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Hu, Chin-Kun was born on June 25, 1948 in Taipei, Taiwan. Son of Hsin and Han-Hsiao (Jong) Hu.
Hu, Chin-Kun was born on June 25, 1948 in Taipei, Taiwan. Son of Hsin and Han-Hsiao (Jong) Hu.
Bachelor, National Tsinghua (Taiwan) University, 1971. Master of Science, National Tsinghua (Taiwan) University, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy, National Tsinghua (Taiwan) University, 1976.
Postdoctoral, University of California, San Diego, 1978-1979; research associate, U. Maine, Orono, 1979-1981; research associate, U. Toronto, Ontario., Canada, 1981-1983; visiting expert, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 1983-1984; research fellow, Academia Sinica, Taipei, since 1984. Consultant National Science Council, Taipei, 1988-1989. Visiting scholar Harvard University, 1991-1993.
Fellow Physical Society Republic of China. Member International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (commission statistical physics, secretary commission on statistical physics. 1996-2002, vice chairman since 2002), American Physical Society.
Married Ting-Ting Chi, January 22, 1978. Children: Shun-Yun, Shun-Jen.