astronomy

Ma Dawei

Ma Dawei is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Ma Dawei rather than just read about it. In short: Ma Dawei (Chinese: 马大为; born September 11, 1963) is a Chinese chemist and research professor at the Shanghai institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Early life and education Ma was born on September 11, 1963, into a teacher's family in Sheqi County, Henan.

Key takeaways

Ma Dawei belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Ma Dawei to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Ma Dawei from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Ma Dawei (Chinese: 马大为; born September 11, 1963) is a Chinese chemist and research professor at the Shanghai institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

Early life and education Ma was born on September 11, 1963, into a teacher's family in Sheqi County, Henan. In September 1980 he entered Shandong University, where he graduated in July 1984 with a Bachelor of Science degree. In September 1984 he studied under Lu Xiyan at the Shanghai institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), earning a Doctor of Science degree in July 1989. From May 1990 he conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Pittsburgh and Mayo Clinic in the United States.

Career He returned to China in 1994 and joined the Shanghai institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). In January 1995 he was promoted to research follow. In 1997 became an adjunct professor at Fudan University.

Honours and awards 1997 Distinguished Young Scholar by the National Science Fund 1998 Outstanding Young Scholars Award of the Qiushi Science and Technology Foundation 2007 State Natural Science Award (Second Class) 2016 N. C. Yang Lecturer Award August 2017, Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award of the American Chemical Society (ACS) September 2018, Materials Science Award of the Future Science Awards November 2019, Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Ma Dawei

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Ma Dawei claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Ma Dawei before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Ma Dawei ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Ma Dawei

In research: Ma Dawei appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Ma Dawei in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Ma Dawei is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1963 births, Chemists from Henan, Future Science Prize recipients, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Ma Dawei outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Ma Dawei in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Ma Dawei means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Ma Dawei out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Ma Dawei in simple terms?

Ma Dawei (Chinese: 马大为; born September 11, 1963) is a Chinese chemist and research professor at the Shanghai institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Early life and education Ma was born on September 11, 1963, into a teacher's family in Sheqi County, Henan.

Why does Ma Dawei matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Ma Dawei?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Ma Dawei.