Background
Cheng, Chung-Chieh was born on November 7, 1938 in Chungqing, China. Son of Ti-Chuan and Wen-Hsu (Shu) Cheng.
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Chung-Chieh Cheng
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Bachelor of Science, National Taiwan U., Taipei, 1960; Master of Arts in Applied Physics, Harvard University, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1970.
Career
Postdoctoral research associate department physics and astronomy, U. Maryland., 1970;
research associate laboratory for solar physics, National Research Council-National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland., 1970-1972;
solar physicist, Ball Brother Research Corporation and Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1972-1978;
solar physicist, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama, 1979-1981;
research astrophysicist, E.O. Hulburt Center for Space Research, National Research Laboratory, Washington, 1982-1988;
senior astrophysicist, E.O. Hulburt Center for Space Research, National Research Laboratory, Washington, 1988-1995. Visiting scientist Academia Sinica, China, 1981, 83. Visiting professor Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory, Florence, 1982, 85, U. Oslo, Norway, 1989, 94.
Senior fellow Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research, 1987-1995. Founding member Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica, Sinica, Taiwan, 1994. Principal investigator National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1978-1988, 89-94, 89-90, 87-95.
Teaching fellow in applied physics Harvard University, 1963-1964, in astronomy, 1964-1969. Honorary visiting professor Beijing U. Observatory, 1994.
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Married Min-Hwa Ho, June 21, 1968. Children: Guang-Shing, Guang-Ien, Guang-Yeu (deceased).
