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Ma, Chopo was born on October 14, 1946 in Shanghai, China. Son of Tsu Sheng and Gioh-fang Ma. came to the United States, 1951.
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Chopo Ma, Chinese Geophysicist. Achievements include sub-centimeter global geodesy using very long baseline interferometry; sub-milliaresecond astrometry of quasars usingvery long baseline interferometry; measurement of tectonic plate motion and regional deformation with precision less than 1 mm. per year. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Geophysical Union, American Astronomical Society.
Education
AB, Harvard University, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Maryland., 1978.
Career
Research assistant, U. Maryland., College Park, 1971-1978; geophysicist, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland., since 1978. Member standards working group International Earth Rotation Svc., Paris, 1988. Member working group on reference systems International Astronomical Union, since 1988.
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Membership
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Geophysical Union, American Astronomical Society.
Connections
Married Lily Chong-li Liu, November 27, 1982. 1 child, Persephone.
