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Lo, Kwok-Yung was born on October 19, 1947 in Nanking, Jiangsu, China. Arrived in United States, 1965, naturalized, 1977. Son of Pao-Chi and Ju-Hwa (Hsu) Lu.
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Lo, Kwok-Yung was born on October 19, 1947 in Nanking, Jiangsu, China. Arrived in United States, 1965, naturalized, 1977. Son of Pao-Chi and Ju-Hwa (Hsu) Lu.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1974.
Research fellow California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1974-1976, senior research fellow, 1978-1980, assistant professor, 1980-1986. Professor University Illinois, Urbana, 1986-2000, associate Center for Advanced Study, 1991-1992, chairman astronomy department, 1995-1997. Director, distinguished fellow Institute Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, 1997—2002, elected academician, 1998.
Professor physics National Taiwan University, 1998—2002. Distinguished astronomer, director National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville, Virginia, since 2002. Research professor University Virginia, since 2003.
Chairman visiting committee to Haystack Observatory, Westford, Massachusetts, 1991—1992. Chairman advisory panel Academic Sinica Institute Astronomy and Astrophysics, Taipei, Taiwan, since 2002. Member AUI visiting committee for National Radio Astronomy Observatory, 1993—1997.
Member steering committee Australia Telescope National Facility, 1999—2001. Member American Latino Media Arts Board, 2004, assessor, since 2004. Member National Aeronautics and Space Administration Astrophysics Subcommittee, since 2006.
Fellow American Association Advancement of Science. Member American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union, Academy Sinica, International Union Radio Science.
Married Helen Bo Kwan Chen Lo, January 1, 1973. Children: Jan Hsin, Derek.