Xu Xiasheng, an academician of Academia Sinica, passed away at the age of 79.

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[Reporter Yang Yuanting/Report from Taipei] Xu Xiasheng, academician of Academia Sinica and former president of Tsinghua University, passed away in the United States on April 23 at the age of 79. Including unraveling the mystery of how stars are formed, allowing humans to better understand the structure of the Milky Way, etc. Academia Sinica today (25th) confirmed the news of Xu Xiasheng's death.

Xu Yasheng is a Chinese-American astronomer. His father is Xu Xianxiu. Both father and son are academicians of Academia Sinica, and have also served as the president of Tsinghua University. , Xu Xiasheng has won many international awards, including the Bruce Award, which was founded in 1898 and is regarded as one of the most important awards in the astronomy field.

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Wang Weihao, deputy director of the Institute of Astronomy, Academia Sinica, said that Academician Xu has made great contributions to astronomy, including discovering how stars are formed in the universe through theories. It turns out that stars are formed because of the continuous contraction of gravity, which makes the gas high density and high temperature to become stars like the sun. , made an important contribution to astronomical theory, and also helped humans understand the structure of the Milky Way and the planetary ring system of the solar system.

Wang Weihao also said that Academician Xu devoted himself to the research of nuclear power generation in his later years, expecting to solve the problem of global warming, and it has also been widely affirmed; Xu Xiasheng also led a team to develop a "super baking" that can convert waste organic matter into biomass energy. Machine" system, wood, kitchen waste, even banana peels, grapefruit peels, etc. can be thrown into the machine, and after melting treatment, it can be converted into biomass energy within ten minutes.