Jane Luu
Sign in to saveAlso known as Jane X. Luu, J. X. Luu, JX Luu, J. Luu
Vietnamese American astronomer
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- Lifespan
- b. 1963
- Nationality
- VN, US
- Language
- eng
- Gender
- Female
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Key facts
- Born
- July 1963 (age 62), Saigon , Vietnam
- Alma mater
- Stanford University , University of California, Berkeley , Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Known for
- Discovery of the Kuiper belt
- Spouse
- Ronnie Hoogerwerf
- Awards
- Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy (1991), Shaw Prize (2012), Kavli Prize (2012)
- Fields
- Astronomy, Astrophysics, Engineering
- Institutions
- Harvard University , Lincoln Laboratory at MIT , Tufts University , University of Oslo
- Thesis
- Physical Studies of Primitive Solar System Bodies (1992 )
- Doctoral advisor
- David C. Jewitt
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Vietnam
- Place of birth
- South Vietnam
- Occupation
- astronomer
- Educated at
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Employer
- Leiden University
- Languages spoken
- Vietnamese
- Field of work
- astronomy
- Image
- Jane Luu.jpg
- Residence
- Lexington
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- date of birth
- 1963-01-01
- member of
- International Astronomical Union
- Commons category
- Jane Luu
- ethnic group
- Vietnamese people
- name in native language
- Lưu Lệ Hằng
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Encyclopedic overview
Jane X. Luu (Vietnamese: Lưu Lệ Hằng; born July 1963) is a Vietnamese-American astronomer and defense systems engineer. She was awarded the Kavli Prize (shared with David C. Jewitt and Michael Brown) for 2012 "for discovering and characterizing the Kuiper Belt and its largest members, work that led to a major advance in the understanding of the history of our planetary system".
Luu immigrated to the United States as a refugee in 1975, during the fall of Saigon. She and her family lived in refugee camps and motels before they settled in Kentucky, where she had relatives. She graduated from high school as valedictorian and then earned a scholarship to Stanford University, receiving her bachelor's degree in physics in 1984. Working at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at NASA after college inspired her to study astronomy.
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