Sun Kwok

Background

Kwok, Sun was born on September 15, 1949 in Hong Kong. Son of Chuen-Poon and Pui-Ling (Chan) Kwok. arrived in Canada, 1967.

Education

Bachelor of Science, McMaster U., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1970; Master of Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1974.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow, U. British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 1974-1976; assistant professor, University of Minnesota, Duluth, 1976-1977; research associate, Centre for Research in Experimental Space Science, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1977-1978; research associate, Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1978-1983; assistant professor, U. Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 1983-1985; associate professor, U. Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 1985-1988; professor, U. Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, since 1988; visiting fellow, Joint Institute Laboratory Astrophysics, Boulder, Colorado, 1989-1990. Project specialist International Advisory Panel, World Bank, 1984. Chairman International Astrom.

Union working Group on Planetary Nebulae, since 1994. Principal investigator Odin Satellite project, since 1994.

Achievements

• Sun Kwok has been listed as a noteworthy Astronomer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member International Astronomical Union, Canada Astronomical Society, American Astronomical Society.

Connections

Married Shiu-Tseng Emily Yu, June 16, 1973. Children: Roberta Wing-Yue, Kelly Wing-Hang.

Father:

Chuen-Poon Kwok

Mother:

Pui-Ling (Chan) Kwok

Spouse:

Shiu-Tseng Emily Yu

child:

Roberta Wing-Yue Kwok

child:

Kelly Wing-Hang Kwok