Prof. Luu Le Hang had a talk with students and those loving science

(binhdinh.gov.vn)-On the afternoon of July 21, 2015, at Binh Dinh Provincial Cultural Centre, Viet Nam Union of Youth Association in Binh Dinh Province, Binh Dinh Union of Science and Technology Association, and Viet Nam Union of Student Association in Binh Dinh Province in collaboration with the International Center for Interdisciplinary Science and Education (ICISE) organized a talk with prof. Luu Le Hang entitled “A new outlook toward the Solar System and related discoveries in cosmology”.

Prof. Luu Le Hang (left) answered questions raised by students. Photo: B.V

Attending the talk were Standing Vice Chairman of Binh Dinh People’s Committee Mai Thanh Thang, prof. Tran Thanh Van, Chairman of Rencotres du Vietnam, prof. Le Kim Ngoc, leaders of related departments and agencies and a lot of students and those loving science in the province.

During the talk, students and those loving science in the province raised questions to prof. Luu Le Hang including the professor’s viewpoint about Kuiper belt, how scientists calculate the earth’s ages, the calculation of orbit and the collision of the galaxy towards the earth, how the professor felt when discovering the Kuiper belt, the impact of the Kuiper belt towards the Solar System, how Vietnamese youth actualize their dreams in cosmological research, etc.

Prof. Luu Le Hang answered appropriately questions raised by the students and those loving science. The Professor believed that in order to become a scientist in cosmology or other fields of science, it was necessary to have such passion and he/she has to start exploring it right then. In case we have not any opportunities to do experiments, it is better to learn to know about the issues we care interested in.

A student is raising questions for prof. Lu Le Hang. Photo: B.V

Talking about the issue how Vietnamese youth to actualize their dreams in cosmological research, prof. Luu Le Hang said, “In order to actualize dreams, first be patient. When we have such passion, we will think a lot about it and try our best to explore, research, and we also need some luck.”

Besides, the Professor also shared some difficulties as a female scientist during her scientific research as well as her happiness on the way to carry out researches in cosmology.

Standing Vice Chairman of Binh Dinh People’s Committee Mai Thanh Thang gave flowers to prof. Luu Le Hang, prof. Tran Thanh Van and prof. Le kim Ngoc. Photo: B.V

At the end of the talk, Standing Vice Chairman of Binh Dinh People’s Committee Mai Thanh Thang gave flowers to prof. Tran Thanh Van, prof. Le Kim Ngoc, and prof. Luu Le Hang for their contribution to science.

Prof. Luu Le Hang works at the Lincoln Laboratory of Massachusetts Institute for Technology (MIT) in the US. In 1992, she worked with her professor David C. Jewitt to discover the Kuiper belt with 70,000 meteorites, opening new directions in explaining and demonstrating the Solar System formation. Prof. Luu Le Hang was awarded such prestigious prizes in astronomy field worldwide. In 1991, she was awarded the Annie J. Cannon Award in astronomy. In order to recognize her achievement in the discovery of 30 asteroids, the asteroid 5430 Luu is named in her honor. In 2012, she was awarded the two prestigious prizes in astronomy – the Shaw and the Kavli.

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