Background
Tuan, San Fu was born on May 14, 1932 in Tientsin, China. Son of Mao Lan and Lu Kung (Tao) Tuan. came to the United States, 1954. Naturalized, 1967.
Political science educator Theoretical physics
Tuan, San Fu was born on May 14, 1932 in Tientsin, China. Son of Mao Lan and Lu Kung (Tao) Tuan. came to the United States, 1954. Naturalized, 1967.
Bachelor, University Oxford, England, 1954. Master of Arts, University Oxford, England, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1958.
Research associate University Chicago, 1958-1960. Assistant professor Brown University, Rhode Island, 1960-1962. Associate professor Purdue University, 1962-1965.
Professor physics University Hawaii, Honolulu, since 1966. Visiting professor physics University Hawaii, 1965-1966, Purdue University, 1973, Beijing University and Institute Theoretical Physics, 1979-1980, University Wisconsin-Madison, spring 1982. Visiting scientist Institute Theoretical Physics Academy Sinica, 1987, Institute Physics Academia Sinica, Taipei, City Polytechnic, Hong Kong, Institute High Energy Physics Academy Sinica, Beijing, fall 1993, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, spring 1994.
Member Institute Advanced Study, Princeton, 1966, 72. Principal investigator Theoretical High Energy Program Atomic Energy Commission, 1967-1980. Consultant Argonne National Laboratory, 1963-1970.
Director Hawaii Topical Conference in Particle Physics, 1967, 69, 73, 75, 77. Visiting lecturer Bariloche Summer School, Argentina, 1969-1970, United States-China Science Cooperative Program National Science Foundation, 1970-1971. Participant exploratory mission to China University Hawaii-China Science Cooperative, 1973.
Coordinator State Hawaii on initial planning for projected International Science Foundation, 1970. Member Hawaii Governor's Alternate Energy Sources Committee, 1974. Fellow American Physical Society.
Member Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Loretta Kan, December 15, 1963. Children: Katherine Tsung Yen, Melinda Tsung Tao, Priscilla Tsung Pei, David Tsung Lien.