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NAME

Hien Trong Nguyen

Nguyễn Trọng Hiền

vp-1157

SYNOPSIS

Research Scientist, Astrophysics and Space Sciences Section, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory · Pasadena, CA

Physics & AstronomyResearchPublic research institute

RESEARCH

Observational Cosmology
Cosmic Microwave Background
Astrophysics
Submillimeter Astronomy

EDUCATION

PhD: Princeton, 1994, Physics

HONORS

NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal (2018)

SOURCES

ROSTER METADATA

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  "city": "Pasadena",
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  "country": "United States",
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