Dr. Pham Anh Tuan is a researcher at the Department of Astrophysics, Vietnam National Space Center, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology. His main research focuses on studying the formation of early galaxies across a wide range of wavelengths, including UV, visible, infrared, and radio. This is one of the three main research areas at the department, with the other two being star formation and evolved stars. Astronomy and astrophysics in Vietnam are still in their infancy. They are doing our utmost to stimulate public interest, to foster the teaching of basic knowledge, and to develop research on frontline topics.
Since 2013 Dr. Tuan has become a member of International Academy of Astronautics (IAA). Dr. Tuan is a key contributor in the cooperation of Vietnam with JAXA, NASA, CNES, CSIRO and other space related organizations such as Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS), Group on Earth Observations (GEO) and Asia Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF).
He has been involved in PicoDragon, NanoDragon, MicroDragon small satellite development programs and especially in LOTUSat earth observation satellites, making him a key person for small satellite projects in his country.
Receiving Dipl.-Ing. in 1984 at Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany where he also received Dr.-Ing. in 1986, Pham Anh Tuan is an international expert in mechatronics, satellite technology and records an impressive list of contribution to national and international scientific meetings. He is the Author of 40 publications and 1 patent.