astronomy

Wang Jun (scientist)

Wang Jun (scientist) 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 Wang Jun (scientist) rather than just read about it. In short: Wang Jun (Chinese: 王俊; born June 4, 1976) is a Chinese scientist, founder and CEO of iCarbonX, and former CEO of the Beijing Genomics Institute (now known as BGI). While studying as a PhD student at Peking University, in 1999 Wang founded the bioinformatics group at BGI, which lead China's contribution to sequencing 1% of the Human Genome Project.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Wang Jun (Chinese: 王俊; born June 4, 1976) is a Chinese scientist, founder and CEO of iCarbonX, and former CEO of the Beijing Genomics Institute (now known as BGI). While studying as a PhD student at Peking University, in 1999 Wang founded the bioinformatics group at BGI, which lead China's contribution to sequencing 1% of the Human Genome Project. His team was subsequently involved in efforts to genetically sequence the first Asian person, the rice plant, SARS, the giant panda, silkworms, pigs, chickens, goats, and the human gut microbiome, amongst other organisms. He was an Ole Romer professor at the University of Copenhagen and co-authored more than 100 papers. In July 2015, he announced he would be stepping down from his role at BGI to set up iCarbonX and focus on developing artificial intelligence, saying that "both life sciences and genomics have now run into a bottleneck in handling data from tens of thousands of samples... AI and machine learning could do something with big data and for people's health." Presenting his efforts in setting up iCarbonX and establishing a big data platform for health management at the TED 2017 Conference.

Awards National Excellent PhD Thesis for Highest Academic Standing from the Ministry of Education, China Outstanding Science and Technology Achievement Award from the Chinese Academy of Sciences Lundbeck 2005 Talent Prize Cell's "40 under 40" Nature's 10 (2012) Fortune's 2013 "40 under 40" Human Genome Organization (HUGO) 2015 Chen Award for Distinguished Academic Achievement in Human Genetic and Genomic Research

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Wang Jun (scientist)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Wang Jun (scientist) 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 Wang Jun (scientist) 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 Wang Jun (scientist) 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 Wang Jun (scientist)

In research: Wang Jun (scientist) 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 Wang Jun (scientist) 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: Wang Jun (scientist) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1976 births, 20th-century Chinese scientists, 21st-century Chinese businesspeople, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Wang Jun (scientist) 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 Wang Jun (scientist) in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Wang Jun (scientist) means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Wang Jun (scientist) in simple terms?

Why does Wang Jun (scientist) 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 Wang Jun (scientist)?

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 Wang Jun (scientist).