Asteroids named after people called Su
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Su Ding-qiang (b. 1936), an astronomer and optical engineering expert, made many creative contributions to Chinese astronomical instruments, including a new idea to apply active optics to obtain the shape of a changeable optical system that could not be realized in the conventional way.Discovered 6 November 1997 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program, Xinglong
Su Yi (b. 1938) is Professor Emeritus at Nankai University and a longtime advocate of astronomy education in China. A 1958 astronomy graduate of Nanjing University, he taught astronomy courses at Nankai and Tianjin Universities for a quarter century and authored A New Introduction to Astronomy, a widely-used textbook now in its fifth edition.Discovered 18 September 1996 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program, Xinglong
Su Bin Min (b. 1987) was awarded second place in the 2005 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her microbiology team project. She attends the Chonnam Science High School, Naju, Chonnam, South Korea.Discovered 7 September 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
Su Yi-Han (b. 1991) was awarded first place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her chemistry project. She also received the Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award. She attends the Taipei First Girls High School, Taipei, Taiwan, Chinese Taipei.Discovered 17 August 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
Su Shi (1037–1101), also known by his literary name Dongpo (“Eastern Slope”), was a giant among writers and calligraphers, composing about 4000 poems, 340 cis (rhymed verses) and countless prose. His most famous piece, “Ming-yue-ji-shi-you” (“When we shall have a shining moon”), is still very popular in modern China.Discovered 15 August 2006 by Q.-z. Ye, Lulin
Su Buchin (1902-2003), an academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, is the founder of differential geometry in China. He discovered the well-known “Su-Cone“ and “Su-Chain”, and systematically developed the theory of projective differential geometry.Discovered 29 February 2008 by PMO NEO Survey Program, XuYi
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