Japanese Astronomical Society ex-president joins China's Westlake University

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] · 2026-07-13 01:00

Shigeru Ida, formerly the president of the Japanese Astronomical Society, has joined Westlake University in Hangzhou, China. He will lead the university's new astronomy department as a distinguished fellow in the school of science. Ida's career has been significantly influenced by science fiction, including Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey" and Sakyo Komatsu's novel "The End of the Endless Flow." AI

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SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Shi Huang · 2026-07-13 01:00

Japanese Astronomical Society ex-president Shigeru Ida joins China’s Westlake University

The universe teems with planets, yet their origins and evolution remain among science’s most enduring mysteries. Theoretical astrophysicist Shigeru Ida of the Institute of Science Tokyo has spent more than four decades in this field – and is now bringing his expertise to China. I…