Wei-Chun Jao
P.O. Box 4106
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA30302-4106 
Phone: (404)413-6027
Fax: (404)413-5481
email: jao$@$chara.gsu.edu

EDUCATION

  • 2004 Ph.D. Astronomy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA
    Dissertation Title: Discovery and Characterization of The Highest Proper Motion Stars
  • 1999 M.S. Physics, Concentrated in Astronomy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA
    Thesis Title: Near-Infrared Emission From The Enigmatic Planetary Nebulae M1-11
  • 1994 B.S. Physics, Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

  • Staff Astronomer, Georgia State University, 2011--present
  • Adjunct Professor, Georgia State University, 2010--present
  • RECONS Fellow, Georgia State University, 2005--present
  • Postdoctoral Associate, Georgia State University, 2004--2005
  • Teaching and Research Assistant, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Georgia State University, 1997--2004
  • Teaching Assistant, Department of Physics, Soochow University, 1996--1997
  • Republic of China, Taiwan, Army, 1994--1996

TEACHING

  • Astro1020: Stellar and Galactic Astronomy (110 non-science major students), Fall 2010, Georgia State University
  • Astro1010: Astronomy of the Solar System(90 non-science major students), Fall 2008, Georgia State University
  • Astro 1010 Lab: Astronomy of Solar System, 1999--2004, Georgia State University
  • Astro 1020 Lab: Stellar & Galactic Astronomy, 1999--2004, Georgia State University
Last updated Last updated September 2016