 Nagoya ICBP-PAGES/PEP-II Symposium, 211–216. U-Disequilibrium Dating of Corals in Southern Taiwan by Mass Spectrometry, 1993, J. Geol. Soc. China. 36, 57–66. Model-Dependent Be-10 Sedimentation Rates for the Taiwan Strait and their Tectonic Significance, 1993, Geology, 21, 423–426. First Detection of Fallout Cs-135 and Potential Application of 137Cs/135Cs, 1993, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta(Letters), 57, 3493–3497.

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Education
University of Texas at Austin
Awards
Robert J. Trumpler Award

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Typhoon Lee?

Taiwanese astronomer

When was Typhoon Lee born?

Typhoon Lee was born on 5 July 1948.

What is Typhoon Lee's occupation?

Typhoon Lee is an astronomer.

What nationality is Typhoon Lee?

Typhoon Lee is Taiwanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Typhoon Lee

· Wikidata: Q7861243

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