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Zhang, Shuang Nan was born on December 27, 1962 in Queshan, China. Son of Guo Tai Zhang and Hui-Zhu Wang. came to the United States, 1989.
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Shuang Nan Zhang
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Shuang Nan Zhang, Chinese Physicist. Achievements include invention and development of new X-ray imaging method: the earth occultation imaging technique, which successfully converted a general purpose National Aeronautics and Space Administration satellite CGRO into the first hard X-ray all-sky imager; discovery o fthe second galactic super-luminal jetsource, Black Hole GR0J1655-1640; first black hole spin measurement.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Tsinghua U., Beijing, 1984; Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy/Physics, U. Southampton, England, 1989.
Career
Postdoctoral associate, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1989-1992; research scientist, Universities Space Research Association, Huntsville, Alabama, since 1992. Member National Aeronautics and Space Administration review panel.
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Membership
Member American Astronomical Society.
Connections
Married Chun Yan Yu, February 14, 1986. Children: Haomin, Lucia.
